Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-26

Copyright, 1914. International News
Service)
"warren," began Helen tentatively,
everything decided about going up
] Pine Bluffs next week."
z"Of course everything is settled.
3 ed matters up when we were up
ere Now what's the matter? 1
ppose you've decided that you don't
mt to go. Haven't clothes enough,
rcastically.
why, dear, you know that I have
erything 1 need, and / like the place
~ much 1t isn't that at all.
We'll, what-is 1t then? That's the
,rst of you women, you get an idea
your mind and then you have to be
axed to talk about 1t. Get 1t out
w-you'll feel better when it's
err"
Helen patted the pillow on the
uch into place and did not answer.
was thinking of the letter in her
essing table drawer, the letter that
had received only that morning
pm her mother. 1t was about Wini-
d.
s 4 don't mean to criticise you, my
ar" il had said, but surely you
Ist feel that I am right. Dearly as
love Winifred, your father and ]
s tn feel that we are doing wrong
keep her any longer 1t was diff
ent when you and Warren had the
ance to go to Europe and when you
me back l felt sure that she would
better here with us in the country,
now she is asking for her mother.
is n girl, remember, Helen, and
Is need their mothers. Come out
make us a visit - you haven't I
en- here in long time"
Helen had remembered with rush
mother love all of Winitred's dear
lie ways as she had read the letter
Tough. Warren had thought it best
wait until Fall to have the child
elk, but Helen felt that she could
do without her baby any longer.
ddenly she came to herself with a
rt. Warren was speaking.
Now what are you thinking about,
boning off there in the corner?
en't you going to tell me? I've been
iting here for your confidence for
last five minutes"
It's about Winifred," said Helen
ldenly. II want her home, Warren.
decided not to wait until Fall
er ALL"
Warren threw down the paper i'm
tiently, 'I thought we thrashed that
Itter out long ago. The child's a lot
tier out there in the country than
would be at a summer hotel.
u'll agree to that I suppose"
Yes, l know she's better out there
III mother, but after all that isn't
} point. I'm her mother. Warren.
pther reminded me of that fact this
'rning. p
What's the matter, doesn't your
ther want to keep her any longer?"
errupted Warren. why don't you
he to the point without beating
bund the bush any longer? Why
sudden desire to have Winifred
me when you know she's better off
ere she is
1t L am missing something" said
len with sudden heat. II haven't
lily known my baby for a year.
hen 1 have visited her she has
med almost like some other wo-
ms little girl. Why she loves moth
more now than she does me.
you I can't stand 1t any longer
Arren, I must have Winifred home"
I suppose you want me to give
our rooms at the Seaview and
in out West just to humor you in
of your moods"
Why couldn't you let me go?"
en- we could have Winifred with us
Pine Bluffs"
Il tell you that don't believe in
ling children to hotels of that kind.
buldn't it be wiser to wait until
er? Then perhaps I could run out
h you for day or so and we
lid bring Winifred back with u.s."
Helen hesitated. She felt that War
is idea was a better one than hers,
d yet the two weeks at the Seaview
med to stretch out endlessly be-
10 her. She felt somehow that War
couldn't understand how she felt.
With bitter resentment at the fact
BIT he was a man and could not
derstand just how she felt in the
tier, she hardly gave him credit
caring for Winifred at all as a
her should. She felt somehow in
anguish of the moment that he
ght have offered to spend his va
iol with her parents, and yet she