The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-26

circumstances allow any one in, do
you hear?"
Eyes, ma'am," said Nora obediently,
looking at Helen in surprise. Helen
was not the kind of woman who be-
came excited easily, and Nora had
never remembered seeing her in just
this kind of a mood before.
"I'll say that you were called down
town, Mrs. Curtis" said the girl, her
warm Irish heart going out to Helen
in her trouble, and then Helen went
back to the living room, her heart in
a tumult and her ears alert for the
first sound of the bell that would an
nOunce the arrival of her visitor.
That is if he really meant what he
said Perhaps he was trying to fright
en- her, and did not intend coming at
all, and at the thought Helen drew a
breath of relief. And then the per
sistence of the man again made her
reasonably sure that he had meant
| what he said. Oh, yes, he would come,
! there was no doubt about it, and Helen
{ sat down to wait for the sound of the
| bell.
MRS. BOB APPEARS AND
| HELEN RECEIVES HER.
| Winifred was taking nap in Hell
ems room, and Helen tiptoed into the
room to close the door. Just as she
reached the door, however, the bell
rang and the idea came to her of list
ening to what went on outside from
this room rather than the living room,
! she could hear so very much better.
| Nora opened the door a moment
| later and there was a hum of voices
| Nora said decidedly:
MRS. Curtis has gone down town.
and then there was murmur, and
Helen heard Nora say, much to her
surprise:
well, I might have been mistaken
I'll go and see." Then whoever it was
stepped into the hall and Nora came
around through the living room and
knocked at Helen's door.
Its Mrs. Bob Curtis, ma am, with
a gentleman, and she seemed to want
to see you so badly that thought I'D
see if you wanted to receive her."
Helen gave a sigh of relief. Lou
| Use, of course she would see her.
"All right, Nora, that was right; III
be out there in a very few moments
And Helen turned toward the glass tC
make herself presentable while Nora
showed the guests into the living
room. She was glad that Nora had
not sent Louise away, although now
it would be twice as embarrassing
when the stranger should arrive.
j On second thought, though, she
would tell Louise all about 1t and get
/ her advice as to how to treat the man
! Perhaps she could even have Nora to
admit him, now that Louise was here
/ to help her. But no, that wouldn't do
either, Nora had said there was man
with her.
| AS Helen passed into the living
room Louise rose from a chair and
| kissed her softly.
81 see that you decided to be home,
she said laughingly, and then, 81 want
you to meet a cousin Of mine, Helen
J. Woods Atkinson" and Helen turned
to meet the amused eyes of very
good looking man who bowed and held
out his hand.
you won't be cross, will you
Helen,' said Louise pleadingly. at
was Warren we wanted to have the
joke on, and l thought of telling you
but we thought 1t would be fun to
tease you for while. Just to see how
you would take It, you know"
you certainly just about finished
me over the phone" said Mr.. ]. Woods
Atkinson. Il wanted to tell you then
that / was just harmless kind of a
relative, but Louise thought it would
be nicer to come up and meet you"
| Helen's head was swimming, but