The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-30
Married Life
the Second Year
BY MABEL HERBERT URNER.
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bell and a sound of kissing
steam. She drew up the shade by her
pillow, raised herself on her elbow
and looked out.
They were in a great arched station
the smoke from many engines curled
up to the dome-like roof People were
rushing back and forth Trucks piled
high with baggage rolled by All
around was noise aud confusion
What place was this. Surely it was
the station OF some large city Bag
gage room waiting room" telegraph
room" everything but the name of the
place. And then as a newsboy dashed
by, waving d paper, she saw the head
ing the "Cincinnati"-
So this was Cincinnati. She took her
watch from her handbag. 1t was half
past seven. She drew aside the cur
tains and glanced down the car. The
white coated porter was making up
berth; and a number of sections were
already up.
She would hurry and dress herself
er, so they would all be ready when
Will Farrell came through His berth
was in the next car, and he had said
he wanted them to breakfast with him
at nine.
There was nothing much more diff
cult than to dress baby on a sleeper
While Win1fred was very good, just
the getting things in and out of satch-
els in such close quarters was exper-
ating. And the going out to the dress
ing room, carrying both Winifred and
a satchel was not easy. And Winifred
who has never bathed except in her
own little tub, objected most serenu-
ously to the sponging off process on
a lurching train.
Then Helen had to help her mother.
whom the night in the berth had Civ
en- severe headache
,wAa. 1t was just nine when Will Farrell
cansS through to take them in to break
fast. Aelen's mother protested that
she could not eat, and would rather
stay quietly there than try to stir
around.
So Helen found herself breakfasting
alone with Will. Her mother has insis-
ted on keeping Winifred, and they
sent her oatmeal and milk by the wait
err.
you look tired. didn't you sleep
WELL" asked Will solicitiously
"Oh, yes, as well as | ever do on a
sleeper
And you're not eating any break
fast. I'm afraid you've let that coffee
get cold. I'll order some fresh.
Noon. please don't. I couldn't drink
coffee. I have been so nervous lately,
know it is very bad for me-"
Helen, you are not we'll. felt that
when | saw you last winter, and | feel
it more now.
''Oh, think I'm just tired Getting
the baby and myself ready for this trip
rather overtaXed me-"
IT'S morethan that" gravely. you
are not happy. You have not been hap
Ply since you married.
Helen flushed hotly. will, you know
you must not say such things to me-"
why mustn't -" almost fiercely.
THAT night l dined at your house and
your husband came home half intoxi- |
cated-don't you think | knew, then
you were not happy. I've been in New
York twice since, but | didn't call on
you because l could not bear to see
you unhappy and feel my helplessness. |
But there are some things l can't help |
but say"
Don't you know you are making it |
impossible quiveringly, for me to |
ever see you again if you talk like |
this?'
II haven't tried to see you Helen. I |
have told you why We met on this |
train by accident l have not, and shall |
not persue you in any way. l think you |
know that"
''Oh, yes, of course know that. But |
+"
But you don't want me to put into |
words what we both know | have car
ed for you since our school days-and |
/ care still. And yet | must stand qui- |
city by, realizing your unhappiness and |
my helplessness to change conditions |
in any way"
''Since you have said this much
you have made ii necessary for me to |
say something more" For a moment !
she faltered, her eyes still on the nap
kin she was rolling tight in her tremb- !
ling hands. Tiff I am not happy, it is
not because / do not-care. l still love |
Warren almost in the same way l did |
when l married him. My unhappiness |
is because he does not seem TOTO |
care for me-"
There was long silence. Will was
pushing back and forth the salt cellar
before him. At length he said slowly: /
Then he is even a greater brute
than 1 thought. No, don't stop mel
shall not speak again of him You
know l change at Indianapolis and we
are almost there now. So have only
these few moments with you. And l
want to ask you just one thing.
He paused and then went on more
slowly. IF conditions grow too diff
cult, if you should ever feel you could
!
me help youo Not as / would want to il
heln Won hut in any WON ,-o,,