South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-10
SECOND YEAR OF
MARRIED LIFE.

Helen, mother and father are COM
ing down Saturday afternoon to stay
over Sunday. I've spoken to the clerk
for the room across the hall from
ours. They'll enjoy it down here for
a day or so"
Why yes-that will be very nice"
Helen's voice was not enthusiastic.
Il asked Frank, too, but he wasn't
certain about it. However, he'll look
after himself if ne comes"
"Oh, then your father and mother
are coming as-as our guests?
"Of course. What do you think :?
They're always entertaining us. Why
shouldn't l invite them down here for
week end? You've no objection TO
that--have you?"
Why no, dear; L was just asking. ="
You mean you're thinking of the
expense. That's it-isn't it,"
why Warren, I merely wanted to
know if they were to be our guests.
Is there anything wrong in asking
that"
mo. but your voice implied great
deal more"
But, dear. if you put meanings into
my words that aren't there can't
help that. Surely you know I've
never objected in any way when you
chose to entertain your people"
I'm not so sure of that Anyway.
IleN re GOfIllllk uOMll mere a-<AALA ICY
10 stay until Monday And / want
things to be mighty pleasant for
them, understand"
why, you know, Warren, I'll do
everything I can
''T'hen That's Settled" He Said.
Then that's settled. They'll be
down with me Saturday afternoon.
was said of their visit until Saturday
morning. when, as Warren left for
town, he said again that they'd all be
out on the $3.50 train.
Helen was not miserly and she
would have been glad to entertain
his people, in this or any other way,
REGARDLESS of the expense, had she felt
they could afford it, But she knew
how often Warren did things they
could not afford, for which she had
TO pay afterward with the most rigid
economies about the house
Their two weeks stay at this sea
side hotel would be most expensive.
And now he had invited his father
and mother TO stay with them over
SUNDAY 1t seemed a most eXtrava-
CANT thing.
Had his people been poor and un-
able 10 paw il would have been dill
ferent. But his father was a close.
thrifty man. And while he was will
ing to entertain his married children
I
any trip where hotel or restaurant
charges would be involved.
Only once since Helen's marriage
had her father-in-law invited them 20
dine at any public place, and tina was
the evening OF Edith's graduation. Inc
whole family was there. and after the
exercises he had asked them over 10
a cafe.
And Helen had never forgotten his
careful scrutiny of the menu the
economy with which he had ordered
and the dispute he had afterward
with the waiter because of what ne
claimed was an overcharge.
Although Warren had said they
were constantly being entertained BY
| his neoDle. Helen knew that for every
time Warren and she had dined there,
they had in turn dined with her. And
now that he had invited them here
| for a week end il seemed 20 her a
most uncalled for extravaganza.
Helen Goes To the Train.
But she was determined 10 make
their visit as pleasant as possible ana
TO enter into the spirit OF any out
/ ings which Warren might plan Sne
knew that any effort on her part %
I curb his expenditure would only nav
the effect OF increasing them.
BY g O'Clock she was dressed IN a
fresh white gown and started 10 the
train TO meet them. While Warren
! had not asked her 10 come % the sta
ton She felt that II would be a cOur-
teous little attention which would
| please him.
She had left Winifred with the
, young nurse girl they had been fortu-
nate enough 10 secure out here.
The train was late and Helen
amused herself by looking over the
newsstand gay with the mid-summer
magazine covers.