El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
Til cir NJ arried Life
Helen Sees Little Boy Injured and Is Terribly Upset

TROM the time she awol1e in the
morning Helen had an inexplic-
able feeling Of impending dis
aster; everything seemed to be coIored
with sad thoughts, and after Warren
left she got into her clothes and walked
quickly to the subway It was a beau
tiful morning, warm and springlike, but
even in the warmth and thrill of the
busy city she found herself still vague
ly uHhappy as she whizzed away down
town.
She looked around a. the people in
the car. Across the way . young girl
was reading a ncwsp2 per Next to her
sat a work man. Some college boys
with books were talking about the
days work. Everybody seemed busy
and happy. and there was not a reason
in the world for her unhappy feelings
Helen reasoned from the fact that if
she had been a stronger wcman she
could have argued away her foolish
fears. But the very fact that she be
longod to a certain type OF woman was
against her. She could neither argue
on strong subjects with another nor
could she convince herself that the feel
ings she was entertaining were super
stitious
At Times Square she ran lightly up
the steps and walked along Broad
way. gazing idly into the shop win
dows. There Yves nothing in particu-
lar on her mind so far as shopping was
concerned. She had come downtown
more for the feeling of human contact
that it gave her than for anything she
had to purchase.
sees Boy Ran Over.
After she had walked down q couple
Of blocks, she stood on the corner q few
minutes and waited for pathway a
mouS the ceaCeless traffic. A Broad
way car vas changing. up the street.
and a steady stream of tCZis was Whirl-
ing into BroGdWay A. little neWsbOy
dGrted out OF the crowd waiting at the
curb, and started across the street,
Helen gave little cry of horror as she P
saw large touring car slip in ahead
OF the line Of taNs, thinking 10 find !
clear thorouShIarc The boy tried to .
step back but it was too late and the I
front wheels passed over his body.
a second later the crow had thick Z
eued around the child. and the whole I.
scene was blotted from Helen's sight. I
As a general rule Helen would have /
avoided such a sight but this morning
something compelled her to go forward D
and see what harm had been done
The boy was scarcely more than a 3
child She had seen that rs he had 1
stood ahead of her. thin little figure (
with the customary shabby garments. /
She pushed her way through the crowd I
and saw him lying on an OvercOat ]
which some one had kindly pushed for Z
ward. There was an ominOus dark !
stain on his blond hair and his eyes
were closed. His face seemed very
white and thin. and the newspapers he I
had carried were scattered over the /
up, and Helen with little sob stopped /
and pressed a bill into the limp little
hand.
Helen Feels Faint.
Where are they going TO take him.
said Helen to an onIookcr. The man
she addressed turned to look at her and
another woman turned out of the
crowd and said They have sent for
the ambulance"
Helen turned away There was real
ly nothing she could do and by that
time the crowd was thinning.
second later the ambulance bell changed J
and as it drew up along the curb, the
child was lifted in the arms of a burly
policeman and was laid almost tender
~ upon the stretcher.
As the wagon Yanished around the
corner. Helen walked mechanically
across the street and into little shop.
what she would have. Helen felt a
little faint ond sank gratefully into a
'hair that stood near.
There has been an accident" she
said after few moments. I feel
Utmost sick over it"
81 wondered why the crowds had |
5athered,' said the sympathetic sales