El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-23
MarriedLife the Third Year
Helen Finds that Warren's Cousin
Does Not Appreciate Their
Hospitality.
gv Mabel Herbert UrneF --


'- By Mabel Herbert UrneF -
TT ELEM busted out the bureau
drawer she had just empued, and
IL carefully fitted in the fresh paper
lining Then she opened the door OF
her crowded closet trying to decide how
many hooks should be cleared on
TO make room FOR guests clothes
in a crowded New York apartment IS
-,1vr-axrs "a nrObIem And Alice was 10
arrive that afternoon at 5-5s 1e4eu
had thought, OF course lnal " a ~
would meet her, but at DreahlaSL ne
had CURLY declared that ne coulu not
:.Wbv should any one meet herr"
he had demanded why can she take
a taxi and come up herself - a.
But Helen had protested LndL 4OL ILlS
ss1oOIzs of the thing she would have 10
meet her. if he could not AIlnou9n
Alice was Warren's cousin Helen knew
that from the beginning she Would
have to assume the burden OF enter
tanning and looking after her-
BY . o'clock Helens room, which was
to be AIice's while she stayed was IN
The Clock Was slow.
BY the time Helen started 10 oress
TO 20 to the station she was almost
worn out Then she found tnat the
clock was 10 minutes slow ana ndo
to hurry. which tired her more.
She reached the station JUST IhEee-
minutes after half-past- what II Ins
train was already in and she shouIo
miss Alice. after allZ
s.-rbat 3.sO train from the VESTS 1t
In vetg' she asked breathlessly OF
z .sFortv-fve minutes late" pointing to
the bulletin board ..
E7orfv-five ninutesi To have to wait
here for three quarters OF an nour-
Resignedly she sank on one OF the
benches in the main waiting room
German woman with two chlloren'
one in her arms and one cllnglnB 70 lst
skirts, took the seat heAC 70 - =. q
while the man with her put down q
shabby bullying bundle and hurried Oh
to get the tickets
Man With Foreign Labels.
Another couple came up, q young
Woman in a smart gray tailored SUIT,
q small travelling nat ana a Dle Ie; :;
dotted face veil Helen caught a WLlllA
of viOlets as she sat down Deslue Iel-
The man with a brown DERBY anu d
brown spring overcOat put down a SUIT
case covered with foreign lapeIs- anu
hurried of to the same ticket WlnOoW.
s(zOf plenty Of time" he announced
coming back with his stick under ms
arm and the tickets in his nalu.
Trains Just made up. No cha1r car
ie a VARYING crowd that passes
through any railroad station OF a laI = z
CITY. and Helen watched with interest
the different types OF travellers 80,
In the corner was a newsstand VIII
the eaiIy colored magazines and recent
fiction attractively displayed A glass
case Of chocolates was well patronlze,d.
The number Of people who DoughI
chewing gum and candy before they
took their train was astonishing All
the -the-SlOt machines were
doing a thriving business
At length the announcer ca4Ieo.
western Express arriving on track q
Helen hurried over TO the gate
Anxiously she scanned the crowds as
they surged through
Would She Know Herr
It had been two years since she had
seen Alice, and then only for one after
noon. Would she know her among all
those people?
Isn't this cousin Helen2"
Helen turned quickly to greet the
very pretty and very well-dressed
young girl who had touched her arm
inquiringly- It was Helen who y as
somewhat disconnected and confused
Alice was wholly at ease
Where is cousin Warren was
almost her first question.
why. he was very busy and cOuldn' {
come" Helen found herself apolOgizing.
well, that wasn't nice of him, was
ito I thought, OF course. he'd be here
Oh yes. turning to the porter who
carried her suitcase ana who now ap-
preached SUCCESSFULLY. you can just