Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
THEIR MARRIEDLIFE
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+ arm. Look, Warren, DEAR she
said sweetly, Il noticed this after
you had worn it last, time. It's quite
shabby in other places, too, but this
worn spot on the sleeve is very no
| ticeable."
IT thought So" Warren snorted.
I'll bet you knew this all along.
1t looks suspicious"
II never thought of it till just
now, Helen retorted. Really,
dear"
Lets see it," and Warren
snatched the coat from Helen rude
| ly. He cared no more about dress
ing in the evening than most other
men, but when he did dress he
! hated to be shabby. He would no
more have gone anywhere in
shabby dress suit than he would have
gone out anywhere without being
conventionally dressed.
Warren was typically conserva-
tive. Anything that savored of con-
spicuous dressing frightened him,
even too glaring a pattern in q tie
no matter how expensive the mate
rial, he promptly eschewed. But
Helen was right this time, the suit
was badly worn on the sleeves and
was undoubtedly shabby. He would
either have to get new dress clothes
| y.
We'll, I'm not going to get a new
suit" he snapped.
"All right, dear, I didn't ask you
to, if you'd rather not, we wont
dress"
Warren glanced at her suspicious
! ly. Did Helen know that Warren
would never accept this way out?
| The very fact that he would be
conspicuous in a box party as the
only member in ordinary clothes
would force him to buy new clothes.
81 think you're foolish, though" 4"
Helen went on calmly. You'll need
a new suit anyway for other affairs,
why not get one now and be done
with it?"
How do you know I'll need new
clothes. If it had not been for this
affair. I might have got through the
winter without investing in a new
suit. They cost like the dickens
now, too
Are you so crazy about going to
this box party?" he asked after a
moment
mo. I'm not Warren, but I don't
like to hurt them"
well, I'm going to call them up
and see about it," and Warren got
up resolutely and went over to the
telephone. Hello, Stevens, is this
you?" Helen heard him say. Say
about that theater affair. I'll have
to get a new dress suit if 1 go, and
don't want to do that. What's
that? Gee, you're not going to
dress? well, that's what / call sem
sible. Sure you can count me in"
That's settled then" Warren
said gleefully, as he came back. IF
you'd only stopped to ask in the be-
ginning instead of jumping to con-
clusions, everything would have been
all right"
well, I'm glad you're pleased
about it, Warren. I don't care one
way or another. In fact I'd rather
not dress, it's always a nuisance
about arriving. One can't go down
in the subway very well, and taxis
are expensive"
There was silence a few minutes
in the living room when Helen in
the midst of an exciting story was
interrupted by Warren.
do you know Helen" he was
saying. II believe I'll get dress suit
anyway. You never can tell what
will happen, and I'd worry all the
time if ! didn't have one"
Talk about the inconsistency of
women" Helen exclaimed, Warren,
you certainly are funny. If | had
done a thing like that, I don't be-
lieve you ever would have forgotten
II, or stopped reminding me of it,
To Be Continued