Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-01
Their Married Life"
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meals. He. said that he would RaYe
She would not spend it for food"
Helen's face cleared and she gave a
little sigh of relief.
possibly worry about? Why. the whole
thing is as plain as day. You know
Yourself how willingly you would have
helped the girl If YOU had known how
things were going"
But Mr.. Stevens might have mem
toned 1t to me rather than have me
embarrassed by outsiders
Did he say why he didn't i.
He said he never thought a second
thing about 1T, because Minnie was my
think it's all right and | can feel that
he has told me the truth?' And Mrs
stevens looked up at Helen hopefully.
other woman's hand.
Don't you think there. will be as
much to forgive on his side now Re
ly. and | believe that your husband
was perfectly sincere with you from
the beginning. You asked me to tell
you what ! thought. my dear. and [
think o ought to go to him and say
that you are sorry you doubted him
ever for q moment. suppose II nau
who, might have counted. 1t surely
wouldn't improve things between you
two to pick a quarrel. We women
are very easily ruffled."
Mrs. Stevens squeezed Helen's hand.
81 know you're right" she whisper
sorry last night, but he looked so stern
and forbidding. He hardly spoke to me
through dinner. and | never closed my
you about it that day | called when you
were going out. but you were in such
a hurry, so ! just had to keep IT to my
self, till | just couldn't think about
it any longer"
Helen Is Pleased
Helen was delighted with the turn
things had taken; she was generally
too timid about taking the initiative
to give her opinions even when asked
for them, but she had been genuinely
g~ood-natured Mr.. Stevens doing a thing
of the kind struck her as absurd. She
had been sure of being able to heip
she had so far forgotten herself as to
speak out plainly just what she felt
and knew to be true.
Helen rose to turn on the lights, Mrs;
stevens exclaimed at the time and
gathered up her things to go; re,,on-
strated. warren will be home in a
few minutes. and you haven't seen
"oh, but must. cosy as o are
stevens come home tonight of all
nights to a dark, cherries. apartment.
| must be there to meet him and have
lnlilSS oNSi aS coOh =. POSS'
81 know that everything will be all
right" said Helen as she walked with
Mrs. Stevens to the door. And DO
Run now, there's your elevator, and
good luck
Mrs. Stevens waved as the elevator
walked slowly back to the front
davenport piled high with pillows
and the shaded lights. Even the noise
from the street made a pleasant hum
ming sound. and as she stood lost in
thought the key turned in the lock and
Warren came in.
Helen ran out into the hall to meet
him. AS he kissed her, she could see
that he was tired and out of sorts,
Dear. Mrs. Stevens has been here
all afternoon and she has decided to
make up with her husband. really
don't think it was his fault at all"
His fault, of course 1t wasn't his
said Warren in his decided
way. There isn't a better chap in
town than stevens, I told you. Mrs.
stevens didn't know how to take
him"
But dear, YOU don't know anything
about this quarrel. so how can you
know which is in the wrong2 In q
way Mrs. Stevens was justified in be-
the worst. before her husband
had explained anything to her."
'The worst? What worst? Ten
to one there wasn't any worst
about 1t. Stevens has my sympathy
all right. His wife is a regular nag"