El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-22

TELEN was sick with dealing
with the soul problems OF
- Il other people. She longed Tor
peace and the monotonous grind Of
everyday life. Anything domestic
pleased her. It seemed thrilling to
sit at home by the hour and sew
or inst read and be lazy. She and
Warren had never seemed so con
RENAL. and her former psychologlcaI
longings were orgotten-sWampeu' ~
fact-by the near tragedy OF Laura
Helen wondered after it was all
over how she had managed TO use
so much tact and foresight IN heipins
Laura TO manage. warren l.s-o,I,. he
was proud and amused at Helen $ u
plomacv and the way II worked GUY,
I'm surprised" he had snorteq'
that Laura had sense enough 70 fd1
low your advice; she IS such AOO'
about most things" u,,ot,
n fool?" questioned Helen, her PRIDE
at the yelled compliment haruts
why. I can't do much for woman woman
of Laura's disposition. l alw ..ay7 soiu
YOU thar she didn't have any sand. go,
"Ruf Warren 7 don't agree with
Won III she hadn't really had plenty
or character she would never nave
carried the thing through as 1 ad-
@Sbe simply did It because you have
the stronger character and dominated
her through the entire affair.
ct don't agree with you, dear
wen I still maintain that men
can't as a rule do anything lot
women of that caliber
But Laura is considered 70 De
stunning. And she dresses eAIraor-
yes, but any woman with an ounce
OF vanity and the whereWith 10 buy
good clothes can manage TO dress
well what is your argument
Warren I'm trying TO understand
what you mean about Laura
ITS not alone Laura, it's about any
woman Of that type.
"Oh what type
"Of tie whining. melancholy type
warren Is Pessimistic.
But Laura doesn't whine and she
isn't melancholy excepting Wheh sne
IS unhappy. No woman can be cheer
ful when her husband deserts her TOT
another woman.
@That isn't the question. Nothing
would make Laura a happy woman.
She just naturally mopes. why, you
remember when she was working IN
Richards office and you used 10 nave
her here so mucht Every Tune 1 came
in for dinner and saw her thought /
was attending "a larEe-siZed funeral.
But YOU were always nice 10 her,
dear. and 7 did feel so sorry for her
YES, but what 7 am trying to ger
NJ is this There are plenty of women
in the world a great deal worse OF
than Laura was at that time. she
was earning $50 week. uNaple
wage. If not an abundant one but she
sew nothing to be thankful for. Think
OF the girls who earn $40 and manage
to scrape along and be cheerful about
II know dear. but I don't see that
1ust because there are other girls
worse off than Laura was why we
couldn't he just as sorry TOT Laura.
] ki.ow that I should have been mis-
cradle living in by cupboard anu
lyon wouldn't be miserable. because
st isn't your way. Any woman can
..You don't understand" protested
Helen. you don't like Laura ana
you won't be fair TO her"
81 am speaking from man stanu-
point that's all. I know that those :
fprnnerrnental women are decorative |
enough and mysterious enough Tor n !
man when he wants TO KICK over Ine
traces, but when we wants 70 settie /
pendable tpve. who will sing a tune I
around the house and darn his SOCKS
rather than write poem TO Adver-
Eity."
Helen laughed merrily.
"Oh. Warren, you are so funny
Laura couldn't write poem II she ,
tried" ,
NO. but she likes to moon and look I
mysterious and wear strengthening !.
house gowns"
II think they're Attractive. Besides. /
there are plenty Of women IN the (
world who are temperamental who
have a million men crazy about them. /
Thev are the women who keep their /
husbands lovers"
For Heavens sake, don't tell me 4
that YOU have a secret longing for !
Of the kind"
Some Valuable Advice.
Helen did not reply. She was think .
{nr of how often she had wished FOR /
Frances Knowles strange charm or for !
the ability to be something besides I
being domestic. And here was War /
ron defending the domestic woman and 7
frankly making fun OF the other /
type. ,,,
And I want 70 tell you one thing"
he said. looking up from his news