El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-22
Their Married Life
Warren Plays Practical Joke on Helen Much to Her
Disgust

6(T AN so glad to see you dear
said Babbie. running out into
the snow that was drifted high
ON the porch. Tom and 1 were coming
TO meet you at first, but somehow the
re on the hearth and the coziness OF
me room were too much for us and we
were too lazy. Why didn't you come
lazy. Why didn't you come oarIierq-
We old intend TO come earlier"
hald Helen running lightly upstairs,
Dut warren had TO stay at the office
ana so ] was disappointed. Oh Rabbie.
you nave things changed up here"
DO you like it2 / was simply tired
70 death OF my room the other way.
DO you like the draperies2 And how
DO you like my dressing table, Tom
made II Tor me out of some old boxes"
Helen looked admirinEly at the
dainty affair with its dotted Swiss
curtains and its array Of toilet things
u was built into the wall, and n white
enameied mirror hung overhead. Il
wouldn't believe that such an attrac-
tive thing could be made" exclaimed
Helen. Imagine Warren building any
thing like that for mel"
Even Babbie smiled at this remark.
II would seem funny 70 have Warren
doing odd Jobs about the house. He
never thought OF making little per-
sonal sacrifices for Helen, although he
vas always perfectly willing to nav
fo- things that had TO be done.
After they were all four seated
before the swapping logs, waiting for
dinner 10 be announced, the converse
tion became divided. Babbfe and Helen
talked household trifles, and Tom and
Warren became engrossed IN sports.
Helen confided to Babbie she never
could understand why men liked to
read the sporting pages
Tom and Warren disappeared short
" before they went into the dining
room, and, although Helen noticed
nothing out OF the ordinary when they
reappeared, both looked sheepish.
Babbie had n new oolored maid, and
Helen was interested in observing her
method OF waiting. Moreover. Helen
was never looking for trouble, and.
sensitive ~ she was, practical jokes
could he played on her without the
slightest suspicion on her part.
Baked oysters we're brought on first
and they were so delicious that all
four spoke little while eating them.
As Babbie rang for the plates 70 be
removed, Helen raised her glass OF
water 10 her lips. She might have
noticed that her glass was different
from the others, but il happened that
she was rot conscious Of anything
strange until she felt an alarming cold
stream running down her chin and
trickling down TO her throat
Even then she suspected nothing.
thinking that perhaps the glass had
been filled 20 OVERLOOKING and she had
sequence, she raised it again, and
little further this time. Immediately
a fine stream OF water, or, rather,
several fine streams poured down the
front Of her shirtwaist, drenching her
and making her gasp. a smothered
giggle from Warren made her turn TO
him. only 20 discover that both he and
Tom were eudeavoring TO restrain
their laughter. So. II was a trick
Helen Hesents the Trick.
Helen was speeches. with anger
and with modification. She was too
angry to speak for q moment, and
then Warren spoke and Tom laughed
openly.
Come. Helen. be a sport; it was
only a joke"
yes, Warren would do IT," said
Tom ct told him not TO-" and then
he laughed again. Helen was a funny
sight, with her cheeks burning and
her chin and throat glistening with
water. The water on her shirtwaist
had soaked through to her skin, and
she shivered a little.
tom. how could you do such a
thing% said Bahbie Indignantly TT
was very rude, and ] wouldn't blame
Helen II she were furious at both of
you"
1T doesn't really matter at ALL" said
Helen, recovering her composure and
the water away with her