El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-30
4 NGratiOe of Everyday Affairs
Their Married Life
Warren Proves That He Can Be Sympathetic.

ELEM turned to Anne after
| n Frances had left to go to Carp
i L Won't you go home with me
/ for dinner. dearT'
NO, I don't think I ought 10. Helen.
| Frances will need someone when she
comes back and ought to be here"
But not alone-don't you want to
telephone Jack to come DOWN
Jack is out OF town"
Then III stay"
But Helen, you oughtn't TO, really
Warren won't like il a bit''
Warren will have to like it-that's
all there is to il. 1 don't do a thing
OF this kind often. and tonight there
Is nothing else 1 could do and feel all
right about it"
Anne made no other objection. The
truth Of the matter was that she hoped
Helen would stay. Frances had IN
nerved her a little, and she had no idea
how she would be when she returned
Anne was a little bit afraid OF Frances
sometimes. when she was Temperament
tai AM queer and hard to understand
Frances was Away different when she
wrote
She even admitted afterward that
she didn't blame Anne bit for hat
ing her Once Anne had asked her
question when she was deep in thought,
and she had turned on the younger girl
fierceIy. blind with sudden. uncon-
troIIed anger. And yet Frances could
be as gentle and tender as the simplest
woman at times Everyone who loved
her knew that
"Tl call I'D Warren Helen said. con-
scious that Anne was nervous And
she crossed over to the telephone and
sat down before the little table She
hardly knew what Warren would say.
She hoped that he would take it all
right. but he was just as apt to be
- - 81 IL
would she have admitted such a thing
to Anne. however, and she gave the
number with perfect nonchalence.
Warren himself answered.
Hello. dear. this is Helen am down
al the apartment with Anne Yes. I
am going to stay down here for the
evening. Warren Avery Atwood has
been hurt and Frances has gone to him.
Yes. Anne is alone and think 1 ought
to be with her when Frances comes
back.
Warren Asks Questions
Warren muttered something about
not understanding why Frances was
needed in the case Of an accident TO
Avery Atwood. Helen never told War
rem FTances's secret for she did not
think he would understand and she
would not have dreamed OF telling
confidence to Warren under any con
ditions.
He was asking for her. dear. They
are good friends, You know
Wen. is Anne afraid TO stay alone2
Where's JACKIE"
Helen hated to answer the last ques-
ton for fear that Amen would feel hurt
and insist upon Helen's leaving Why
couldn't Warren understand just once
Warren was plainly dlsagreeable at
the prospect Of having dinner alone.
and Helen, after a few more remarks.
was forced to ring off or else betray
to Anne that Warren thought il was ali
a lot OF fOolishness-
Was he nice about it," Anne ques-
toned. I know he thinks 1 am per
fectly idiotic to need you, Helen, and
feel selfish"
Not at all Mr.. Curtis would have
been selfish not to understand Now, |
what are we going TO eat? I, for one. /
in spite Of the tea, am beginning to feel /
hungry
Anne confessed; Frances and I were (
planning to go out for dinner tonight. |
Effie has been home i'll all week and 4
hasn't been in to cook for US, and we !,
haven't enjoyed messing around a bit"
fought we to go out anywhere and |
eat?-
I'm afraid Frances might call up /
or something"
Perhaps we could call UP somewhere
and have them send in something hot /
Is there a restaurant or hotel anywhere /
YES. there's one around the corner.
We might try that OH and Anne /
jumped nervously. That's the bell |
Helen III 90. I wonder who that can /
be-
Helen followed Anne into the hall |
and stepped forward eagerly when she 1
saw who IL was.
Why, Warren Curtis, I'm so glad to
see you However in the world did you /
get down here so soon? 1t hasn't been
fifteen minutes"
"Had the car outside" Warren said
lrislzly- Didn't feel like dinner alone !
md thought I might be some good down
here So here 1 am"
Helen hadn't been so deliciously |
happy in weeks. She glOWed all over |
II the thought that Warren really |
needed her and had come to her
We were Just going 10 telephone 10
he Elliott to see If they wouldn't send /
IS something TO eat Anne was ex-
blaming
Can't you both come out somewhere
md eat2 I am starving to death be
ug so long without a meal"
4 Compromise.
Frances might come back and need
rs, Anne explained. i just hate to