South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-25

leaned forward eagerly. Mrs. Curtis
was here yesterday. and L know
must have seemed stupid.
Well there hadn't been any rain
that summer and we talked about
that, but j felt all the time that /
was being appraised; that she was
wondering whether l would make
Warren a good wife.
That's exactly what / felt" And
when his sister called / was even more
EN- barrassed with her than with his
mother"
Yes, / can understand that Carrie
is always "a little formal" Then. fear
ing that might sound like "A criticism,
Helen added hastily: But I'm sure
yOun like her when you know her
better"
They were getting along famously
now. the restraint and awkwardness
were wearing away. Helen liked this
girl, and felt instinctively that they
were going to be friends
Suddenly Louise turns TO her with
an impulsive:
There's something I want 10 ask
you. IL hardly know how TO put it
its about Bob. l mean it's about
the little differences Bob and l have.
1 know I'm quick -tem pered, and I'll
take part Of the blame but we're con-
stantly having-well. they're almost
quarrels You see Bobs SO set in his
views about everything I'm net
exactly pliable.
Louise paused. as though expecting
Helen TO make some comment, then
she went on with a confused little
laugh.
Il wonder if two people who clash
like this before they are married,
even though they love each other very
much, Tiff they will clash after
ward"
4 don't suppose there were ever
two people who always agreed" MUIR
INJURED Helen guardedly.
The Cause.
NO of course not, but if Bob would
only be willing that we shouldn't
agree-that l should have my opinions
and he his. But he insists upon my
always accepting his views. For in
stance, last ni5ht We went TO the the
atre. The Problem Unsolved'-per-
haps you've seen it?"
Helen shook her head.
We'll, on the way home Bob be-
came incensed because / wouldn't
agree with his criticism OF the wom-
ans character. OF course, il wasn't
of any importance, but he insists on
my always yielding my opinions-and
/ can't! 1 don't see why L should
proudly. You don't think / should,
do you %
Helen faltered a confused why no
no. of course not"
MIR. Curtiss-Warren- al
ways expect you to yield in such
things. does he?' persists Louise. oh,
forgive me- as Helen flushed.
don't mean to be personal, but at
times Bob's disposition almost fright
ems me. If L yield to him now
feel IN always have TO. And l don't
think either of us would be happy
that way-do yOu?"
No" there was suppressed
tremor i'm Helen's voice; "a wife
should not allow her husband to who'll |
ly dominate her. Yet it's woman's
nature TO yield - particularly when
she loves a great deal"
Il do love Bob a great deal more !
than l ever thought l could love any
one. But / am not always going TO
give in TO him, | don't think 1t would !
be good for either of us"
Helen longed to cry out that she /
was right! AS she valued her happi- |
ness, she must not begin by submit |
ting to BOb's dOmineering nature. /
She must never allow her own indi- |
viduality 10 become submerged in that
of her husband.
That this had been her own mis-
take Helen knew. From the begin |
ming she had allowed Warren's mas
terfulness TO dominate her. She
wanted to tell Louise this and great |
deal more-but her sense of loyalty
to Warren kept her silent
Helen Has Regrets.
She felt Louise's disappointment at I
her Cvasive, guarded replies. And
now. as though regretting her repul-
siveness to which Helen did not seem
to respond, the Pirl became restrained
and turned the conversation TO less
personal subject.
1t was not until after Helen had
left that she realized how almost cow
ardly had been her evasion. This
young girl, frank, earnest. sincere,
had come to her with straightforward
questions which she rightly sensed
might affect her whole lfe-and
Helen had not had the courage TO an
swer her.
For the moment TT ~ felt an over
whelming sense of responsibility. She
was almost tempted 10 go back TO tell
Louise just what her own life with
Warren had been, TO warn her that
if she married Bob. above everything
else she must cling 10 her own iRdt-
vidualty Never must she make the
mistake of merging her personality
into his.
1t had all been so different to what
Helen had expected-this call, Louise
herself and the things they had talked
about. Instead OF the merely pretty
and shallow girl, that for some rea-
son she had pictured. she had found
a strong, sweet personality, girl
with the ability 20 think for herself
Although Helen had seen little of
Bob, she knew he had much of War
ren's masterfulness, much OF his
forceful but selfish egOtism. And this
proud. high-spirited girl-what would
marriage with Bob mean for her?
Would she. too, be crushed into an
abject serviliy. a ColOrless reflection
Of her husbands dominant nature?
(THE ENID
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