South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-22
By MABEL HERBERT URNER.

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I distance about this time every even
Ing. I'd be so worried If he didn't"
But isn't that very expensive p
Helen could not help but ask.
Yes 1t means four dollars for the
first three minutes-and L almost al
ways talk longer. / know its extrava1
CANT and we really can't afford it, but
l simply have TO hear from him once
a day"
Helen made no further comment,
but she could not help but wonder at
the devotion Of a husband who every
night would telephone from Detroit
to New York. She remembered the
time she was at her mothers in Mis-
souri, and had not heard from War
rem for two weeks. Almost in des-
peration she had called him up one
night on a long distance phone. And
he had been furious-had roared at
her for doing such a senseless extrav-
agant thing Yet this man telephoned
his wife from Detroit every night
II was a little after when the
phone rang Mrs. Chiffon sprang up
with an excited:
There he is now! Tell her to con-
meet me In my rooml I'll be there in
a moment" And she dashed out
down the hall.
She's perfectly wild about him."
| smiled Evelyn indulgently, when she
had told the telephone girl that Mrs.
| Chiffon was now in her room, and had
closed the hall door, which she had
left open IN her haste
Does he really call her up every
night?" asked Helen, unbelieving.
Yes. 1 don't think he ever misses.
| She gets a letter from him every day
toO-and they've been married almost
| five years"
Why was this woman so loved?
wondered Helen. She was pretty and
| charming in her languid, clinging
way, but what had she TO give to re-
ceive such devouonI There was
knawing envy in Helen's heart. All
| her life she had so yearned for love
yet how little had been given her.
Evelyn talked on Of other things,
but Helen's thoughts were with Mrs.
Chiffon and of her priceless possession
| OF such a love.
In a few moments there was
knock at the door and a laughing
"Can / come in again." It was Mrs.
| Chiffon. radiantly happy.
HE says he expects to start back
in two weeks. I just had to come tell
you. Now won't you all come in my
room and have a glass of sherry and
some fruit cake-some that was sent
from home Christmas?"
I'D love TO, but / must GO. L sim
ply ran away" exclaimed Helen, land
must get back before Mr.. Curtis
! But you left word where you were
going. didn't your" asked Evelyn
"Oh yes, but 1 want to get back
first. never go anywhere at night"
Surely you'll wait until he comes
for YOU" exclaimed Mrs Chiffon.
The idea of having Warren come
for her had not even occurred to
Helen. How could she make a pam
pered, petted idolized woman like
Mrs. Chiffon understand that her hus-
band would not think of coming for
her.
"Oh no. L wouldn't want him to
come. He'll be so tired-there'd be no
use Of his coming way up here"
''Why-of course. he'll WANT to
come. You don't think he'd want you
to go home alOne!" insisted Mrs. Chill
ton.
Helen hesitated. It was really only
a quarter of 10. and she felt sure
Warren would not get home until after
IL, so she consented to stay a few mo-
mentS longer.
Mrs. Chiffon insisted on 'phoning
down to the office to say that Mrs.
Curtis was in her room, in case any
one called for her But Helen knew
only too we'll that-there would be no
call.
The sherry and fruit cake were
delicious, and Mrs. Chiffon with her
dainty belongings had made her hotel
room most attractive. But a quarter
after 10. in spite Of their protests and
assertions that Mr.. Curtis would soon
be after her, Helen broke away.
All the way home in the car Helen's
thoughts were still of Mrs. Chiffon
and the love her husband gave her.
h a1lra n
ment in her life? What difference
could anything else make as long as
she had a love like that? What must
il mean to have some one care enough
to telephone half across the continent
every night?
Has Mr.. Curtis come yet" she
asked anMously of the elevator boy.
"Why yes, ma'am, and hes gone
out again.
"Gone out again." in establishment.
Didn't he leave any word?"
mo ma'am. but 1 guess he's gone
after YOU"
Helen's fingers trembled with ex-
element as she unlocked the door.
She rain straight 10 Maggie's room.
A light shone through her transom.
Maggie" she called, did you see
Mr.. Curtis when ne came in? Did he
leave any word with your
mo ma'am." coming to the door
in her flannel wrapper. II heard him
come In and go out. but he didn't say
nothing. 7 guess he went after you.
It's too bad he missed you"
The note Helen had pinned on the
hall lamp shade was gone. So he had
read il and started after her,
re did care! A thrill of joy swept
through her He could not bear TO
have her coming home so late alone.
Perhaps all the time he cared more
than she knew.
There were men like that whose
instinct was TO hide every expression
of sentiment. If only she could learn
10 believe that there was real tender
ness behind his gruff indifference.
She had tried TO believe this before
but she would believe II now. She
had not dreamt OF him coming after
her. Surely there was proof of his
love and anxiety
BY the front window she watches
for him-her eyes full of tenderness.
She was full Of self-reproaches. too
that because Of her he had gone out
again when he was prpha b1v Very