South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-10


This telegram had come Monday
morning, and ever since Helen had
carried IL inside her dress Each
time she bent over the rustic of the
paper thrilled her anew with its mes
sage.
Since the moment she had received
il Helen had but one thought getting
the apartment and Wi.ifred and her
self ready for his coming. Every
room had to be cleaned. every window
washed. every piece of furniture rub
bed, the brass and silver polished, and
all the floors waXed. When the apart
ment was in shining order, Helen
shampoOed her hair, ran fresh rib
hons in her daintiest "frillikins". and
went over all OF her own and Wini-
freds clothes 10 see that they were in
perfect order
Warren was coming home, Warren
was coming home! il was like a won
derful song in her heart. And he
was coming home successful! And be-
cause he was successful he was hap
pier and more kindly-lis last letter
showed that.
Helens nature was naturally a most
optimistic one, and she was always
sweetly eager to forgive and forget.
She was ever ready to put aside the
the happiness Of the future. IL War
rem made only the slightest effort at
atonement her confidence from that
time on that he would be different
and that everything would be right"
was almost childlike
And so now she planned and made
ready for Warrens homecoming with
an implicit faith that they We're going
"a be happy-very, very happy. Now
that the irritating needs for economy
were removed she could see no pos
sible cause for discord.
In the impulsive generosity OF her
love she seemed to forget all his past
selhshness and tyranny. This ever
recurring belief in him and in the fu-
ture was an inherent part of Helen's
devotion.
over and over again she pictured
their meeting-the moment when she
would rush into his arms and he would
hold her In a thrilled silence. At first
she had thought OF going to the train,
and then she realized that their greet
ing ct a railroad would be at best con-
strained and awkward.
To Look Her Best.
IN some ways Helen was strongly
dramatic. and now instinctiVelY she
planned the stage setting for their first
moment together. 1T must not be at
noisy public railway station with
her in a street suit in which she never
looked her best. 1t must be at home.
where she could wear her prettiest
gown and be under the soft lights of
pink shaded candles.
Oh! She wanted that first moment
20 be a wonderful one. She felt that
his first glimpse OF her would stand
out afterwards in his memory. Often
when we meet some one after q long
absence it is the first glimpse Of them
that is most wildly photographed in
our minds. And we are apt to think
OF them as we saw them at that mo-
ment.
Helen intuitively knew this. and she
spared no pains 10 make every detail
OF the setting contribute 20 the effect.
She would wear q little white null
gown that she had made while Warren
had been away. 1t was really for
summer. but ne had always liked her
in white, and this was very soft and
clinging and girlish. He had often
said that ff women had any sense they
would always wear soft frilly' things
that all men hated stiff rustling
silks and heavy velvets-
Long before IL was time 10 put it.
on she spread the dress out on the
bed. Yes. IL was very soft and frilly
and the knot Of pale blue ribbon at
the waist added TO its daintiness- In
side the waist she sewed a tiny sachet
bag. Warren loathed perfumes-the
kind you poured on, as he expressed
IT, But he was. az are most men. suS-
ceptible TO a subtle Elusive sachet
And all through Helen's clothes
there wa this faint. delicate Odor. She
had silken sachet pads everywhere-|
under the lining Of her hats, in the
lining or her coats and dresses, in
her Handkerchief and glove boxes and