Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
AA1oMen tss!2zl Ss2 lnreRes Us
Their Married Life

, ceiver. Nora talked long time, then
she finallp said, "All right hold the
wire and Ill tell Mrs. Curtis"
Helen Just remembered that the
telephone had rung before that morn
ing and she had not asked Nora what
| ii was. Nora came into the room
| hurriedly.
TITS Mrs. Bob Curtis ma'am; she
called up early this morning and I
! forgot to tell YOU. I told her you
were asleep, but she insisted that I
| ask you to come to the telephone"
Nora repeated her message me-
chanically and looked disaprovingly at
Helen as she slipped out of bed and
threw a kimono about her.
Out in the hall she took up the
receiver and Louise laughed at her
across the wire.
Louise Reproves Helen
for Being Lazy. ..-...
you lazy old thing, what do you
mean by sleeping so late in the morn
ing? DO you know it's the most Won
derful day."
Helen explained that she hadn't
slept well and was trying to make it
Iup. 81 don't do it often" she ex-
planned, but Nora and Warren both
spoiled me this morning"
] suppose you don't feel equal to
la day downtown Christmas shopping,
do you? 1 thought if you did I'd let
YOU pick out your candlesticks to-
day"
"I don't suppose I ought to-" she
said slowly. "I almost promised
Warren that [ would stay in bed,
and Nora has been telling me how
pale I look lately"
Louise laughed again.
II hadn't noticed it. However,
you'd better stay in bed. Helen, if you
don't feel equal to it. I'm selfish
old thing to coax you this way"
But I really want to come. so I
guess you can count on me, Louise"
While she was dressing the thought
of what Warren would say kept COM
ing up in her mind. He would be
sure to dislike her spending a siren
uous day shopping when she was
tired out and she had almost prom
ised to stay in bed. Still she could
get home early and look as though
she was feeling well. and he would
never know. OF course, if he should
ask she would tell him, but she could
add that she felt so much better that
she hated to spend the whole of so
lovely day in bed.
AS she fastened her waist before
the mirrow she began to plan a mental
list as to what to give people. What
to give Warren puzzled her most. He
had given her a handsome surprise
y
some way. And then there was
Louise; she must give her something
lovely in return for the candlesticks.
Christmas, in spite of its joys, was a
great trial. The only things that she
greatly enjoyed buying were gifts for
Winifred. Somehow one was very
glad about children at Christmas.
This was Winifred's first Christmas
at home in a long time, and they
must make it one to be remembered.
She looked into the kitchen. on her
way out. Nora was busy and looked
up as she spoke.
"Give Winifred some of the rice and
milk for lunch, Nora. Good-by, moth
er's little girl" as Winifred followed
her out to the door. "Be good little
girl and play, and mother will bring
you something nice for surprise
when she comes home tonight. Take
her for nice walk, Nora"
AS she went down in the elevator.
Helen wondered a little uneasily if
Winifred weren't too much alone.
(Another instalment OF this inter-
estlng series will appear soon on this
Dage1.