Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
HELEN is TORN WITH SYMPATHY
AT THE NEEDLESS CRUELTY OF
A LOVERS QUARREL
BY Mabel Herbert Urner

BY Mabel Herbert Urner
Looks like Bob and his girls had {
row." announced Warren at break
fast.
Helen put down her coffee cup will
an explosive.
mol"
We'll 1 met him yesterday. Looked
pretty glum. Admitted he hadn'
seen her since Tuesday"
What was 1t about? What did hi
say?" demanded Helen excitedly.
Bob never says much, but they've
quarreled all right"
"Oh. I'm so sorry. ] was afrait
they might clash
We'll If they can't get along, they'G
better find that out now"
They haven't broken their engage
ment! 1t isn't that bad?"
Warren shrugged his shoulders
Bob didn't give me any particulars
Men don't babble like women abou
those things
''He stopped in here yesterday" re.
hected Helen, 'and the day before
about five. Do. you suppose he thought
he might meet her here?"
why should he think that?"
Because he said last week she was
coming some afternoon soon to make
her dinner call. l wonder" eagerly
IF l could'-
Now see here-dont you get mixed
up in this! You let Bob manage his
own affairs. If I'd any sense,
wouldn't have told you. Now you'll
BE stewing around here all day, try
ing to think of some way to BRING
lhem together"
1t was as Warren had surmised
All morning Helen worried about
Louise whom she pictured eating her
heart out in her longing to see Bob
yet too proud to make any overtures
She wanted to call her up, bul
feared it might seem like an intru-
sion. However. she stayed in all after
noon with the vague hope that Louise
might call. \
Louise Calls
When at halfpast four the phone
rang and the boy announced Miss
Whitmore," Helen's intuition was con-
firmed.
Louise's face veil did not hide her
pallor, and even through her gloves
Helen felt that her hands were cold
This isn't just dinner call, and
I'm not going to pretend that 1t Is.
with the direct frankness that Helen
l have-have quarreled ?"
'Why-why no." stammered Helen
untruthfully, with the thought tina,
it might make Louise more comfort
able.
well we have" Louise's voice was
quiet, but Helen felt the controlled
CULVER, "and II don't know just how
it's coming out"
"Oh, but every engaged couple has
m disagreem ents," comfortet
Helen. You mustn't take a mere
lovers quarrel too seriously
II haven't seen Bob since Tuesday
He hasn't phoned or written"
Have you?" asked Helen.
"Oh. no." with a flash of pride
How could II"
What was it about? But perhaps
you'd rather not tell me-" quickly.
"Oh, it began with such a trivia
thing! 1t was last Tuesday, Bob called
up and wanted to take me to dinner
said I'd be glad to go, but tina
afterward I'd have to attend a meet
ing of our Animal Aid Society. BOZ
said cut the meeting and we'd go to
the theater. But we're organizing q
new branch of the work--a rest farm
for worn out horses, and l felt / ought
to co.
Here was another bond of common
interest, thought Helen, who was
Seenly in sympathy with every char
ty for animals
Bob was furious, but finally per-
suaded him to come with me. I'm
fortunately there was hardly anyone
at the meeting and we accomplished
very little. All the way home he
ieered at women's societies, said they
were all impractical and never accom-
plished anything. He blamed me for
spelling our evening by what he called
my sheer obstinacy.' oh, L don't re-
member just what we said after that
we were both so excited''
"I know = know" murmured
Helen, how one dispute leads to an
other until YOU grow desperate"
The Right Word
That's the word-desperate! We
both said things we didn't mean. He
stayed till twelve, but the more we
talked the more the breach widened.
The last thing he said was that when
| wanted to see him I could let him
know. He wouldn't trouble me again
until he heard from me-"
What cruel position to put you
in," murmured Helen.
"It WAS cruel!" Louise caught her
breath with sob. "He had no right
to make that condition. Now he's
waiting for me to send for him. and
CAN'T And hes-he's so unyielding!
I'm married to his brother" an
swered Helen, simply.
You don't think should make the
overtures, do your" with a fierce
pride. You wouldn't, would your
Helen thought of the many times
she had done the making up" with
Warren, but she evaded the question
"No--no, ] can't I would be un-
utterably wretched If l was con.
stantly. humilating myself. 1t may
be obstinacy, but | never could give
in when knew was right. I've tolG
Bob ell this, and he said we'd arrange
our lives so there wouldn't be any
chance for disputes-but how can we
We've been engaged less than g
month, yet this Is only the culmina'
ton of a dozen .quarrels."
Helen sighed 1t seemed SO hope
less.
"Oh. L can't analyze my love fol
him. only know no one ever hat
such hold on me. And he-he'.
so undemonstrating, at times he's al
from me since Tuesday
With an impulslve gesture Heller
laid her hand over Louise's
"I want to tell you something tina
may help you a little Bob was here
both yesterday and the day before
about five. j know now he came
thinking he might meet YOU"
What did he say? How did he
seem ?"% breathlessly,
''IIe only stayed a moment. He
made some excuse about coming fol
a reference book of Warren's. But
know now that was only an excuse
md IL wouldn't be surprised if he't
top by this afternoon"
The color rushed to Louise's face
and she dropped her eyes to hide the
light in them There was a silence
of several moments; then suddenl
She rose u She was again utIite male