South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-04
THEIR MARRIED LIFE
PRESENT HELEN BROUGHT MRS STEVENS FROM PAKls
SUDDENLY APPEARS VERY NEAGER.
By MABEL HERBERT URNER

places. Eut ven 40 slow on these
restaurants where they've no price on
the mcnu.'
Well, Z don't know messed Wa
rem. we didn't nud them a. high.
Prices were pretty stiff-but no worse
than they soak YOU here"
"Oh. thought some OF tno prices
were AWFUL iemurred Helen And
you never did tell me what that dinnc~
IN the Bots cost. Tell me now -" for
the expense of that evening sDl
ranked in her mind.
I've forgotten" shrugged Warren.
but il wasn't SO bad. About the
only place where they really tried to
soak us was the millinery shop where
that woman tried 10 blum you into
paying $50 for that hat
Il didn't give her much encourage
ment laughed Helen. I'D never
have gone back there if it hadn't been
for YOU"
why. did he want to pay $50 for "A
hat?' demanded Mrs. stevens
Not much" emphatically. "Bpt
told Helen if she wanted the hat Ia
call that wOman's bluff-and get il for
$25."
And did you?'' breathIessly. DO
tell us about it,"
Warren never hesitated TO tell
stories which attested 10 mis- shrewd-
ness, and now he told how he had
taken Helen back 10 the millinery
shop, gave the woman his card. and
said if she wanted TO have the hat at
the hotel by O'Clock with a G. .. ID.
bill for S25-that she'd get the money.
And how they had walked out splut-
tering with indignation.
but she didn't send the hate" in
creduIously.
"The hat was there at o'clock an
right That old lady was too shrewd
not to nail the S25."
"Oh, do let's see it," pleaded Mrs.
Stevens.
Yes. trot it out, Helen. Let's see
what she asked $50 for"
It's only a simple street hat"
apolOgized Helen. "But I wanted il
because it matched my blue travelling
suit"
wei, she did have nerve 10 ask
$50 for that.' exclaimed Mr.. Stevens
when Helen returned with the hat
Why dear eXpostulated Mrs.
Stevens.
"Oh. Mrs Curtis know what L
means alphabetically. IF man
pays $50 for a hat he expects some
thing that viii make a big nOise-lOts
Of drOOpy plumes and things-and
that looks like money"
THAT shows how little men know
about IT," said Mrs Stevens derisive-
~ NOoody's wearing willow piumes
any more. It's the little, smart, al
most untrimmed hats that You pay for
this year"
And they wear them smashed
down over one eve and look like the
devil" commented Warren.
"Oh. while 1 think OF it" Mrs. Stew
they wearing those ruffles around the
hips in Paris?"
sort of Observation-Disclosures ar
rangement?" supplemented Mr.. Stew
ems.
Not as extreme as you see them in
the papers" laughed Helen.
And oh, did YOU see any trains i'm
front 80 asked Mrs Stevens
Yes, at the Folies- Bergere, one OF
the show girls had"
"Oh. / remember that" interrupted
Warren. Looked like she had her
dress on hind side before"
But the discussion Of the Paris fash
ions was soon left to Helen and Mrs.
Stevens while Mr. Stevens and War
rem drifted on TO sulzer and Tam
many argument
II was after II before NJ. aid
Mrs Stevens made the move 10 go
STAYED pretty late, didn't they"
Warren glanced al his watch as they
came back from the elevator. Now
let's get TO bed-Tm tired
But Helen had still 90 straighten up
her room. which was strewn with the
Paris purchases she had taken out
10 show Mrs Stevens. As she PUT
them away she kept trying e. think
what she could give Aunt Fannie
now that she had given away her
gloves.
II there was only something she had
bought for herself that would do,
But Aunt Fannie was 50 old-maidish
she never wore anything frilly.
Then she looked over the other pres
ents for his family for they had not
been out 20 see his people yet. lr
there was only some way she could
change them around-so she would
not have 10 buy anything for Aunt
Fannie.
What in Sam Hill are YOU doing
now2" demanded Warren. appearing
in the door in his bathrobe. Not
even started TO undress?'
"Oh. I won't be long. dear hastily.
Il was just looking over these things
trying 10 find something 90 give
Aunt Fannie"
Thought YOU got her something.
Yes. 1 did pair Of long gloves
but II gave them TO Mrs. stevens
Somehow. when ! Went Go give her
that dresser scarf-it didn't seem
enough. Now I'll have 10 get Aunt
Fannie something here"
well you are chump- Haven't
YOU got those presents straight yeti
If you paw over them much longer.
they'll be worn out. spent most q
YOUR time Ia Paris buying them, and
since Now chuck it-and come 10
t.NE ("