El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-03
4 NqnotiOe of Everyday Afars
Their Married Life
Helen Calls on Frances and Gets Into Sort OF lemPe
amental Mystery

entire thing was lost. She felt that she
was a comfortably married woman
She had never had the frOth of life.
the joy and sorrow Of loving and pc
ing loved in the face OF anything She
had good home, even beautltul
home a husband VINO gave her com
forts. sven some of the luNuries-
She had good friends, a charming
little daughter, an automoOile' We,
most people would consider her most
fortunate And yet would she give II
all I'D to live life as Frances lived H.
Was there something that Frances mad
that she had never pOssessedE To know
life for one hour as Frances knew II
GIIed TO the brfm with living, even in
danger-what was danger If 1t meant
new experience
In short. Helen was the tempera
mentally inclined woman VINO had been
starved as far as romance went she
had been surfeited with the realities
Of life now she wanted something dir
ferent Long ago she had wanted war
rem TO be different. now she wanted 10
be different herself.
Are you cross with me- said Fran
ces softly. as her fingers moved deftly
among the fragile cups and saucers-
Look. L am going to give you tea
in my very stunning cup II came
from Russia, and the tea and the samo-
var are both Russian
Helen smiled and said nothing, ano
Frances leaned forward and said
coaxingly. What can 1 possibly say
TO you to put you at ease again Let
me see-Mr. FOllett thought you were
'Franees.- protested Helen. u am
not child
-Oh. yes you are. a darling child.
in spite Of the fact hat you are
married and have a daughter. After
all. what do you married women know
Of life2T and she laughed. her lovely
head thrown back on her shoulders
Helen. 1 am going 10 shake you in
a moment or two. Here. have one Of
these cream cakes. Now, what is il
you want me to tell your"
About what made you so happy
that day, about Mr.. Atwood, the editor
OF The scroll"
Frances Is Anxious.
Here. how do you know so much
about Mr.. Atwood"
"Oh. I know but I don't want you to
tell me If you don't want to"
Dear there is nothing TO tell moth
ing that would not sound foolish 10
any one else. See here, aren't you
happy, Helen%
Happy said Helen, vaguely.
why yes. I suppose So Why"
Somehow you don't seem to be- You
are longing for something What is
it? Believe me. dear. you should be
the happiest Of women
Would you be happy. living the life
I live" questioned Helen gravely-
you have a husband and a child"
murmured Frances Both Of those
possessions would be very dear to me
And then in a lighter tone. come tell
me. how did Warren like the tea that
day Wasn't he a little bit shocked
Helen smiled n little
Does he approve or women smok-
ing cigarets2"
He seems to admire your doing
it
Yes, but what about his wife doing
ito Do YOU know. dear. il must be
splendid TO have q man feel like that
Helen plainly did not understand. and
as she took her leave few minutes
later she fancied that Frances had
seemed relieved when she left There
was some kind Of a mystery connected
with Frances. Helen hoped that what
ever Il was it would never rob Fran
ces Of her ilusions--Copyright- 1914
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