El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-19
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THY. what do you mean ,"
said Helen. pausing IN the
act Of pouring a cup OF tea.

act Of pouring a cup OF tea.
What do you mean
Ny dear" said Mrs. Stevens hesi-
> Eating. nothing at all"
Helen looked from Mrs. steyens TO
Louise. Louise was slipping her tea
and nibbling daintily at a cracker and
she did not look up at Helen. Mrs.
Stevens was trying TO conceal her en-
barrassment by reaching for some but
tered toast No one said anything and
Helen knew by the sielnce that some
ming was wrong.
4 wish you would go on and say
what you had intended to-" she in
sisted You act as il I were q child
and could not bear to hear anything"
But it's too absurd to make a fuss
over protested Mrs Stevens.
a That's Just tiff it really is so
ftrivial, why not tell me what you
meant by that remark"
But I didn't mean anything"
But something must have been IN
your mind or you would not have
stopped in the middle Of a sentence"
I don't see why she Oughtn't to
Know" interrupted Louise 1T really
isn't anything, and we are only max
ing matters worse by pretending that
1t is Helen is no child: she ought to
zoe woman enough to realize that there
IS absolutely nothing in a situation OF
this kind"
Mrs. Stevens Hesitates.
Gu both make me peffectly wild
with curiosity limiting around like
this Helen said anxiOusly. Please
tel me whatever there is to know"
MIS- Stevens turned anxious eyes on
Louise She was never very tactfui
ABOUT matter Of this kind. and she
hesitated now about telling Helen
Whal she had inadvertently stumbled
on in the conversation
Why, Helen. you yourself viii see
Sc eel
1lrs- stevens was afraid that you might
1eel badly about it."
Well. what is ito said Helen few,
erishly.
IT'S nothing more than the fact that
Virginia Evans Is back in town work
ing in the office next TO Warren's'"
There was silence and Helen felt
a cold hand clutch her heart After
all her suspicious were not so IL
founded Perhaps that was the reason
Why Warren had accepted so nicely
Helen's explanation about Ned Burns.
Perhaps that had been the reason why
~ arren had acted the part Of gentle
man the night Ned had appeared for
dinner
Perhaps Warren felt that his own
actions could not bear daylight Her
mead was beginning 10 whirl with the
things her brain was conjuring I'd.
Suppose this meant the end, and she
no longer had the power TO hold War
rem What should she do2 And then
Stevens were in her own home. She
fcould not give way before Mrs Stevens
she must muster some pride TO her aid
"Of course, Helen. that doesn't mean !
a thing, you know that" Louise was
saying
why Of course not" hastily reas-
sured Mrs Stevens
Helen wondered just why they were ]
so anxious TO reassure her II they
were certain that nothing was wrong. !
They were both waiting for her 70 say 4
something and she forced herself TO I
respond
Is that all you were worrying about7 4
Of course. I'm not worried 7 don't 4
see any reason why I should worry I
simply because that girl happens to .
have secured a position next to War
Ten's office
That's what I said" Louise said /
with a sigh Of relief
We thought that you might worry
because she was back In that building
She had a good position with that
other man she was with. and Il
seemed strange that she should leave
Helen Is Brave.
Louise frowned at Mrs. Stevens. who
instantly subsidized.
But that might have happened
Jealous Of Warren. I don't want his
love II I have TO worry about keeping
I This remark was well made. and was
~ udA All- " tl4l4Ell EcllL NOllaLls 4
woman of Frances Knowles makeup, [
might have said It sounded very well.
but Helen knew that the words were
idle and that she could not mean them.
she wasn't big and brave
II wasn't possible for her 10 contem-
plate giving Warren M to another
woman TO save her pride She would
have 10 crawl off somewhere and die.
y the thing were true She would
never 20 through another awful time