The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-10-14
Married Life
the Second Year
Nv MABEL HERBERT URNER.

w 7ARREN was to leave for New
M York tonight at $40. Helen
w 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 10
urge him to return to his work, but IL
was 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 he would
grow more FESTIVE. Already, in the last
day she had seen signs OF this.
She reflected rather sadly, that she
could not always be at deaths door to
order him to hold her. The past ten
days, in spite of her physical suffering
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
during the long and tiresome conva-
1escence his attitude would gradually
change.
She wanted to know the memory
of those ten days unspoiled. She want
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 be broken. So far they had both
tactly refrained from any such refer
ence: but now as she grew stronger.
she felt that could not be avoided
much longer.
So it 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 feel
ing Of rebellion that, even now, she
must plan some scheme to hold what
little love he gave her.
Would there ever come a time, she
wondered, when she could have the
love she wanted without a constant
fear of losing it. without fear of its
weakening?
Surely other women were loved like
that. She knew there were wives
whose sense of security in their hus-
bands love pervaded their whole
lives. who did r. have to be desper-
ately i'll in order to receive sollcltude
and care.
She could hear him moving about in
the room. In a few moments he came
in and stood by the foot of the bed.
He was in his shirt Sleeves-a soft
negligee shirt which chung Imply to
the strong lines Of his figure, and yet
in which he managed to look we'll
groomed.
Been asleep"
She shook her head.
Want anything?" with cleaning
smile that showed his strong, white
teeth and set her heart abeat, as it
always did.
Nothing but for you to come over
and sit by me for while"
He came over and took both her
thin. white hands in his, rubbing them
gently.
You haven't slept any today" re-
provinsly.
She smiled, II can sleep after you're
gone.
WARREN GROWS soLIcIToUs.
And you're going to get well fast
still trying to rub some color into her
hands. And when do you think you
will 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 you?"
NO family. 81 didn't know
We'll, you are. Just as soon as you
can travel. So you must eat and sleeI
and get all the rest and strength you
can"
Helen dropped her eyes to hide the
happiness she feared they would be
tray
And when you come back things
are going to be happier, dear. | have,
h. l.
wardly. 1--WE had a long talk with YOU
father since | came, and | think per
haps We'll get along better now"
She started and looked up with won
dering eyes. A talk with her father
Had her father talked to him? VIVA
had he said? What had been his atti
tude? And what had been Warren's
She had never dreamed that her faith
er would do this.
A dozen questions sprans to her lips
but she kept them back. Warren wa
gently chatting her hands.
so you see you've only to hurr,
and get we'll. and We are to begin owe
again. And ] shall try to
Helen's mother entered the room
carrying Winifred who was wearing
tiny blue and white sunbonnet
We want to show our new bonnet
Aunt Mollie Just sent it to us And, oh
my, we're so proud" Mrs. Allen hell
her up laughingly.
1t was a quaint little bonnet, from
which Winifred's pretty round fac
showed beamingly.
"Oh. how dear, Did Aunt Moll
send her that" asked Helen.
Her mother nodded. And some love
1y calf's foot jelly for YOU
Warren had taken Winifred in hi