El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-06
All DTHEEiSIs.
most. expensive looking

Helen thought. most. expensive looking
Now. see here" when the waiter
mad gone, this isn't so bad as YOU
think The theory of this is that they
charge in proportion to what YOU order.
For instance, If you only have a roast
/ and a salad; you pay more proportion
would if you had four or five That's
fair enough"
Just then a striking beauty. in a
chnSlng white gown, and a dropping
( leghOrn hat with red peoples, swept
I by, leaving a train of perfume
Dear, some of the gowns are beau
! tltuL' unused Helen. now giving her
self up to a study OF the place.
A Pretty Girl.
Not bad looking grl over there
IN yellow" commented Warren.
I was Just going to speak Of her
that's the most wonderful gown"
The girl was dark and slender. with
heaVy brown hair drawn low into a
I simple coil on her back. Her dress
was of pale yellow chiffon. with brown
fringe: her hat of che same chiffon
( brown daisies. and the streamers
of brown velvet ribbon were knOtted
After ali, the French women do
know how TO wear their clothes"
me ones you see here ought to-"
was Warren's comment That's about
Dear, I haven't any idea yhat I'm
eating: Helen exclaimed suddenly
We'll, its good, isn't it? That's
sweet bread with truffles and wine
sauce, en- casseroIe-one of their spec
can get il like this"
But TO Helen the food was ALWAYS
secondary to the atmosphere of the
pace and the people. And now she
abs.ent-mindedly ate her dinner, in
tent upon the scene about her
"A woman never has any palate"
Srumbled Warren. This dish is a
work of art There's a smoothness and
IAaT0r ha~ IL 49,
get anywhere else in the world. But
you don't appreciate IL 4 dinner like
lnlS IS wasted on any woman"
Why, dear that isn't fair" indig-
nanly. I think it's delicious, and
I'm eating every bit Of it"
A Treat.
ooh, you're eating 1t. bur might as
Wen pc eating co2rned beef hash IN a
Even Helen forgot her dread Of the
cneck and became enthusiastic when
the waiter served the fruits au cham
payne It was a tail glass dish of cut
fruit wonderful strawberries. cherries.
pineappleS and peaches floating in an
ICED syrup Of blended wines and cor
When later the check was brought
lace down on plate, instinctiYely
Helen leaned forward to see the total.
But Warren took it up quickly. glanced
over the items, drew a crisp note from
mis- wallet and laid it over the check.
5eIen was not FAMILIAR enough with
French money to know the amount of
the note, nor could she tell BY the
change returned
Dear. how much was that check?"
unable to keep back the question
w ell I've paid 1t, haven'C y And
1t was blamed good dinner. Now Wen
have no harangues over expenses this
evening Come On-lets see If we can
find that cab"
The cab, Helen had wholly forgot
ten that the cab was waiting-and
they had been there almost three
hours
Warren. located their driver and In
fed moments they were whirling back
through the Champs Elysees, now more
beautiful than ever with the lights
cleaning through the dark trees, and
with every now and then a glimpse Of
the Seine and its jeweled bridges. =
But the charm of all this was lost
on Helen. She was not leaning back
and enjoying the beauty of the drive.
Instead she was sitting bolt upright.
every muscle strained, as she tensely
tried to figure out how much that din
ner and che three hours wait Of the
cab must have cost