South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-13
MARRIED LIFE THE
FIRST YEAR AFTER
THE HONEYMOON
BY Mabel Herbert Urner.

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1t had been about the hottest day of |
the summer. The mercury was siz-
cling around 80, and the streets had !
that wilted detected look that comes |
only with extreme heat.
Put on your things-well go to a |
roof garden and get cooled off. It's |
insufferable here" /
Helen assented eagerly. She had |
been in all day and felt more than /
usual the depressing heat.
Now. don't spend an hour primp- |
ing! Just put on anything and let's |
get out of here"
"All right-Tll be only q few min
utes."
She hurried into one of her pref
test gowns. They had been out so
little lately and she had so few
chances to wear the many dainty
gowns of her trou seau. The one
she selected now was a white chiffon,
very soft and sheer. She fastened a
few hooks at the waist and neck and
then ran in TO Warren for the I'M
reachable ones in the center.
Haven't you anything that buttons
in front?' he grumbled.
Buttons in 'front.'" laughingly.
You know nobody wears gowns. that
button in front"
We'll, then you ought to put these
hooks where one can find them-and
have them big enough! These devil
ish little things-you can't get hold
of them. There!" pushing her off his
knee Now hurry up"
She reached back and felt inquir-
ingly along the line of fastenings.
Why you've only hooked the lin
ing!" Settling herself on his lap.
The outside is still undOne."
He muttered something
very strenuous under his breath.
Now, don't swear turning and
kissing him over her shoulder, cit
isn't nice"
We'll are you going to be still?
How do you expect me to do anything
with YOU wiggling around like that.
These blamed things come undOne
about as fast as YOU hook them any
way"
He labored silently for few min
utes and then she reached back
again.
"No-now. you mustn't dig the
hooks in the dress! There's loops
little silk loops
His remarks now were very lurid.
"All right" hastily 1T doesn't
matter-hook them into the dress
then-anyWay TO get it done. Yes,
that'll do-just so it doesn't show"
She hurried with her hat and
gloves.
Now I'm ready"
Well, I should think you ought to
be-" grimly.
why. 1 wasn't long-not Is min
utes."
He grunted.
What roof" he asked when they
reached the street.
oh the Waldorf eagerly. That
was where they had so often gone be
fore their marriage, and TO Helen it
seemed still surrounded with the
glamour of their courtship.
They used always 10 take a taxi
cab; but now he put her on a stree
car without comment. 1t was net
that she wanted the taxicab, she
would have protested at the needless
expense. But she wanted him to ask
her, and not. because they were mar
ried, take the street car as a matter
OF course.
The orchestra was playing when
they stepped out on the brilliantly
lighted roof. The music the lights,
the flowers and the gay dresses made
scene full Of color and life.
"Oh, Warren" eagerly. let's try to
get a table in our old corner over
there Isn't that an empty table be-
hind that group?
slow elaboration. It's too crowded
over there: the walters will be knock
ing against us every time they pass.
Here-this is better
Helen followed with a sense of dis
appointment wholly out Of proportion
10 the incident. Has he forgotten
how they had always sought out
that particular corner-even waiting
for table when it was crowded? And
now he had indiffeTently chosen an
other place.
"Claret lemonade?"
She nodded. Claret lemonade for
her and Scotch highball for him was
| their usual order.
"Oh, Warren look-there is our old
waiter over there by the post: Don't
you wish he could serve u.s. But !
suppose" regretfully, this isn't one OF
F, his tables?"
What difference does il make who
serves Us as long as we get what we
| order?"
Here the orchestra suddenly burst
into the refrain OF a popular light
| opera.
And they used TO play that SO
| muchi Oh, Warren, can you ever for
get the wonderful evenings we have
had up here? / think some OF our
very happiest hours were spent here.
Won't you always love this roof gar