El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-20

I 81 JELEN are you supersttious-
1lasked Frances. laughingly from
/ the next room
Helen had dropped in TO see Fran
F ces and was waiting in the big studio
while Frances in the bedroom was
busy finishing dressing.
Helen pondered- 'fWhy I don't
7 know. Frances" she returned at last.
/ I suppose I am about some things,
/ but not about any Of the more flag
rant superstitions."
Mahomet who still occupied the
place OF honor in Frances's place. had
curled up on the broad arm OF Helen's
chair, and Helen was allowing herself
the luxury Of pettinE and strOking
his silky fur 10 her hearts content
Warren had decided that cat was a
menace 10 a child. and since Winifred
had gone 70 school had had Mahomet
banished from the apartment
Helen, who had been iucousolabls
at first. had finally given him up TO
Frances with no more than a passing
Qualm- Warren's argument that ca-
was all right, but that a child was
better and of more Importance, and
that she had spent too much time pet
ting and strOkinE the cat when her
small daughter needed attention, had
only been another Of Warren's queer
ideas. for no one cared more for a
child than Helen did for Winifred-
Frances came out into the studio
fully dressed. and curling up IN
low chair proceeded with what she
had TO say
L asked you because 7 heard the
funniest superstition from my woman
who comes in TO clean We've been
having trouble with Mahomet trying
10 get out into the corridor, and /
told Mandy 10 be very careful about
leaving the door open oh but Mrs.
Atwood she said, that cat won't run
away. 7 measured his tail yesterday
with a yard stick
20. frances said Helen laughing.
how funny. I never heard Of fun
nier idea
Everyone Is SuperstitiOus.
4 know il did seem strange. bur
do you know, Helen, ever since then
have been watching people for So
persritIons- Do you know that nearly
everyone Of US has special pet su-
perstition
Helen looked incredulous Not
Warren" she said positively.
I'D like TO wa ger you that he has
Frances returned I'm writing
story on the subject now I thought
as you did. that intelligent people
could not be superstitious, but they
are. Carp is
How is Carp superstitiouse7
He believes that it's bad luck %
light three cigarets on the same
match"
ct never heard Of IT,"
Neither did l. and that seems 10
be the only one that Carp believes
in. but he did confess 20 that"
"Wel, I believe in that broken mir
ror one. I think everyone does" said
Helen slowly
Frances nodded And I believe
In throwing salt over ones shoulder
after it's been spilled in order %
avoid unpleasantuess, she confessed.
Both women laughed over this. and
when Helen finally rose 10 80. Fran
ces said. as a last Injunction ~Find
out about Warren I'll wager a mali
nee treat that he has a pet supersti-
ton Just Ike all Of u.s.
Helen thouht OF this all the way
home and resolved 70 ask Warren AZ
dinner But Of course she did just
the wrong thing, and began by asking
him hluntly If he were superstitious-
The idea seemed so ridiculous 20 her
that she was certain. anyway. thar
he would laugh and deny such q
thing.
WHAT'S all this he asked looking
Up from his steak. some more tom
myrot2'
But. dear, are you supersutousc- +
"Of course. not Why. who is.
Frances thinks we all are"
Warren Denies II.
I'll bet she does. Writing fiction .