The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-25
PAGE EIGHT
Married Life
the Fourth Year
BY MABEL HERBERT URNER.

"Oh, that's lovely! How Ane the
work Isl" enthused Mrs. Stevens. as
she shook out the hand-embroidered,
Iace-trimmed, beribboned petticoat
Yes. I'm sorry / didn't get two like
that" admitted Helen. But l got a |
nightgown with that same bow-knot
embroidery" taking from the drawer
lacy garments.
Isn't that dear? l do love a night
gown trimmed around the bottom, put
you hardly ever see them. you olon
get that for ten francsT
mo; that was more. Eve forgotten
Just what but it was nearer twenty.
"That's four dollars, isn't it," unused
Mrs. stevens We'll, you couldn't get !
nightgown like that here for four
dollars" Il
Yes, think you could, and it
would be better made. See how care !
lessly that lace is set in. Some OF the
things I've had washed are almost
coming to pieces.
We'll. anything you don't want I'll
be only too glad to take And you
must let me have those combinations
nodding to a couple Of garments she
had laid aside. You just said you
were sorry you'd bought them
We'll see," laughed Helen. evasive-
ly. for even though she was d1sap-
pointed in some of the things she
had gotten in Paris she shrank from
the idea of selling them.
"Oh. what's that? You didn't show
me that. Oh, how DAINTY! DO Slip 1t
on
1t was a lace teagown of sheet
French muslin, dotted with sprigs of
tiny pink rosebuds Helen slipped it
on over her dress and fastened the
pale-pink satin girdle at the side.
ONLY s12.
"Tbat's the softest, daintiest thing!
1t just suits you! If you don't mind
id love to know what you paid for
that"
Il think that was only 60 francs
s12 l just happened to see 1t in the
window of a little shop near the Bon
MarChe.'
why DIDN'T you get me one?" re-
proachfully. You know l said before
you sailed If you saw anything partic-
ularly cheap and attractive
Emily! Emily" called Mr.. Stevens
fro mthe front room where he was
talking to Warren.
Yes, dear, in just minute
"Oh, before we go in | want to give
you this" and Helen took out small
parcel wrapped in tissue paper. Its
just little souvenir.
Nov you SnOulQn nave uOne tHdI,
began Mrs. Stevens.
Helen thought she saw look of
disappointment cross her face when
she found it was only a dresser scarf,
but her thanks were most effuslve.
Il hope it will fit your dresser
"Oh. I'm sure it will! And it's just
what I needed"
That was what Mrs. Stevens always
said when anything was given her, but
Helen still had the feeling that she
had expected something more.
And I got you pair of gloves,
too" impusively. six and half
that's your size, isn't it?'
Nov, really, you shouldn't" pro-
tested Mrs. Stevens as Helen took out
a pair of long white kid gloves that
she had not thought of giving her un-
tt just this moment. She had bought
them for Warren's Aunt Fannie But
that scarf was not enough-she HAD
to give Mrs. Stevens something else!
"Oh. what beautiful soft kidd
Helen, what was the name of that
place we went to-just beyond the
Dead Rat?" called Warren. THAT frs
ky placer
Cafe Royal, wasn't it," she called
back.
And when she and Mrs Stevens
rem was giving a glowing account of
their night at the Safe Royal.
But we left just when things were
getting lively regretfully. Helen
here got cold feet. and wouldn't stay"
''Why, dear. we stayed until after
ard it couldn't have been much live
lier.'
Oh. 10 tell us about it! Was it
one Of those really wicked places?'
asked Mrs. Stevens. eagerly.
'Wci, you wouldn't call it a Sun
dsy-sthcol entertainment" grinned
Warren. They certainly whopped it
UP. F1istiest place we struck"
"Hen1!. do take that address, if we
Should go in the Spring.
i've got the address all right. Cur
tbs has put me on to a lot of places
But we'll go slow on these restaurants
where they've no price on the menu.
well | don't know unused War
rem. I'VE didn't find them so high
Prices were pretty stiff-but no worse
than they soak you here"
'Oh, thought some of the prices
were awful" demurred Helen. "And
you never did tell me what that din.
ner in the Bots cost. Tell me now?'
for the expense of that evening still
ranked in her mind.
I've forgotten shrugged Warren
"but it wasn't so bad About the only
place where they really tried to soak
us was the millinery shop, where that
woman wanted to bluff you into pay
ing $50 for that hat"
Il didn't give her much encourage
ment.' laughed Helen. I'D never
have gone back there if it hadn't been
for you"
"Why. did he want to pay $50 fol