South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-25
THIRD YEAR OF HELEN TO \ DESPERATE
MARRIED LIFE. RT;S0LvF ~
HERBERT
BY Mabel HERBERT URNER.

''The mail. ma'am," said Della,
coming back from the door. Helen
took the two letters and the post
card. one was from Warren
| thicker envelope than usual. 1t was
the first letter she had received from
him since his curt telegram saying ne
was returning the check-and that it
was no time for heroics'
Quickly she tore 1t open and the
check tluttered to the floor
Dear Helen: For Heavens sake try
to have some common sense. Why
can't a man tell his wife that expenses
must be cut down, and ask her 10
make the check he is sending go as
far as she can! What was there about
that TO make you get up on your hind
legs and paw the air2
You pirate a lot about having tried
so hard to be economical, Well.
what OF it? The wife Of a man in my
position is supposed to be economical
isn't she? And L didn't say you
hadn't been. What L did say-and
what / say right here again is that
we've got 20 cut down somewhere.
But what's IN that TO make you hys-
terical?
And your letter about earning
money yourself. and paying your
share of the expenses" was a lot Of
rot! L didn't say anything about
wanting you TO work-did I? You've
got your job right there attending to
the house and Winifred. What you
need is more common sense and less
hysteria That's what you've always
needed. You're constantly going OFF
at some wild tangent about some
blooming thing or other.
And this last fool idea Of yours
about working. You couldn't make
enough 10 earn your salt Now get
all such nonsense out of your head.
AS 1 wired youths is no time for
heroics.
BY Georget If / was marrying
again I'd be mighty darn certain that
the woman had one thing-cOmmon
sense. But it's a quality that most
women have precious little of-and
you've none at all.
Now I've got about all I can handle
out here without being bothered with
any more hysterical melOdramatic let
tiers from YOU. Didn't even read all
the last one. Got far enough to know
that you'd sent back the check be-
cause you went up in the air at what
said about cutting down expenses and
about my not being able TO take up
an offer out here because of you and
Winifred.
Now. l never said anything about
you being an "unwelcOme burden"
You're always putting words in my
mouth. I'll wager you got that phrase
out Of some fool novel. What 1 did
say was that I couldn't take any
chances. Few married men can II
7 was alone d 90 into this Bennington
deal SO quick it'd make your head
swim But what OF IL? Just because
] make a statement Of facts was no
reason for YOU 10 fly of the handle.
Now. I'm returning the check, and
I say again, make IL go as far as YOU
can. And I'll say. too, just what I
said before. that I've got devilish lot
Of expenses out here and We've got
this over.
AS for coming home 7 told YOU all
along I couldn't tell when I'd come.
I've got TO put this thing through. and
I'm going To stay until ! do. Tn the
meantime YOU keep things going there
as well and as economical As -cu can.
That's your job And to Dc it well is
A darn sight better than lot OF
not air about being independent
ours etc. WARREN
Just as Helen finished realms TINS
Della came 10 the door.
Does YOU T-0nt me 10 iron that
dress OF WinifrvI's now. or VIII clean
the silver first
Helen looked at her vscantly "0h.
yes-yes. you'd better Do that. she
answered mechanically. not knowing
what Della had said
And Della went back 20 her work
wondering what was in the letter Co.
bring that look 10 lfelen's face
Left alone again Helen crushed the