Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
THEIR MARRIED LIFE"
Copyright by International News Service

Helen had somehow felt different
toward. Viva Nesbitt of late. Per-
haps the artificiality of the girl was
becoming more of a thing to be eX-
pected and, therefore, to be endured;
or perhaps Helen's viewpoint had
changed after her talk with Fran
ces and the compact between the
two to do what they could to help
Viva. There was so much obvious
good in the girl-so much strength
of purpose and conviction of char
acter if it could be directed prop
erly, it seemed a shame to sit back
and allow the girl to become utter
ly spoiled.
Helen did not really know Just
how much she had changed until,
forced one day to defend Viva. her
true sentiments came nobly to the
front. If it had been anyone else
but Carrie who had called forth the
argument perhaps things might have
affected Helen differently; but Hell
ems feeling for Carrie had been the
result of many years of contemptu-
GUS treatment, and she stood up for
viva in way that astounded even
herself.
The argument had arisen through
suggested picnic. They were to
take basket lunches and all of the
rest of the local color necessary and
to motor out into the country for
real bit of sport. Carrie and Roy
and little Fred had been spending
the weekend with Helen and War
rem, due to the fact that several
changes of household Importance,
such as papering, painting and the
like, were taking place at their
suburban home. Helen had suggest
ed the picnic as a means of enter
tainment, and Warren had fallen in
happily with her suggestion.
Even Carrie had seemed pleased,
and now nothing remained but to
invite the guests and decide where
to go. The matter OF using ma
chimes had been abandoned after a
few minutes conversation. There
weren't enough people who owned
them, for one thing, and it would
necessitate much crowding and elm
irating of many people whom Helen
wanted to ask.
"Of course Frances will bring
Viva" Helen had remarked, as, with
p9per and pencils, she and Warren
were making out list. Carrie was
knitting feverishly on a gray sweat
y
making one she had not been con-
tented until she shad purchased yarn
to knit one for herself.
"And of n decent color" she had
remarked acidly-"nothing gaudy."
AS she had told Roy in secret. Hell
ems head had been turned of late.
and she evidently imagined herself
youthful again. why, there's bare
ly year between our ages. Roy!"
s-, -I.s 4 A1,r
But big, bluff Roy, who liked Helen
and was disturbed at the continual
friction existing between Carrie and
his sister-in-law refused to make
any remark about Helen, much to
Carries disgust.
At the mention of Viva Nesbitt's
name Carrie sat up quickly.
You're not going to invite that
girl. I hope" she said caustically.
"Why, you see, she's visiting
Frances, Carrie" Helen explained.
Warren, what have you against
that child? She's nothing more than
that"
Yes. she looks liks a child, with
those earrings and that fast way of
getting herself up"
perhaps she's to be pitied," re-
marked Roy, and he was rewarded
by a grateful look from Helen.
"Oh, you men are all alike!" Car
rie said,. angry at being argued with
and having no one on her side to
/ help defend her case against Viva.
| "Why, the girls not even pretty"
But she is attractive" Helen said,
smiling little. And ! do think
we ought to feel differently toward
| her. Why, she hasn't done a thing
that could be termed wrong in her
whole life. She is just young and
| foolish and has been kept at school
when she should have had a mother
to look after her."
| Helen was rather surprised at her
self for defending Viva. particularly
after her own summing up of the
girls character several weeks be-
fore.
Carrie looked up and gave her a
! long, steely glance out of pair of
cold blue eyes.
"How you've charged in your
opinions, Helen!" she remarked. "a
: year or so ago you were rabid against
such women as this Viva Nesbitt.
Now you are condoning and plying
her. I wonder if you would be will
| ing to feel the same toward them as
type. They're the dangerous kind,
you know. Virginia Evans was a
good example"
Helen started, and a wave of emo
ton swept up around her heart. She
had forced that old trouble out of
her mind and had succeeded in bury
| ing 1t, and now for Carrie to bring
IL up like this before Roy and War
ren-oh, it was unbearable!
| For a moment there was silence.
Even Carrie had the grace to feel
ashamed of herself. Helen was
ta ken back to the misery of year
ago-the pretty little stenographer.
Warren's auto accident. She felt all
| tba old humiliation af a.. h,It she