Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-21
THEIR MARRIED LIFE"
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81 heard an interesting story to-
day." Helen remarked as they went
in to dinner.
What kind of story" Warren
asked noncomittally. He was not
going to be too ready to seem in
terested. He had had a long, hard
day lat the office and really pre-
terred a dinner eaten in silence to
being compelled to respond to Helen.
1T was about those friends of
Lulu Holmes. You know / told you
OF calling on them, Warren. They
live down near the square, and the
girl does silhouettes.'
Well what's their names? You
don't think / remember the names
of everyone in New York, do you?"
Hunt, dear-Billie and Queenie
Hunt"
Yes" Warren returned, with the
first show of interest he had evinc-
ed We'll, what about them?"
We'll, I'm not so anxious to tell
you about it, if you're not anxious
to hear" Helen said, calmly begin
ming to sip her soup.
This always made Warren furious.
'"How often have l told you that
/ hate to have you begin story
you can't finish" he growled.
Helen looked up and smiled pro-
vokingly.
"Ill tell you, Warren. 1 don't feel
any more like being spoken to that
way than you feel like being both
cred. so let's call it off, shall we?"
Warren looked surprised at these
tactics. 1t was so seldom that
Helen fought back, when he got
into mood of this kind. AS gen.
eral rule she would have been either
anxious to appease him and tell the
story, or she would have kept silent,
like a martyr until Warren chose
to speak and then she would raise
eyes, filled with tears.
Warren really despised Helen's
ready tears, but it gave him a feel
ing of despotism in the home that
rather pleased his masculine van
ity. Tonight Helen did not act in
the usual manner. The truth of
the matter was that she felt too
well. She had had pleasant day,
and the recent gift from Mollie
Bangs father, which had evoked
Warren, had filled Helen with self
confidence. Warren began to take
different tactics after the meal had
proceeded in silence for a few min
utes.
You women don't seem to realize |
that after a man has had a hard |
day at the Office it's difficult thing |
for him to appear cheerful and re-
spond to everything on the in
stant."
Helen said nothing. 1t was use
less to begin that age old argument.
Warren would never realize that
woman had just as many things to
see to as a man. But to her sur
prise he said reasonably.
Il don't mean the work so much,
but a man is tied down to an office
seeing the same people day in and
lay out. A woman, no matter how
many little things she has to do,
has more variety in her day. 1 go
right from here to the office in the
morning and come directly home at
night. 1t is very seldom that /
have a few minutes l can call my
own. When l come home, the even
ngs are generally panned for me.
Did you ever stop to look at the
question from a mans standpoint" 2"
Helen was regarding Warren in
.erestedly. why no, Warren, /
lon't believe l ever have. but 1 can
see your point very plainly, and I'd
ike to do whatever / can"
Warren, restored to good nature,
yrinned.
"Well, don't you think we might
cut out seeing so many people? We
have been going pretty heavily of