El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-16
"How About the BOx?0

suede slippers and some elbow-lengtE
"How About the BOx?D 49,,
HeIen's Indignation was mingled Will
I a desire to laugh. What could anyone be
/ thinking OF TO send such things 70 the
/ victims of a flood disaster2 What could
[ they want with ball gown OF i chiffon
( dress2 And she had paid the messenger
! so cents to get them here.
What should she do with them? She
could not offend Mrs. Stevens by return
/ ing them. She had no choice but to
write her a polite note of thanks and
! keep the dresses until she found some
/ way TO get rid Of them.
well. how about that bOX% demand
ed Warren when he came home. Got
( everything in it?'
yes. dear" hesitatingly. "but they're
mostly your things. I didn't have very
much
Lets have a look at them
Helen had packed the box in the din
ing room. and now Warren went through
it critically.
Haven't YOU some sort of a suit you
could send-a skirt and coat suit-fOr
aunt Emma This thing won't do her
much GOOD holding up the shabby blue
serge dress.
Dear. YOU know I haven't a thing be
sides my good suit and that brown broad
cloth-and I have to keep that for rainy
''WeH. maybe Carrie viii put in a suit
She 'phoned today that she had some
things. We're going to send these over
to her. She's got an old trunk there, and
she'll express them all in that
ooh. no. no, dear; let's not do that,
Can't We send them ourselves? '
What's the useE Much easier to send
them together Where's that big straw
suitcase? That'l hold all but the quilt.
I'll have a messenger take 'em right over
so Carrie can get 'em OFF tonight"
While Warren was getting down the
bic straw suitcase from the hall closet
shelf, Helen huriedlv took out the blue
serge dress. It was not good enough
TO sendi She pictured Carrie, WaUen's
sister. looking over it disdainfullv as
she packed it in the trunk No, no; she
could not let her see that Carrie was
so critical; she did not want her to
know that she had worn anything until
it was so sOiled and shabby. Quickly
she got the brown broadeloth suit. She
would send that instead.
Get a dust rag OF something to wipe
this off, ordered Warren, as he IN
strapped the suitcase.
Helen busted it off, and they started
to put in the clothes.
No. no, I'm not going to send that -
as he reached for the blue serge dress
she had thrown over the chair. That's
really too shabby. I'm sending this In
stead folding Up the brown broadcloth
suit.
Thought You said you couldn't spare
that?7
YES. know; but p Helen
flushed uncOmfortablv.
ooh, Won didn't know Carrie was going
to see 'em? That it,"
Helen bent lower over the suitcase as
she packed IN the things.
$50 that's it2' sneeringlv. you're
willing to send aunt Emma any old
thing, but You didn't want Carrie to see
what YOU senti By George. you've a fino
sense of charity YOU have You'd put a
plugged quarter in a church platel7
With flashing eyes Helen turned on
him furiOuslv.
you're quite right. I didn't want Car
RE to see that dressl 7 didn't want her
to know that 7 had worn ANYTHING so
shabby. But If I haven't any decent
clothes to send to your aunt Emma
it's because I haven't had anvil You
spend twice as much on your clothes as
do on mine. I save and save and make
over and try to do without That's why
] haven't any clothes to give awav-be-
cause ] haven't had enough for MYSELF
But Warren only shrugged his shout
ders cOntemptUOuslv. With insoIent I'M
concern he was whistling a popular tune
as he buckled the straps Of the suitcase.