The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-24

W. ter with that radiator" de-
manded Warren, irritably
IS the radiator in the corner thumped
louder and louder.
"Perhape it isn't turned off tight en-
ough," suggested Helen.
Warren flung down his paper and
strobe across the room. But the radia
tor only Kissed az him as he tried to
turn it off
why does that fool janitor keep up
steam on such day as this? When
it's freezing cold. the radiators are
luke-warm; and a day like this you
can hardly bear your hand on the
wall"
Yes, | know murmured Helen con-
cillatorily," "buC I suppose they'll
turn it off entirely in a few days"
"Oh, no, they won't. They'll keep it
going full tilt all through April, for
few cold blooded old maids, who would
have steam on the Fourth of July IL
they could. Well, / am going out to get
some air | can't stand this. It's sick
ening."
Let me go with you," eagerly, I'D
love a little walk, and I'm almost
smothered, too
It'll take you hair ar hour to get
ready" frOWningiy.
L. /
over ths-it won't take me a minute.
And mothers in with the baby-she
won't mind
well. hurry up, then" unwillingly.
A SULTRY SPRING NIGHT.
1T was Il close sultry spring night.
People were strolling through the
streets with that relaxed, abstratecd
air which always comes with early
spring.
The doors of the small shops were
open and, here and there, the proprie-
tor and his wife had brought chairs
to the sidewalk; while the children,
bare-headed and on roller skates, rae
ed up and down. Everywhere were
notes of the coming summer.
Warren stopped before a cigar
store.
Come in here, | want some cigars"
Helen gazed around the brilliantly
lit place; the boxes of cigars with
their rich brown coloring and bands of
red and gilt, always seemed to her
most attractive Outside, Warren lit
one of the cigarets, and they strolled
on.
He would not have smoked on the
street with any other woman, not with
her before their marriage and yet now
he had come to take it as matter of
course. If he would only ask if she
minded. But he did not even trouble
to do that. He finished one cigaret and
paused to light another.
Then he stopped before the window
of a gents furniture store. The place
was closed but the windows was bril-
liantly lighted.
'"Those shirts are not bad" he COM
mented, but they have rotten lot of
ties"
A little further on he stopped before
another window of Summer shirts and
then before a hardware shop with
window full of tools, and then an cleo
trical place with a display of batteries,
all of which did not interest Helen.
And when a block or so further she
wanted to pause before a milliner's
with a gay showing of spring hats he
impatiently dragged her on.
"WAIT WARREN" SHE BEGGED.
ooh, wait, Warren, just moment.
do want to see that blue silk hat The
small one in black"
Come on! l haven't time to stand
here gaping at millinery. If you want
to look at hats, come UP here tomor-
row. you've nothing to do"
But you've been looking at a lot
of mems furnishing windows and 9th
er places that interest you"
oh | have? Well, the next time I'll
take my walk alone. If you remember
that was my intention tonight"
you know | didn't mean it that
way" 81 shouldn't have mentioned it,
only sometimes you do seem So"
so what?" CURLY
Dear. you must know you are very
selfish about things. Whenever we go
out. it is always your pleasure or your
interests that are considered-never
mine"
"Oh it isis it? Well, then, the few
er places we go together the better it
will be. How's that"
Warren, it seems a pity we can't
take one short walk without quarrel
ing"
That's exactly what | was thinking.
And our walk ends right here" as he
whirled her around toward home. I'll
take you back and finish my walk
alone"
please don't" trying to turn
around again. You know l would be
wretched if you take me home this
way" struggling to keep back her
tears.
WARREN's THREAT
ON THE STREET.
Now, I'm not going to have any
scenes here on the street, VIII you
let me take you home or not?'
NO, I'm not going on with you.
You've no right to spoil our walk for
such little thing.
Are you going to let me take you
home or not?" he repeated furiously.
No"
Then you will go back or go on
alone By George, l don't care what
you do"
And before she realized what he