El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-27
Mabel HaBe liners Great Series
Married LIES Troubles
All Helen Efforts to Bring Bob and Louise Together Have
Finally Failed
BY MABEL HERBERT URNER

With SQIlAhAL5
dread of the task she 1orceu ~. 7 o11ise and
desk As much as she cared IoI 1-oo- -sssffI5
ionged to talk with her, it was lneAP- 9s94'-'
hard to write -, how sur
Dear Louise cannot tell you MY 5f5 not
7,rised 7 was to get your letter. alI ~, NJ
dream that you were on your ""'
No no-that was too conventional 'oO
ToTise DearEMy heart goes out TO you
in aching sympathy. On NJ lloJffared''--
This. too she tore up in disgust II was
too effusive, too gushing - how to
write YOU You must know now u.s. tsaI T2c11T
I was by your letter. Yet II you aTef {6et
happiness lies away from BOD all &c.
yoG nave s,I I1G ring Of the doorbell With
poised pen Helen glanced eXpecLahC41y ~ -
her shoulder as she WalLsu II tbst If
answer it She hoped fervently ina - -
was NOT a call. for she was in no mood Tor
callers that afternoon.
Bob Asks About Louise
Then she heard heavy step r. RI -, IS Rob
q step strangely like Warrens- II "e9 -
For a moment he did not speak DeiIeI
ately he put down his hat anu s1i0h 1r ~
1vaifed breatbIessly. She did not even greet
him There was something in his manner
too grimIy tense for any trivial worn u
8 S .4eisn-his voice was harsh-"do you
you know where Louise Is
She shook her head.
Have you heard from herr
..T6at5 not the truth-but it doesn't mat
her We're through! only want alel ~
get these letters. VIII you see li'' 9ii'
does?"
Her letters. She asked me to return
them I sent them yesterday, Dul the mes
senEer was told that Miss Whitmore and
ba- fatbe- mad left that morning. Their
apartment was closed. Now, will you seno
them to her2"
Helen nodded.
y would destroy them" with bitterness.
but she probably wouldn't believe tha'
nag 40. no. Louise would never doubt your
"T She 81 wouldn't?" savagely. well. I'll take
no chances. VIII you send her those let-
7 said I would"
Thank you. That's all"
The hall door banged after him FOR SeE-
eral moments Helen stood where ne had leIl
her, looking down at the small sealed pack
age in her hand Then she turned back 70
the desk, took fresh sheet ana "rOIe
Gets an Inspiration.
Dear Louise: Bob has Just broughl me
! package of your letters and asked that
send them to you. He sent them TO your
: apartment yesterday by messenger out tnere
/ was no one to receive them VIII FORWARD
/ them today by registered mail
, Louise I want you to know he was hard
and cold-repeuently cold! He was mere
only a moment, but he gave me very oe,
cidedIy to understand that he did not want
/ your address; that he was not trying to gel
/ in touch with you; that all he wanted was
for you to receive these letters he SAID ne
! was 'through'-tha it was final
Il want to tell you this, for / think y
will help you. 1t viii act like a caostlt
that first burns and then cures the wound
IN spite OF -everytli lou might yeaheh !
-1rou- thou7Il q f1s not
- - he 49, through That was the
very word he used.
you will understand, know, why write
like this I am glad-glad that you are
will be months. perhaps years De
B fore YOU will forget but that is the price
! women have to pay for loving. And, ate
\ am. there is a still higher price you nigh
. have paid. Aelsn