Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-06-16
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1mpulsiyely she turned back to the phone-she would call him.
 Cortland 1428i" Then she waited eagerly. It had been so long since she had heard Warren's voice on the wire There had been no occasion to phone him in London.
 She could hear the buzzing at the other end, but the expected click of his taking down the receiver did not come Then at last, Cortland 142S don't an- swer!"
 "Oh, ring them again, central. I'm sure someone's there"
 Another long wait, then centraI's voice with note of finality, They don't answer. III ring you if l get them"
 Bafled, Helen hung up the receiver He must be thereI It was only thirty minutes to his office, and it had been an hour since he left.
 Vaguely anxious. she went back to her work Taking off the dusty sheet that had protected the bed, she turned down the covers and laid out her night dress and Warren's pajamas. Some how the bed, now ready for the night, gave the first touch of home to the place.
 Three times within the next half hour she called Warrens office, but still that baf1ing, Cortland 1428 don't answer"
 Even if he had started home before her first call, he would be here by now. What could it mean? Every gruesome possibility now obsessed her an accident in the subway, in cross ing dark street, or in the elevator, run by the sleepy watchman.
 Was this a swift punishment for her rebelhous thoughts at the monotonous routine of their home? Was this rou- tine to be broken by some tragedy? Abject in her remorse, with a tempes- tuous change of feeling, her home life now seemed ideal. If only nothing had happened to Warren!
 By eleven o'clock Helen had worked herself into state of feverish anxiety. Unheeding the stinging cold, she had thrown up the library window and was leaning far out, hoping to recognize Warren in every muffted figure that came up the street. Once more she turned to the telephone.
 Central, pleadingly, "see if you can't get that number nowi" Again the empty buzzing and again eentraPs indifferent, They don't an swer."
 Then, with a desperate determina ton, Helen found the number of well-known cab company and called for taxi.
 In blind, trembling haste she got back into her travelling suit. This sus- pense she could not bear a moment longer She was going down to his office. If he was not there or had not been there-then she would have to call up some of his family.
 She was slipping on her long steam CT coat when the front door banged. A breathless second was followed by the sound of Warren's heavy step.
 He was struggling out of his over- coat as with an inarticulate cry Helen rushed into the hall
 "Oh, H."
 But just then the telephone rang out clamorously.
 Who in thunder knows we're home?" Shaking off Helen's cfinging arms, he strode into the front room to answer it.
 Hello, what's that? A taxi? You've got the wrong number" grossly We didn't order any taxi here
 "Oh, yes-yes, we did" excftedly Helen caught his arm. You'll have to go down and give the man something and send him away.
 Warren stared at her.
 "Oh, couldn't get you on the phone and I was terrifed I thought some thing had happened. I-I was going down to the office!"
 Going down to the office? Of all blithering-'
 Don't, dear, don't scold me now. If you won't send that cab away-Tll have to-"
 You stay where you are." Warren caught her by the shoulders and al- most flung her back in the room. Then the hall door slammed after him. When he came back. Helen was curled up on the couch. her face in the dusty sofa pillows. sobbing nerv- ously.
 Now what I'd like to know is." | Warren stood over her, bis hands in | his pockets, If it's softening of the brain-or if you're just plain dippy?" He listened grimly, with an occa- sional snort, while Helen sobbed out | an account of telephoning and her frantic anxiety.
 What number did you call?" | ''Why, Cortland, 1428. | "Cot the new book, haven't you?- right there by the phone Why in blazes didn't you look in it? My num- ber's changed to Broad 8120. Now if 1 you think you've had enough dra-
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