The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-19

| ingly. 1t was Helen who was some
what disconnected and confused. Alice
was wholly at her ease.
! Where is Cousin Warren?" she al
most instantly asked.
Why, he was very busy, and could
not come" Helen found herself say
| ing.
Well. that wasn't nice of him, was
it? thought OF course he'd be here.
On, yes" turning to the porter who
was approaching sugestively. "'You
can just put that down" Then, as she
glanced in her purse, II haven't any
thing less than a dollar Will you give
him Quarter, Cousin Helen?"
| Helen handed him a quarter, al
though she would never have given a
porter more than a dime for carrying
| suitcase off the train.
Now, we'd better see about your
trunk" she suggested.
"Oh, I'm SO tired. Can't Cousin War.
rem get that tomorrow. I've got enough
| things here" nodding toward the suit
case, for tonight"
A Needless Trip.
Helen hesitated. "T1lat would mean
a needless trip for him in the morning
l think we ought to see about it
while were here"
Then / ought to have kept that
!; porter. that suitcase is so heavy to lug
around"
1t was heavy, but Alice calmly let
Helen carry it. at the transfer desk,
Helen paid the - cents ri,arc-n fn- - :.
delivery of the trunk. while Alive look.
ed on without protest
OF course, she had intended to pay
1t, and would have insisted on doing
so, but somehow she felt a growing
resentment that Alice should not even
affer--that she should take every
thing for granted
They made their way out OF the sta
ticn, Helen still carrying the suitcase
and listening to Alice's recital of how
long and tiresome the trip had been.
As she led the way over to take the
car at the corner. to her establishment,
Alice suggested quickly:
Why, hadn't we peter take a taxi
with that suitcase? These cars look
SO crowded"
Helen felt her face flush, but she
answered firmly. These cars take US
even quicker than taxi, and they go
almost to the door,
That was not quite true. but il
would take more than the calm as=ur-
ance OF Wa--en's cousin to make Helen
take taxi
IL was pay-as-yolI-enter car and
Helen had an awkward time with the
suitcase while she tried to get the
money from her purse Her flush
deepened at the frowning disapprovai
of the other passengers. who knocked
against or stumbled over the suitcase
as they passed
Il thought we should have taken 4
taxi" murmured Alice, plainly annoy
ed now.
To this remark Helen made no ans
.wer. When they left the car, Alice
still did not efer to help with the suit
case, and Helen carried it to the door.
where the elevator boy ran forward to
take it from her
II she had expected Alice to COM
ment on the imposing building and
appointed for Alice viewed it all with
calm Indifference Even when Helen
showed her into the dainty bedroom
she had fixed NJ with such care, Alice
hardly glanced around.
"Oh. it was the most tiresome trip
she complained again "They could
not get me ANYTHING but An upper
berth and ! didn't sleep at ALL think
I'll take bath and lie right down."
placing her dusty suitcase on Helen's
clean white counterpaine as she I'M
strapped it,
I've emptied those two drawers for
YOU" explained Helen trying not to
notice the suit case" and this side o.
the closet"
Spoiled and Selfish.
Then Helen drew down the blinds
and left her, and went into Warren's
70 al. 80
had often heard that AIire was spoiIed
and selfish: that Aunt Emma had hu- !
mored and waited on her lawyers. But |
surely girl Of eighteen should be
more appreciatiye OF what Warren and |
she We're trying to do for her
Her whole attitude was rather that
she was comforting a favor upon them
by her visit. instead Of being indebted
FOR this refuge from the distressfuI
condition of her home in Dayton
"0ii. Cousin Helen,' Alice was call
ing from the bathroom, haven't you
any almond meal? / never use soap or
my face
Helen eoldly informed her that they
had no almond meal.
Then I suppose this will have to
1o.' shifting at the cake Of toilet soap.
Put my skin is so delicate-I have to |
be careful what I use"
So This was what she would have to
put up with, Helen told herself in
And Warren-weuld he
put UP with it at all? Would he toll
crate the attitude Of this self-assured
young woman-even il she Were his
cousin? Helen was filled with mis-
,ivings. Already she was beginning toi
wonder il they had not been very I'M
wise in scceding to Aunt Emma,s re-
quest that Alice should visit him.
The next few weeks were going to
De very difficult ones. and Helen felt