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

I Later on he was shaving. Helen
came 20 the door with a closely wrap
ped package.
Dear. could you get this in your
trunk ?"
"Tll see" shortly. Leave it there"
Helen knew ne had room in his
/ trunk. but refrained from asking him
10 put in any more Of her things,
knowing he would only grumble abr II
taking SO many unnecessary trump
cries.
Della had breakfast ready at half
past seven. Helen went 10 the table
poured Warren's coffee and then rose
hurriedly.
Dear. I don't want bite for
breakfast-and there are some things
Now. you sit down there and eat
something" he ordered. You've pot
tered around here half the night and
now you say you haven't time for
breakfast"
And Helen was forced 10 come back
and gulp down some coffee and toast.
But in "a moment she was up again,
putting the last few toilet things in
her hand bag.
Are You Ready.
Trunks ready?" demanded Warren.
| appearing at the door of her room a
Y few moments later
yes, dear-in just a second" flUt-
tering anxiOusly over the tray TO be
sure that everything was in and Sc
curely packed.
Here as he pushed her aside and
closed and locked the trunk, you'd
never have it ready. Now there's your
\ key" handing it to her. "See that
lyOu don't lose it. Bag Teady?" turn
ing TO lock it.
Mono. dear. not quite. I'll have
/ IL ready in a moment"
] well. you'll have to get a move on
/ you-its ten minutes after eight now.
] You can't leave everything till the last
| second"
In spite Of Helen's efforts to get
: everything ready in time. the last few
moments found her hurried and fiust-
4 cred and fearful that something had
! been overlooked.
Warren had already tagged the bag
gage with the First Cabin--Wanted
on Voyage" tags. strapped his cane
/ with the two umbrellas rolled their
4 raincOats in the shawl strap with the
/ steamer rugs. and now stood waiting
patiently, his OvercOat on his arm.
| Helen was darting anxiously from
/ one room TO another, trying to make
sure that she had forgotten nothing,
! all the time giving repeated directions
/ to Della about closing everything up
/ before she left, for Della, after giving
/ the apartment a thorough cleaning,
/ was to go to her sisters for the six
weeks they would be away.
Here's the cab now" announced
\ Warren, as the telephone rang.
With nervous. hurried fingers Helen
\ tied on her veil while the elevator boy
/ took down the baggage.
! Come on shouted Warren from
/ the hall, as he whisked her into the
/ elevator while she was still calling
/ back directions TO Della.
/ Down stairs the two steamer trunks
! were already on the cab top and the
/ hand baggage inside.
Bundles Her I'm.
Better drive down the avenue and
/ across Twenty ST." Warren
/ called to the driver as he bundled
Helen into the cab. jumped in after her
/ and slammed the door.
! Helen leaned back. her heart hutter-
| ing with excitement and her mind in
/ q whirl, trying to think if there was
| anything she had forgotten or had
I failed to tell Della
/ Warren. after settling the suit case,
/ bag, steamer roll and umbrellas or the
! seat opposite, glanced at his watch
/ and leaned back with an air of relief.
We'll were Off" Then noticing
Helen's anxious expression. What S
/ the matter with yOu?"
Nothing, dear, II was only won
] For heavens sake, don't begin now
10 think of the things you've left You
were pOttering around there oil night
Ought TO have gotten Things in"
For several blocks Helen gazed out
/ of the window in abstracted silence.
while the cab rumbled along the quiet
street in the early morning. Suddenly
/ she made little start Of dismay
well. what is il now ?" asked War
rem. with good humOred contempt.
"Oh, dear. / didn't bring the scis-
/ sors, I had them out to cut that
/ COrd-and forgot 10 put them back |
/ must have left them on the bureau"
l. well, what If you did? Can get
! scissors in London, can't you ,"
Yes, but Wen need them on the
steamer"
''Jove. YOU are the limit! Here you've
! been wild about going. and now that
| We're really Off-yOu're not thinking
/ about the trip. but of some fool thing
/ you've left behind"