El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-11
4 Story of Wide Appeal
Their Married Life
t44elen Buys New Gown and Warren Thinks 1t Too
Loud-The Bells Call and Babbie Backs Up Warren

I why keep It, of course. I am disap-
! pointed that you should have picked
out anything like that though, and
/ that's a fact"
Helen Is Disappointed.
Helen turned away and went into
! her own room. where the much talked
Of creation lay spread out She had
| felt so elated when she bought il that
morning, and now to have Warren dis
: approve OF it SO radically just changed
/ her whole appreciation of the beautiful
/ thing.
And it was beautiful. It was n
1 light shade Of the popular mustard
/ color trimmed with bands and bands
/ Of sealskin. 4 little round sealskin
muff went with 1t. and the costume
had cost Helen Sl25. Part OF this
amount she had saved out OF her own
I money. so that part Of it had not both
d cred her at all But the truth Of the
matter was Helen had bought the cos
g tune on the spur Of the moment and.
now that il had been sent home and
Warren had disapproved. she was be
+ ginning to wonder herself whether she
+ really had not been so impetuous now
that she had gotten herself into this
fuss.
The door opened and Helen heard
/ Warren welcoming the Bells she Or
bated for a second as to whether 10
show the suit to Babbie. or course
she would she decided suddenly " nat
was the use Of hiding it away
though she were ashamed of II. She
would show IL to Babbie and get her
opinion on II, and once warren heard
Tom and Babbie approve, he might be
willing to admit that he had been at
The next minute Tom and Babbie
were talking in the hall and Helen
had called to Bab5ie to come in and
an n an lust tired to death" Babbie
said. looking as II she had never ex-
perienced a tired moment ITS The
most eNhausting thing to move, nut on,
Helen. how perfectly great II Is TO %
back in the city again No more su-
burban jaunts for US until we make
enough to have a really stunning
place not too far out"
I'm so glad you're actually in the
CITY" Helen said enthusiasts ically. 1T
hardly seems possible that you are
going to be so near TO US in the future
OOH" Babbie was exclaiminE, with
widening eyes looking at the gorgeous
thing spread across the bed What IS
this wonderful thing Helen? y new
suitT'
That's Just what it is" Helen said.
her enthusiasm beginning to return
now that Babbie was approving
want You to tell me what you think
Of it Warren does not approve at all"
She lifted the coat from the bed as
she spoke and slipped it on over her
dark house dress. Babbie stood off and
surveyed heT Lor a moment.
IT'S perfectly gorgeous" she said
finally. "And you must have paid lot
for It Let's see the skirt I'm crazy
about II, Helen"
Helen was not satisfied. She saw
that Babbie was raving about the suit.
but as an outsider would do, not as If
she really liked it
4 SNIfe Question:
Helen looked at her for a moment
and smiled Then she said suddenly:
Why. don't you like it,"
Babbie flushed. "Oh, Helen, do
like 1t. but somehow I don't like 1t on
you To tell you the truth, I don't s8ke
IL at all on YOU Now. ] know you
could kill me Tor saying that"
Helen was considering the subject
and did not speak for q moment, and
then her brow cleared.
Warren hates II. too" she said
laughingly: and now that you have
both disapprOved 1 am beginning to
hate the thing"
You could exchange II for some
thing just as rich and not so loud" Bah
bic said, beginning to give a direct
opinion now that she saw how Helen
was taking it Somehow. Helen. you
have too definite personality to cover
up in 2 suit like that Too many wom-
en- Of the wrong kind. like that sort I
OF thing, and. you are so different,
somehow. I do hope you won't think me /
an interfering meddler. Helen. but you
asked me. and I am telling you just 4
what I think. "-Copyrigh 1915 Inter !
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