The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-12
Married Life
the Second Year
BY MABEL HERBERT uRNsR.

he does not appreciate you.
He's too sure of you He
knows you're always there waiting FOR
him, no matter how late he is. He
stays out for dinner whenever he wish
es. why shouldn't YOU"
oh. l couldn't" Helen murmured
nervously. Il never have"
Well. that's just the reason YOU
should now" declared katherine.
And he'll appreciate you all the more
if he comes home CCSSionally. and
finds you're not there Now Just
phone Della to tell him that you and
the baby are here. and that I've insist
ed on your staying for dinner. And
that he needn't bother TO come after
YOU. I'll take YOU home in taNicah.
Call up Della now" urged Rather
inc. before he comes Just leave
word you'll not be there and then II
he wants 10 speak TO you. he'll have to
call you up. Wait. Ill get the number
noW-2602 Riverside. isn't it" And.
unheeding Helen's protests, she went
TO the telephone.
Riverside $685."
Hello, Is that you. Della. Mrs Cur
It's wishes TO speak 10 you Here
forcing the receiver into Helen's hand
now tell her you're not coming home
to dinner"
Della" Helen's voice wavered.
| will you tell Mr. Curtis when he
comes that I've decided 10 stay with
Katherine-with Miss Grant-for din
ner and that he needn't bother coming
after me She'll bring me home in a
taxicab.'
Yes. And. Della. you're going to
have veal outlets tonight. aren't you?
no oil IN arLa r
crumbs You know he likes them best
that way. Yes. Goodbye.
Katherine laughed. You foolish lit
tie woman. why not let him have his
veal outlets the way he doesn't like
them once. Ii would make him miss
pour care and attention all the more"
/ "Oh. yes. l suppose I'm foolish. And
| don't suppose I'll get over it"
You're just the real woman. the
! self-sacrificing woman, that a man so
! seldom appreciates. Sometimes | think
! the more a woman gives up for a man
/ the more afithful she is. the less he
cares for her"
She laughed little bitterly.
| I'm preaching to you, dear. but
could l have married the man i love.
I would have been as bad or worse?
Even as It was | was always giving
up, always sacrificing my own pleas
, ures for his"
Helen looked up in surprise.
Was it like that with you. too?
Dut I've always thought you were such
a strong proud, independent woman.
/ "Ah, my dear, 1T is the women who
are prudent and most independent who
are the most servile and abject when
they love. Had l been able to keep
from showing how much | cared, had
been less clinging. less eager to
please him, things might have been
different But we're not going to talk
| of that this evening; we're going to
have dinner and very happy time"
Katherine had fitted up a charming
little studio, and now she entered into
the spirit of preparing the chatting
dish dinner with some of the abandon
of their stolen feasts at boarding
! school.
They propped the baby up on the
| couch among a lot of pillows, where
she cooed and gurgled until she fell
asleep.
Helen tried to seem happy and in.
terested, but her mind was constantly
on Warren. Would he telephone?
Would he come after her? Or would
he take her at her word and let Kath-
crime bring her home.
You stop thinking about HIM" de-
manded Katherine angrily. I've asked
you three times if you like paprika in
your salad and you haven't even
heard me. Can't you keep your mind
away from him for one evening""
"Oh. yes. yes. i was only wonder
ing"
'If he'd call you up or come after
your"
Well. if he does, for goodness sake
don't answer as though you were over
joyed. Don't let him know you've been
sitting here Quiveringly hoping he
would! Make him feel you're having
| a good time. that you've not been
thinking of him at all. AS the tele-
phone ran just then. There he i.
now
But it was only Katherine's dress
maker. asking her TO postpone tomor-
rows fitting until the next day.
About Helen began TO want to go
home, her excuse being that she
shouldn't keep the baby out any later.
But Katherine knew il was not that.
However. she was just about to order
taxicab when the telephone rang
again.
oh, know that's Warren now"
And Helen rushed eagerly to the
phone
Now be careful-be cool and indif-
ferent" warned Katherine
But unheeding her. Helen was say
ing with eager Joy:
"Oh, I'm so glad. Oh. do you know
want you TO, Katherine was Just GO
ing TO bring me-but oh. Id much
rather you'd come. Was your dinner
all right? Oh. I'm so sorry. Yes,
know I should have come home. In
ten minutes? Yes. I'll be all ready I'll
have my things on. No. | won't keep
you waiting a second. Goodbye"
When Helen turned around her face