The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-14
Married Life
the Second Year
BY MABEL HERBERT URNER.

at this rate" Warren glanced at his
watch. Its a quarter of eight now"
ooh, if you had only let me pack
this trunk last night. l was afraid
we'd be hurried this morning"
you had plenty of time if you
hadn't dwaddled So"
Helen was down on her knees pack
ing the steamer trunk with nervous
haste, while Warren was pacing up
and down. He had already packed and
strapped his two suit cases with swift
precision.
There had been time to pack very
carefully before they left home, and
even then the capacity of the trunk
had been strained. But now that she
was hurried it seemed impossible to
get all the things in.
"COuld you put my bedroom slippers
and this waist in one of your suit cas-
es? ] don't believe | can get them in
here"
Him, | thought that was coming"
as he swung a suit case up on the Ia
BILE to unstrap it. Here, Give them
here" ungraciously. He showed the
slippers among his brushes and the
waist in with his shirts.
"And could you get in this powder
box"
Wrap it up then. | won't have that
stuff over everything"
Now, that's all | have room for,
as he closed and restrapped the case,
Helen was crushing in the last few
things with desperate disregard Of how
they would look when taken out
"Now, if you'll help lock it, as she
put down the lid. which lacked several
inches of closing.
You can't get that down. Some of
those things will have to come out.
THE TRUNK is CLOSED.
But I've no place to put them. Oh,
dear, We must get this closed. Wait,
I'll sit on it. There-now try"
After much struggling it was finally
closed and locked.
"Oh, Warren | won't have time for
breakfast. I've all these little things
to put in the handbag. You go on down
don't wait for me. I'll get something
when ! get home"
You'll do nothing of the kind!
You'll come down and have some
breakfast now. There's no sense of
your foolng around here all morning
packing a few things"
AS Helen swept the last article into
the handbag, the porter appeared for
the baggage.
This all sir?" as he dragged the
steamer trunk and suit cases out into
the hall
YES. that's all Now be sure to take
them right down. That train goes at
S:45"
Yes sir, they'll be down there in
ten minutes"
Helen was looking hurriedly about
the room, in the wardrobe and
through the bureau drawers.
Come on. come on" demanded
Warren, already out in the hall.
81 just wanted to be sure that we
haven't left anything. Oh, wait, here's
my rubbers. on the closet shelf. Now,
where will | put them"
Put them on" CURLY. That's the
easiest way ito carry them"
Minnie the nurse girl, had already
gone down with Winifred and a small
satchel, and was now sitting waiting
for them on the veranda. In the din
ing room the breakfast Warren had
ordered was on the table.
EVERYTHING SETTLED.
"Have you settled everything" ask,
ed Helen as she gulped down her cot
fee.
Did that last night. Everything s
paid for"
The hotel bus was waiting take
them to the station. The nurse girl
Winifred, Warren. Helen and the two
satcheIs took up one side while the
two old maid school teachers, who had
the opposite seat.
To Helen with her home and wife
loving instincts, woman struggling
through life alone seemed more or less
pathetic. And now she felt sure there
was something wistful in the eyes O
these two old maids as they watched
Winifred, who was holding tight to
small! Teddy bear. A sudden sense o
gratitude filled Helen's heart as she
thought of how much she had compar
ed to these women.
Her husband and her baby. All, yes
that was great deal. She was proud
~ conscious when Warren helped he
and the nurse girl out, and then cour
teously held open the bus door TO
the school teachers.
The trunk and suit cases were al
ready on the platform.
The train was just due. Warren
hurried into the baggage room to ge
the checks, while Helen and the nurs,
girl waited outside.
And again Helen had feeling O
pity for the two old maids who hat
to get their own tickets and checl
their own baggage.
Yes 1t was good ito be taken car
Of"
Now the sound of the inrushin;
train as it swept around the curv
and bore down on them with clanginj
bell and loudly escaping steam.
Here, don't stand no near!" War
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