Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
Their Married
x Life -
Helen Has an Encounter with Two Arrogant, Insolent
Women at Charity Carnival.

""Ht 10 see her street clothes. They
/ want to see Just how much Of her
/ charm Is due to the footlights. and
( now old she really looks without her
make-up"
Helen was standing betwee, two
| women evidently friends, who had
| oeen talking across her, and we're
| now trying 10 push together in front
| or her Resenting this, she made an
| eHoft to retain her place.
suddenly she felt decided and
hateful push from the round fo+ hin
OF the woman on her right. This
showed her against the woman, on her
Left who glsred at Helen and pusbed
! her back
by thls time Helen was so wedgeI
! III mat she could hardly breathe She
'ohsed to get away. but her feminine
/ ooStinacy would not let her be forced
/ out by the rudeness of these two
women.
1 Ihey were both extensively over.
J dressed and their sunercilionr at.,-
'uoe ana affected voices bore all the
earmarks of the social climber They
exchanged meaning glances and inso-
/ lently slared at Helen.
| Then she felt them both nusbIrr
against her at once-vicious batefr1
shoFes of their broad hips. As this
united effort to force their way in
'ront of her was entirely a "bolov.
inc waist struggle" it was not no.
Hceanle to the crowd about them
fieien telt her face grow hot with
fierce indignation. She braced ber.
SCI to withstand another determined
shoVe, when one Of the women Law
olied a lorsnette at her. and said with
/ icy insolence:
I'm thank you. madam. no, IN
push"
At this Iielen's face and neck
turned crimson. Again they exL
4 changed glances. the other woman
struggling her sable shoulders with a
! disdainful:
/ some people are SO i'll bred.' :
Miserably Helen stood her ground.
She felt the eyes of every one nsar
centred on her. and her face burned
TO the roots of her hair Then her
hcart !eaped as she heard Warren's
! voice back Of her
Ready to go Had enoueho"
! "On, yes-yes" uuiverinciv. "ralxa
| me out of here"
Why, what's the natter" looking
| down at her flushed FACE and tremtl-
/ lous lips as he led her out of the
! crowd.
on it was CHASTITY! TWO OF the
most insolent women! They were try
! ing TO shove in front of me, and one
/ or them actually spoke to me! GlareA
| through her lorRnette and said IN
! thank you, madam, not to push
| Then every body looked al me-oh |
| thought I'd die of shame!" -
(which one was it," sayagety.
| That fat old girl back of your"
Helen gu,ped.
Well, I'd have landed her one on
| the jaw If I'd been there" drawing
Helen's arm through his with unex-
pected solicitude.
"Oh. how DARED she speak to me
/ like that?' ficrCely, unable to keen
back the angry tears. And the way
she called me MADAME"
"Why, Kitten, you're all a-tremble.
Here, this is the nearest way ont.
Might have known you'd get rough
handling in that sort of a swell mob.
I'd rather take my chances with an
East Side gang"
AS they came down the side stems
Warren paused with an impat ient.
"Jove, my hat and coat are out
front Just wait here minute"
"Oh, no-no!" with tremu!ous
laughing sob. Don't leave me
| gain"
Here. get these. will your" War
rem handed his check to an attendant
The boy brought the things and
helped Warren into his overcoat.
Mice lot OF females you've got up
there" giving him dime. They're
crowding around that rope like a
pack OF hungry hyenas"
They think Pavlowa's going to
dance. sir. but she isn't"
The devil she isn't! That mob
waiting up there for nothing?"
yes. sir. Pavlowa's already gone
TO her hotel. She was too tired to
dance again"
For the love of Mike" chuckled
Warren as he whislled Helen out into
the street Imagine all those old
hens still craning their necks to see
I that bare spot on the foor--and
nothing doing, That ought to make
you feel better"
SHE FEELS BETTER.
TT does" with conviction. exuiting
over the thought of those arrogant
women still sweltering in that crowd.
pushing and showing to see a bit OF
bare foor How foolish they would
feel when they found out!
"Wcn, / guess charity carnlvals are
not In our line, eh?' srinned Warren
as they came out on Broadway ablaze
/ with lights. The next time We bay
50 PERTH be for some other kind OF
a show
With a masterfulness that allowed Of
no protest. Warren beckoned for a CAV
and put Helen into it. For once sb,
( did not want to protest, bat leaned bsck
| WITH 4 Sigh Of content. 1t was soothi,"
10 aer hurt pride and vanity. this driye
I'M Broadway with Warren. tail ana dis
ttusuisned, beside her
4 She wished those two insoIent wons,
/ could see her now, And with the tru.
ypiri, OF feminine revenge. all the wa\
/ home she gloated over the picture Of
them stu standing there. pushing. sray.
! ne. croNd'rs to ser nearer that ropea-
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