Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-19
Their Married Life .
Copyright by International News Service.

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marked Warren, and Helen was just
about to ask him If he thought her
too pale, when a sudden thought
checked her. Perhaps 1t would be just
as well not To tell Warren what she
had overheard; she would keep ii to
herself and some time when she could
put the gown on for Louise she would
ask her opinion. Somehow, she did
not believe that Louise used anything
of the kind.
A moment later the curtain rose.
and for the rest of the evening Helen
was enthralled with the play. The
situation was very strong. with many
tense moments, and Helen hardly
spoke, even between acts.
Wasn't II good, dear she queried
when it was all over and they rose
to so.
"Oh, I don't know. I'm not so very
strong for a play of this kind. l
wanted you to see something YOU
liked, you know, and | knew this
would be just about what YOU wanted
should think you women could get
enough sorrow out of real life with
out coming TO the theater for more.'
Helen followed Warren out of the
theater and together they mingled
with the crowd on Broadway.
Where shall we so for bite to
eat. might. as well do things up
brown!"
Anywhere. dear. YOU know it
doesn't make a bit of difference to
me-"
"All right, Wen 90 right in here
they can fix up lobster in here as
we'll as they can anywhere in New.
York. Are you hungry?"
1t was quite gay little supper with
Helen looking her best across the
table; the rose colored shades casting
a Fai int fy,l- hcr oh lS nd
Warren was most considerate. AS they
stepped into the apartment later Helen
thought that she had had quite as nice
a time as she had expected.
They walked on into the front, and
a moment later Nora unlatched the
kitchen door and came to the door
of the living room.
Did you get your telephone mes
mage, Mrs. Curtis? l waited up for
fear You wouldn't find it, There it
is written out over on the table"
Warren picked up the paper and
glanced over it casually before hand
ing it TO Helen.
Nora had scrawled across the paper
the words Mr.. Atkinson called up"
Helen read the message with a
queer sinking of the heart, and then
she looked across at Warren. Nora
had slipped back to her room, now
that the message was off her mind
and Helen was inwardly glad for fear
Warren should decide to ask her
questions. That would he too humili-
ating, and if the thought should hap
pen to strike him Warren would think
nothing of Cross-Questioning Nora.
Helen felt somehow, as though the
time had passed when she could spend
a pleasant evening with Warren. Some
thing always happened to spoil IL all
Helen Tries to Explain the Case to
Warren
Warren had been regarding her
steadily for some time. Not angrily
as she had supposed he would, but
with a surprised look in his eyes. Be
fore he could speak Helen crossed the
room to his side, something inwardIy
driving her on.
Il know it looks as though I have
not told you the truth. Warren" she
said slowly. but ! assure you from
the bottom of my heart that I know
no more about this man than you do
The whole thing sounds like a joke to
me, and II l can look at ii that way
surely we can laugh at it together p"
Warren said nothing even then. and
Helen, feeling as though it would be
useless to say anything more, went
on into her own room. She wondered
as she took her hat and slipped off
her gloves If this sort of thing would
ne Kept up lnuennltely. II anything
more happened she could hardly ex-
pect Warren to believe that she knew
nothing about il.
And yet there was nothing she
could do, absolutely nothing, unless
the thing happened to blow over while
she and Warren We're out of town.
For long time after the light was
out she tried to think of a possible
reason for such attention from a man.
Was 1t going to mean an estrange-
ment between Warren and herself? ?
Surely not that.
(Another installment of this story
of everyday life will appear soon.)