The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-01
Married Life
the Fourth Year
EY MABEL HERBERT URNER,


with no prices on the menu" re-
peated Helen In Amusement. Then
,hey can cnarse Us anything they
please?"
n hats the idea. Most of the smart
places in iaris never price their food
they're supposed 10 cater to people
who're concerned only with the quail
ity of the dishcs-not with the price,"
but Warren, WE don't want TO 10
to such Il place! I'd be SO worried
auout wha, the check was going to
be couldn't eat thing"
Well, were going to one right now
Tor dinner-Ca1e dArmenonviIIe. One
OIL the Snow places in the Bois. You'll
see more smart Parisians there than
you've seen yet. While we're over
mere were going to do Paris. What
difference uoes few dollars make
one way or the other"
But, dear, Pm not dressed for a
pretenlious place
We'll put on something light then
anything will do. They don't expect
americans to dress much. They think
We all come from sort of wild and
woolly west. All they want is our
money
much. laughed Helen. Not enough
" So " q pioSC " hCiC lASy oOu " lSc
their food
Guess we can stand it for once.
Hurry up-its almost seven"
A little later they left the hotel
Outside Warren raised his cane at a
passing taxi.
WARREN DETERMINED.
"Of course we've got to have a
cab impatiently, as Helen made her
usual protest. It's the only way you
can gee to that place. Now you leave
this to me. We're going to Armenon-
viile's tonight, and we're going to do
the thing right. Hang the expense!"
When Warren started out in this
spirit Helen knew it was useless to
try to curb him. He was in the mood
to spend money-and he was going to
spend it. She learned back in the
cab with a sigh of resignation.
But as this was Helen's first drive
through the Champs Elyses, she soon
forgot everything else in the beauty
Of the scene.
Under the trees, all along the drive,
we're chairs and tables, mostly desert
ed now. But from the gay gowns OF
the few people who still fingered
Helen could imagine what it must
have been an hour earlier.
I'll not have the time, but you
ought to come out to the Bots some
afternoon for tea suggested Warren
Nothing like it in the world. One OF
the snow places of Paris. There's
Armenonville's through there" point
ing to a mass of brilliant lights glim
Aering through a grove of trees.
Cabs. takes and victorias were
lined up three and four abreast in the
wide graveled driveways before this
famous restaurant
But we're not going to keep this
taXi? asked Helen anxiously, as they
waited their turn to drive up before
the entrance.
That's just what we're going to
do" snapped Warren. Well not take
any chances of getting one when
we're through"
To order dinner from an unpriced
menu, and to feel that taxi was in
dustriously ticking up the francs
the evening held little prospect OF
pleasure for Helen.
Warren led the way through the
spacious hallway to the garden be
yond. The place was like fairyland
with banks of red geranius, CLEAN
ing fountain, and ropes of colored
lights festooned through trees and
shrubbery. There must have been a
hundred or more tables on the lawn
yet all were taken, and a group OF
people were waiting.
"You stay here" Warren strobe of
determinedly after a headwaiter.
Helen's gaze followed him anxious
ly. She saw him slip some money
into the hand Of the suave Frenchman
and a moment later they were being
seated at one of the few tables that
had been reserved"
warren, l thought you didn't be
lieve in bribing headwaiters?"
well, you've got to do It here. This
is a show place. tell you, and you've
there all night without a table il
hadn't forked up"
HER FIRST CONCERN.
Helen's first concern was In the