El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-10
4 NaratiUe of Everyday Life
Their Married Life


But, dear Helen had demonstrated.
1T isn't fair Why, Bob hasn't broken
it nearly as much as we have"
speak for yourself Warren had
rctorteds reddeuing-
ANYWAY put in Louise Bob and
have been dying TO do something, and
as Ions as Bob broke his resolution
its I'D TO me to treat 10 a dinner
Party Planned By Repentant Bob.
4 forgot that" said Bob sheepishly,
That lets you in for some OF il, doesn'
10, Louise
Il don't mind. dear" said Louise.
laughing again at his expression, well
have a grand party
And SO il had been settled that way.
and Helen and Warren had gone TO
dinner at Louise's apartment the even
ins before and an four had gone TO the
thcatcr afterWard- The play had been
a comedy and after they had come out
Warren had taken them all TO supper.
so il had been late when they returned
hime- Helen had been too tired to care
where her things had fallen and
leaving them in a heap. she had crept
into bed and fallen asleep as soon as
her head had touched the pillow
This morning she had not walked Up
when Warren got up, and had been IN
such a hurry to get in and take her
coffee with him, that she had left the
room in a terrible way She smiled 10
herself as she picked one Of Warren
socks OFF his chiffOnier. and then the
about the mail Ora had replied that
iL was quarter Of nine and Helen had
wound her little white ivory clock ana
set it.
Isn't the mail late. Nora % she called
again as she heard Nora still busy in
the dining room
Sometimes he doesn't get here tn
after this ma'am,' Nora replied, com
ing TO the door. shall help you with
that, Mrs. Curtis@
Helen, with a sudden within. had
pulled out the best spread. a very
handsome affair of cluny, and was
proceeding 70 dress up her room. Nora
looked a little bit surprised
rs anyone coming, ma'am she
. questioned, as she smoOthed and pat
ted pillow and put II into place
NO, Nora. Just ourselves. said Helen.
crossing 10 the closet, There's the
mail now see If there's anything for
me-"
Nora Returns With Two Letters
Nora went out Of the room and re-
turned a moment later with two let
tiers Helen, for some unaccOEntabl5
reason. had had a prcsentiment that
she would receive something in the
mail that murmlng- Her letter from
home had been late that week and
she was confident that a letter from
her mother would be there II nothinS
else
The letter from home she opened
eagerly and began 10 dcvour all the
much interest for her Her father
had q cold and had been in the house
Tor two days He was better now,
and had gone out to see a few Of his
patients for the first time that morn
ms There were two new houses in
the neishborhOOd, very pretty ones
OF stucco, and new family had
moved into the pretty red house on
the corner.
Helen looked up with a smile on her
lips as she finally put the letter down
she was relieved TO hear that nothing
was the matter a Z home and she was
about to get up ana 80 about the rest
OF her work when the other letter
dropped TO the floor as she stood up
She stopped 10 pick il up and noticed
Tor the first time that IL was not for
herself but for Warren That was
strCuEe, for Warren very seldom re-
celTcd letters at home. Those that
did come were advertisements and
circulars, and she could see from the
outside OF this that it was a PERSONAL
finally made out the fact that il came
from place called Hindale. n. j. me
paper was white and heavy. and the
writing was decidedly q Woman's and.
thought Helen as she examined IL
Closely that Of a woman Of character
Sne looked at 10 rather euviousiy.
her own handwriting was not indfvId-
uaL Warren had often leased her on
distinguished vertical hand and this
Vrltiug, although easily read, was full
OF character.
Helen was plainly curious. u did
not occur to her 70 be Jealous. but
she was frankly eager TO know who
mad written 10 Warren Warren was
the last person in the world to carry
on clandestine affair with anv one
and yet. she thought as the idea Dre-
scented itself. why was her Just be-
cause ne had never given her cause
TOT "crrlmenr was no reason why ne
never would And then for the firzc
time she had a doubt in her mind.
Try as she would TO put the thOurHt
from her. IL kept recurring until me
letter which she had placed on the
taole IN the living room seemed n
Nerltahle magnet drawing her tov-a-7E
10 until she seemed to have M viii ~
ler own left TO her. Then win a
leeilnS OF shame he turned away and
went into her own room AGAIN SrreT,-
she had no right to be ieaIouS or
w arTeu- And if she had. WASN'T il
lowering her own ideas to admi. such
No doubt tho letter was OF no COM
sequence az all and she and Warren
would laugh over it together. Shc
would know an about FL wnen he re-
turned at night. or better Sti1 sbs
Celld take 10 down TO his office in tho
afternoon. There was no Ned of
q" Worrying about il anyway until -be
S-.s.N- CopyriSht. 1915, International