The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-10-18
Married Life
the Second Year
Nv HELEN HERBERT URNER.

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When Helen entered the closed,
blind drawn, dust covered apartment,
her first impulse had been to give way
to hysterical sobbing. But the prompt
appearance Of Mrs. Grady, the Jan1-
tors wife, to help her unpack and
straighten out, had checked her tears.
Helen had some knowledge Of Mrs.
Grady's gOssipping tendency, and de-
termned to give her no chance to talk.
Il wanted to surprise Mr.. Curtis,
she explained so | sent for Della to
meet me, not knowing that Mr.. Curtis
had closed the apartment
"Oh. yes. ma am, Delia's been gone
Tor more than month. And Mr.. Cur
tbs, he amt slept here since.
As soon as she could, she got rid OF
Mrs. Grady. She wanted to be alone
when she telephoned Warren.
It was now quarter of four. She
would let him come at once. Somehow
now that all her plans had been mis-
carried, she had not the heart to put
on the dainty gown she had planned.
She was too tired to do anything but
lie down until he came.
She went to the telephone and gave
his office number. Would he know her
voice at once? How surprised he would
be! In spite Of her WEAKNESS she
thrilled with the thought that in a mo-
ment she would be talking to him.
GONE FOR THE DAY.
Hello, is this 1925 Cortland? Wfll
you give me Mr.. Curtis?
He has just left" answered the
girl
when will he be back?"
"Why, he's gone for the day"
h. I b
reach him somehow! This is Mrs Cur
It's I've just gotten in-he was not ex-
pecting me Where can l get him
now?"
"Oh, I'm very sorry, Mrs. Curtis,
but | don't know where you could
reach him now. He just left about five
minutes ago"
Helen hung up the receiver in des-
pair She could no longer check the
tears How miserably her plans had
failed. Oh, why had she not tele-
graphed Warren in the first place?
Why had she planned this surprise?
And now must she spend the whole
evening and night here alone? oh, no,
no, she could nOt-that would be too
hard!
She had had no luncheon and little
breakfast, for it was always difficult
for her to eat on a train. And now the
faintness of hunger was added to that
fatigue.
She could call up his mother's-he
might be staying there. But she
shrank from letting his people know
that she had managed so badly. That
she had arrived with no one to meet
her and was now forced to telephone
around for her husband!
The Carlton Club! He might be
there now! He often stopped there
on his way from the office. And to
call him there would be so much less
humiliating than telephOning his fam
lily.
NOT AT THE CLUB.
MIR. Curtis is not here" he family
announced.
DO you expect him in during the
evening""
Il cant say as to that. Some time
he comes in and some times he
doesn't"
We'll, if he should come, won't you
tell him that Mrs Curtis is at home
and wishes him to call her up at
Once?"
There was nothing to do but to call
up his people. He might not go to the
club at all. And she could not spend
1t was maid who answered when
Helen finally called up his home. She
was glad she did not have to talk
with any member of the family just
then.
NO, MIR. Curtis was not there, the
maid informed her.
But he is staying there, isn't he?
Doesn't he sleep there at nights now"
"Sometimes-nOt always" answer
ed the girl,
well, if he comes in this evening,
will you tell him to call up his own
apartments? Do you understandable
own apartment
Yes, ma'am.
But as soon as Helen hung up the
receiver. she began to worry about
her? Why hadn't she said she was
Mrs. Curtis? 1t was foolish to try to
keep his people from knowing. they
would know in the-end. Oh, why could
she do nothing right today? Why was
everything going wrong?
1t was almost 5 now. Tired as she
was, she must try to get something to