South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-02

rolls The girl looked uncertainty
around for some place 10 set the tray.
for on the only table Helen had UNI
racked her travelling bag
Wait you can put It here and
Helen hurriedly cleared off the table.
The maid. who could not under
stand or speak "a word of English. put
down the tray. chartered something
IN French and hurried out
Breakfast come called Warren
from the bedroom.
THE trays come. but ] shouldn't
call IL breakfast. answer Helen,
viewing it with disgtst. Just see
now they serve things here
10 was certainly not an attractive
tray. There were only coffee and
rolls roll and "a blackened spoon
and knife was thrgsf in each OF the
thick. Clipped coffee cups. There
was a small plate OF butter. brown
eartheuwarc coffee pot. "a pitcher OF
hot milk saucer with few Jumps
If sugar-and nothing else. There
were no napkins. and not even saucers
.Weu. they don't believe I'm unes-
sentials. that's certain was War
ren's comment as he surveyed the
tray.
Look at that silver" exclaimed
Helen Indignantly. taking the black
ened spoon ana knife from one OF
the cups.
I'D hardly call it silver. But come
On-dTaw UP "a chair there. It's after
nine now and ] ought to be out OF
here"
Helen spread q fresh towel on the
table 10 serve as q cloth. and ar
ranged on it the meagre contents Of
Here. dear, this is as good as pa
per napkins" taking from her trunk
some crumpled tissue paper
Helen in Distress.
ooh. don't be darn particular"
pouring out his coffee while Helen
wiped out her cup and spoon with
the paper ~ Ou'vc got to put up
with a lot OF things when YOU travel"
II can put mp with almost any
thing-if it's clean But i don't think
this place is clean. Hadn't YOU bet
ter tell them as you go out that we're
not going to stay2'
1--WE no time to look up any other
Mace" he frOwned. I'm here on
business and got to be on the job.
We can put up with this for couple
of weeks-wOnt be here longer than
that.
Helen flushed. Dear. 7 can't stay
at this place. I tell you it isn't
clean! ] can't eat here" pushing
back untouched the cup OF muddy
brown coffee.
See here. the place for anybody
that's as blamed fussy as you-ts at
homel II I'd had any sense Ia left
but can't I find other rooms?"
pleaIfnEIv. 81 haven't anything else
10 do can start out the first thing
this morning Dear, YOU said we
didn't have TO stay here if We didn't
like it.
"wen. I Ike it all right. This is
good enough for anybody. We've got
Two big rooms right on the boulevard,
within q stones throw OF the opera
hOuse-what more do you want?'
lie pushed back the shabby red
velvet arm chair. crumpled the tissue
Uaper into q ball and threw IL on
he table as he rose.
Now I'll be back here about half
past six. and Wen go out To dinner.
You can fool around the shops or do
anything YOU like--but were going TO
ct well enough alone and stay right
mere. Understand %
lie strobe irto the bedroom. brush
ed his hat. jammed it on his head, got
some papers out OF his suit case and
started for the door
Now. you've got enough money"
Helen hooded.
well, the American Express COM
pany is right around the corner
hey1f tell you how to get anywhere.
You might stop i'm there and see II
here's any mail for us"
Helen followed him to the door,
-ealizing that when Warren went out
on the street he would be lost to her
there would be no way she could
each him until o'clock. To be left
alone the first day in a foreign city
,eemed suddenly somewhat appalling
Warren kissed her hurriedly and
drew away from her clinging arms
with curt.
..NT,v- tolre roro 81 ,-o,7reelf mont
set run over YCl have to look where
cure going here-those- cabmen' q
sooner run over You than not. Co 10
he Bon Marche. That's big shop
you can spend most of the day
there
When he had gone. Helen glanced
around with a dismayed sense of her
lcneliness. And this place-she hated
tti The strong morning sun lit up
he shabby carpet and the dusty,
worn, red velvet furniture. The bed
room with it's now disordered bed and
untidy washstand was even less at
tractive.
A few minutes later Helen. armed
with her guide book and q book OF
French phrases locked her trunk and
started out-determucd 20 find other
rooms in spite of what Warren had
said.
she knew the Continental hotel was
very near for ire had pointed il out
as they drove from the station. When
she entered the lobby. 81 was with q
sigh OF relief At least this looked
more like the hotels az home Ont
OF the clerks VINO spoke English i'm
formed her that they had not a single
vacant room and would not have f0l
the next 1o days.
From there Helen went 10 tho
American Express company Sh,
paused 90 view the opera house which
the guide book said was the heart o
Paris
1t was "a majestic building. bu
Helen was not IN the mood for sight
seeing this morniue The wonder o
being in Paris was somewhat dullet
10y what she considered the wretch
ed" place at which they were stop
pins For Helen had none OF the jill
stincts ~ n real traveller. Her frs
demand was for cleanliness and com
f1rt-to her the joys OF >ightseein.
were secondary.
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