El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-23
4 NaratiOe Of Everyday Life
Their Married Life
Helen Develops Trait of Character Which Warren Has
Not Looked For

for school and we can start her right
in. You said yourself that she was too
young to begin just yet
Yes but next fall, Warren you
couldn't mean that That's nearly a
year away"
NO, not by long sight, only a
little over half"
But dear" Helen said smilingly.
you must be joking, you can't mean
that you want TO leave Winifred here.
that you think it would be best for
her"
THAT'S just it. that's the very rea-
son I want to leave her, 1 do think
it would be best for her
But dear. Pm her mother, / want
her with me-" Helen was unconscious
ly using the same arguments that she
had used last fall when she had per-
suaded Warren to 90 out for Wlnl-
fred The trip that she had thought
would be so splendid was already be-
ginning to assume aspects that she
hadn't looked for. If she could have
kent that part Of her mothers letter
from Warren. he would not have
dreamed Of such a thing. And she was
sure that if her mother had known
Z Just how much unhappiness her chance
! remark had caused she would have
! been terribly upset.
'sYou ought to think Of WinifreGs
health. You know that the country
is just what she wants, and there is
no person in the world who could care
more for her welfare than her grand
except perhaps her mother" said
Helen. ready to cry.
Now don't excite yourself unneces-
sarily- never saw anything IKE Ine
; way YOU women get hysterical the min
ute you think you're not going 10 have
your own way.
Helen turned around SO she could
look at Warren and see that he meant
what he said
you are perfectly in earnest about
wanting to leave Winifred out here
! with mother until next fall3
Perfectly. I know that it would be
the best thing TO do. It's unfortunate
that we live so far away from the coun-
try so that Winifred cannot be away
more than she is"
Net at station by Helen's Father.
"Just the same I viii never consent.
/ never. That is final" And Helen, with
/ an unexpected burst Of temper, turned
her head away as the tears coursed
slowly down her cheeks.
Warren said nothing, just went on
Z looking over some papers IN his pocket
/ and he and Helen hardly spoke until
I the train pulled in and they were max
] ing their way out, Helen walking ahead
with Wiuifred and Warren carrying the
/ baggage, which consisted of a suit case
/ and Helen's hand bag.
/ Helen's father was at the station
/ and had picked up Winifred and slipped
I his arm about Helen before Warren had
I jumped down. There was no time to
! be anything but pleasant just then and
! Helen swallowed her disappointment
/ and talked to her father on the way to
/ the house as though nothing had hap
! pened. He was so taken up with Wini-
, fred, who chartered in the most engag-
J ing manner possible, that he did not
notice any GOODNESS in Helen's manner
| to her husband. Helen was too genu-
I inely glad to be home to allow anything
to spoil her happiness
How have you been9" she said
( eagerly. rs mother well, and how is
/ every thing2
| "Everythings fine" said her father
/ looking at her with pride in his eyes,
'and your mother is as wen as usual,
we both are"
I with her arms around her mother
and her kind eyes upon her Helen felt
that things must come out all right
Mother she said the minute that
J they were alone, Il want to warn you
( about sDea king of Winifred's staying
out here with You for the winter"
'Helen's mother looked up with sur
I prise written all over her face
why my dear, what has happened2
/ You seem upset about it,"
7 am. Warren thinks it is a good
plan. and I simply cannot allow it.
mother. Z can't be without Winifred
/ ever again
But you needn't leave her here.
don't want to be selfish about it, I
d I
( thing to Warren; YOU can trust me
You mustn't mention it at all. and
I il the subject is brought up don't act
| disappointed as though I had spoken to
YOU about it. You understand, don't
Heleu's mother was a woman OF dis
Z cerument and understood better tran
Helen herself realized the state of Of
| fairs between Helen and Warren She
I knew that Helen was the kind of
Z "
is brought TO bear upon her. She knew
that Warren could make her think as he
I did altogether too easily. and dlsap-
pointed as she was to think that Wini-
! fred was not to make them visit. she
( comforted Helen and by the time they
had Joined the others was once more
I her own jolly self.
Helen. confident that everything
would be all right, was almost cordial
to Warren. and il was Winifred herself
. who brought up the subject by an in
nOcent remark about staying with her
grandma always.
Warren looked up quickly, but Helen
was examining an album as though
nothing had happened.
Il guss YOU must stay with mothe,
now. peaches" said her grandmother
pulling the perky bow on her tawny
I little head. What would mother do
1 without any little girl to talk tor
I'm coming out next summer for a
{ long visit, mother said Helen "a
though she haQ the thought IN mind fC
some time Warren doesn't mind ans
Winifred would get the best air here
and more freedom. In the fall I think
We'll send her to kindergarten"
In the midst of the joyous eXclalno-
ton that followed the remark Helen.s
eyes met her husbands across the, room.
There was questioning glance in his
and hers were full of unspoSen chal-
lenge. As he had said once long ago.
Winifred belonged to both of them.