El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-25
Married Lies Troubles
Helen Is Stunned When Warren An
nOunces That He Is Going
to Paris Alone.
- Ru Mabel

(" BE moment Warren entered
Helen knew by the set lines OF
his mouth that something IN
usual had happened.
There were some things that past
experience could never teach Helen,
and one of them was not to purr
over Warren at such times. When he
came home with that grim express
sion, she knew that he always wanted
TO be let strictly alone, yet she could
never resist nuttering about him with
anxious questions.
Dear, what is it? Has anything
happened2 You look so tired and
worried"
"Oh, for heavens sake let me
alone" as he shook her off and went
IN to wash up for dinner
All through dinner Helen's anxious
sOlicitude only irritated him more.
1t was not until they left the table
that he announced with grim de-
well. I found out today that III
have to 60 TO Paris on that Livings-
ton case"
To Parisl"
THE Kaiser Wilhelm sails Tues
day" he went on, coldly ignoring her
establishment. Looks now as though
I'd have to go on that"
But, Warren, II-Why I didn't
know you were thinking of going to
Paris. You never even mentioned
Took mighty good care not TO
You always stew over things, so that
I never. tell you anything until I
have to-"
A shock.
But Paris! Paris! Helen gazed
up with widening eyes, for il was
Just dawning on her what a trip to
Paris would mean "Oh, dear, itu be
such a wonderful tripl And I've
al rr-1 rre
anywhere else in the world But
Tuesday-do you think we can get
ready by Tuesday,
7 can. You're not going" bru-
Not going" It was hardly more
than a whisper
Now for Heavens sake don't try
TO be tragic. No, you're not going
and that settles it! NV Wen net
nave any scenes either. I'm going
on a business trip, a hurried one, too,
and there's no earthly sense in drag
ging you along"
Helen sat as though stunned. Then
realizing that her very silence was
irritating him. she asked mechanl-
cally:
How long viii you be gomez
Cant tell Maybe not more than
six weeks, possibly three months"
Three mOnthsl'
'Oh, cut the stage business. Every
thing 1 say you repeat with a tragic
gasp. Paris! Not gOingi Three
months! rasping out the words in
exaggerated mimicry. Great heavens,
can't man ever go on a business
trip without his wife? And if / took
you-What would you do after you got
there2 You can't speak French
and III have no time to bother with
you Think I'm going to pay three or
four hundred extra for your passage
Just to have you sitting over there
IN hotel2 Well I guess not Now
drop tive got to work"
And Warren got out a bundle OF
papers he had brought from the Of
flee and settled himself at the desk.
Helen was blindly lingering through
ner work basket In a daZed sort of
way she wound up spools and thrust
scattered pins and needles in the tiny
strawberry cushion.
A FOrebOdinE.
Her glance fell on her engagement /
ring finger-nOw so pathetically bare
Had the loss Of her ring been a fore
bOding Of this2 Suddenly she dropped .
the work basket and rushed into her
room. lest Warren should see her tears
On the bed she buried her face in the
pillow so the sound Of her sObbing
would not reach him.
There had been hardly an hour in 1
the last week since she had lost her
ring that she had not looked for II
somewhere and always with that |
sick feeling Of dread that If she did Z
~ ---u H. II "oulu IN some way /
mean some estrangement between
warren and her And now-nOW he
was going TO Paris for three months.
She tried to think of what the DAYS
and nights would be without him. !
The whole world had grown sud- I
denly black
Then she heard Warren's voice call I
ing her. She started Up hastily ]
brushing away the tears
Where did you put that long en- /
Velope Of papers I brought home /.