South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-06
THIRD YEAR OF MAR
RED LIFE.
BY MABEL URNER.
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1t was a typical London hotel room
Large. dark. high-ceilinged and the
furnishings had an air of massive
solidity.
There were long red velvet hangings
at the window. and the bedstead.
wardrobe and dressing table were of
heavy English walnut over the open
crate was a broad marble mantel.
The velvet window hangngs and
marble mantel seemed to Helen par
tiCulaTly impressive. They gave the
room an atmosphere OF gloomy gran
deur which satisfied her ideas of an
old and fmOus London hotel.
Here. can't We have any more
light" demanded Warren. frOwning
into the mirror before which ne was
adjusting his tie. push back those
curtains there
Helen drew back the heavy hing
inEs. but outside was only grey
stone wall. lit might have been dusk
instead OF eight in the morning. Then
she turned on the electric light, but
for all that large room there was only
one small bulb dropped on wire
from the center of the ceiling
Warren looked up with contempt
Uous. huh, that's "A brilliant iuumin-
alton for "A room like this? We'd have
"A dozen OF those at home"
Yes. / know, but I'm a way a lot
Cf lights would sl2oil this room. The
ElOOminess seems 10 make il more dis
tinctive"
Wei. what want is a decent
light to shave by. and III have il
TOO If ! stay here. Where's that
clothes brush ."
Here's the whisk broom dear, YOU
put the brush in your suitcase.
He got it out and turned slowly
round while Helen brushed his coat.
Ready now You know We're not
coming back up here after breakfast
yes. dear. I'm all ready. putting
her ha' 0in in at a more comfortable
angle. and taking up her gloves,
purse and Baeceker.
For heavens sake hide that
guidebOokl Get a newspaper 10 fold
NJ in. YOU needn't faunt your Amer
lcanism-its evident enough Now
come on.
Here. we'd better turn out that
arclght-it burns too much electric
ity-" And all the way down the hall
he Chuckled at his own joke.
They had breakfast i'm the dining
room by a great high window which
reached almost TO the ceiling. and was
hung with the same dark velvet
hangings. 1T was delicious English
breakfast OF eggs. bacon, toast and
orange marmalade.
IL was just nine by the clock in the
drew Warren To q pause on the hotel
steps. as she looked upand down the
unfamiliar street before them.
The First Day.
Dear. just think. this is our first
day in London. Think OF all the i'm
pressiOns-all the mental pictures
Wen store up today"
Now. we've got no time TO SEN
timentaliZe We've got 60 be on the
lob here every moment. You can
moon over things when YOU get home.
Here. Vel go around this way TO
the Strand"
The Strand, Helen had So often
heard that name. and now in a few
minutes she would see the street
itself,
But the Strand was very different
from her expectations. Instead Of
the large stately stores that she had
pictured there were innumera BILE
small shops. with their show win
dows crowded with goods Gloves
canes. umbrellas. ties. collars. shirts
were displayed in miscellaneous as
sortment
Why Warren. look how they hang
their goods in the windows Surely
these are not very good stores 80
Good as any. That's the way all
the shops here show their stuff. Crowd
everything they can get into the win
dows
But look. dear as they passed a
jewelers. where countless watch chains
and silver trinkets were hung close
against the window pane. with the
price marked on each Why. il
looks like a pawn shop
But that's the way the best Lon
don jewellers display their goods"
Here we'll cross over at this cor
ner- ] want you 10 see a famous old
chop house just below"
4 New Rule.
AS they crossed Helen was aston