South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-06
SECOND YEAR OF
MARRIED LIFE.

Helen had been home ten days now
and while these first days of her re-
turn had not been all that she had
dreamed they would be, still she had
been very happy. Though Warren
was not as tender and affectionate,
as she had hoped. yet he was far
more considerable of her than he used
TO be.
The heat had been trying, and made
him at times more irritable. But she
could see he tried not to vent his dis
pleasure on her. And that had been
one of the things that had hurt most.
Whatever the cause of his anger or
discomfort, he used always make her
feel that it was in some way her fault.
That fearfully hot evening they had
taken the car ride had been
the most unfortunate one since her
return. Warren had been undenia-
bly, irritable and sullen then. War
rem hardly spoke TO her on the way
home And she had gone to bed with
heavy heart, fearing that he was re-
lapsing into his old spells OF irrita bill
ity But he had made up for II the
next morning in saying as he started
off:
TAKE it easy tod y. kitten. Keep
as cool as you can, and tonight we III
go to a roof garden. That'll be better
than a crowded trolley ride. How
about having dinner there?"
"Oh, no, Warren, we mustn't dine
out so much. You know how eX-
pensive it is. Let's have dinner here
first-just something cold, and then
go to the roof afterwaTd."
"All right, economical person. as
he pulled at loose strand of hair.
Paying Her.
"Oh, you're mussing me all up.
"
mussed," brushing her hair loosely
over her forehead. There now, go
look at yourself in the GLASGOW
look like the girl on the magazine
cover"
when he had gone she did run TO
the mirror, and not only was her
slightly dishevelled hair becoming,
but her cheeks were softly flushed
and her eyes shining from warren 5
unaccustomed compliment.
He so rarely said anything of this
kind 10 her that she treasured every
word And now she was more than
ever glad that since her return she
had made 10 herself--to always wear
fresh and dainty house gown every
morning for breakfast and in every
way TO make herself as attractive as
Her resolve that Warren should
never again see her carelessly or un-
becomingly dressed, she had so far
rigidlv kept. And she felt that the
compliment he had paid her this
morning was worth all the time and
effort IL had cost.
So instead of spending an unhappy
day brooding over his harshness OF the
night before, lust because he had SAID
what he did this morning. everything
was fright" again And she went
about her work humming happily.
! THAT evening they went TO the roof
garden. and again the next night
| But each day grew hotter than the
one before.
| Warren vowed repeatedly Ihal III
/ would never spend another summer
| in this apartment, but he admitted II
would be better to wait until 1t was
cooler befOr" they again went apart
| ment-seekink.
The papers had daily announced
| that the morrow would bring relleI-
/ Rut the thermometer kept steadily
| inward until now. the eighth day of
the heat wave dawned hotter than
any that had come before. The air
was sitting.
| warren had laid all night on a
couch in the front room and Helen
had her bed drawn close under the
window, but neither had slept. Win
| fired too. on her little cot by the nur-
| ser,, window. had been most fretful
| "Helen." Warren demanded sud
| denly. his chin in the air as he strug-
| gled with his collar. chow long viii Z
take YOU TO pack up for week at
the seashore p 49,.
| a week ar the seashore
ives. this thing has reached the
/ limit We're not going 70 stav herr
another night in this heat. Wen DC
sick II We do
! But where can We go?
ITO one If the hotels at some nearby
beach-there's plenty Of them"
Planning Their Trip.
oh but can We afford it2 You
know how expensive IL viii be -
"Itn be cheaper than having all OF