Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-03

! was here yesterday. and I know
must have seemed stupid"
Wen, there hadn't been any raj,
that summer and we talked abou
that. but I felt all the time that
was being appraised that she wa,
wondering whether | would max,
warren good wife"
That's exactly what [ felti An,
when his sister called--oh, I wa,
even more embarrassed with he,
than with his mother"
| es, L can understand that, Car
RE is always little formal" The,
fearing that might sound like a crit
clsm' Helen added hastily, "but Tn
sure you'll like her when you know
her better"
They were getting along famousl,
now, the restraint and awkwardnes
were wearing away. Helen liked thi
glrl, and felt instinctively that the,
were going to be friends.
suddenly Louise turned to her will
an impulsive. WIZ
fThere's something l want to ash
you. Il hardly know how to mi
Tits about Bob. mean it's abon,
the little differences Bob and 7 have
know L m quick tempered, but were
constantly having-well. they're al
nioSt quarrels. You see Bob's so SET
y ri
I'm not exactly pliable."
Louise paused, as though exneo+;, =.
Helen to make some comment thnn
She went on with a confused it'll
laugh. ueu ilttle
,u wonder If two people who clash
ike this before they are marriad
even though they love each otber
very much, if-if they will clash
DONE
uon suppose there were ever
Two people who always agreed" mur-
INJURED Helen guardedly.
The Cause
NO of course not. but If pob
@1uid only be willing that we
SHooLDN'T agree-that 7 sbould
nave my opinions and he hisl Rut
ne Insists on my always accentinp
ms views. For instance. last niohf
we went to the theater. "The Problem
UnsoiVed'-perhaps you've seen # y,
Helen shook her head.
Weil' ON the way home Bob be-
canle lncensed because Wouldn't
agree with MS criticism of the wom-
an $ character. OF course it wasn't
of any Importance, but he insists IN
me always yielding my opinion-and
! CANT! ! don't see why I should. y
proudly. You don't think 1 should
do you?"
Helen faltered a confused "Wbv M
no, of course not"
Mr. -Warren-doesn't al
ways expect you to yield in such
.nihss Lungs does he?" persisted Louise.
On, forgive me-" as Helen flushed.
oont mean to be personal, but at
tunes Bob's disposition almost fright
ems me. If I yield to him now feel
RI always have to. And don't
think either of us would be happy
that way-do you?" rp'
NO." there was a suppressed tre-
NOR In Helen's voice, "a wife should
not allow her husband to whoilv
dominate her. Yet it's woman's ma.
ture to yteld-particularly when she
loves great deaI'' w
Il do love Bob great deal. moro
tnan ever thought 7 could love any
one. But I'm not always going to
give in to him! I don't think it woulI ID
be good for either of u.s.
Helen longed to cry out that She
was right! AS she valued her happi-
ness, she must not begin by submit
ting to Bob's domineering nature. She
must never allow her own indiyiduaI-
lty to become submerged in that of
her husband. =
That this had been her own mis-
take, Helen knew. From the bepin- :
ANS SIG Hdu dilOWeQ Warren'S mas
terfulness to dominate her. She
wanted to tell Louise this and a great
deal more-but her sense of LOYALTY
to Warren kept her silent.
Helen Has Regrets
She felt Louises disappointment at
her evasive, guarded replies And
now, as though regretting her i'm
pulsiveness to which Helen had not
seemed to respond, the girl became
more restrained and quickly turned
the conversation to less personal
subject.
1t was not until after Helen had
left that she realized how almost
cowardly had been her evasion. This
young girl, frank, earnest, sincere
had come to her with straightfor,
ward questions of problem which
she rightly sensed might affect her
whole life-and Helen had not had
the courage to answer her.
For the moment Helen felt an
overwhelming sense of responsibilitv
She was almost tempted to go. back
to tell Louise just what her own life
that II she married Bob: to warn her
that If she married Bonn, above everv-
thing else she must cling to her own
individuality. Never must she make