El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-12

her bed room
why? What's going on tonightT'
Have you forgotten that We are go
ing down 60 play cards with Bob and
LOuiseT'
''Tonightg"
Yes; are you so very tired2'
"Oh, suppose. not; what time do
we have TO starug"
Not before eight You'll have time
for a nice rest before then"
Helen was somewhat elated at War
ren's manner OF taking the affair. she
had expected him 10 storm and ask
when she had made the date, and here
he was taking II pnllOsOpnlcally- she
went back to her dresser and proceeded
with her dressing Helen was really
concerned about Louise. She had not
seen her since the day that she aad
come down 10 tell her about her quar-
rel with Bob.
OF course, Helen had called her up on
the telephone, but Louise had not rayed
enthusiastically in spite Of the TACT
that she assured Helen Ihat every
thing was all right Helen had meant
to run down and see her. but she had
been busy and she had relied upon their
card date 10 find out about every tnlng.
There was something though about
the quarrel between BOB and Louise
that vaguely com1orted Helen She
had thought Louise possessed some
thing that she and Warren lacked IN
relations, ana here was Louise crying
over a quarrel with Bob.
She was terribly sorry for Louise,
but somehow IL placed the two women
on the same plane and made Helen
happier. II was a queer way Of res-
soning, but il satified Helen
Bees Her To sit Stin.
Helen finished dressing and went
back 10 join Warren. Now that she
was ready TO go. she hated waiting.
She must have 1idgeted- for W arren
looked up in a few minutes and said
dfga grreea Dle-
Cant you sit still five minutssT"
Instead OF repling Helen laughed.
why what was / dolngE
''Fidgeting around, OF course
Wen III sit stil. 1 promise"
Helen sat still for some five minutes,
then she turned - look at the clock
still ten minutes to wait she got up
as quickly as pOssI7fe and tiptoed out
TO the dining room, where she had LETT
her new briCge scores. She wanted 70
show them 20 Warren before they left
Warren had left the living room
and was making great noise from the
bathroom
Where on earth did you put my
razor He shouted after a 1ruitless
rummaging around
In the medicine chest" said Helen
penitently running to help him. here
It is. Are you going 10 shaver It's
That's right, nag at a man. it's 50
helen was righteously angry at
Warren. he might have shaved long
ago and saved the time Now they
would be late IN arriving and she hau
promised Louise that they would be
down early. IL was after s already.
Warren began TO draw hot water,
and Helen knew thar IL would not DO
any good TO say anything more. 50
she went back 70 the living room, put
her bridge scores away and sat down
TO read II was nearly o'clock be
fore they started. and 1t took uIteen
minutes TO get to Bob's apartment
LcUIse opened the door and said sally:
we thought you weren't comlns.
Helen looked at her closely and
thought she could discern tear-rimmed
lids.
she followed Louise into the pretty
bedroom, and TURNED TO her impetu-
Ously, lis everything all right, dear
Louise laughed ard Helen imagined
that it was just a little bit forced
Helen looked at her anNiOusly. But
Louise, YOU know how Interested I am.
And think. dear, OF the times you have
helped me-
And think Of the times you helped
me before 1 was married"
louise Does Not Play WeIis
Not nearly as much."
yes, indeed" and then Louise
opened her mouth as though she were
ato out TO say something more but she
changed her mind and turned away.
Helen was sure now that she was
keeping something back.
They went out into the living room
and Bob greeted Helen as boisterousiy ]
as usual The table was all ready for !
the game to begin and Helen sat down
opposite Bob.
Louise did not play as wen as usual |
she seemed nervous. and once made n /
FOOLISH mistake and apOlogized nee
vously for IT, Bob looked at her dark I
y, and Warren smiled. Helen won !
dered if he would have been as gem
tlcmanly about il If she had been I
playing with him.
The evening was not a success. al /
though there was not any one thing I
that Helen could find fault with. She