El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01

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Wednesday. February 18th, 1918.
Tickets. Observation-Disclosures $50
w 9TH a flush of annoyance, Hell
NJ en- put the tickets back into
the envelope To begin the day
with a headache and feeling Of gen
eraI depression. and then to find only
bills ard appeals for charity IN the
morning mail, was not conducive TO
amiability.
The thought Of attending the bazaar
did not occur TO her, for she knew
NJ arren would not go, and she would
not go in the evening without MIN
Helen had met Mrs Caldwell only
a few times. and felt she was presum-
ing on their slight acquaintance IN en-
closing her card in this way. 1t was
as though she was trying to make II
an obligation for her TO keep and pay
for the tickets And Helen resented
this trying to capitalize social ac-
4 snobbish Desire.
Yet she had a secret desire to retain
Mrs. CaldWelIsr good opinion. II she
had honestly analyzed this desire, she
would have found II snobblsn one.
for Mrs. Caldwell was woman OF
wealth and Of unquesioned pr7omi-
hence in public affairs
So it was not the need of the sun .
light Day Nursery or the good hers 80
over the tickets 1t was wholly a
question Of what Mrs Caldwell might
think.
She did not return the tickets. She
would wait and ask Warren's advice.
He knew both Mr.. and Mrs. Caldwell,
and he might think it policy 70 buy the
tickets
for charity baZaar-sOme day nursery
in which she's Interested Helen an
nOUnced that evening at the table ITS
next Wednesday, al the Astor-hllz-
would you care 10 goE
Not on your life
"a Personal Appeal
But, dear. she encIosed her personal
card with the uckets-and they're -,
''WeI. what Of it?' helping himself
to the creamed caulifloNger.
I hardly know what to dO-whether
to keep the tickets or not You sees
she sent her card with them
w hats that got to do with IT.
why, everything. Don't you see
it's almost a personal APPEAR
Personal fiddlesticks! The question
is--dO you want to give SIS to the oay
NO, I don't" admitted Helen, hon
esuy.
give it because that woman sent her
card, are you? It's piece Of blamed
presumption on her part not knowing
you better. III wager she dOesu care
a hang about the nursery, but wants TO
see her name as a patroness. They've
some pretty good names here" reading
the list much better than mrs CaIc-
wells, and the lower your social posi-
ton the more coin you're expected to
bring in. Guess that explains her
card You fire those tickets back
Immediately after dinner she sat
down at her desk. determined to return
the tickets. When she had addressed
the envelope she addressed another TO
her tailor. His bill, which had just
10 on hTnrfc- haf He~. 2
was for $40. for refining and altering
her last years coat.
Helen had now a small bank account
of her own. as Warren had decided il
was better to give her, at the begin
ming Of each month. a stated sum for
her personal and household expenses.
So now she drew check for $40 to
T. Friedberg- the tailor, and wrote a
prim little business note: Enclosed
find check for $40. the amount Of your
bill"
Helen sealed ana stamped the en-
velOpes and took them out to the nall I
chute in the hall
It was two mornings later that Mag ;
gle brought in the mail 1t breakfast /
Usually the hall boy did not get II !
serted and delivered to their apartment ]
until after Warren had left, but this
morning they had breakfast a HjtIe !
late.
There were three letters for Helen. Z
The first, although in plain envelope
and cleverly addressed by hand. was
only an advertisement Of a rug clean
ing company. The next was from her
tailOr-the receipted bill. She laid 1t
aside unopened The 'hirj was q neavy /
cream envelope, addressed in n FARCE I
~fashionable hand Helen tore It open
Dear Mrs. Curtis:
Many thanks cor your very ccne-
Gus donation. I regret so rnuSb ven
cannot attend, but II was verv
thoughtful of you 10 return he
tickets that we may sen htem
again
Evidently you were making ont
other checks at the time. ana Won
wrote IN the wrong name on the one
you sent US So I am returning it
for correction I have already had
the secretary enter YOUR name for
this amount as we wish to make
as good showing as possible be
fore our business meeting ncNt I
week
At my next afternoon ct home.
the las Wednesday of the month.
I am having a recital by a voun-
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