The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-09
Married Life
Helen and Warren Take an Evening
Stroll Through . Neighb0rhod
BY Mebel Herbert Urnei


of Shops.
what in thunder ID the matter
with the radiator?" demanded War
rem, irritably, as the radiantor in
the corner thumped louder and
louder.
perhaps it isn't turned off tight
enough" suggested Helen.
Warren flung down his paper and
STROBE across the room. But tho ra-
diator only Kissed at him as he tried
to turn it off.
"Why does that fool janitor keep
up steam on such a day as this
When it's freezing cold, the radia-
tors are luke-warm; and q day like
this you can hardly bear your hand
on the wall"
eyes, I know" murmured Helen
concillatorily, shut l suppose they'll
turn it off entirely in few days"
ooh, no, they won't. They'll keep
it going full till all through April,
for a few cold-blooded old maids,
who would have steam on the Fourth
of July if they could. Well, l am
going out to get some air. / can't
stand this. It's sickening."
LET me go with you." eagerly
'1'd love little walk, and I'm al
most smothered, too"
It'll take you half an hour to get
ready" frowningly.
"No, it won't. I'll just slip my
coat over this-it won't take me a
minute. And mothers in with the
baby-she won't mind"
"Well, hurry up, then,' unwillingly.
A Sultry Spring Night.
1t was close sultry spring night
People were strolling through The
streets with that relaxed, distracted
air which always comes with early
spring.
The doors of the small shops were
open and, here and there, the propri-
etor and his wife had brought chairs
to the sidewalk; while the children,
bare-headed and on roller skates,
We're notes of the coming summer.
raced up and down. Everywhere
Warren stopped before cigar
store.
"Come in here, 1 want some
cigars"
Helen gazed around the brilliant
ly lit place; the boxes of cigars, with
their rich coloring and bands Of red
and gilt, always seemed to her most
attractive. Outside, Warren lit one
of the cigarettes, and they strolled
on.
He would not have smoked on the
street with any other woman, not
with her before their marriage and
yet now he had come to take it as a
matter of course. If he would only
ask if she minded But he did not
even trouble to do that. He finished
one cigarette and paused to light
another.
Then he stopped before the win
dow of a gents furnishing store.
The place was closed, but the window
was brightly lighted.
"Those shirts are not bad" he COM
mented, "but they have rotten lot
of ties"
A little further on he stopped be-
fore another window Of summer
shirts and then before a hardware
shop with a window full of tools. and
then an electrical place with a dis
play of batteries, all of which did
not interest Helen And when a
block or so further she wanted to
pause before a milliner's with a gay
showing Of spring hats he impatient
ly dragged her on.
"Wait Warren" She Begged.
ooh, wait Warren, just a moment.
do want to see that blue silk hat.
Inc small one Is OlaCK.
/ Come on; haven't time to stand
here gaping at millinery. If you
want to look at hats, come up here
"But you've been looking at a lot
of mems furnishing windows and
other places that interest you"
ooh, I have? Well, the next time
I'll take my walk alone. IF you re-
member that was my intention to-
night.
You know I didn't mean it that
way. I shouldn't have mentioned it,
only sometimes you do seem So"
$50 what?" CURLY.
Dear, YOU must know you are
very selfish about some things.
Whenever we go out, it is always
your pleasure or your interests that
are considered--never MINE"
ooh, it isis it? Well, then. the
fewer places we go together the bet
ter it will be. How's that"
Warren, it seems a pity we can't
take our short walk without quar-
reling."
That's exactly what I was think
ing. And our walk ends right here"
Ard he whirled around her toward
home. ''I'll take you back and fin
1911 lily Walk StlOu0.
please DON'T" trying to turn
around again. "You know I would
be wretched if you take me home
this way" struggling to keep back
her tears.
Warren's Threat on the Street.
"Now. I'm not going to have any
scenes here on the street! Will you
let me take you home or not?"
mo, Pm not going with you.
You've no right to spoil our walk
for such a little thing.
care you going to let me take you
home or not?" repeated furiously.
mo"
Then you will go back or 20 on
alone. By George, I don't care what