The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-14
Married Life
In Which Warren Takes Helen to the
Station and See Her Off.
By Mebel Herbert Urner

Station and See Her Off.
Helen was up at half-past five.
Their train left at 1850. but there
was lots to be done before then. Her
trunk had been locked and strapped
the night before and was standing
ready in the hall. But many many
things were still to be put in her
hand bag and suit case.
| She took her bath and moved
around very quietly not to awaken
| Warren and her mother. There was
] no need for them to be up so early.
1t was just six when she stole
softly into Warren's room for some
needed articles. He was sound
asleep, his arms stretched straight
out in the boyish way he usually
slept. His face was turned partly
from her but the strong lines of his
form were outlined under the covers.
| No woman can see the man she
loves in the helpless consciousness
of sleep without arousing the strong
| est instinct of her pature-the mate
rial tenderness. And now as Helen
! looked down at him, the tears filled
her eyes, and the old aching pain
clutched her heart. For the moment
she forgot all his GOODNESS and indif-
terence and selfishness and remem-
bered only that he was the man she
loved
| With an overwhelming tenderness
she knelt by the bed She could feel
his soft regular breathing. There
was no harshness in his face now; it
was serene nd tranquil.
Was n All a Delusion?
Surely it was all a mistake. Why
Why must she go on this visit? Per-
haps they ,ai all been laboring under
some horrib1 delusion. And when
he awoke ntw everything would be
Fright" and would be kind and low
ing.
Strange fal lcies of the old witch
craft days rSshed through her mind.
How people shad been possessed of
demons; how it changes their whole
nature, and how they would sudden
ly awake to find they were them
selves again.
Absurd as the fancy was. as she
knelt there gazing at his sleeping
face she tried to believe that when
he awoke everything would be diff
ferent, everything would be fright"
And that he would take her in his
arms and say he could not let her
leave him-not even for visit.
Suddenly he stirred in his sleep
She nestled closer. her lips against
the soft stuff Of his sleeves.
Again he stirred, his arms over his
head and yawned. He opened his
eyes and closed them and yawned
again, and then he saw Helen kneel-
ing beside the bed.
| "Hello! What are you doing here
What time is it,"
| "About SIX" hastily brushing the
tears from her eyes.
F.; "Six? What on earth are you wax
ing me up for?"
didn't mean to wake you dear. ]
just came in here to get some
things"
The End of the Dream.
'sWell, hurry up, and get them. ]
want to sleep an hour vet. And he
turned over, his back toward her.
She rose from her knees and left
the room.
She finished the packing, her ewes
burning with unshed tears. Her
she heard Warren running the water
for his bath. But she did not see
him until he came into breakfast.
"Now that train leaves at 1880
I'll meet you at the station at half
past.
''Why. Warren, I thought you were
goine to stay and take US down."
whats the use of that? You can
get taxi and go down, can't YOU ?
And can get through whole hours
work at the office before I meet you
"But-I-Ithought you might want
to he with us until we started"
eff there is ANYTHING YOU want me
| to do, I'll stay. But if there isn't,
| what's the sense of my hanging
| around here all that time"
mo. there is nothing I want you
to do" quietly. IT am all packed
now"
"Well, then. be sure and be there
on time. You'd better order taxi
| for two. It will take you half an
hour to get down. Here, give me
your tickets. it would be just like
you to forget them.
She brought him TIE tickets, and
with another warning for him not to
| be late, he hurried off.
The next half hour was spent in
giving final directions to Della rs
to the care of the apartments and
Warrens comfort. Della promised