El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-30

iu the club who had had no more
advantages than she had.
Helen OverheHrS Remark
Helen had genuinely tried 90 Hs
friendly. but al one of the uceJ.r-s
She had overheard Airs uareurr.
remark TO another woman that 'Ir=
curtis was hlrtiuE herself by allow
ms thar Mrs Frisuy Co attach herself
YES" the other woman had re-
spOuded. ITS risky 10 have any
thing 70 say 10 her these days for
fear Of getting into box with thlt
Fri~uy woman
Helen had turned crimson She had
wanted 20 turn around and say. why
can't we all help her. she tries SOD
hard But she hadn't the courage
and the opportunity had slipped by
Besides she might have incurred open
enmity by antaEonizius the women
by a direct appeal
The little note was written on violet
paper heavily scented. and the hand
writing was vertical like that Of q
child
you have been out twice when I
have called II ram and / DO think
YOU might come and see me Mr.
Frisby saws that T mustn't bother
YOU. but ! am lonely Won't YOU let
me come and take you out TO tea
sometime soon or perhaps sou and
ar Curtis would come and have DIM
ner with us"
Helen could not help smiling at
This. The idea OF Warren conserving
20 20 over there TO dinner amused
her. He had met Mrs Frishv just
once, and, as he put 81. once was
enough Certainly Warren was
not the one TO help her 10 decide
what 90 do in this case and Helen
felt as II there were nowhere to- turn
As she sat wriukliuE her brows and
frOWuinE over the note paper. the
bell rang. and the next minute Louise
came breezllr into the room
Helen Curtis" she said lauChi1E'y.
ct never expected 10 find you en- this
lovely day Come. lets so out for
walk"
Louise. T think you're a cfft from
the gods" Helen laughed. the wor-
ried look disappearing from her eyes
"Tou can tell me just what % do
about Mrs Frishv- Listen 70 this
and she read the note aloud "l'm
afraid I've got myself into box.
she went on You see I promised
10 he friends with her"
"You poor child" Louise said. SYM
Dathetically. Il know just how you
feel about It. il places you in queer
position with the other women. too
You see We are not all as decent
about an act OF kindness as you are
Isn't IL shame they all DISLIKE
her sou
yes. and she has tried SO hard
T think she is improving. too, hut
this doesn't make one want 70 he
chosen companion of hers. does it2'
Is Different Task.
80. that's just t. You see 7 want
TO he kind TO her. 7 am even will
ing 10 call on her and have her here,
but 7 don't like 70 feel that can't
60 TO a club meeting without having
her attach herself 20 me. and never
leave my side. and. 7 don't want 90
be the only friend she has. so that
she coufided every single thinE il
me. whether she ought to mention
tliu-s to an outsider or not"
"She positively has no sense Of
where TO draw the line" Louise
ally -rateful 10 anyone who is KIND
% her. 7 can't bear 10 hurt her. it's
like woundinC a child who doesn't
understand. But listen Helen.
have an idea. We might get one or
Two OF the other women iu the Cur
rent Events Club and ask them 70
cooperate. Explain the matter 10
thCm and see if they won't helm
Mrs. Stevens would. I know. end that
Jolly little Mrs. Cushing. We can
count on them. anyway
Louise, you're a darling" Helen
exclaimed rapturously. 'Whv. I've
been worried FOR days about It, II
YOU really will help. 7 think We can
factfully manage things and 7 shall
Dee SO grateful to YOU If Won will
help Do sharing the burden Copy
right 1915, International News Sery-
ice