Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-26
Their Married Life
by international News Service.

I knew that there would not be change
enough in a vacation of that sort.
TT isn't as if she were older" said
Warren, breaking in on her thoughts
suddenly. She has done well so far,
land in my estimation 1t will be better
to leave her there until the weather
| is cooler"
But, Warren, you said shortly after
we came back from the Bluffs. l
won't be put off with any indefinite
statement like that. If I agree to
leave Winifred with mother a little
longer it must he only until a certain
time. / want to write mother to this
effect Immediately"
Whats the use of getting hyster-
ical about it? l said when the wealth
er was cooler, didn't 1? How can l
tell just when / can get off again :?
! You think a man has nothing to do
but walk out of the office any time at
all, don't YOU? Well, get that idea
out of your head"
Can you tell me about when you
will go?" said Helen as calmly as she
could.
/ Not for three or four weeks after
we get back. Anyway, probably about
the last of September"
| IF you can't get away until then
will YOU be willing for me to go alone?
l haven't been out to see mother since
before Christmas, and she has written
for me to come out several times"
Cant you wait until then? What's
the use of being in such an all fired
hurry. You women are all alike. You
must do everything the minute an idea
happens to enter your head"
But Warren don't you understand
that L really want Winifred? l don't
want to wait a month or two. I'll
write mother to bring her on, If
you're not willing that I should go
out alone"
It's funny, isn't it, that you didn't
think of all this before. You get
letter from your mother and your
conscience smarts a little in conse-
quence, so you have to go to work and
raise a perfect devil of a fuss just to
get your own way about things"
Warren, you're unfair; you know
that isn't true" and Helen on the
verge of tears got up and left the
room suddenly. In her own room
she took her mothers letter out of
the drawer and hastily skinned 1t
over. "Winifred sends love to her
mummie," were the last words and
then a large round wabbly circle
meant to indicate kiss. She thought
bitterly of Warren's last words-he
was bitterly unfair.
When had she tried to shirk her
duty as regards Winifred? How
many times had she spoken about
having the child home only to be
silenced by Warren's many argu-
ments was leaving her where she was
oh. it was unbearable. She wondered
vaguely how she had been silenced
for so long, why she had gone on with
the general run of life while her little
girl was far away from her. She re-
membered how she had hated leaving
| Winifred even to go abroad.
And then when she and Warren re-
turned the child had not been well
and they had thought 1t best to keep
her out of New York for the winter.
Perhaps Warren didn't want to be
with a start. But no, that couldn't be
possible. She couldn't be unfair to
him even then.
would you like to read the letter."
she said, as she walked back to the
living room just as If nothing had
happened. Warren scrutinized her
closely as she paused for a minute by
his chair Then he took the letter and
| began to read 1t without a word about
anything. Afterward he put it down,
still without speaking.
"I shall run out to see mother as
soon as we get back from your vaca-
tion," she said, with sudden decision.
and then, You know, Warren, that
have spoken of having Winifred home
many times before now"
"I'll take a few days off the first
week in September" he said, speaking
gruffly, land we will go out together"
Helen could hardly believe her ears.
She might have known that Warren
didn't mean what he said
why, dear" she said, slipping an
arm around his neck impulsively,
that will be wonderful, if you think
you can really spare the time"
"All right" he growled. shaking off
her arm impatiently. You always do
have your own way about everything"
Another incident In the lives of
Helen and Warren will appear on this
page soon.