El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-28
Married Lies Troubles
Warren Gets Out His Summer
Clothes and Helen Gives
Away Wrong suit.
Mabel Herbert Urner

Warren Gets out HIS summer
: Clothes and Helen Gives
Away Wrong suit.
BY Mabel Herbert Urner -
49,. EAR. youu never wear them
persisted Helen What's the
use Of keeping them any
r1nger2 Let me give these two suits
to the elevator boy"
Hold on now-nou so fastl What've
Won got there2' scOwled Warren, com
ing over to where Helen was eXamin-
] ing two suits by the window.
"Why. this old blue serge, and this
Let's see-eive them here. What's
the matter with this2' as he held up
the blue serge
sWhy. Warren. it's all worn shiny.
And there's that new blue serge YOU
got last summer Aou never wear
arm not so sure. That's a good
suit vet Just the thing 10 wear fish
I ing
/ suits TO wear fishing-but he never
I went fishingl
Ii was sunday morning. a dark
I dismal Sunday, and right after break
I fast Warren had declared 1t would be
I a good day TO set out his summer
] clothes
/ well. all right, then" reluctantly.
/ as he threw down The blue serge
]
/ want tO-but that's all! Underestimate
( The rest Of these I'm going to keep.
/ You've got perfect mania for giving
( my clothes away. notice you're not
/ any too keen on getting rid of yours
! What in thunder's that2' as something
{ crunched under his heel
ooh, it's a moth ball, dear. Be
| careful, don't step on any more"
why the deTel don't YOU get cam
I phor2 Don't smell half as bad as
these internal things
But camphOr's so much more ex-
pensive. These are just as good and
they're only five cents a pound. I've
got some fresh one to put in with
your winter clothes"
Helen had already got out War
ren's winter suits and was begin
ming to pack them in the trunk.
well. 7 can't see that you need me
here. Try to air out this place be-
fore get back Hold on, there; bet
ter not put in that OvercOat. may
need that yet
So Warren went out for his Sunday
morning walk, while Helen was left
to pack away his winter suits.
It was several mornings afterwards
that Warren looked through his
closet, now hung with the summer
suits which had in the meantime been
well aired and pressed.
Where's that blue serge2" he
called. Had that pressed YETI"
"Oh. yes, dear the tailor sent them
y
hanging right in front
''Weu I don't see it," he grumbled.
This closets so Internally dark-you
can't see a blame thing" Then a few
moments silence in which he looked
again. Wen, if its here I cant find
Wait dear. Tu come"
The Wrong suit.
Helen, who was not quite dressed,
hurried in with her hair down, and
looked through the long line of suits
which hung on their hangers in War
ren's wardrobe.
why here it is-almost in front"
'NV0. that's the old one. Thought
you said you were going to give that
.The-the old oner stammered
Helen. "Why-why 1T can't be-
She had taken it TO the light, but
fortunately her back was to Warren,
and he did not see her face 1t was
the old one She had given the good
one away,
.Oh. I remember" hastily. as she
hung the suit back. -The sleeve lin
ing was ripped in the other coat and
I wanted TO sew It before 1t was
pressed. And II decided not TO give
this old one away-after all YOU might
want TO wear il fishing some time
Hump, thought you We're 50 keen
about getting rid Of it, Well. nov
YOU fix that other suit and have the
tailor press it today. It's just about
the rIElL weight TO ~ ear now
Helen panic stricken went IN 20
finish dressing. What could she do
She must get that suit back Warren
would be rabid If he found she had
given away q perfectly new sull no (
no, he must never know-
She barely tasted her breakfast,
and could hardly wait until Warren
left Then she ran out TO see If the
elevator boy, TO whom she mad given
the suit, was on duty this morning
q n
sWered her ring
What time viii Henry be on she
demanded
Hes been discharged
Discharged
yes. ma'am, the superintendent /
laid him off this morning
There was nothing for Helen 10 90 Z
but to see the superintendent and try /
10 get the boys address What II ne I
had already worn the suit2 But Helen I
dared not think of that possibility
$50 he stole something from you I
toe. did heg' was the superintendent I
first comment when Helen asked MN !
about the boy
stole something2 Why no. but ]
gave him a suit Of Mr. Curt1s's py
mistake
The superintendent seemed relieved
well he stole from other tenants
that's why I had to get RID OF MN
Pm sorry, Mrs Curtis, that maven
his address. but you might get it from
the employment agency where / en-
gagged him"
In desperation Helen explained about
@Oh. a blue serge? Why that's
downstairs now I wouldn't let him
take it way-thOught he stole that
too"
NO. no. ] gave it TO him. But i
thought I was giving him another
The superintendent brought it up,
and to Helen's infinite relief It was
wrapped in newspaper, Just as she ha-
given it to the boy He had torn =
hole in the paper to see what IL was
like, but plainly it had not been IN
wrapped.
OverjOyed by her good luck Helen
nromDtIv took the suit to the little
taflorinF shon around the corner 70