Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-27

train and had, gone to the "Palace"
Hotel, rather than return to his house
at midnight. -i' '''e
vi account of the snow the train
was late, and Warren stalked i'm
patiently up and down, fumine about
the idiocy of anybody wanting to live
outside New York.
imagine having to take the $40
III every morning, and the $50 out
eaery hisht! A mans fool to spend
over TWO hours day on a blooming
ua'n Ihey can keep on blatting
ABOUT their country homes but one
dose of this is enough for me.
The train thundered in now drown
ing the rest of Warrens Complaints.
Ihey were hardly seated when
Helen shrank back with panic-
stricken whisper.
o Baldwin Appears
On. dear, don't let him see us,"
MI Baldwin was swinging down the
smoker. "' " ''o
He'll see us all right" answered
Warren grimly
Helen turned to the window and
EHed her eyes on the snow-drapea
fields. hoping desperately that Mr.
Baldwin would pass by without no.
ucing them. But the next moment
came his voice in astonished greeting,
ehe wanted Warren to do all the ex
planning, but Mr.. Baldwin directed his
both ''i0iii
ITO think of you going to that
miserable hotel! Why didn't YOU
come back and let us make you com
Iorta oie?' he kept insisting.
on We got along alright. Helen's
we managed"
"Minnie'll be distressed bevond
words when she hears this. We were
sure you'd plenty Of time to make that
train" 'ii"'
Oh. don't tell Mrs. Baldwin," plead
ed Helen. "It's all over now"
AS there was no vacant seat. Mr.
Baldwin had been standing In the
aisle, and now, with repeated assur-
ances OF his regret at the incident. he
passed on to the smoker.
Ioid you we should have gone
back, grumbled Warren, "but Won
were so Internally afraid we'd nut
them to some trouble. Now rye got
a ripping headache from stavinp at
that confounded hotel and starting
out without breakfast"
Helen's head aohed, too, but she
murmured sympathetic:
IL m sorry, dear, but Nora1l mako
you some good strong coffee as soon
as we get home"
Home? Don't think Tn going
home, do you? I'll get breakfast at
the station restaurant and hustle
straight down to the office"
"Oh, l thought you were coming
nome to bathe and shaver" disap-
pontedly.
Don't have time I'll buy a collar
and stop at a barber shop. Put down
that shade. will you? Hurts NV eyes."
Helen liked to look out the window.
but she obediently put down the
shade, to shut out the strong morning
sun. In sullen silence he leaned back
with his hat drawn over his eyes. Her
headache grew worse, and without the
distraction of the window II was a
long, depressing trip.
At length they drew into the Grand
Central. With the rushing, hurrying
commuters they were fairly swept
down the platform, and up through
the marble corridors of the station.
1t had not occurred to Helen that
Warren would not want her to have
breakfast with him, but at the door
or the restaurant he turned abruptly.
You'd better trot along home now
and get breakfast there. 1 can holt q
cup of coffee and boiled egg in half
the time If I don't have you fussing
around. Take surface car; the SUBJ
ways pretty crowded at this hour.
Hold on--got any money!"
Helen nodded and for fear he would
see her tremulous disappointment she
said good-by quickly and made her
way out to the street.
1t was absurd for her to feel hurt
she told herseif passionately, as she
walked on blindly for several blocks
before she thought of taking a car.
Warren was in a hurry, and no
doubt they could serve one breakfast
quicker than two. But the way he
sent her off. and the air of unmis-
taxable relief with which he had
turned into the restaurant alone,
She rode five blocks past her street
and then had to walk back. Her head
ached, her throat ached, and she
could hardly blink back the tears
Yet she knew she was foolish, and
was furious with herself for being so
hurt over so trivial a thing.