El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-23
4 Narafoe Of Everyday Affairs
! X Their Married Life X
Warren Quauels With Helen Over Accepting Invita-
tons, Then Forgets All About It,

I the other arrangement some other
I time"
yes. that means that It win be put
/ off Indefinitely, and the next time
! you women get together or get to
I talking over the telephone you'll have
| the entire week filled up with engage
ments. and III have nothing at all to
say about it,
But you're never home, Warren,
and what would you have me say
I when people ask to see u.s.?
-Oh, there are plenty OF things
{ to say. Be frank and tell your friends
that you are not going to make any
more definite engagements.
But Warren, II wouldn't be pos
sible 10 do things that way in the
! case Of meals
Warren shows Irritation.
"Well, manage matters any way
you like then, but don't make my
life an engagement schedule. DO you
realize that we have been doing some
thing, either having people here or
going somewhere, every night this
week? Why don't have a minute to
read the paper or do anything want
to do. You women have all day 10
visit with each other and see each
other, but what time do the men have
unless they take a night or Two OH
and then there's always more or less
fuss made about it."
Anytime you want a night off,
[ take il, dear. I don't remember ever
saying anything about It"
NO. but when the times come you
would, all right, OF else you'd go
around with that injured martyr air,
which is worse than any amount OF
fussing"
BY this time Warren had worked
himself up into perfect passion OF
self pity. He imagined himself the
worst abused man in the city, and he
was past argument or convincing
even IL ne had stopped TO listen 70
anything Helen might say. And so as
usual, she said nothing and slipped
out Of the bedroom, leaving him TO
dress She pOndered on what he had
said as she fixed the card table with
n fresh cover and got out the cards
It would be lovely not to plan things
ahead, and just to do things on the
spur Of the moment. Carp and Frances
did things that way. Every time Helen
had asked Frances up for dinner she
had begged off on the plea that Carp
hated TO make q definite engagement
If youu let US drop in some night
and take pot luck with you Frances
had responded, wed simply love it
And Helen had laughed and had tried
to understand, because she loved
Frances, but she had been hurt just
the same.
Warren FOrgetH the Argument.
BY the time the Thurstons came IN,
ABOUT Ds0Us ElElEl let more OF less
dOWncaSt. warren had forgotten the
but Helen, who had been thinking
things over, was just beginning to
argument after change Of clothing,
wonder how she could manage things
to please Warren Now Helen did not
care very much for Mrs. Thurston, she
had never felt quite at home with
her; certainly Mrs. Thurston was not
the type Of woman anyone could get
at all intimate with. But Mr. Thurs {
ton was different He was delightful. I
Generous to a fault, always ready 1
with funny anecdotes, and splendid 4
company. Everyone liked him and 4
Warren particularly. After an even |
ing Of bridge, when Warren and Mrs. 1
Thurst0n had come off victorious, /
Warren was IN particularly good 4
humor-
'aToo bad. old man." he said gent
ally. Shaping Mr. ThuTston on the 7
back, better luck next time. Say,
why il II that We don't see you peo-
pie oftener- How long is il since you
were here2"
Helen was listening with all her
ears, anxious to know what was COM
ing
oh. not so very long" Mrs. Thurs
ton was saying, I'VE want you people
to come up next Thursday for an
evening Of bridge How about #, is
that all right for yOu2" Sure" re-
sponded Warren heartily, that's all
right for US, isn't it Helen?''
Helen met his eyes, her own filled
with inquiry, but he had forgotten his
protests OF a little while ago. He was
simply impatient for her to accept
the invitation.
"We'd love to come" said Helen
1rettily, and then wondered why She
had that little hurt feeling that had
come so frequently Of late.-Copy-
tight, 1917, International News Serv-
ice