El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-11
4 Naraiioe OF E0erydqy AfaTs
Their Married Life
Warren Has His Way, But It's Poor Way and H
Finally Yields 10 Helen.

. TO take what we can get without
grumbllnE about it, And Warren,
without a word Of sympathy proceed
ed up 70 the box office and turned
back 20 them a moment later waving
triumphantly four tickets. Come
on" he announced
Inside. the air was sitting. People
were crowded around the back rail-
and Helen and MI and Mrs. Stevens
followed Warren as he made for the
right of the theater- Some one was
singing in raucous voice aud Helen,
who found 70 difficult TO push through
the crowd, wished that they had gone
home
-Four announced Warrels pom
pously, handing out the checks TO a
much befrizzled girl who came up
the aisle AT that moment
Warren Gets n Rebuff.
"Ste1 back behind the ropes she
said crisply.
But we have the best seats"
so have these other people
do you mean to tell me that We
were sold seats where there are
nome demanded Warren.
There's only standing room Just
now. SIR
Come on out OF here" growled
Warren turning TO the others Wen
get our money back, this is an out
rage"
they all traued through the crowd
again. and Warren presented the
stubs az The box office. -Iu take my
money back" he demanded. "T don't
pay as much as this in order TO stand
up. you know"
The dOoruan VIII give you return
checks. said the bland looking indi-
vidual behind the window. waving
them iudiflerenuy toward the inside
again.
Warren went back into the theater
and returned a moment later with a
somewhat Modified expression on his
face Come on. ven Cet seats this
time he announced Helen wanted
TO protest. but did not, and once more
they all filed into the darkened thea
ter & man in Uniform stood az the
entrance "There'll be plenty OF sea Is
in a minute he said under cover Of
a dance act THAI was iu progress. A
moment later he said tie same thing
TO a nice looking couple who were
as indignant as Warren himself had
been There was no lesseuinZ OF the
standing crowd. and Helen saw that
the words were only intended as a
pretcDse in order 20 keep them there
She whispered this fact TO- Warren
Don't you see, dear. that he isn't
making an effort TO get seats for US.
he's telling every one the same thing
He simply doesn't want 10 refund our
Say said Warren. taking no trou-
bic TO lower his voice. do we get
seats or do / get my money bac5-.'
Tlerell be some seats presently.
sir" the official FASTENED 10 Say Sew
eral people turned 20 see what the
disturbance was. but Helen. generally
so eager TO avoid being conspicuous,
this time was too thoroughly iudiS-
uaut TO care
eve won't watt announced War
rem. "Iu take the money without
any more arguing about it,. This
time he spoke out loud and the at
tendant. evidently deeminE it wise
20 refund the money in order 10 avoid
a scene. hastily handed over the re-
turn stubs
That was certainly some expert
euce.' said Warren IS with the
money in his pocket they wandered
out into the street. "Iu know enough
TO steer shy of that place after this
Let's go up 70 the apartment and
play cards. suggested Helen crafrily-
sounds good TO me-" said Nr.
Stevens
That's Just what ven do as
scented Warren "hut first well stop
~ drug store and get souethins Tor
that headache kitten" with a
squeeze of Heleu's arm as he helped
her across the street we should
have had a good start on a bridge
rubber by now 81 we had taken YOUR
advice" - CopyriEht, 1913, Internal
uOual News Service