El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-13

row Helen lived through that
n evening she hardly ever knew
Il Il All through dinner she was inn
pelled to ask Warren who had writ
ten the letter. but something seemed
to restrain the impulse. and she kept
quiet and tried to act as naturally rs
possible Warren was uuushaA4 41-
100. and said very little even WneL wy
dessert was brouShL l1 ana .s
looked up and asked i Dc were d.
Il guess So he had said, in pre-
occupied manner that made Helen lA
v-ardlv writhe all over, and then haa
gone on eating deliberately as lLou7N
6e Ead an me time in the world
why the hurry he asked, loohln7
up as the waiter removed Helens des-
Il don't know. dear" said Helen
guilty. Il feel nervoue TINS eNehlh =:
that's all" Her accusteIned worn Oh
erdearment fell from her lips nalu-
rally. and she checked her-e-- ana
thought that If Warren Wcr- con-ein-
plating anything underhanded, now W.
terly unworthy he " as Of her taitn anu
love How unworthy any man was
even the best of them. she Thought 1oi
she had prided herself on NarreI-
love for her, and here IL was crumollnS
at her feet. no better than any olnef
mans professed faith
Warren had suggested going 10 the
theater. but she mad refused on the
plea Of a headache, so they nad gone
home She did not follow w arren d.
rectly into the living room, but went
into her own room first TO remove heI
hat and coat. That would give W arren
the opportunity he anted, she thought
to herself-the opportunity to open the
letter alone When she had joined him
some ten minutes afterward, he was
sitting in his accustomed Cnalr smok-
ing a cigar and cutting the pages Of a
new book with her ivory paper cutter
The next morning Helen dr. Ged
herself around heavy eyed and tlreu
from the effects Of a sieepless night
She went into the bathroom for a
headache powder Wnlcn she was ll tne
act Of preparing when the telephone
rang so suddenly that she dropped the
powder. and il flew out Of her hand
o. scattered over the floor Nora
called her Just then, and she hurried
T. the telephone 10 lie greeted by War
ren's brusque hello
Warren Friightens Helen.
Hello she said. lis anything the
natter
I'm coming up TO the house in about
half an hour. DO sou think you could
get ready for trip on short notice II
1 decided 10 take you with me-
Helen almost dropped the receiver
"A trip, why yes, Warren, what
kind of a trine Where
III tell YOU all about it as soon as
7 get up to the house. II you think
You can get ready 10 leave By tOmOr-
row afternoon, I'll take YOU
And Winifredz7
"Of course. I suppose so, unless YOU
could leave her with Bob and Louise
What do YOU think
Il don't know start 10 get your
things together. and Wen talk it over
as soon as I can get up Tell Nora to
have luch at 10 and III eat up there
20 will save time
There was a click OF the receiver,
and Helen had an excited shiver OF de-
light a trip just AT this time OF the
year was something she had not eN-
pected- She wondered how Warren
could be so calm about il. and then she
sprauE up, all her heaviness gone in
the excitement Of the moment
Nora. have luncheon ready prompt
" at L. Mr.. Curtis is coming home.
and Nora we are gOiuE away for a
trip. j don't know for how Ions. but
Mr.. Curtis is coming right nome and
he viii tell US all about it,"
The worry about the letter as COM
pletely forgotten as Helen began to
open bureaus. A blue and green corded
silk suit that she had bought a few
days ago unknown TO Warren had