South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-23
BY MABEL HERBERT URNER.

can never do anything like that
always feel so ridiculous
But Warren forced her none too
gently to the window. Now open
your mouth! That's about enough of
this tomfOolery""
But as he released her arm to turn
her face towards the light, she jerked
away with an indignant:
Il won't. Ia rather have ten bones
in my throat! Surely you won't use
fOrcei"
He Is Furious.
Furious at her resistance, with a
muttered oath Warren flew out Of the
room, slamming the door so hard that
the whole floor shook. And in a few
moments she heard him getting into
his coat in the hall. Then the outer
door banged.
Helen stood by the window and
gazed out with redeemed eyes. oh,
why should Warren never respect her
Inconsistencies? Why did it al
ways irritate him? No doubt she was
fOOlish-she was willing to admit that.
But if it was a sensitiveness that she
could not help-Why should he resent
il so
There were many little things that
she knew she was abSurdly sensitive
and self-consciOus about She could
never bear for him to see her in a
dental chair with her mouth stretch
ed open how would she curl her
hair before him, nor let him see her
IN curl papers, or with co!d cream
on her face.
1t was one of HeIen's most deep
rooted instincts, the Warren must
have no mental pictures of her which
were ridiculous or repellant.
If more wives had something OF
this instinct the proportion of un-
hQnnV f1oDrPio would ha C
rule most women are wholly in
different as to what mental pictures
their husbands may have of them.
But Helen carried her sensitiveness
about this TO the extreme
1t was after eleven when Warren
came home. He took his bath and
went TO bed in sullen silence. And
Helen was far more distressed by his
displeasure than by any anxiety
about the bone which was not yet
dislOdged. She thought, of course,
il would be gone by morning.
But in the morning il was still
there and just TO swallow was diff
fcult. Warren shaved and dressed
in the same sullen silence. But at
breakfast when it was very evident
that Helen could not eat and that she
was merely slipping her coffee. he
asked CURLY:
Helen Sees the Doctor.
Bone there yet?"
She nodded
Serves you right. Jove, There
may be other women with as little
/ sense as yOu-but I've never met one"
And he hurried off without Offering
her the slightest sympathy or advice.
His whole attitude was that, having
refused TO let him take il out, she
could now get it out the best way
she could.
At luncboo, II v-as even more diff
/ cult 10 swallow and she could hardly
/ drink a glass of milk BY evening
Helen really began to grow uneasy
/ When Warren came she waited anx-
| iously for him 10 ask about her
| throat so she might tell him it was
| worse and something should be done
/ After all that had happened she hes
itated To brins il up herself.
But Warren didn't speak OF her
! throat. lie made only few brief re-
| marks about other things. Had he
/ forgotten or did he intend 10 ignore
| il completely? Was ne trying 10 pun
ish her still further?
At dinner. even though she made
| hardly a pretense Of eating, still ne
seemed not TO notice And then she
I knew that he had not forgotten but
! that he was choosing 20 deliberately
/ ignore the incident.
| Just before they left the table she
4 SAID ntSlldJnglA.
! Warren. that bone is stili in my
/ throat I'm afraid something viii
| have 90 be done"
/ "Euh. so YOU had TO come 10 IL
/ Well. what's your idea OF what should
/ be done %" sarcastiCally
IL don't know dear. I'll leave
/ that 10 YOU"
This was intended to be concillia-
] tory. but Warren only shifted.
II you'd left il % me in the first
place I'd have had il out last night
Now come over TO the window.
Helen flushed. bat she followed him
meekly 20 the window and as meekly
opened her mouth.
How do YOU expect me 70 see like
thatT That's better" as she opened
! still wider. "Now take your hand
kerchief and draw out your tongue
At this Helen looked up imploring-
Is.