South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-12
SECOND YEAR OF
MARRIED LIFE.

Helen knocked softly on the door
of Mrs. Stevens room. There was
no answer. and she knocked again.
She was just turning away, thinking
that perhaps after all she was down
at the beach, when the door opened.
"Oh, I'm SO sorry woke you!
should have known"
I'm glad YOU did" laughed Mrs.
stevens. cordially. II always take
little nap after luncheon, but never
want to sleep long. 1t only makes
me stupid for the rest of the day.
Wait till l dress and We'll 80 down
to the beach,
Helen sank on a couch and looked
up at Mrs. Stevens with troubled
eyes. Its something / want to ask
you-something l want you to help
me in-and yet" with an uncer-
tain little laugh. as she pulled nerv-
ously at the tassel of her parasOl--
cit seems so foolish hardly know
how TO tell YOU" :.
Mrs. Stevens instantly interested,
surmising some domestic trouble, drew
up chair beside her.
why, you know, dear. encourage
ingly, If there's anything L can
but this is so foolish. It's about
that horseback ride Sunday You
know your husband asked if / could
ride and Warren answered, oh, yes.
Heleu's quite a horsewoman.' Don't
you remember"
Mrs. Stevens nodded.
She Was Terrified.
We'll, Tm-Pm not! I'm not I've
never been on g horse in my life but
once-and then / was terrified. But
long ago before we were married /
gave Warren TO understand that I
could ride-and I've had to keep up
AE
il must seem absurd that ] haven I
told him the truth, but the way It all
happ ened-somehow l never could
he used TO he so Strenuously athletic.
He STATED and rowed and was an ex-
pert tents and golf player-aud
could do none Of these things. Oh. /
used to feel so humiliatedi"
Helen hesitated a moment and then
went on, her eyes on the figures III
the rug she vas tracing with her
parasOl.
And one day. he said half teas
ingly. half in earnest, What little
house kitten YOU are! There's not q
single outdoor thing you can do ]
happened 10 be turning the leaves OF
a magaZine-and there was a picture
of a woman on horsCback oh.
don't know what possessed me out l
said oh, yes, l can ride. I used
to ride great deal ana 1 really can
ride very we'll And he answered:
Good That's fine There's no bet
ter exercise" OF course, that was
before we were even engaged. We
mentioned II several times afterwards.
but never had the courage to tell him
the truth"
Here Helen stopped over 10 pick
UP the parasol thai had slipped from
her nervous fingers. and went on nur-
riedly:
We've never been where they've
had saddle horses, so IL really hasn' t
mattered until last r'gnt--whcn you
suggested that we hire horses from
the stable here and go riding sunday
saying I had no habit, and you said
YOU had TWO and would drive IN to-
morrow and bring down both And
] protested at that. You said ali
would need was skirt and they had
those at the stables. So I could ut
get out of IT, And Warren is so
eager 90 go. He says he hasn't rid
den for years, and i VIII do him
more good than anything else And
that If we can make a reasonable ar
rang ment by the week wei both
ride every morning before he goes into
town. Now what shall 7 dO2 It
SENS TO me i can't tell him after al
these years
Mrs. Stevens laughed comfortingly.
why. my dear. that's very simple.
This is only Wednesday They've rid
ing instructors out here. ard all you've
got TO do is TO take as many lessons
rs YOU carr before Sunday
But ] couldn't learn il that timc,"
"Of course you car. I've never had