El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-28
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M and have a bite OF lunch?"
Helen said, trying 10 speak
pleasantly
"Oh. I don't know" Carries voice
returned. family reminiscent OF disap-
proval even over the telephone. 7
have little Roy with ne, and I don't
want 10 bother you"
Helen knew that remark was sup
posed to be mads only To- the sake OF
FORM and she immediatel returned
What difference does that make,
Carrie. come right along and have
lunch with me. an not going to
have much. but It will be much ncer
10 have some one else TO eat 1t with
anyway"
IAN right. I'll come right along,
then" And Carrie hung up the receiver
with oisagreeable click. while Helen
flew into the kitchen to make an IN
Ventory Of what they had in the house.
She never bothered much with q mid
DAY meal, as Winifred was at school
and Warren seldom. If ever. came home.
She and Mary never cared what they
had, and as often as not. Helen ate 8
sandwich and drank a glass of milh-
Mary, Mr.. Curtis's sister will be here
for lunch with her little boy. Have
We anything 10 eat2" asked Helen. al
most desperately 'Oh. I remember"
she said. conscience stricken. Y did tell
I'D for myself. didn't ] so that you
could clean the silver. Well, il can't
De helped now, Mary What have we
10 eat2'
Mary, VINO vas a model maid, knew
quite well how much Helen had to bear
rom Warren's sister. She cordially
detested the badly brought up Roy. too
and sympathized altogether with Helen
when II became necessary to have them
AZ the house.
Wen manage somehow, rna'an.-
Mary said, coming to the fore with her
usual easy going manner. There's
potatoes enough, and III make some
little croquectes wIth the cold steak
We might use some OF the lettuce. too.
nla.am. and have q salad"
That's enough, Mary, and make some
tea Have We some jam for little
ROy2 He is so fond Of f."
BY the time that Helen had given
me living room hasty busting and
had washed her hands, Carrie had ar
rived Helen took her into the bed
room to remove her things, rescued
Winlfred's new doll from the hands Of
ne impossible Roy, and by the time
Carrie was ready and luncheon was
served was already tired out. It was
a strain to bear up under Carries man
ners and as usual Helen said the wrong
thing and precipitated matters.
Mary ana 1 managed to get I'D some
luncneon between US" she said laugh
ingly. You know I always eat what
ever there is IN the house"
And very. bad thing it IS. too"
carrie returned. disapprOvingly- You
ought to eat a good meal, Instead of
snatchinS bite at all hours No won
Ger your digestion isn't good"
oh. but IL Is" Helen protested mer-
rily- 4 never have anything the mat
ter with it I guess I must rush
around too much for that"
Helen. viii you never wake up to
RE asked quickly. Il certainly was
glad when Warren squashed that no.
ton OF yours about taking lessons In
interior decorating or something like
mat heard II from some one out
our way l always said those friends
OF yours were bad for you. Such 2
crazy way they have Of living and
every woman's husband gallivanting
zIound with some one else's wife.
Helen tactfully did not refuts Car
res statement, although she longed to
ask where Carrie had heard about her
private home affairs. Instead Helen
asked Il the morning had gone well
i suppose you have been buying lots
OF pretty things" she added.
Not for me- I find that with the
household expenses and with things
costing so much more out Of town, I
don nave very much to spend on
clothes. OF course. you have purchased
IN outfit in the latest style. II GER 8
tainly beats all. Helen. how extrava- !
giant you are. 1 should think that you
would try TO spare Warren In these
hard times He told Fred that he
couldn't afford to run the car
Helen L. Silent.
Helen felt hard pressed for z sub
Ject OF any kind that might interest o
Carrie. She wondered II there were
she could suggest that Carrie
might not be able to twist around TO b
a personal viewpoint She was silent 2
SO long that Carrie looked AZ her
suspiciously.
Now, don't get sullen." she said
quickly Warren always told YOU
that was one OF your worst failings.
Il doesn't improve your looks either. t
and wrinkles come soon enough BY
could get me 4 maid2 Bertha is leav- 2
ing She broke that expensive red
glass dish and discharged her on the
The subject Of maids. which Helen
TO keep impersonal by listen &
ing 10 all Of Carries grievances, Kept .
The ball rolling until lunch was over
and they went back into the living
room Helen's knitting was lying on
me table and Carrie paved il over dis .
painfully.
What's this2 Knitting? Are Won 3
knitting a sweater, Helen Curtis. and
Of that color? You'll never finish il in
? ais world, and why on earth didn't you
get blue or something more sober.
You're TOO old to wear a flamboyant
color like that"
Helen sighed a little. The vista of
a long tedious afternoon pickering with
Carrie rose before her. and she felt one
Of her headaches coming on. It did
seem hard that she had so much to con-
end with in order to avoid a quarrel
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