South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-01
SECOND YEAR OF
MARRIED LIFE.

When Helen entered the closed.
blind drawn, dust-cOvered apartment
her first impulse had been to give way
to hysterical sobbing. But the prompt
appearance of Mrs Grady, the jani
tors wife, to help her unpack and
straighten out, had checked her tears.
Helen had some knowledge of Mrs
Grady'S gosiping tendency, and de-
termined To give her no chance TO talk.
Il wanted to surprise Mr.. Curtis,
she explained, $50 i sent for Della to
meet me, not knowing that Mr.. curtis
had closed the apartment
"Oh, yes, ma'am, Delia's been gone
for more than month And Mr.
Curtis, he amt slept here since
AS soon as she could, she got rid OF
Mrs. Grady. She wanted to be alone
when she telephoned Warren.
1t was not quarter of four. she
would let him come at once. Some
how now that all her plans had been
miscarried, she had not the heart TO
put on the dainty gown she had plan
ned. She was too tired TO do any
thing but lie down until he came.
She went to the telephone and gave
his office number. Would he Know
her voice at once? How surprised he
would be, In spite of her WEAKNESS
she thrilled with the thought that in
a moment she would be talking to
him.
Gone For the Day.
Hello, is this 1925 Cortland? VIII
you give me Mr. Curtis?"
He has just left" answered the
girl.
"When will he be back?"
why. he's gone for the day
Gone for the day. Oh, 1 must
reach him somehow This is Mrs.
Curtis. I've just gotten in-he was
not expecting he. Where can l get
him nOw?" .,-
| hut 7 don't know where you could
reach him now. He just left about
/ five minutes ago.
Helen hung up the receiver in de-
spair. She could no longer check the
tears. How miserably her plans had
! failed. oh, why had she not teleoo
graphed Warren in the first place
| WHY had she planned this surprise;
| And now must she spend the whole
/ evening and night here alone On
no. no; she could not-that would De
/ too hard
She had had no luncheon and little
! breakfast. for ii was always dllllcuiI
| for her 10 eat on a train. And now
the faintness of hunger was added 10
/ that of fatigue.
She could call up his mOther's-h he
might be staying there. But she
shrank from letting his people EnoW
that she had managed SO badly That
| she had arrived with no one 10 mocS
! her and was now forced 10 telephone
| around for her husband!
The Carlton club. he mlsht DC
There now, He often stopped there
on his way from the office. And to
call him there would be so much less
| humiliating than telephoning his fam
| ily.
Not At the Club.
"Mr Curtis is not here he finally
announced.
DO you expect him in during the
Il can't saw as to that. Sometimes
he comes IL 49, sometimes he does
Mt"
well. if he should come. won't
YOU tell him that Mrs. Curtis IS al
home and wishes him 10 call her up at
once?"
yes. ma'am. I'll see that he gets
the message"
There was nothing 10 do but 70 call
up his people. He might not go 10 the
club at all. And she could not spend
the whole evening and night alone.
tt was a maid who answered Wheh
Helen finally called up his home. she
was glad she did not have 20 talk
with any member of the family Just
then.
NO. Mr.. Curtis was not there" the
maid informed her.
But he is STAYING there. isn't he
Doesn't he sleep there ~ nights now