South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-01
In The Realm Of The Woman Reader

Warren was later than usual this
evening With an air of things ac-
oompHshed he threw down some
papers he had brought from the Of
zee
We'll, I've engaged passage on the
Velconia for a week from Saturday.
Think you can get ready?"
"Oh. Warren HeIen's JOY and as
constituent were almost too great for
words.
Here's a plan OF the the boat" TAX
ing some papers from his pocket.
sails at 10 O'Clock
But, dear. ] thought Mr. Griffen
wanted YOU 90 &c this saturday"
lie aid. But j couldn't be rushed
of on a couple Of days notice Have
TO get my affairs in shape here"
And you really think j can go,
too ?" breathlessly.
Just asked if YOU could get ready,
didn't I? Griffen is going 10 pay my
expenses and I'm going to pay yours.
lie wanted 10 do il all. but / told him
I wouldn't stand for that"
But viii my going make it very
expensive? Can we afford ito" an
xiously
Vow, I'll attend to that. All you've
GOt to do is 10 get ready"
"Oh. Warren. il viii be wonderful
You know I've never been on the
ocean. And London, Oh. just think
what it VIII mean"
Warren was studying the plan of the
steamer which he had spread on the
table. Now. here's our stateroom-
$50. That's ON the saloon deck They
offered me a larger room on the deck
above, but they're always prOmenad
ing or washing the deck up there just
when YOU want to sleep. / had that
kind of a room once, and ii was an
Internal nuisance"
Dear" slipping into his lap. Il can
fardly believe II, I'm almost afraid
I'll wake up and find il isn't true"
''Wen. you'll have to wake up and
hustle TO get ready in time.
You'll have To do everything here
at the house. I've got all / can man
age 10 get things In shape at the Of
flee. Let's see. You haven't "a steam
er trunk. have YOU 20
Helen shook her head.
Then Wei have TO get one. Have
the Janitor bring up mine tomorrow
and I'll look it over. Think that lock
has to be fixed"
Dear. yOull have 10 tell me how 10
pack-what TO take"
We'll. don't take q lot of truck
whatever you do. just some good
warm things for the steamer. And
for heavens sake have some close fit
ting hat or hood 10 wear on deck
none Of those fly-away things to catch
the wind"
And what viii I need in London 20
eagerly. evil it be colder there?"
NO. Just about the same as here.
But you'll want couple of evening
gowns You can't dine anywhere
there unless you're dressed"
You can't" in establishment
Not at the good places. That's a
strict rule and they enforce il too.
You sec more evening gowns in the
restaurants there in night than you
Go here in a whole season"
Where are we going to stop-at a
hOtel?" Helen's voice was athrill with
excitement
"Of course. and n good one. Have
10 put up a good front if I expect tC
put over deal like this" Then sud
denly looking at his watch. How
about dinner? I've got to get back tc
the office tonight"
ooh, Warren. YOU do-and you're 50
tired2 Must You go tonight"
Yes, and every night this week il
I expect to get things in shape"
Helen hurried out to the kitchen &c
help Della put the dinner ON the table
Mr.. Curtis has TO 60 back To the
Office" she explained. ''No. don't take
time to cream the potatoeS-juSt serve
them that way"
Warren bOlted his dinner i'm alb
stract silence, unconscious of what ht
ate, while Helen was too excited tC
eat anything at all. Usually il irritat
ed him when she merely minced at hel
food, but tonight he was too muct
preOccupied TO notice.
"I'll not work much later than ten. >
as he hurried of. You'd better bt
making a list OF the things that yoJ
want 10 do or take That's the only
way you can get through lot OF WORK
IN a short time
Warren's advice TO make a list
was unnecessary. for Helen's list,
making habit was deep-roOted she
never thought of going shopping with
out first making a list OF the thing:
needed
But this evening she was too much
excited for list-making. The idea o