The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-29
Married Life
the Fourth Year
By MAsEL HERBERT URNER.


sheets, and the wind almost tore the
umbrella from Hclen's grasp.
"Oh, this is dreadful.' as she
stepped in a swirling puddle, splash
ing the water up over her shoes. Il
suppose we should have taken taxi y
If only it doesn't spot this suit,
complained Louise, holding her cling
ing skirt above her ankles.
They had reached the corner now,
but there was no car in sight.
Lets stand under here" running
to a sheltered doorway. "Oh, | hope
it won't hurt your suit apologetic-
ally, as Louise rescntfully shook her
vet skirt
1t seemed fully ten minutes before
a car appeared-an embarrassing.
awkward ten minutes for Helen, who
tclj responsible for this drenchinfi for
sha had stopped by TO ask Louise for
dinner as Warren had phoned he
could not get homo and she hated to
dine alone.
Louise Carson, who lived at a
"Woman's hotel always welcomed a
Dime. invitation-even one that came
at TIE last moment.
But as they left the hotel together,
the rain that had threatened all day
suggested taxi but with such evi-
dent reluctance that Louise murmured
a polite, "Oh, we can just as we'll
take a car.
Before the reached the car line the
rain was coming down in torrents.
I'm afraid it's crowded." explained
Helen, as they now ran out to signal
the approaching car.
The mOtOrman, ignoring their sig
nals. drove by without stopping, the
car wheels splashing them with water
from the rain-filed tracks.
"Oh, that makes me furious!"
"Well, there's no use standing out
here and Louise started back to the
doorway.
IN THE CAR.
The next car was just as crowded
but the mOtorman condescended to
stop and they squeezed their way
through the wet. ill-Smelling crowd
We shouldn't have taken this,
complained Louise Grossly. for to be
crushed against wet OvercOats and
dripping umbrellas was even more
damaging TO ones clothes and temper
than standing in the rain.
When they left the car they had
to step out into a pool Of water and
almost wade across the street
oh this is awful said Helen
why didn't | get d taXi?'
Yes, a taxi would be cheaper than
running our clothes" admitted Louise
ungraciously. now plainly out OF
humor.
There was a sudden laundering
crash, streak of lghtning-then a
binding sheet of rain.
Helen's thin silk umbrella was not
proof against this dOwnpour. and she
felt the water trickling through it
She felt. too, the steady stream which
poured from a point Of Louise's UNI
brella over her shoulder. but by this
time she was too wet and too des
perate to care
Silently, resentfullv. mserably
they splashed through this torrent
The streets were deserted. Every one
except themselves had sought shelter
Getting a little damp, girls?" called
a solitary man, who ran by with low
cred mbrella.
But Helen was too wretched ever
to feel indignant. At length the two
globe lights before the apar,men
shone in a yellowish blur through the
rain. The elevator boy looked midi,
astonished as they entered, drenchet
and dripping.
"Oh, don't let's look at ourselves,
pleaded Helen, as she caught
glimpse of her bedraggled hat AM
stringing hair in the elevator mirror
The feather on Louise's hat was re
4uced to a detected wisp. and her blu
cloth suit was soaking to the knees.
HOME AT LAST.
Nora opened the door for them Will
a cry Of dismay.
Put these umbrellas in the hG'l
tub, Nora. And don't serve d. ,
until quarter after. We've got t.
out of these things
Helen led the way to her dressin:
room and switched on the lights.
Now let me have your coat tax
ing hanger from her wardrobe; "ant
take your skirt off. I'll have Mora
hank that in the kitchen"
But Louise's blue serge coat ha<
faded through the lining on to he
silk waist. There were blue smudge'
on the shoulder and sleeve.
Take it off quick-Tll put it RICH
to soak in cold water. 1T all my
fault. oh, l can't tell you how sorr!
ami"
II Halan honed that Louise would