Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-01
Mabel Herbert liners Great Series
Their Married
= Life x
Helen Meets Steamer Acquaintance Who Is in a Most
Unfortunate Position.

, Ardman's" carelsss1y.
Then seeing Helen's look of sur
| prise. she added, hastily.
shouldn't have ordered 1t, but ii
| was week before last, when Frank
telt sure he was putting through O
Dig deal We saw it in the windoss
ana liked It. You ses," plaintiveiv,
ne wants me to have everything.
We've an account at Ardman's, ana
ne toid me to have 1t charged. Oh
course I didn't know things wore
going to be so bad"
can't you return it7" suggested
, wn'sis gently. IF you'd EXPLAIN
wouldn't they take Il backT'
Mono, they've altered IL NV.
ahats why they've kept Il 80 lonw
On | suppose 1t won't matter" recE.
,essiy. when the crash comes a hur.
aIed dollars or more won't make az,
difference" ~hg
"Itn sudden impulse she took a
, from the tea tray and su. tba
string Of the box. ''s
HER SAD STORY.
r,,. DO you want to Sc. tho sr..,,.
- 80 marsh little laugh TIL wesp
l,ol, " olhner tonight and wen
-'oN so prosperous that IN. hotaS
W." send US bill for anothar vsa1r
IN I've learned to pretend. To nct re-
,''li bitterly. It's part of Frsnk'a
y. assets to have me expensive.
e""ned. 1t gives people conf.
uehce IN his schemes Oh. -yex r.na
u" Ideai promoters wifer'
.,h sarank from this bitterness
''i ..,7cs more than from her tears
A. mere &c she shook but the frsr.
re evening gown. cleaning with reari
',is',, DOES that look like we
oouioh pay our hotel bill7.
| iercely. s'Uces
but you mustn't misunderstan nd mel
IoU mustn't think Frank isn't honess
III mis- schemes. He is! Somehow ha
Always believes in them He's alvays
sure mes going to make 9 fortune r1p
hlmself and for everybody else But
when think Of all the people that
nave invested in his prom otions and
nave lost, 1t almost drives me madl
And yet" defiantly. Its their tsuis.
TOO! They shouldn't be SO anxious "a
make something for nothing. rye
grown to hate them, tool Oh. hate
1t all-this feverish, uncertain, schenl-
ing life is killing mer'
Ihere was so little that Helen could
say to comfort her. This was a life
OF which she knew nothing. this liv-
ing on a Volcano as II were. and
never knowing when the 'upheaval
would come.
1t was almost six before she had
the heart to leave.
1 m afraid 1 can't stay any longer
! nate to leave you alone. but Mr.
Curtis always gets home at half-psst.
and l must be there then"
oh. yes-I don't want to keen
you helplessiy. Il suppose Frank
VIII be here some time this evening.
II he doesn't come-I'n not go down
to dinner alone. I feel that every
body knows we owe that bill. On,
the humilia ton OF it---you don't know
you don't know
1t was quite dark when HaIen
reached the street She hurried home
filled with brooding, anxious thoughts
Of the woman she had Just left.
Above everything else, Helen had
an innate horror OF debt. To owe a
hotel bill. and to be compelled to live
on at that hotel, seemed to her an In
tolerable situation
A BLANK FUTURE.
And what would be the eutcomee
Would Mr.. Merwin be cble TO get the
money? Or would they stay on antil
they were asked to leavos
Huh, you're wasting lot OF sym
pathy" was Warren's comment when
she told him about il NJ dinner.
Those promoters are used to being
on their uppers. And they've all got
some get-rich- quick scheme that's
more Or less shady."
But, dear. l really believe he means
to be honest She sayE''-
oh, he may hoodvink her, bur
when a man makes a business OF try
ing to put over these wildcat schemes
well. he deserves all that's comm
to him"
But Helen was unconvinced. Her
sympathy and anxiety for Mrs. Mer
win were not lessened by Warrena
cyniclsm And even though ho
warned her against getting mixed
up" with such people. she was still
determined TO call up Mrs. Merwin in
the morning and to do what she could
to help or comfort her.