El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-16

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Helen I'm going right down
TO see what I can do. We
need a couple OF rugs badly
/ This remark from Francis surprised
Helen so much that she stared in
apazement.
"Oh. you're surprised that bother
about q sale" Frances laughed
Wei. you see this place is different
It never has sales unless the things
are really worth while. and these rugs
are simply wonderful for the money.
Come on and see FOR yourself"
"All right, will,'' Helen agreed. and
was off with Frances a Few minutes
later
Down at the little shoy. filled With
fascinating things, Helen went into
rsptures over the rugs. They were OF
a foreign weave so cleverly done that
an expert could not have distin-
guished them from real wool. Helen
stood back while Frances looked at
several designs and finally selected
two lovely things in shades OF rose
and amber and blue.
The rose one Will be lovely in my
bedroom" Frances said deNEhtedly.
Il have been wanting a decent rug
for ages, and that large blue and yell
low one will look great IN the studio.
Look. Helen, here's a ducky onei
Why don't you get it, It would look
great in your foyer hall
Helen hesitated- The rug was GER
tainly just what she needed. and Il
was cheap. But nevertheless. il
would be impossible for her 10 spend
twelve dollars for a rug out OF her
housekeeping allowance. She would
have TO speak TO Warren about Il. and
he would he sure 20 think OF some OBJ
lection. She enTied Frances her in
dependence and ability to spend her
own money.
III have 10 ask Warren"
"Rut they might not have il Il YOU
wait. These rugs 90 so quickly and
this goes so beautifully with all your
things"
'I know II does. but I'll have 20 ask
be furious II 7 bought a rug without
speaking TO him first Helen did not -,
add that he probably would think her I
crazy for suggesting such a thing, but I
she thought so nevertheless
Warren no sooner got into the I
house that evening than Helen spoke I
about the matter Of the rug
ITS beauty dear. and only twelve
dollars. You just ought To see the J.
place. 7 don't see how they can ar
ford TO sell things SO cheap. Frances /
bought two"
you don't say" Warren returned
Win unusual interest. ~ mere QlQ
you want to put ito
"Out in the hall. dear" Helen said
e. =erly- "Of course we don't really
need a rug there. but a rug this size
Is always handy. and il would look So
attractive there
Warren f. Willing.
All rieht. go ahead. I'll write you
a check for II after dinner. It must
be all right or you wouldn't have SO
many nice things 20 say about IT,"
M IL
cally and thanked him. Then she left
him IN his paper and wondered TO
herself what bad made him so willing
to grant rc0ueEt for something that
they didn't actually need Generally,
" men she BOUGHT even the necessities
be @rowled about extra expenditure.
and here he was Offering TO write her
ant check for p rug that. after all
-hev could d. Just 9S we'll without
Helen pondered this fact all through
sinner. and the more she thought
about It the less desirable the rug
seemed. After all the little FOYER
colled more ultra ctive without any
hing in it. Helen wondered II p rue
! ould not male II look much smaller
2v the time dinner was over she
'aund he~Felf dreadinp- the moment
rnen Warren would draw ont hi-
,heckhook. and she wo7de~ed fust
row she would e~nlain the fact that (
.hev didn't want the rue after all
The truth OF She matter was that
Helen had wanted the rug more ho- J
'ause she had thought it Impossible
ID obtain than because she really
bought II a necessitv. Warren's gem
Al manner and ready wish 70 accade
o her request had taken all the low
n conquest away. and rs the rug was
.fter all. lu-1'rr. Helen thought ~
dozen ways that she might better
pend +rat twelve dollars
"Well" sold W7-ren as thav rose
rom Che table. "I'7 better write YOU
hoe check before I forget it,
Helen WINGED
ooh. "-arren.- she began tentative
r.
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