El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-23
4 Narration of Everyday Affairs.
~ Their Married Life "
Helen Effects Compromise and Suggests to Warren hat
She Study Interior Decorating at School.

Helen reflected quickly and decided
that taking second place would be
fatal at the present moment
We'll. Warren, she returned. with
more confidence than she felt. 4 have
something finite to say and hope
you viii be agreeable about it,"
Warren said nothing to this remark
and Helen continued, quickly I have
been thinking abour II subject and
] have come to the conclusion that.
after all, you are right"
Warren sat up at this juncture and
looked as II he were ready to capitu-
late. No doubt if Helen had cried a
little, which she felt like doing and
not progressed several degrees beyc- a
the Helen Of year or two back. things
might have been settled then and there
Bur the Helen OF today kept a tight
rein on herself and remarked. calmly
enough Don't misunderstood me,
Warren 7 don't mean at all that in
tend to abandon all idea OF work. 1
really meant what I said when I told
time"
Helen sat back as she said this and
waited to see what effect this would
have on Warren.
wasting your timer he repeated,
blankly
yes. just that: and. although I do
admit that taking an office position
would not be the thing at all, 1 have
another proposition to make to you.
and I do hope. Warren. that you will
try to see it as I do"
Warren went on smoking without
saying a word and Helen was forced
TO proceed
After that night when Ned was here,
I hardly knew what TO do. so I went
TO Louise and finally Frances for
sympathy and counsel"
Y can imagine what Frances said
offered drren sarcastically.
ref n faTs
Frances took your part through the
whole thing I might as well tell you
that l went to her with the firm re-
solve to abide by what she said.
thought that Louise was too quick TO
spring 10 the defensive for you Well,
when Frances said practically the same
as Louise had said, / began to see that
there was something in It l knew
that Frances had none but my own
interests at heart. and I knew that il
she took your part. that you would be
forced To say that she was fair in her
Judgment"
silent.
Has New Proposition.
''I see now that it would be ridicu-
lous for me 10 take an offlce position
Not that I am entirely unfit for il. but
because I owe something to you IN
spite Of the fact that I know that II
is best for both of US that this thing
came up for discussion But ] have
something else to suggest to you, ana
if YOU meet the issue fairly, 1 shall
be satisfied and happy. and I think
you viii feel. after you have had time
20 consider il, that ii IS the one solu-
ton u the problem"
Warren spoke now What IS IT.
he questioned curiously.
Il want to enter a school TO stuoy
interior decorating" Helen announced
i may have no talent for it. but II
viii give me something TO do with my
time I don't enjoy ings tnat
some women do. Warren. and. even II
this Is . fad, we can afford the tut
ton. which is very nominal Are you
willing to have me do this?
Helen had expected Warren TO I'M
mediately freez~ her suggestion with
a series of reasons setting forth the
impractica bility of such thing. Dut
for a wonder he did nothing OF the
kind. nd Helen afraid t. say another
word. perceived that he was Weighing
her words carefully before replyins--
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