Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-13
Their Married Life
Ey MABEL KERBERT URNER

Coming by Florida Special. Ar.
rive $40 tomorrow. Meet me.
LOUISE"
Helen slipped the telegram back
into her handbag and again consulted
the bulletin board of arriving trains.
"Florida Special due $40, 50 min
utes late
over half an hour to wait! Too
restless to sit quietly, Helen walked
airllessly about the huge waiting
room. Her feverish anxiety as to the
result of Louise's coming, for which
she alone was responsible, made this
hall hour seem interminable.
If only she had dared to tell War
rep! But she had been afraid; afraid
not only of his fierce disapproval, but
that he might give orders at the hos
pnal to prevent Louise from seeing
Bob
In the last week Helen had discov-
cred how intensely bitter Bobs whole
family felt toward Louise. They would
not admit that she was indirectly the
cause of the breakdown that had led
10 typhoid: they would not acknowl-
edge that her hold over him had been
so strong, yet their very bitterness
toward her was in itself an acknowl-
edgement.
It was only when the doctor ad-
united that Bob's condition was seri-
Gus that Helen had taken the respon-
eibility of telegraphing Louisey-with
out letting any of them know.
She had not sent for her to come;
she had merely wired that Bob was
desperately ill--that his recovery was
uncertain.
While she felt sure that Louise
would come, now that she was almost
here Helen began to be frightened.
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was now terrified at her rashness in
defying them all.
FLORIDA Special coming in-track
number six!" called the announcer.
Helen pressed nearer the gates,
eagerly scanning the passengers as
they came through A tall, slender
girl in dark blue with heavy veil-it
"He-isnt worse?" in tense, trem-
ulous appeal.
mo. Just the same. He's conscious
at tines
Do they-does anyone know I'm
coming?"
Helen shook her head.
I'm glad" simply. Then turning
to the porter who was carrying her
bag, "a taxi, please"
The next moment they were in the
taXicab.
What hospital?" demanded Louise.
The Stuyvesant," faltered Helen.
"Stuyvesant Hospital" to the driver,
and they glided off.
Hes not allowed to see anyone
except the family" began Helen, and
I'm afraid
"You needn't be-" quietly. They'll
let me see him."
Helen knew something of Louises
strength and determination, yet this
was greater strength. more per-
feet control of her emotions, than she
had expected She had thrown back
her veil and Helen saw her white face
and her eyes, dark trimmed and burn
ing. but with no signs of tears.
They had ridden several blocks in
silence. There had been none of the
usual triTalities of greeting. They
were both too tense for that
.It was very strange thing
unused Louise. but the night / got
your telegram hadn't gone to bed.
It was after two and I was sitting by
the window thinking of Bob. Not az I
usually thought Of him-but with
curious feeling that he needed me. II
had been like that all that day and
the day before"
"Yet hesitated to wire" admitted
Helen "You wrote you were trying
70 forget, and feared a needless
bringing back of 1t ALL"
"Forget?" bitterly. "a woman can't
forget! Tiff Bob shouldn't get
Helen's hand sought hers. and they
rode the rest Of the way In silence,
The cab drew up before the for
bidding hospital building. AS they
went up the steps through the frown-
ing stone doorway Helen's heart beat
fast. What would be the result Of the