South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-18

CHARITY BAZAAR AND i A BlSE<<AC
For the
Benefit OF the Sunlight lay Nursery
Grand Ball Room Of AstOr-RitZ Hotel. /
Wednesday. February 18th, 1913.
tickets ....--.--..-.- ....'' F-'0V
With a flush of annoyance, Helen !
put the tickets back into the envelope.
To begin the day with a headache and
a feeling Of general depression, ana
then 20 find only bills and appeals for
charity in the morning mail, was not
conducive TO amiability.
The only charities To which Helen
ever felt she could afford 10 contribute
were the societies for the humane
treatment of animals and a home for
aged horses. Her sympathies went
out most generously TO the helpless
ness Of animals.
The thought Of attending the bazaar
did not occur TO her, for she knew
Warren would not go, and she would
not 90 in the evening without him. So
she would have promptly returned
these tickets, had not Mrs. Caldwell,
one OF the patrOnesses, enclosed with
them her card.
Helen had met Mrs. Caldwell only
a few times. and felt she was presum-
ing on their slight acquaintance in en-
closing her card in this way. Ii was
as though she was trying TO make i'll
an obligation for her TO keep and pay
for the tickets. And Helen resented
this trying to capitalize a social ac-
quaintance.
a SnoODish Desire.
Yet she had a secret desire to retain
Mrs. Caldwell's good opinion. If she
had honestly analysed this desire, she
would have found it a snObbish one,
for Mrs Caldwell was a woman of
wealth and OF unquestiOned promi-
hence in public affairs.
So IL was not the need of the Sun
light Day Nursery or the good her five
dollars might do, that caused Helen
TO hesitate over the tickets. 1t was
wholly "a question of what Mrs. Cald-
well might think.
While having no particular social
ambitions, Helen was feminine enough
to want to stand well in the opinion
of a woman OF such prominence. But
would the favorable impression Mrs
Caldwell might have when she re-
ceived Helen's remittance be worth the
five dollars? To put it cTudely Helen
felt she could spend her money for
something that would be worth more
than Mrs CaldWellS note of thanks.
However, she did not return the
tickets that morning. She would wait
and ask Warren's advice. He knew
both Mr.. and Mrs. Caldwell, and he
might think it policy 10 buy the
tickets.
About the only time Helen had to
talk things over with Warren was at
dinner for If he did not go out after
ward. he was buried in the newspapers
and hated to be bothered.
Mrs. Caldwell sent me some tickets
for a charity bezaar-sOme day
nursery in which she's interested"
Helen announced that evening at the
table. IT'S next Wednesday, at the
Aston Ritz-wOuld you care TO go?"
Not on your life"
"a Personal Appeal
cr,, Enr- Ncr--i
sonal card with the tickets-and
they're five dollars. tvo-fifty apiece"
We'll what OF it," helping himself
to the creamed caulifower.
Il hardly know what 10 dO-whether
20 keep the tickets or not. You see,
she sent her card with them"
What's that got 70 do with it?'
why everything. Don't YOU see
It's almost personal appeal?'
Personal hddlesticks. The question
is-dO you want TO give five dollars TO
the day nursery or nOt2'
NO. don't" admitted Helen hon
estly.
well. you're not snobbish enough
TO give il because that woman sent
her card. are you? It's a piece Of
blamed presumption on her part. not
knowing you any better. I'll wager
she doesn't care a hang about the
nursery, but wants 10 see her name as
a patrOness. They've some pretty good
names here" reading the list, much
better than Mrs. Caldwells, and the
lower your social position the more
coin you're expected 10 bring in. Guess
that explains her card. You fire those
tickets back"
But YOU know she's a great friend
OF the Dawson's." demurred Helen;
Great Scott Haven't you indie
pendence enough 20 spend your money
the way you want to? II you want Ia
give So to the day nursery-gtve II.
But. for heavens sake. don't be
little snOb because OF what Mrs. Cald-
well or Mrs. Dawson or anybody else
may think That's a fine spirit Tor
dispensing charity
Helen fiushed She knew that War
ren was right. II she bought the
tickets 1t should be because she want
ed 20 help the cause. and not 10 court
Mrs. CaldwelTs good opinion.
Immediately after dinner she sat
down at her desk, determined TO re-
turn the tickets. When she had ad-
dressed the envelope she addressed
another 10 her tailor. His bill. which
had just come Law on the blOtter be-
fore her, 70 was for $40. for refining
and altering her last years coat
Helen had now q small bank ac-
count or her own. as Warren had de-
cided u was better 20 give her, at the
beginning OF each month. stated sum
Tor her personal and household eX-
penses.
So now she drew check for $40 70
I. Friedberg the tailor. and wrote a |
prim little business note Enclosed
find check for sic. the amount of your
bill"
Have YOU any stamps dear"
Without looking up from his paper |
Warren dug out some stamps from his |
vest pocket Helen sealed and stamp
ed the envelopes and took them out TO
the mail chute in the hail.
IL was Two mornings later TN