South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-02

What time are you setting that
for?" demanded Warren. as Helen
wound the alarm on the small nickel
clock
Half past three"
Half past three. Why in thunder
do you want 10 get up at that hour"
Dear I must. I've so much TO do.
Just like a contemplating every
thing Off till the last moment and
then breaking her neck 10 get
through"
Warren I haven't put things off.
But dear, you needn't get up that
early"
should say I wouldn't. But that
internal thing will go of and wake me
anyway
NO. dear; Til lie in the front room
50 YOU won't hear it."
II was after twelve when Helen
finally threw herself on the front room
couch. so many things were still 10
be done. that she would have worked
through the night had she not feared
To tax her strength too much, lest she
be more apt TO ~ seasiek.
Above everything else Helen had a
horror of being seasick. She had
never been on the ocean, and now her
first trip held for her all the posi-
bilities of the unknown.
But. tired as she was. her fear that
the alarm might fail To ring off, or
that she might not hear it, kept her
from sleeping. Every few moments
she would wake from her troubled
doze 10 look at the clock.
Gets Up At Three
Realizing that she was not resting,
she got up at three. moving about very
softly so as not to disturb Warren.
Then To make quite sure that he
would not hear the alarm, she buried
the clock under the couch pillows,
its shriilness smOthered 10 sullen
buzziness.
While her steamer trunk was almost
packed, there were still many small
things 10 be put in the tray and hand
bag Helen packed everything with a.
painstaking care and a beautiful pre-
CisiOn. but she did * very slowly. Al
most every article had TO be wrapped
in tissue paper and fitted in with an
xious eXactness
But far more difficult than the
packing was the deciding of what to
or not TO take. Would she need this
pair OF low shoes or another pair of
high ones? And how many shirt
waists should she take2 How long
would il be before they could get any
laundry done in London And if she
took heavy underwear for the steamer
she would have TO take a lighter
weight for London. Yet how could
small steamer trunk and a hand bag
one problem after another con-
frOnted her but IL was her INDIGESTION.
her lack OF knowing what she would
need most. that made the packing
such a long and anguishing task.
The boat was to sail at 10. and War
rem had ordered a cab for $50. And
now through the early morning hours
Helen worked with an anxious deter
minatiOn to get everything in shape
SO at the last she would not be hur-
ried and fiustered an6 go off with
something forgotten.
At first they intended taking Wini-
fred but Warrei's mother had insist
ed that IL would be foolish TO drag a.
child OF that age to Europe and that
she would be much better off with her
Warren had agreed with his mother
and Helen was finally forced to con-
sent
They had taken her over yesterday
She had cried a little at first. but had
been pacihed with a new set of doll
dishes. and they had left her sitting on
the floor setting the tea table.
Cries Over Separation.
Helen had restrained her own tears
until they were outside where Warren
told her not TO be little goose. Said
his mother had raised six children of
her own. and was certainly competent
TO take care of another. which was
unquestiOnably true. but which did not
make the parting any less hard Had
Helen known in the beginning that
she could not take Winifred she would
not have wanted to go. But now it
was too late TO protest.
At five IL was light enough 20 raise
the blinds and turn of the lights. At
$50 she went 20 awaken Warren. He
stretched. yawned and stared at her
sieepily.
Huh! Six-thirty, All right I'll get
up in a moment Turn on my bath in
there, will you"