El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-16

now she slipped out of her drenched
garments.
yes, in just minute" Then, turn
ing to Louise. Now what shall I give
you to put on2 On. wait-I've just the
thing" taking out a pale rose SIX
negliEee- It's the one I got IN Paris
II haven't worn ii yet
At Dinner.
Louise slipped it on admlrlnS the
effect in the mirror
You'll have to hold it up. It's aw-
fully long, haven't had time to snort
en- it. Now we must go IN TO dinner
or Nora viii be furious
As they went into the dining room,
Louise, her feet clumsy in Warren
slippers, stepped on the gown with
sound of ripping lace. And before the
dinner was over she had swept the long
lace-winged sleeves over the DuIJeI'
and had dropped something on the
front. But Helen pretended not 10
notice.
They had just finished their salad,
when there was a sound of Key IN
the hall door. and Warren strobe IN
"Why, dear!" Helen threw down her
napkin and ran to kiss him. How
did you get back so soon2 Have you
had any dinner2'
"Yes. had dinner on the train. We
got through earlier than L thought
and L caught the $50"
He greeted Louise cordially, and
Helen explained her negligee.
LOU Nrln mean 40 SOY EOu
out in all that stOrm2" he demanded
And you didn't take a taxt:'
ooh, yes, I know dear. we should
have taken one. but when We started
I didn't dream it would rain so hard
Warren turned to Louise with an
impatient shrug-
ITS almost impossible to get Helen
into taxi It's her pet economy All
the time we were in Paris-cheap as
cabs are here-I don't think she ever
took one unless I was with her
Nora now served the coffee IN the
library, and Helen left Louise to talk
to Warren, while she looked after her
clothes.
The skirt had dried on the radiator
and Nora had pressed it to look like
new. Almost all of the stain had
come out of the shirtwaist, and Helen
herself irOned it dry. Then she curled
the bedraggled feather with the back
Of a paper cutter
It was after 10 before Louise got
out of Helen's negligee and into her
own clothes.
Warren Gets n Taxi
When she came back into the front
room, drawing on her gloves, Warren
rose quickly and went over to the
phone.
ordered OF the hanbOy. Yes, right
away"
Was it stiu raining2 Helen was al
most certain that it had cleared of,
DuL now she purp0SelE FeLIdllleQ from
looking out the window.
Louise had dined with them many
times and Warren had never taken
her home in a taxi. often he only
put her on the car at the corner And
now. unless it was really raining
Helen felt that his ordering Of cab
could only be to annoy her-a sort OF
disciplinin- reprObatiOn for all econ
omy which, somehow, always irritated
him.
In a few moments the cab was an
nOunced. and Helen went with them to
the elevator In spite OF her effort to
appear cordial and natural. she said
goodbye to Louise rather stiffly-
When the elevator door changed
after them Helen turned back into the
apartment and ran straight to the IL
brary window.
It not only had cleared. but now
bright half moon shOne in the star
frosted sky Under the street lamps
the walks were already dry
There was a preliminary chug-chuG
and the taxi backed out from the
CUrbing below and sped around the
corner.
She turned from the window with
flaming cheeks. 1t was hardly fair to
blame Louise, but. with true feminine
resentment. Helen decided it would
be some time before she asked her TO
dinner again.
(Thfs is one OF the regular features
OF The FL PasO Herald.)