El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-29

! throw those answers at me as if
I were hungry Wolf she said teas
| ingly- ! hope I didn't look as seri-
| Gus as all that"
oh. no, I was eager TO tell you
! that's all I like TO talk; I have been
wanting TO tell people about my trou-
! bles ever since / came to the city. but
/ haven't had woman friend TO con-
wide in"
You must come up and see my
apartments said Helen eagerly, land
/. let me hear all about YOU 1 shall
be awfully interested
Mrs. Curtis said Mrs. COleman's
voice from across the table. you two
people must be awfully interested il
whatever you are talking about
have been trying to get your atten-
ton for the past 10 minutes and 1 am
tired OF being polite, besides this isn't
a polite party"
Mrs. ThurstOn Again.
We We're talking about Miss Red
ding" said Helen enthusiastically,
and indeed I was interested. bur
please tell me what you wanted. l
am dying with curiosity
It's nothing very important 1 had
quite conversation with a friend OF
yours yesterday"
of mine:' said Helen. wrinkling
her brows.
yes Mrs Thurston."
"Oh. YES" Helen returned "of
y
we'll We had a dinner engagement
with them the day we had TO rush
away after the Thanksgiving party"
4 remember. so you did run away,
and we were all disappointed. Mrs.
Thurston was telling me about play
ing cards at your apartment not so
long ago. She quite raved about
some good looking man that she had
met Up there Said that she and Mr.
Thurston rushed in on YOU and they
weren't expected" And Mrs Coleman
laughed
There was a silence at the table. for
every one had been listening TO tie
conversation, and all other remarks
had been suspended Helen could feel
herself reddening furiously, and War
rem was looking at her steadily.
puzzled expression on his face. Every
one was plainly waiting for her to
explain
I think You must mean Ned Burns"
she said as cOllectedly as possible
You were in Norfolk. Warren, and
the Thurstons came in that night Ned
Burns had run in just before they ar
rived. and was terribly disappointed
to hear that you had gone He had
seats for the theater for the three Of
US
The conversation began again, but
Helen still felt hot and uncomfort-
able. She was thankful that she had
been able to turn off the disagreeable
incident as easily as she had, but she
was uncomfOrtably aware OF the fact
that she had not told Warren that
Ned had been there and that the
She vaguely wished that she had. It
sounded so strange brought to light
in a casual conversation. Almost as
if she bad something to conceal
Warren said nothing. and once
more the piano in the next room
struck up and Mr.. Garnett hurried off
10 play the drum Warren came around
TO ask her to dance with him, and she
rose and followed him into the other
room
toned the fact that Ned Burns and the
had been in to play cards2"
he asked as they swung into the
dance
why. dear. I truly never thought
OF it, Helen returned smiling up into
Helen Gets Into a TangIe.
You must admit that it sounded
strange that I didn't know about it,
Warren retOrted-
Il don't think so, but there was
really nothing to conceal 1 was furi-
Gus with Ned for running in that way,
though" e.
why should you be? It was per-
fectly natural-that is, If ne really
did have tickets for the theater."
If he really did, W ny W dIEehs
you believe me. don't your"
Yes" said Warren grudgingly- II
you say so. but you contradict your
self every minute; ii sounds as II you
were trying TO hide something. 1t
seems. II there were nothing in II,
that you might have mentioned it TO
me before"
Helen mediated to herself Ought
she 10 tell Warren what had hap
Dened? II would only make matters
strained between them, but still she
did not intend TO have Ned come to |
the house again, and perhaps Warren |
ought to know
'I'H tell you. dear" she eonfided, |
looking up at him truthfully. There |
Is more TO IL than I have told you,
and I'll tell you about II tonight when 4
ve4 get home I didn't want TO repeat 1
il. but you ought TO know. ] want 1
you to promise me that YOU viii I'M !
lerstand and know that it wasn't my |
'ault. because II wasn't Warren. and |
am telling you the truth.
Helen was looking up into War
ems direct gaze and he looked back
Il her. Evidently something in her
satisfied him, for he Ssniled /
little and said. whimsicauy:
you women are strange things. OF
curse I'll believe you, Helen. but !
lon't do It again. I guess / should
lave taken you with me to Norfolk
fter all"
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Service.