El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-23
3 Mabel Herbert Urner's Popular Series,
Married Lies Troubles
Helen Has an Intimate Glimpse Into the Life of Woman
She Has Never Met
BY MABEL HERBERT URNER

! it, Wasn't I fortunate to get it?"
! You certainly were" agreed Helen
( Two rooms and bath furnished, il
! this neighborhOod, for S7O-thats aw
That's just the rent of the apart
/ ment; she's not charging Tor the furni-
! ture. But 1 can't held feeling there:
| something queer about her leaving Sc
/ suddenly. Everything showed she
! hadn't intended to leave. Why, there
! were even eggs and grapefruit in
/ there"
How long had she been gone when
Just three days. There were still
some faded roses on her desk. I can't
get away from the feeling that there
u tragedy under it all.
, 1t does seem curious, admitted
Helen. Il never heard of anyone rent
ing an apartment and leaving every
l thing in it. Is this her picture?' taking
up silver frame from the dressing
1 table
q think it must be, for there's one
like. II on the piano"
The photograph On the piano had
! been taken at the same time, Tor the
was different. It was charming pic
I ture Of an attractive young woman Of
| about 25.
rs all this music hers?" Helen asked,
I as she put back the picture.
It's all her's-just the way she left
it. She must have studied in Berlin. .
4 opening one of the books IN which was
written; Irene J.. Mathews, 1lS KOe-
nigstrasse, Berlin"
And the bOoks?" turning to the
bookcase. Are these hers. tOO?'
Yes, and there are some unusual
things on that lower shelf"
There We're a few good editions, and
an expensive set Of Browning inscribed:
ITO I. L. NJ. from J. x. c." Several Of
hte other books were from y. K. G."
A Call.
While they We're looking through
Hello Who" Called Evelyn. ooh,
say IN see her down there. It's Mrs.
ONeii, turning to Helen, the woman
J. m trying to get work for. She'll stay
for ever If L ask her up. I'll not be a
moment"
Helen was now absorbed in the books
In copy Of Keats was written, j. K.
Griswold, Berlin; June, 1912. Out Of
this fell couple of kodak pictures
taken on board a steamer. There was a
girl standing by the rail- her features
the same as those in the pictures on the
piano The other print was man,
tail. good looking, in shaggy steamer
coat.
Already Helen's vivid Imagination
was piecIng together q romance. They
had met in Germany while she was
studying music. They had returned on
the same steamer.
Then, as she examined more closely
the man in the kodak picture, She
manteL Yes, they were the same. Il
was strong face, but the face Of a
man of the world.
She was still studying these whhen
the phone rang. 1t was the one on the
desk, not the house phone by the door.
Hello" mans voice, deep and Vi
brant, Il want 1884 Plaza"
Helen glanced at the number on the
phone Yes, this is 1884 Plaza"
Il would like to speak to Miss
Miss Mathews is not here. She
left town, believe"
Left tOwn%' echoed the deep voice
when will she be back?"
Il really don't know anything about
it," explained Helen. a friend of mine,
Miss Ford, has rented this apartment"
Rented the apartment L don't IN
derstand. You say some one has rented !
Miss Mathews's apartments"
", yes; shell be back. in moment |
with her hand over the phone, Helen
to Evelyn.
some ones calling up Miss Math- /
ews You speak to him"
Evelyn explained briefly that she |
knew nothing of Miss Mathews, that [
she had taken the apartment from ali 4
agent only two days before.
NO I don't know her address" she 4
assured him. Ct don't think they know
lere, for they're forwarding the mail to
Ter bank. Why, yes, if you wish.
But there's really nothing more that I
y
Hes not coming here?" demanded
Helen tensely.
Yes but only for a moment-he saws
lie must see me. What do you suppose
t means?'
Did he give his name?"
mo, but he'll be here in half an hour |
ierhaps 1 shouldn't have let him come"
The Solution.
That's the mani" Helen pointed eX-
itedly to the picture on the manteL
I'm sure it is His name is J.. X Girls
void! They've had some quarrel-and
he's gone away"
Evelyn was impressed. It did seem
lausible, though it sounded like a story
rom q popular magazine
When the bell rang, Helen, in a fIut-
er of excitement and expectancy, set
led herself in the farthest corner Of this
ouch, while Evelyn opened the door
1t was the same mani He had been !
raveling-had lust got back from a |
rip. Helen's mind decided this in a !
ash. Perhaps it was the long coat and !
oft hat that gave the impression of
'avelinS.
Before he spoke he looked searching
r around the room and then back to
velyn :
I'm sorry to intrude but II there IS 9
lything at all that you can tell me :