The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-27

heard some American women talk
ing about delightful hotel. l
took down the address and looked
it up at once. The rooms are SO
beautiful and so moderate, that l
couldn't resist engaging them.
do hope you won't be annoyed
but this place is so dirty that l
felt l couldn't stay. l am going to
get cab and move the things
over now, SO everything will be
in place when you set there. The
address is Hotel Ronceray, ~
Rue Montague. You can get a
bus on the corner that will take
you to the door. l will pay the
bill here. Hastily. HELEN.
Still fearing that her courage might
be short lived, she determined to act
quickly. Resolutely she went down to
the office and asked for their bill. The
man seemed surprised and displeased,
for he had plainly expected them to
stay several weeks.
Helen was amazed at the bill. She
thought there would be only the room
for one night and breakfas t-but
there was a charge for light, service
and bath. However, she was too glad
to escape from the place to make any
protest, and little later she was in
a cab with their baggage on top,
driving to the new hotel with feel
ing of mingled glee and awe at her
own temerity.
1t was just three by the French gilt
clock on the mirrored mantel of the
rose tapestried sitting room, when
Helen closed the door after the por-
tiers who had brought up the baggage
Even before she took off her hat
she made an eager, interested inspec-
ton of every detail of the rooms. They
we're luxuriously and perfectly ap,
pointed. Everything was in exquisite
taste.
1t would be over three hours yet be-
fore she could expect Warren. But
she had no desire to go out in the
blazing, mid-afternoon sun, for the
heat was sitting. She would spend
the time in unpacking, in getting up
their laundry, and in going over her
clothes. which after the week on
board ship needed attention.
1t was a real JOY to shake out her
gowns and hang them in the spacious
closets, and to arrange her clothes in
the white paper-lined drawers of the
chiffonier and dresser. The rooms
were so beautiful that there was a
sense of luxury in just moving about
and getting settled in them.
At. six o'clock she decided suddenly
to dress-to put on her white chiffon
evening gown. She would lay out
Warren's evening clothes, and when
he saw her all dressed he would hard
ly refuse to dress too. They would
live up to the luxury of the place!
To sit down and arrange her hair
before the low dressing table was a
Il pleasure Helen thought of all
the hours she had to stand before her
high bureau at home, and resolved to
have a dressing table like this as soon
as she got back.
By half-past six she was trailing
about the parchment in her white chif-
fon gown, looking at herself in the
mirrors with which the rooms abound
ed, and feeling as though she was liv-
ing in a play The very foreign at
mosphere of it all added to the charm.
Although it was hardly dusk, she turn
ed on the electric lights, which glow
ed softly through their siiken shades.
SHE GETS ANXIOUS.
For once Helen was TOO excitedly
happy to worry over what Warren
attitude might be. Surely, when he
saw how beautiful the rooms were, he
could not be angry at her having
moved.
But at seven she grew anxious. He
should be here by now. What if they
should not give him the note at that
other place? They had not liked it
because she had left-would they
take such a revenge? She had left
the note in the box with the key