Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-13

Their Married
=. Life Il
Helen experiences the dific Htes of peacemaker in
lovers quarrel

shouldered, coming toward them.
Helen caught her breath. How much
/ he looked like Warren
/ wv ell. this is luck, Already had tea ~
Yes. but wen order you some
Helen's laugh was a little hysterical,
| aud she dared not glance at Louise.
! Are you sure" he turned 10 Louise
that l won't keep you?"
"oh. quite sure" Louise's voice was
| low, but icy cold.
do you often have time for after
noon tear asked Helen, to give him
an opportunity for the explanation
she hoped he had prepared.
Unfortunately, no, but I had IN
meet man from the West here at
$3.50. Just left him when I saw YOU
It's curious how many westerner.
stop at :his hotel They used to go
! to the ABORT"
Louise kept her eyes on her plate
! nut Helen could see her hand tremble
as sac toyed with her ice.
NOW came silence, awkward.
strained. which Helen broke with
nervous. excited.
"ph there's Irene Moore and her
mother ] MUST see herr
The next moment she wag out in
the corridor flushed and tremulous
, Had her excuse been too bald? But
she HAD 10 get away, The strained
situation had been intoIerable.
Helen, unconscious OF her tightly
cIasped hands. her flushed cheeks and
her shining eyes. did not realize that
she was being watched with interest
oy several men sitting around the
lobby
But In n few minutes she in
sunctively turned to the shelter or
ne ladies' dressing room and sank
mo gi1ded chair, her heart beating
tumultuously
Row long must She stay away?
what would be Louise's attitude?
MIGHT not she too freeze up" IL she
suspected this was plot? Would
BOB be tactful? If only he would
sweep hNr Off her feet by his tender
ncss. Ist II he tried to argue-that
would be fatal. Louise's pride had
been terribly hurt He would have
10 meet her nuch more than half way.
what would he say frsto Helen felt
so much depended upon that, and the
way he would say this voice, his
attitude,
But what + they should say moth
ing-if they should merely carry on
suited strained small talk? What
thor few precious moments alone,
7 10 stay away too long would look
too apparent, so Helen reluctantly re-
turned to the tea room.
They were talking earnestly. Louise,
with svertad eyes, playing with tho
stem OF her glass. while Bob leaned
tensely toward her. At least they
had not been talking conventional
ties.
But the expressions OF both were
battling. Louise might have been
flushed from either JOY. or embarrass.
meht, and Bob's face was inscruta bio
I'm sorry to be 20 long but |
hadn't seen Irene for month";" said
Helen nervously.
At that moment the waiter sp-
preached with the check, and while
Bob took possession of 1t, Helen tried
desperately TO think of some way he
could take Louise home alone. II was
| plain that things were not settled.
Louise was already drawing on her
gloves, and as 1t was now almost six,
there was no excuse for lingering
We'll, shall we move on?" asked
Bob, as Helen turned to him expect
antly.
They made their way out through
NV 'SSbS, Nielt bob orOeEeu n TAXI.
Oh, | must 30 to Ardman's Tva
| got toto get some silk before they
close. said Helen hurrieoly, resenting
that Bob should leave all the schemin z
to her.
All right, wen drop you there"
IL was only n few minutes drive
TO Ardman's, and no one spoke on the
way. 1t was a relief when the cab
| drew W and Bob jumped out,
rs il all right" whispered Helen.
STOPPING TO kiss Louise good-bye
Il don't know" in low, tense
whisper,
Bob helped her out. and Helen
called back gay good bye to them
! both
"Stores closed. ,na'am." The HI,
doorman put out restraining arm as
Helen. absorbed in her thoughts,
started In Ardman's, IT'S after six"
! Closed exclaimed Helen, Devil.
dered
1t had been closed when they hn1
| driven uo! How fortunate that none
OF them had noticed II!
Shrinking from the glare OF the
subway Just now. Helen walked or
up the avenue. She was still trvine
to analyze 10 Uses whispered. Il don't
! know"
Was all this scheming to be Of no
avail? Were these two Impossible
| Would they quarrel all the way HON.
| and part more embittered than ever?