The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-05
We'll. take care OF yourself. /
meet you here about seven"

meet you here about seven"
Helen watched him hurry out through
the revolving doors. Vaguely depressed,
she went back 10 the room alone
ne next hour she spent In unpack-
ing. IN going over her clothes which
needed attention after the week on the
steamer. There was button on her
snoe. a rip In a too-narrow skirt and a
spot on Warren's dinner coat.
Then she made list OF the soIIed
clothes FOR the laundry. She would look
UP one outside--hotel laundries we're al
ways high. Her handkerchiefs ano
gloves she washed In the basin ana
hung about the room
Then came the dreaded task OF wash
ing her hair, which was ciingy and
sticky from the sea air on the wall
by the telephone was the sign:
Ladies hair dressing parlon on first
noor. ShampooinR. 4 shillinEs: facial
massage shillings; manicuring, shin-
But much a. Helen hated 10 WASH
her own hair. she felt that she should
not spend the four shillings 20 have IL
In her own bathroom. with the snrav
ana every convenience. n was hard
enough. but here. without even running
water. she found 10 q torturous proceps.
Every time she changed the water sbc
feared the heavy howl would slip from
ner soapy hands When they we're here
before warren had dropped one on the
siop laT. She still had visions OF that
crashing catastrophe
STOPPING over always made her head
sche, and when she Strengthened M
sick and dizzy
The mirror reflected her pale face and
aripplnE. stringy hair. Why ala the
English Invariably place the drcss.. ~,
front or the window The riartor
| light from the unahadsd upper sasb
would make any one look hldeoua
showed the dresser from before the win
dow. topping over bottle az toft.t
Mste, She could have cried with cheer
~ was not often that HELEN raw. 49,,
% temper. but now her ewes afisd
WIN angry tears. Her head throbbed-
che was wretchedi
, bet her fret day in London should
had wondered what changes the ,rer
he9 nnde in the streets and shops she
nAd planned her first excursion through
ficcadilly and uu Oz ford street
And now she had wasted the morning
- over her clothes and hair she
1S 5g 81 80, ~, herss,t 2 sick headache and
wad of paper lay On the rug before
49, Rad served g. a wcdEe 90 tip
when sho moved the dresser A. ne
picE,.,d9 ~ 90 90 replace o. she caught the
Reads her husbands maine s,,,,-
those killed then wanders thro8@s
streets insane
Mr' W p Edyards % q nuckirr
streets boz pitiabie condition tfe, w.,
band lieutenant in the Thidr LAM
Waa Mlled nt the siege Of aa
me rest waH torn orr with a ruan
mere came 90 Helen the rcnIirafior III
her own petty lrrlfahlfIff. War rv.e
were SUI vet with femurriah fanra
Hue had worked herself uu..ut.nr ,rHafa
How much she had How da.rf.
frateful she ought fn brAIf anf.
,auHe warren was coming back co Hs.r
~ Ut she thought ~ this woman nf fE.
COUNTLESS women fu whom ..rfarE -.
now an hour of anguish How fualrf.ff..
.Hnf ill othTr worries would seem fo
th'nI Ut onlf thfIr husbands were Hfff..
from outside came the sudden ianafinr
Notes - hurdf sturdy Tho aIr 49,
ZOO Save TIE klur Wrfen frs,Eaf
down 20 the street hoInu ehars. u
Weathcrbeafen old woman vas arIfdi,e
out thc tune from an orran drared win
en- fnriieh nar
InuIndfuI IN her u~f n.fr NJ.