El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-10
Their Married Life
Helen Meets Some People Who Do Not Quite Win
Wauens APPROVAL

AN@DAl NJ 4e-4H A-ANN-
TTzLEN was sitting on the veranda
Of the Seabreeze hotel with a
cool wind from the ocean blow
ing the paper that she was reading
almost out Of her hands
It was a typical seaside summer re-
sort but the town itself was fasciuat-
ing TO Helen, who had spent all the
preceding afternoon exploring its
quaint, crooked streets where the
people walked in the street with
vehicles Of all kinds, and all the stores
were built along one street like ser
les Ct bazars-
As she put down the paper with a
little sigh Of content a woman came
out and sat down in a chair near her
A large woman with huge blonde
c0iffUre and an elaborate morning COS
tune Of white crepe de chine She
looked at Helen out of the corner OF
her eve as though to size her up be-
fore speaking and then finally re-
marked languidly:
rs this your first visit TO Pine
BIuffs2 I noticed you and your hus-
band in the dining room and wondered
how you liked the place"
Helen, only too glad to have another
woman to talk to, smiled as she turned
slightly in her chair
yes, this is our first visit to the
Massachusetts coast
The Location Is Praised.
eG- III IS a nice place Il sure
you will like it The meals at this ,
hotel are atrocious, but the location is
so good that people come here any way.
OF course, the society IS nothing IN
less you happen to know some Of the
cottagers- They run everything on the
Carrie had told Helen the same
thing, but Warren had laughed at the
idea
~ -TrrE a ct went
and they charge a dreadful price for !
an outsider who wants to belong for |
the summer. And even then they are /
not over cordial; they give q woman /
an idea that she is not wanted unless |
she can present credentials"
You really can't blame them Tor /
that. in a way" veutured Helen
do you care for bathing2" she said /
stifflys changing the subJect aoru ptIy' /
and drawing her lace ruffles up from I
the wooden floor where they had been /
dragging ever since she had sat down 4
ssOh yes. my husband IS in now, but /
] haven't bathing suit with me. You
see we are Up here only Tor the week
end looking things over I spent all
afternoon downtown; isn't
it a funny toy town. I really couldn't
help thinking SO all the while I was
there"
yes, 7 suppose the place would ap-
peal to a new conner. I don't like I
walking about in the heat over much
myself. so ] very rarely 90 QOWnLOWu-
Most Of the cottagers have machines,
the country club Is so far out that It
Is really necessary unless you don't
mind riding in an automobile bus. They |
run those out as far as the club. Here
comes my husband I don't believe I
Know your name, Mrs.
introduces Her Husband.
Curtis" supplied Helen
This is Mrs. Curtis, Dick" said the
stout woman, rising.
my husband, Mr.. Raymond" ana
Helen bowed to short, rather jolly
faced little man whom she liked i'm
a great better than she did
Il have been telling Mrs. Curtis
about the place, Dick; she has never
been here before"
Suppose We stroll down to the
beach" suggested Mrs. Raymond then
you can meet your husband, Mrs Cur
It's and walk back with him"
Helen hated 10 say that she didn't I
feel like going for fear the Raymonds
might think she didn't care TO go, so |
she got up readily and walked to the I
End Of the veranda, followed by Mrs. I
Raymond.
A moment later they were all three
making their way along the crowded |
boardwalk toward the bath houses.
The water is rough this morning
oOks almost like a surf" said Mr.. I
Raymond, as they paused a moment I !
" the rail and looked out It was . \
ate, aud the beach was almost de-
erted- Helen looked around TO see