El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-06
Married Life the Third Year
yVarreu's Cousin. Incensed at His
Treatment, Leaves For Home
on a Midnight Train
Nv Mabel Herbert UrneF --
Mabel Herbert Urner :

on a Midnight Train
By Mabel Herbert UrneT -- ]
EREs some of your things
from the bathroom" and
IL Helen placed in the trunk
+rav the tooth brush, tooth paste and
bottle of glycerlne. was AFRAID
Won might forget them
Alice who was throwing her clothes
INTO her trunk with feverish haste,
-oSdad an ungraciOuS Thank you"
ssDon't you want me TO help you
nscIx2'' ventured Helen. Your dresses
win be all mussed If you put them in
Il don't care how mussed they arei
don't care for anything" with an
angry sob. eff only can get homer
aPu sorry you feel this way, Alice
rs distressing to all of us that your
visit should end SO unpleasantly-
Alice kept on rolling up ard crush
ing in one garment after anotner-
with a sigh at the hopelessness Of
the situation, Helen. went INTO the
library to be sure that nothing o.
Alice's was left in there
Better order that taxi now. hadn't
vve2 demanded Warren Think she'll
be ready by 9:15? Thatu give US
fbree-0uarters Of an hour to get down
there and check her trunk
Yes. she'n be i reaqyO 81 Ivar LUST
it's too bad this thing had 10 happeni
I feel perfectly wretched.
seWeli. you're a little fool to let 1t
upset you. If she wants 20 make a
scene and insist on starting home this
time of night-thats her lookout
The Explaining.
"Oh. yes, I know, but she was going
home so soon, anyway; and now TO
have her rush off IKE INSANE MAKE
hard feelings between the whole
family How can We ever explain IT.
I'VE won't Wen let her do the ex-
planning" :. :. 3.
she'll never say that she left because
we followed her mothers instructions
in NOT letting Ter see that man. She
NAV even make Aunt Emma think
:sTbe deuce with what Aunt Emma
thinks as he strobe over to the
While he ordered the taxi Helen
again went in to Alice. She found
her irving to force down the tray IN
the Overcrowded trunk Helen stood
awkwardly pulling at the END OF the
trunk strap. wanting to say something
to make the parting less strained. But
there was nothing relentlng IN Allce
manner as she now swept the key into
her purse. took up her gloves ana an
uounced cOldly that she was ready
sSTbe tayicab will be here in a mo-
ptent" murmured Helen, Warren or
dered il for a quarter past = Inen
with hesitating embarrassment III III
sorry you're leaving like this, Alice
wen You needn't be sorry cold
ly) I'm very glad to go, and THINK
you're glad to have me 90. II was
a mistake that I came at all
What little sympathy Helen had for
Alice was chilled by this remark
Well OF course. Alice, If you feel
that way about it-perhaps it's Just
as well that you're going III see II
Helen hurried to look out Of the
front room window. but the taxi had
not vet come Warren, with his hanqs
thrust deep in his pockets, was walk
ing I'D and down the rOom-a trlck
of his when wOrried-and he was
plainly worried at this last perform
ance of his hayward cousin
Dear. she's impossible, exclaimed
Helen. turning from the window. 7
tried TO say something nice to her
lust now, but she cut me off by say
ing she was glad to 60 and thaI she la.
knew we were glad to have her 90:
that II was a mistake she ever came
Hump Well, she's got that about
right III write Aunt Emma tonight
and tell her a thing OF two This IS
the result Of her pampering and
spelling that girl all her life There's
the taxi now. Hustle and get on
your things"
Like to know why you're not Now
hurry and get ready"
Helen had not thought Of going TO
the station. tut now she understood
the long drive with Alice would be In
strained. awkward silence, and ne
had no intention Of taking it alone
It was a relief when at last the CAP
drew uD and they hurried into the sta
ton. Warren left them while he went
to get the ticket and check the trunk
When he came back he handed Alice
a. your Pullman tickets in there.
too" brusquely. Nothing left but
upper berthS."
The train was made up. and they
passed through the gate and down
the long platform Warren led the
Way into the sleeper, found the num-
Der Of the berth and deposited alice
bag on the red plush seat Then
came the most awkward moment OF
aIl-the moment of parting.
well. Alice, I hope YOU Viii get
home all right" Helen held out he-
hand and made an uncertain embar-
raised movement as thouSn 10 kiss
her goodbye, but Alice drew coldly
back and merely shook bands
Thank you" frigidly, I'm sure ]
viii"
"ru telegraph your mother from
the station here" announced Warren,
as he said Goodbye" with cold
fOrmality.
AIice's naughty refusal to kiss her,
Helen left the car with Warren. War
ren was striding angr1ly ahead, walk
ing so fast that Helen could hardly
Keep up with MIN lie crossed over 70
a telegraph window and wrote rapidly
on a yellow blank
Mrs. G. A. Willard, - street, Day
ton. Ohio.
Alice starting for home tonight
Meet her on the fOur-thirty tomorrow.
''W E. Curtis
well. that about ends this pleas
ing little episode. Now I've just one
more thing to dO-and that's to write
Aunt Emma a piece Of my mind And