Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-26
Their Married Life

his eyes that Sne nau never remem-
bered seeing before.
She smiled family as he whispered,
Anything the matter?" and shook
her head vigorously at the idea of
such thing.
Warren Tries to Set Helen's Fears at
Rest
Tent she a darling. though, War
rem. and isn't it wonderful to have her
back ?"
Warren had pulled up a chair close
to the bed. Shall | put the window
down." he whispered. And as care
fully as Helen herself could have
moved, he moved over to the other
side of the room and poiselessly closed
the window and pulled up the shade
a very little. Then he came back and
sat down in the chair.
You're not worrying about her
now, are you?" With a return of his
reassuring manner, which somehow
comforted Helen even while it did
very little toward entirely quieting
her fears.
Helen nodded. I'm afraid 1 am
dear; 1 guess I'm not so very brave
myself, but 1 could stand II a lot
better If l could have it done for
her"
Don't be foolish" said Warren
gruffly, although Helen suspected a
great deal of tenderness was hidden
under the brusque speech. You'll
be surprised when you find out how
little it all amounts to. 1t isn't as
lif she hadn't plenty of strength
But Warren. you know that Win
fred has never been at all strong
That's because you have always
been only too glad to imagine her
delicate. You women foster weak
ness in children
Helen was about to protest indig-
! 1T 4 l.
Surely this was no time for argu-
ment.
She'll be running around just like
any other healthy child after this is
over" Warren went on. hardly MOTTO
ing that Helen had not replied to his
remark. You know a thing like
this always affects more than one
faculty in a child. 1 remember that
Bob was operated on for adenoids
when he was about six
Wont 1t Be Fun to See Her Grow
Up?"
Really, dear?" picture of Bob in
his sturdy six feet of manhood rising
before her. And you're sure her
age is all right?"
Certainly, didn't the doctors say
so? What's the use of working your
self all up about it, anyway"
There was silence between them.
breakfast.
Wont it be fun to watch her grow
up?" said Helen. suddenly, too i'm
press with her idea to care whether
| Warren would agree with her or not.
She'll be going to school in a
couple of years." said Warren, voic-
! ing his thoughts. mo teaching her
at home; I want her to have plenty
of chance to expand
Don't you think she could expand
at home?" said HelerS Indignantly.
II don't want her to be a molly
coddle If she is a girl" went on War
rem, "and children should be together.
You'll have plenty of time to influence
her after school,"
The temptation to keep Winifred
with her as long as possible has been
one of Helen's pet ideas. She had
hoped to postpone school until the
child was eight anyway, and now
Warren was insisting upon having
| Winifred start in at an early age.
Winifred stirred suddenly and then
opened her eyes wide and looked up
at Helen, who bent over her quickly.
Then she sat up in bed and rubbed
her fists into her eyes, but catching
sight of Warren she smiled a sleepy
smile and held out her arms.
Warren reached across and picked
her up gently, and across the child
| he looked up at Helen and their eyes
met
Helen caught her breath with lit
| tie sob of understanding as Warren s
other arm slipped around her should
ers. After all Winifred belonged to
both of them.
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