Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-01
Copyright. 1914, by International News
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Helen opened her eyes. conscious
tina the door had just been softly
opened. The room was cool and DARK
and the pink silk curtains We're pioW-
ing gently against the drawn pllnus,
but Helen felt vaguely lrritated. Tier
head ached violently, and she reuein.
bered now that she had told Nora not
I'm sorry to bother YOU, ma'am."
said Nora, %tiptoeing into Inc roe sas
you, she seems TO be IN roupt 90
some kind and | told her would see
Helen raised herself on one elbow,
and then forced herself to sit up, her
head seemed to throb more with every
move she made; but she sm'ieo a.
All right, Nora, I'll be out as soon
as ] can get some clothes on; rem
her I've been lying down. and open
the shutter. for me before you Co,
Nora unfastened the shutters and
pulled up. the shade, letting in q 1000
ing up her hair hurriedly. she didn't
want to keep Mis-. stevens waiting any
longer than she could help. What II
she would need all the sympathy and
comfort she could get.
Slipping into "a long frilly negligee,
Helen finally hurried out. II had
sprayer her forehead with headache
cologne; already the headache seemed
feel more like herself.
The Confession
oh, Helen" said Mrs. stevens ris-
1rnne TO meet her as she entered me
You, but 1 simply had TO see you;
wings haven't improved a bit since 1
saw you the other day, and l am mis-
Perhaps it would help you to tell
9ne about it," said Helen sympathetical-
%fession, and yet she knew that was
What Mrs. stevens had come for.
berhaps you'll think me foolish.
but you'll never know just how / feel
TIL you have to go through 1t your
self, and hope you never do"
aEien was silent. and Mrs. Stevens
DO you. remember little Minnie who
came to New York and went to work
oh, yes, the little girl HiI'S we all felt
pened to the child"
oh, no. nothing has happened to her
aside from the TACT that Mr.. Stevens
tached to her. and Mrs. Stevens look
effect her words would have.
Helen did not look as surprised as
Mrs; stevens had expected; in fact she
oh, Mrs. Stevens, tina child! I'm
sure you must be ~mistakenr's
I'VE ne had her out to lunch twice
about it, he refused to say -anything!"
of course said Helen. reassuring-
ingly. he probably didn't think any
thing about it. Why the girl is a
baby and it probably hurt him to
about it in the way you did. Tell me,
weren't. you angry and didn't you say
n lot of things you really didn't be-
lieve~9t ail?'
"WcII, perhaps I did. hut how would
yon feel If Mr.. Curtis should sud-
denly decide 1" take his typewriter
out TO lunch:"
Helen hesitated: to tell the truth
such a thing had never occurred to
her, and yet how easily it could hap
pen!
Blu don't you see. Mrs. Stevens.
that circumstances would change
everything? Warren would have no
cause to do such a thing. whereas Mr..
stevens has been personally interested
in this girl from the beginning.
surely there was some reason for his
doing what he did. Didn't he tell you
why he did it,"
His Explanation
Yes, he did try to explain. but |
said l didn't believe him, and after that
he refused to say anything more"
What did he tell you?' And Helen
leaned forward intensely interested.
Some story about the girl going
without food to send the money home,
and he had taken her out simply be-
cause he was sorry for her and want