Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-28

me motel. Helen got the keys from
the clerk, and they went up to Bob's
rooms on the seventh floor
| lhe blinds We're drawn and the
pIace was close and musty from hav-
! ing been shut up for several weeks
Helen raised tthe windows, while
Louise glanced around with n look
| OF rapt wonder.
How often i've tried to picture his
rooms--wondering what they would
look like. It's hard to realize that
I'm really here!"
L Know, mused Helen 81 used to
wonder about Warrens room and all
nus things. I suppose every woman
luea llZes the surroundings of the man
she loves"
Louise glanced at some books on
me center table, then went over to
me chitfonier in the alcove dressing q
room. Lovingly she touched the
prushs and trinkctS that Law there.
as though a-thrill with the intimacy
of ii all
on the bed there were two large
bundles of laundry which Helen now
unWrapped, handing the list to Louise.
don suppose he ever checked
OH MS laundry in his life-but we
VIII SiN shirts, eight collars, two
paJamas, three pair socks, seven
wear"
Louise. with tense interest marked
them Off the list, and then helped TO
put them away in the chiffonier
drawers -
one fingered Nearningly over each
garment. Buttons were off, button
holes torn-all the ravages of the
modern hand laundry" on the de-
lehseless bachelors clothes.
Louise Is Happy
"Ill have time to mend them all
up In the week I'm here" iovouslv,
On It's so wonderful that i should
De here-doing this. Think how nj
terry wretched ] was two weeks ago /,
Helen, the whole worlds changed in
the last ten days"
Il know, dear. And oh, ] want il
to stay changed! I want you to be
TRANQUILITY, restfully happy now -
Wlthout any more misunderstand-
ings!"
DO you know" dreamilv, zone of
the first things he said. as soon as
the doctor let him talk, was that he
was willing to concede everything
rather than lose me again. Oh. he
needs me so! He makes me feel that
he needs me! And he's very gentle
now-very different from the old
uoInlnating Bob"
A moments silence. Then Helen
drew Louise down beside her on the
couch with an earnest
Dear, this is hard to say--hut 7
1eel so responsible for it all-that
there's something / must speak to
you about"
louise looked at her wonderingIy.
It's about your staying here in
thls MOTEL for a week or So I've
been thinking it over and Pm-Tm
not sure that it will be wise"
"Why?" quickly
Helen hesitated. well. Carrie
came TO see me this morning She
thinks it would be very indiscreet-
that it would cause comment"
"Carrie!" with scornfuI impatience
oh, | know Carrie hates me.-she has
all along. She's hardly spoken to me
at the hospital, but I've been so happy
haven't cared. You don't think /
mind what SHE says?"
But Louise she may be right-it
may cause comment"
What if it does?" proudly. eff a
rev gossipy people wish to miscon-
that would influence me-now?"
Helen was pulling thoughtfullv al
the tassel on the corner of sofa pill
low. Somehow the arguments she
had meant to advance seemed sud
denly inadequate. And yet there was
still the feeling that it would not be
best for Louise to so defy conven-
! tions.
a Bold Plan
DO you know" Louise started up.
walked to the window and back
again, 81 may not take other rooms
may stay right in these! may
marry Bob at the hospital tomorrow
and come here-as his wife"
"Louisc!"
"Oh, l know his whole family
would be up in armsi They'd want
| all the red tape and conventions of a
formal wedding. But I'm not CON
lsidering his family--Tm CONSIDERING
Bob and myself"
But Bob faltered Helen. 'J al
ways thought he was so very CON
.servative? I'd imagine he'd want a
very conventional wedding"
He does. He hasn't even sug-
gested this flushing slightly. II
haven't either, yet - but | think
shall. I'm not going to risk any more
separations--I've suffered too much. -
Il know, oh, ! know" murmured
Helen, drawing Louise's hand into
hers.
you don't know" bitterly "yotl
CAN'T know what l went through IN
those three months at Palm Beach :
| tried to force myself to mingle with
other people to accept attentions
al