South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-19
THEIR MARRIED LIFE
By MABEL HERBERT URNER
PRICES DINNER
DINE On
BY MABEL HERBERT URNER.


BY MABEL HERBERT URNER.
peated Helen ia amazement Then
with no prices on the menu" re-
they can charge us anything they
please 2'
That's the idea. Most Of the smart
places in Paris never price their food
they re supposed 10 cater TO people
" hO're concerned only with the quail
icy Of the dishes-nOt with the price"
But, Warren, We don't want to go
to such a place. I'd be so worried
about what the check was going to
bel couldn't eat a thing"
We'll. were going To one right now
for dinner-Cafe d'ArmenOnville.
one of the show places in the Bots.
You'll see more smart Parisians there
than you've seen yet. While we're
over here we are going to do Paris.
What difference does a few dollars
make one way OF the Other?"
But. dear I'm not dressed for a
pretentious place"
well. put on something light then.
Anything viii do. They don't expect
Americans To dress much. They think
we all come from a sort of wild and
woolly west. All they want is our
money
Wei. don't think we've got so
much" laughed Helen. Not enough
to go 10 a place where they don't
price their food"
Guess we can stand it for once.
Hurry up-it's almost seven"
A little later they left the hotel.
Warren raised his cane at passing
taxi.
Warren Determined.
"Of course, we've got to have
cab" impatiently as Helen made her
h. "
can get TO that place. Now you leave
this TO me- We're going TO Armenon-
Ville's tonight. and we're going TO do
the thing right. Hang the expense"
When Warren started out in this
spirit Helen knew it was useless to
try 20 curb him. He was in the mood
to spend money-and ne was going to
spend It. She leaned back in the cab
with a sign OF resignation.
But a. this was Helen's first drive
through the Champs Elysees she soon
forgot everything else In the beauty
of the scene.
Under the trees, all along the
drive. were chairs and tables. mostly
deserted now But from the gay
gowns OF the few people who still
fingered. Helen could imagine what
il must have been an hour earlier.
"PH not have the time but you
ought TO come out TO the Bots some
afternoon for tea" suggested Warren.
Nothing like il in the world. one o.
the snowy places of Paris. There
! Armenonville's through there" point
I ing To "A mass Of brilliant lights, glim-
merfng through a grove of trees
Cabs. taxis and victorias were lined
up three and four abreast In the
wide gravelled driveways before TINS
famous restaurant
But were not going to keep this
taxi2" asked Helen anxiously as they
waited their turn to draw up before
the entrance.
That's just what we're going t?
/ do" snapped Warren. "WePn not
take any chances of getting one when
we're through"
To order dinner from an unpriced
menu. and to feel that a taxi was IN
dustriously ticking M the francs
the evening held little prospect OF
pleasure for Helen.
/ Warren led the way through the
: spacious hallway to the garden be
VOnd The place was like fairyiand,
with banks of red geraniums. a gleam--
ing fountain. and ropes OF colored
lights festooned through trees and
shrubbery There must have been
! a hundred OF more tables on the lawn,
yet all were taken and a group OF
people were waiting
"You stay here" Warren strobe
off determinedly after the headwaiter.
HeIen's gaze followed him anxious
". She SAW his slip some money
into the hand of the suave French
man. and 81 moment later they were
being seated at one OF the few tables
that had been reserved"
We'll you've got to do II here.
This is a show place. I tell you, and
you've GOT TO come across. Wed
have stood all night without table
if 7 hadn't forked up"
Her First Concern.
! IIelen's first concern was in the
menu large card with n fantas-
/ tically decorated border OF Holsters
and crabs. She had hoped all along
| that Warren was wrong and that the
/ prices would be given. but there was
not "A single figure. This bill OF fare
| was 10 show what you could get-nOt
! what YOU would have to pay for it.
"Oh. dear just order one or two
things I'm not very hungry-and
YOU had luncheon, didn't you2"
But Warren only glowed at her
and gave his order 90 the waiter 10y
checking off with his pencil some 81
the dishes with the longest and, as
Helen thought. most expensive look
ing French names.
Vow. see here" when the waiter
had gone. this isn't so bad as you
| think. The theory of this Is that
I they charge in proportion TO what