The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-21
Married Life
the Third Year
BY MABEL HERBERT uRNER.


"Oh, Warren, l am sure lit wouldn't
hurt me! l have been SO careful.
Surely I can go out this evening"
"UM-I don't know about that. If
you have relapse-you know what
that will mean. How does your throat
feel now"
ut is so much better today. And If
we come back right after .dinner-that
COULDN'T hurt me-"
"All right. Get on your things. But
mind. now. wrap that throat up good
Half an hour later, when they reach
ed the street, Helen took his arm with
en eager:
"Oh, dear, it seems so good to be
out again.
"Of course it does. But we don't
want to overdo it." He was frown-
ingly studying the signs OF the pass
Ing buses, and now he waved his
cane at one and hurried Helen toward
1t.
"Oh, dear, can't we go to the top?"
as he put her inside.
Not with that throat | told you
we weren't going to take any chances.
And don't talk--keep your mouth
closed You want to keep out this
might arr
WARREN's TREAT.
You haven't told me yet where we
are going" ventured Helen, after a
few blocks of obedient silence.
Wait and see how you like it. 1t
isn't a smart restaurant but you can
get as good food there as anywhere in
London. Come, here's where we get
Off
1t was a most pretentious looking
place At the entrance stood two
doormen splendid in their plum-color-
ed. brass buttoned uniforms.
They entered a foyer deliberately
decorated with palms and statues
Warren led the way up the broad
stairway with it's velvet covered bal
ustrade to balcony filled with tables
The head waiter seated them at a
table by the railing, which gave them
sweeping view of the hall below
why. Warren. | thought you said
this was not a smart restaurant
sit isn't. We would had to dressed
II it had BEEN
But it is so elaborate and SO beau
tifully decorated. And very impress
sire, too--Iook at those marble col
umns''
Yes, that is curious thing about
a
o. it isn't 1t is not question of ap
pointnlents Lavish expenditure never
gives a restauran Mt prestige heTe-tha'
depends entirely upon its patronage
The smart people don't come here
that's all. So you get good food ard
good service at a moderate price.
"Moderate! Why this looks Ike a
very expensive place.
"Well. it isn't. There, throwing her
menu the waiter had just brought
There is dinner for three ana six
that you couldn't get in New York fol
twice that"
Three and six" in amazement
"Why that isn't ninety cents
"Eighty-seyen and a half"
You don't mean we can get this
seven-course dinner here for that?'
and ripping good one. too
Here the waiter placed before then
large flat silver dish, divided int
eight partitions, and holding various
hors d'oeuvres-~anchovies radishes
olives. sardines, salami and Severa
mixed relishes which were new t.
Helen.
h. They serve these over here instead
OF oysters" commented Warren, as ht
helped Helen to tiny portion of each
ooh how delicious. and how inter
eStlng! Wnat Is tnlS, GEAR. 1ueS'
little green things?"
Il forgot what they call these"
"COnSOmme or cream of asparagus
sire" asked the waiter.
They gave the soup and the fish ant
the entree order. Then Warren called
for wine list.
What long wine list.' exclaimed
Helen why, there is pages of it,
Huh, they know something abou
wines in this country There are al
special vintages and back here are tn
ordinary brands. You can get goo,
wine cheap-about half Of what W
have to pay for it. And you can ge
vintages up to any price. Let's see
I think a quart Of that No. 80 will b
pretty fair. That is only two shillings
You would pay dollar and quartz
at home for the same brand
Here the orchestra at the end of tn
great dining hall below broke into
familiar American ragtime air. 1t wa
large orchestra men beside
the leader. They wore the same plum
colored uniforms as did the waiter
and Attendants. To Helen that chea
American tune seemed curiously OF
of place in this elaborate dining hal
for in spite of the moderate price tn
whole place had a dignity far beyOn
the eXorbitant New York restaurant
"Oh. Warren, what ARE these?' &
the waiter brought on large plate
tiny fish, smaller than sardines, an
fried so dry and crisp that there we
not a grease mark on the white papt
dolly on which they rested.
THAT is whitehall. Something yC