El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09
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w That box party, Emily
wants 10 know now"
~Oh. I don't know, I have not
thought much about it,
We'll. dear, she's on the telephone;
what shall we dO2-
"Oh, wen 60"
"Al right. dear. III tell her" and
Helen had given the necessary infor-
nation and was back again in the liv-
ing room in five minutes
say, is il dress affair2" asked
Warren, looking up from his paper.
why 1 don't know. dear. didn't
think TO ask, but it's box party and
an opening night, so / suppose II IS
dress affair
.TII warrant you. It's just like
you TO get me in a hole like this and
force me 70 accept when know
nothing about the affair
You knew as mucn as j diu-
We'll, you women ike 10 get INTO
your glad rags and show Off
1T wouldn't hurt you to do IL 1T
tie oftener, Warren"
7 tell YOU dressing up for the thea
alter has gone out People are think
ing Of more serious things these days
than dressing up for show.
Warren Gives In
But if it happened 10 be a lodge
affair you wouldn't grumole bit
would youZ"
Warren grunted. His last lodge az
fair had been too recent thing TO be
safely argued about. All right ne
conceded grudgingly- L suppose III
have TO get myself up regardless
Helen said nothing more and after
few minutes vanished from the
room ostsnsibly to get something she
wanted. but really 10 get warren S
dress suit out and scrutinize it. She
came back into the room after a few
minutes with the coat over her arm
Look. Warren, dear she said
sweetly, 4 noticed this after you had
worn il last time. It's quite shabby
in other places. too, but this worn
spot on the sleeve Is very nOticea BILE"
Il thought So" Warren snOrted-
TN bet You knew this all along Il
looks suspicious
7 never thought Of 1t till Just now. -
Helen retOrted. Really, dear"
Let's see it, and Warren snatched
the coat from Helen rudely. He cared
no more about dressing in the evening
than most other men, but when he did
dress he hated 70 be shabby. He would
no more have gone anywhere IN a
shabby dress suit that he would have
gone out anywhere without being
conveniently dressed
Warren was tyDfcally conservative.
Anything that savored Of cOnspicu-
Gus dressing frightened him, even too
glariug a pattern in a tie no matter
how expensive the material, he
promptly escheWed- But Helen was
right this time the suit was badly
worn on the sleeves and was IN
doubtedIy shabby. He would either
have 10 get new dress clothes or re-
fuse to dress for the box party
well I'm not going to get a new
suit ne snapped
"Au right. dear. I didn't ask you
70 if you'd rather not; we won {
dress
Warren glanced ut her suspiciously-
Did Helen know that Warren would
never accept this way oute The very
( fact rhar he would be conspicuous IN
q box party as the only member in
ordinary clothes would force him TO
buy new clothes
Il think you're foolish. though. g"
Helen went on calmly You'll need
q 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. II II had not been for this
affair 7 might have got through the
winter without investing in a new
suit They cost like the dickens
now. too
are 1pu - ray an.et suns ~
this box party2" he asked after a
moment
No. I'm not Warren. but 7 don't
ike 10 hurt them"
Warren settles IL.
wen. I'm boing 10 call them Up
and see about it." and Warren got
up resolutely and went over 10 the
telephone. Hello Stevens, Is this
you.'' Helen heard him say. say
about that thearer affair. I'll have
70 get q new dress suit II I 20 and 7
don't went TO DO that. What's that
Gee. you're not going 10 dress2 Wen.
that's what / call sensible. Sure YOU
can count me in"
That's settled then" Warren said