South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-27
SECOND YEAR OF
MARRIED LIFE.

Warren was TO leave for New York
tonight at S:4$. Helen was out OF
danger, and there was no longer any
imperative need for him to remain.
Helen made no effort to keep him.
On the contrary, she was the first to
urge him TO return TO his work, but 1t
was not only because of his work that
she was willing for him TO go, there
was another and more subtle reason.
She wanted him to go before he
grew restless Before he ceased to
give her the tenderness and solicitude
he gave her now. She felt it could
not last. AS she grew better ne grew
more restless. Already, in the last
day she had seen signs of this.
She reflected rather sadly, that she
could not always be at deaths door
in order to hold him. The past ten
days, in spite OF her physical suffer-
| ing. had been for her the happiest,
the most peaceful she had known for
months. But she realized they could
not last, that should he stay with her
I during the long and tiresome con-
valescence his attitude would gradu-
/ ally change.
She wanted to know the memory of
those ten days unspoiled. She wanted
/ him TO leave while he still felt, for her,
the deepest concern and anxiety.
What Helen Feared.
And, above all, she wanted him to
! go before they began "tO talk. Once
they started to talk things over, to
/ dwell on the past-and she knew the
/ charm of their rare intimacy now
would know be broken. So lar they
| had both tactly refrained from any
such reference; but now, as she grew
stronger, she felt that could not be
avoided much longer.
So IL was for these reasons that she
! looked forward TO his going this even
| ing, with a sense Of content. And
yet, deeper in her heart. there was a
feeling of rebellion that. even now,
she must plan and scheme to hold
what little love he gave her.
! Would there ever come n time, she
wondered, when she could have the
| love she wanted without q constant
( fear of losing it, without fear of its
weakening?
Surely other women were loved like
/ thu, she. knew there were wives
whose sense of security in their hus-
/ bands love pervaded their whole lives,
who did net have to be desperately Ill
in order to receive their solicitude and
care.
He was packing mis- suitcase nov.
! She could hear him moving about IN
/ the next room. IN a few moments he
came in and stood by the foot Of the
/ bed. He was in his shirt sleeves-a
! SOFT ncgugee SHIRT winch ClUnB tlilpiy
! to the strong lines o. his figure, and
yet in which ne managed 10 look WELL
/ gTOomed.
] Been asleep
She shook he- head.
Want anything" with a cleaning
! smile that showed his strong, White
\ teeth and set her heart abeat as 1t al
ways did
Nothing but for YOU to come over
and sit by me for a while
/ He came over and took both her
/ thin, white hands in his, rubbing them
gently
you haven slept any today" re-
provingly.
She smiled. II can sleep after
you're gone"
/ Warren Grown Solicitors.
"And you're going TO get well fast.
still trying 20 rub some color into her
! hands. And when do you think you'll
/ be we'll enough To come back ?"
Her heart beat faster. He had not
once spoken OF that.
You know you're coming back as
soon as YOU can travel don't your"
No" family. I didn't know.
well, YOU are. Just as soon as you