El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-15
4 Naratioe OF Everyday Affairs
. ~ Their Married Life X
Warren Buys Iheater Tickets as Surprise and Is Angry
Because Helen Is Too Tired to Co

alize that ! am too tired 10 enjoy my
9 SELF
"I know you're tired You're tired
sitting indoors IN stuffy room with
. the radiator going like the mischief.
and sewing on those curtains. What
YOU need is good ride down on the
bus in the open air, and good even
ing Of Fun, and you VIII come home
and sleep Well
But, Warren. I hoveu't the energy
TO get dressed for the theater- 1 am
simply dead"
But you couldn't be dead" said
Warren impatiently- You've worked
hard, / know. but YOU haven't cone
any physical owrk- How can you De
so tiredg'
I'm tired nervously.' Helen tried
to explain, although the explanation
did not sound a all convincing when
number OF hours sewing steadily, and
10 works on the nerves"
Did n to BE Kind.
Well, If you're only nervously
ought 10 so out II you go 10 bed
now, you won't sleep wink, and you
know it,"
Warren had done what he consid-
cred a thoughtful thing. IL was more
than thoughtful. il was generous, and
he could not bear 10 think of giving
up his treat The truth of the matter
was that he would be doing a far
kinder thing for Helen by allowing
her 10 do as she pleased. She really
was deadly tired, and while wrapping
up in a long coat and simply going
for a ride on the bus, hidden by the
friendly dark, might have appealed to
her. the very thought of getting
dressed and sitting in a lighted thea
ter fraZzled her nerves still more
Warren had done what nine out OF
ten men would have done in his place
tried 10 spring a kindly surprise at
the wrong time.
Helen felt uncomfortable She.
hated to hurt Warren's feelings and
she knew that he would not under
stand. For q moment she thought Of
doing as he liked, but the very
thought OF the energy il would re-
quire sjckened her. She was nervous
" tired out and she needed rest. not.
excitement
You couldn't exchange the seats.
could you, dear2' she began tenta-.
lively.
Exchange them2 OF course not,'
Aren't you going 20 buck up and go
Warren, dear. I'd simply love to so
any night but tonight I wish you
could understand and appreciate just
how I feel"
Cannot Understand.
You have no business 10 Try 10 do
so much in one day. You always act
as though you weren't going to be.
another day on earth, and must finish
our allotted job before you die Why
can't you do q little bit every day and
not get so tired as this?'
Why 1 could, dear, but in case of
this kind I wanted 10 get finished as
quickly as possible I do hate any
work about the house delayed more
than is necessary
wei you women are all the same
this deadly tearing Up OF things ev-.
cry spring and fall, making your hus-'
bands uncomfortable. And then when
YOU get together you all seem TO take
a melancholy delight in telling each
other how dead tired YOU are, and re-
citing everything that you have done
TO get into that state.
This was a long speech for War /
rem, and he relapsed into silence for
a few moments afrerward Helen felt
so nervous that she wanted 20 cry
She was afraid that she might break
down. and she knew that Warren de-
tested scenes OF this kind. and ne al
ways insisted that she could control
herself # she tried
Helen thought 10 slip out OF the din
ing room without attracting his at
ientiOn, as he seemed to be. engrOssedi
in his paper. but he looked up as soon
as she rose from her chair
Thinks Her stubborn.
Are you going" he rasped out
Dear. ! simply can't 90 TO play
tonight simply can't II you could
exchange the seats, I'd love 10 go to-
morrow or any other time, but not to-
night"
Well I'm not going 10 exchange
them. and III 20 down and get one
of the fellows TO 90 with me. III be
q long time before you can expect me
10 do anything OF the kind again. ]
can tell you that The way this has
been appreciated settles things for
me-"
But. Warren. I do appreciate II.
really I do. 7 simply am too tired 10
90, that's all" and Helen turned away
quickly TO hide the first Of a nervous
lit Of crying.
Very well, suit yourself For my
part. 7 think you are just stubborn.
II IL means enough TO you TO miss one
OF the best shows fin New York. II Ger
tainlv isn't going 10 make me unhap-
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