Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-10
THEIR MARRIED LIFE"
Copyright, 1917, International News
Service.
Copyright by International News Service

Copyright, 1917, International News
Service.
Helen and Mrs. Stevens came out
of the theater and bumped directly
into Warren, who was waiting out
side.
why, dear" Helen exclaimed, "I
thought you would be III bed by this
time"
But wasn't he dear to meet u.s."
exclaimed Mrs. Stevens.
We'll, you see, 1t was raining
pretty hard about half an hour ago,
and l knew you ladies had your best
toggery on, so 1 came down to meet
YOU"
But your cold, WARREN"
She retained from adding that she
wished with all her heart that he
had gone to bed and let them shift
for themselves. Warren had been
going to take Helen to the theater
himself that night, and then at the
last minute he had begged off and
had suggested Mrs. Stevens instead.
He had taken cold and had coughed
pretty much during the night before,
and Helen had seen the wiseness of
the plan and had consented instantly
to asking Mrs. Stevens, although she
was bitterly disappointed at. not hav-
ing Warren.
A sudden little thought kept OBJ
truding itself in Helen's mind. After
all, Warren could have gone with
her to the theater, now that he had
come downtown anyway, but she
choked it back Immediately and tried
to be gay and responsive.
Shall we go somewhere and get
something to eat?" suggested War
rem.
Mercy. no." said Mrs. Stevens, "I
must get right home"
And so must we," Helen said
quickly. Warren has been miser-
able with his cold; he ought to be
in bed this minute
They were all rather quiet going
| home and after they had left Mrs
Stevens at the door of her apartment
and were walking the short distance
between the two houses Warren
spoke
What's the matter, you're so
quiet?''
"Oh, I'm so disappointed that you
didn't go with me-" Helen said al
most before she knew that she had
spoken. IT mean" she added quickly.
as long. as you came downtown
after ALL"
WELL" returned Warren quickly,
Il got those two letters written. that's
something, and 1 should have had to
sit up and do them after 1 got home
tonight anyway"
Helen felt strangely unconvinced.
Letters did not seem important to
her just then.
do you know that was all ready
for bed when I looked out and saw
that it was raining. Then I got
dressed and went all the way down
for you. II you're not unreasonable,
I want to know it."
Helen turned to him penitently.
"Oh, Warren. I didn't know that.
Just for the minute I thought that it
might have been an excuse to get a
free evening"
We'll, if you women aren't en-
eouraging!" Warren said shortly.
Imagine thinking up a thing like
that to make you miserable"
"Oh, / know it was wrong, dear"
Helen said quickly, but Mrs. Stevens
doesn't care for movies, and she
talked all through the picture, and I
did want to see it with you this
week"
Helen so seldom felt herself in the
wrong with Warren that she felt al
together miserable that she could
have misjudged him so. She knew
that it was unfair to her and that
Warren had done a thoroughly un-
selfish and thoughtful thing. A thing
that few men would have taken the
trouble to do.
Warren, I'm so sorry for even
thinking such thing" she said, her
voice trem bling a little. Warren's
face looked dark and forbidding. 1t
was true that he had done a thing