The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-22
Married Life
Fourth Year

HELEN tied ner cap CarcIully
around her head and gave last hasty
look at herself in the one tiny glass
that the bathhouse afforded. The door
Of the bathhouse next to hers was ajar
as she came, out and she concluded
waiting for her at the office. He
hated SO to wait for any one and
Helen was never ready on time, no
matter, how hard she tried.
He wasn't at the office, however,
and Helen stopped 9 moment by the
railing to sec If he had gone down to
tho beach.
Come on" said a voice near her
suddenly "How long do you expect
mo to wait out here before you put in
an appearance? I've been way out to
the beach and back, and the waters
great, can tell you. All nonsense
about your not wanting to 60 I'M"
Helen had awakened with head
ache and had remarked at the break
fast table that she didn't feel like
making any effort to 60 in bathing,
and as usual, Warren had ntpped the
idea in the bud
"Of course. you want to 60 H."
he remarked. It'll do you good!"
And Helen had given in, thinking
that perhaps Warren was right after
all. Now her head, which I'm the
ably, felt better and she was ready to
agree.
IT really do feel better, dear; think
the water is just what need"
"Of course it is; nothing like it to
tone a person up" and Warren. strik-
ing deep water, began TO swim, leaving
Helen in the shallowsr water, while
she stopped to rub her foot. The
beach was rocky and Helen did not
possess a pair Of bathing shoes. Con
sequently she hurt her feet ever time
she went in. She had meant to buy
a pair down town, but every time she
mentioned the fact Warren had said
she didn't need shoes.
IF you'd go off the steps as the
other women do instead Of wadtng
out till you reach deep water, you
wouldn't strike 50 many rocks" he
had remarked scathingly. For Helen
was timid in the water and, although
she swan very well, she preferred to
go tn slowly rather than to feel the
water above her head al soon as she
stepped off the pier.
WARREN is INPATIENT.
Don't stand STILL" called Warren
Strike out; the exercise is what you
need" And Helen Immediately began
to swim. The rush of the water and
the blood pounding through her body
refreshed her for time, but she
hadn't been swimming long before her
head began to ache violently. She
| turned over on her back and began to
float, but the pain was SO bad that it
almost blinded her. She was subject
to bad headaches and she knew well
that lying down in a dark room with
sleep at her finger tips was the only
thing that ever did her any good
Warren always laughed at the idea OF
giving in to headache. He main
tanned that Helen coddled hers and
made them worse In consequence. re
forget about them WAS his method oil
driving them away.
"How's the headache?" said Warren
swimming over to her just as she had
decided to go back to the hotel. III
you'd swim around and not brood sc
much about the different things that
all you you wouldn't always have
something the matter with you!"
! Helen felt too tired to argue, she
| knew that she ought to get out of the
| water, but she hated to think as War
rem said that she had no capacity fol
pain OF any KIND. she would stay Out
until he himself suggested going in
| even if 1t killed her.
Suddenly everything began to gel
black around her, she didn't seem tt
have any strength, not ever enough
for a couple Of strokes which would
carry her into safety. Her throat be
gan to get dry, and she felt hersel
| dropping under water. Was she goint
to die without any one knowing it
She remembered vaguely that people
who drowned had peculiar sensation:
before they lost consciousness, an(
then she forgot everything but The
pounding in her head, which sounded
in her ears like her own heart beat
ing. And then she remembered moth
ing till she heard Warren's voice
coming from far away.
SHE REGAlNS CONSCIOUSNESS
shes coming to; now she'll be al
right. We'd better get her over to the
hotel as soon as possible"
She knew that there were people
standing around and she kept hel
eyes closed purposely. She was lifted
into a machine and a few minutes
later was stretched carefully on :