The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-03
Married Life
Fourth Year

With roar the train pulled into
the Grand Central, and Warren seized
the suit case and Helen's long coat
and made for the end of the car. Helen
followed him, searching in her mana
bag for the tiny powder case that she
always carried with her.
The trip had been very warm from
Providence, and she had meant 10 go
into the dressing room to tidy her hair
and put on some powder before they
arrived in New York, but Warren had
| interested her in magazine article
Just as she had planned to go and then
it had been too late.
Come on" said Warren, turning
around as they reached the door. $50
that's what you are up to? Didn't
YOU have time enough to do that be-
fore we arrived In the station? That's
always the way with you and then
you wonder why you are never on
time for an appointment"
Helen, having extricated the box
from the litter of things that filled the
hand bag, powdered her nose literally
and followed Warren out Of the train
and along the platform without reply
ing to his remark on her punctuality.
PORTER, sir, porter" And an ebony
faced official in the livery of the sta
ton appeared and took the things
from Warrens arm.
II think the best thing to do is to
have something to eat right here In
the station" said Warren, turning to
Helen as he relinquished the bag and
coat.
But I wrote to Nora that we were
coming in on this train and she Will
probably have things all ready for u.s..
did you tell her to have supper
ready?"
mo, but l said we would be home
at o'clock and to have things ready
for us. She'll have the house opened
and something ready I'm sure, and you
know how disappointed she'll be If we
don't eat anything"
Warren growled out something un'
Ineligible Evidently the restaurant
appealed to him and he was very hun
cry, thought Helen, as she looked at
him sideways. He had wanted her to
go into the diner, but she had refused
The idea of course dinner did not ap-
peal to her at all and she was relying
upon Nora to have something tempt
ing ready for them. Perhaps Warren
would rather not wait. though; she
hated to be selfish about things.
Lets have something to eat here
II you'd rather, dear. 1t doesn't make
any difference to me-"
"Changed your mind, eh?. Well,
guess we'll 60 right on home. You
might as we'll have your own way
about 1t; you always do"
The porter was making his way TO-
ward the concourse without so much
as turning around.
Here, porter, we want to go to the
! subway" called Warren.
Helen felt rather guilty about things
Warren always made her feel that
way about it when ever he gave her
what he called her own way. She
wondered sometimes if she could be
as selfish as he represented her And
then Warren bought the tickets and
! took the things from the porter she
/ FASTENED after him into the waiting
| express.
| I'VE might have telephoned up to
| Nora to see if she has things ready.
| remarked Warren, as the train swept
out OF the station.
"Why, yes, that would have been
just the thing to do. Why didn't we
| think OF 1t DefOre!
! well, it's too late now, anyway;
| let's hope she has nice little supper
ready for us. Anyway it won't take
her long to fix us something"
| Helen had vague feeling thai
things were not going to be as smooth
as she had expected, and as they left
! the subway and proceeded toward
their apartment the first thing that
met her eyes was row of unlighted
windows. She looked furtively al
Warren, but he had not glanced at the
house. Why hadn't Nora lighted the
/ lights in the living room? She haC
| said in her letter to have everything
ready for them. Perhaps, though, the
! train was early and Nora, busy in the
! kitchen, had not realized how late il
was
Mora hasn't lighted up yet" she re
marked as Warren at last raised his
eyes to the apartment.
| 81 wonder what that's for. I'd laugh
if she hadn't come home yet. Their
we'd be in a fine fix, wouldn't we?'
But, Warren, she must be home
Why l sent my letter in plenty o
time; she must have received it."
did you post it yourself?"
LET me think. Yes, l think l did
no l didn't either l gave it to MI
Raymond to post downtown four day
before we left. You don't suppose h
forgot to post it, do your"
Just as like as not, or else he ha
probably neglected it for a few day
and then been afraid to mention it t
YOU
Helen did not answer. She was wo1
dering what could have happened. o
course there was nothing to believ
but the worst, and if Nora hadn't re