The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-18
Married Life
the Second Year
Rx MABEL HERBERT URNER.

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ren's tone was final Have that radia-
tor taken out and put the couch here.
That's the only place for 1t"
But can we do without the radia-
tori" Helen looked up doubtfully.
Easy. You'll get all the heat you
want from the other room. These
apartments are always over-heated.
And why on earth don't they put these
radiators under window or behind
door, where they'll be out of the way
instead of planting them right in
the center of the best wall space. Get
the janitor up here now, and I'll have
him take this out"
Helen phoned down for the janitor
who said he would be up in few mo-
ments. 1t was the day after they NOV
ed. Perhaps because he was a little
conscious stricken for having thrown
all the work on Helen the day before,
Warren had left the office an hour ear
lier to help her some before dinner.
All the pictures had yet to be hung,
the rugs to be put down, and most OF
the things We're scattered about, the
moving men had set down the things
anywhere. There had been no time to
study out the best arrangement.
why can't the bookcase come over
here, then that will leave room for the
tea table in the corner"
watt" pushing her aside as she
tried to move it over. Let me do it
it's too heavy for you. Didn't | tell you
not to strain yourself in this noving?"
1t was only little thing. and yet SO
rarely was he thoughtful or consider
ate Of her, that just to be told some
thing was too heavy for her to move
and that he didn't want her to strain
herself, gave her a sense of pleasure.
Nov let's hang some of those pic
lures while we wait for the janitor,"
suggested Helen. Here, this one goes
over the desk"
This things not any too steady"
as he stepped gingerly on the frail
looking ladder
Wait dear, I'll hold it," steadying
it with both hands while Warren
climbed up cautiously.
THAT'S about right" as he slipped
the hook over the moulding and hung
the picture from it.
Helen stepped back, still holding
the ladder with one hand. mo, little
more to the left. No-that's too much.
There-that's just right
AS Warren got down the ladder
creaked loudly.
on uedI, Ill So dlIdlu lndl B HOt
strong enough to hold you. You hold
the ladder and let me hang them. No,
no, as he protested | want to do it.
Now this goes over the mantel.
He drew the step ladder before the
mantel and held it while she ran up
lightly. 1t took only few minutes to
hang the others. Then they went into
the dining room. In hanging a large
fruit picture over the sideboard, Hell
en- dropped the hook on the floor.
"Oh. never mind, dear, if you can't
find it." as Warren stopped down to
lock for it. There's plenty more in
the sitting room on the WindOWsill.'
HELEN is HURT.
where abouts, | don't see them,
HI called back.
Then look in the bedroom on the
bureau"
Don't see anything that looks like
picture hooks in here
She started to hurry down the lad
der. but in some way her foot miss
cd Il step and with a startled cry she
fell.
Warren rushed in and picked hel
up.
most savagely.
laugh and a sob. But she was holding
her arm as thought it panied her.
Let me sect" pushing up her sleeve
and showing a bruise on the white
skin. why did you try to get dowI
alone?" he sCOlded. You might hav,
hurt yourself bad. Now run, put som.
thing on that bruise. But she still
chung to him.
II will in mOment-but first hole
mel" drawing hi mdown on the coucl
Dear. just for moment!" pleadingly
She crept into his lap and hid he
face against his neck with a uuiverin,
sob.
Now, now-none of that"
No. won't cry. I just want t.
have you hold me-just to rest me TO
a moment. Oh, dear I am tired an,
nervous can't help it. 1t was all q
hard yesterday-moving without you
and then when you 'phoned yo
couldn't come home even to take m
to dinner"
Nov. | know all about that There
no use going over it again-is there?
Mono, but, oh, I want you to hol
me and pet me and be good to me
just for a moment
BE good to you. Haven't been bea,
ing you-have -"
A sob at the hopelessness of it a.
was her only answer. For a momen
she chung to hi minsilence. Then pei
haps little ashamed of his attitud,
he stopped over and kissed her cheel
She pressed closer against him Their
was another silence. Then he stoope
over and kissed the bruised arm
Now run and put something o
that"
oh, let me stay-just a little lo1
ser! 1t helps and rests me more tina
anything drawing his head down an
kissing him sofetly on his eyes an
lips and forehead. They were hungr