South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-18
HELEN CHAPERONEs ALICE
BROOKS AT Y BACHELOR
APARTMENT DINNER.
MABEL HEISBEItT URNER.

reasonable? Just because a tele2hone
rings--it doesn't mean it's a woman"
Just listen Is that the way he'd
talk 10 a man ?"
why. I'm sorry came the voice
from the hall ....."I sent the car
Z at four .........I thought. OF course.
he'd ge- there in time
Some woman borrowing his car"
whispered Alice.
why. surely they don't do that ?"
asked Helen. in "A shoe ked voice.
They dOn't?" with a cynical laugh.
Listen"
Yes. I'll see that it gets there in
time Thursday ........ No, can't
now. I'll talk that over when l see
you. Goodbye"
When he came back TO the table.
Alice kept her eyes on the plate in
strained silence. Helen tried TO keep
mp the conversation. But IL was not
very happy dinner. As the salad
was served the phone rang again.
Let il ring" he said, impatiently.
"Oh, would you disappOint one OF
your lady friends?" asked Alice, sar-
casticaly.
He Appeals to Helen.
lie laid down his knife and fork
with a helpless gesture. you see"
turning To Helen. she's absolutely
oDStSSeQ on the SUBJECT Sne : nag
gtng nee to desperation about IL. II
you could only make her see the un-
reasOnableness Of this jealousy"
"UnreasOnableness ?" asked Alice
bitterly rs IL unreasOnableness to
be Jealous when four or five women
call you up every evening""
The telephone was keeping up a
thrill persistent ringing.
III have that phone cut Off" an
grily as he threw down his napkin
and left the table.
Il knew you couldn't resist answer
ing it," Alice called after him.
"Oh, Alice, dont-dOn't you see you
are only aggravating him this way?
If you won't give him up-yOun have
TO take him as he is. You can never
make him over"
"Oh. 7 knOw-but I can't help il.
You don't know what il is to be con-
sumed with jealousy. Look. | haven't
eaten a thing. / can never eat when
I'm with him. There, listen" as
again his voice came from the hall.
Alice, you mustn't listen. 1t isn't
like you. And you shouldn't have
asked him who il was 'phoned. You
mustn't let your jealousy drive you to
such things What will he think of
you?"
HEP" with contemptuous shrug.
"Oh, he'd listen any time. He hasn't
il was useless to ask him who it was
he wouldn't have told me the truth.
He never does"
We'll, Alice" as he again took his
seat at the table This time it was
an old chauffeur Of mine who wanted
his pace back. You don't believe
me - as Alice made a disbelieving
motion with her hands.
How can when you lie to me so
often?"
Fairchid turned to Helen: There. |
YOU see-she's hopeless There's moth |
ing I can do that'll satisfy her"
We'll, I'm afraid we're not making 4
this a very pleasant dinner for .
Helen" Alice pushed back her plate /
with a bitter laugh. IF we intended \
to quarrel all the time. we might as
well have gone to a restaurant"
Coffee was served in the library and 7
the rest of the evening was as strain /
and unsatisfactory as had been the \
dinner
ITS always like this" murmured /
Alice, as they put on their wraps .
while Fairchild ordered the car. I'VE I
have not had a happy evening together 1
for months.
An hour later Helen was standing I
before the mirror in her own room, |
slowly brushing her hair for the night. I
She was living over every incident of I
the evening-the dinner and the drive 1
home
In way she could understand
Alice's love for this man. His charm
and magnetism We're undeniable. And /
yet his outrageous fiirtations with
other women? Were all society men
like that. she wondered Were none
of them content with the love of one
woman?
She finished plating her hair, slip
ped into a warm dressing gown and /
then sat down to write Warren his
nightly letter.
She told him every incident Of the
dinner. and of how il had all made
her realize more than ever how much
his loyalty meant.
"Oh. dear. am SO glad that I
have never known jealousy. Whatever
Misunderstanding or estrangement we
have habitat had never been the
cause You have always been true
and loyal to me. And tonight I feel
that after all that is the greatest
thing. love YOU. dear-Oh. so
much.
Good night HELEN