The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-15
Married Life

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hear OF all the little details of her life
and she felt that she had been very
selfish in not writing. About the dress
and hat she wrote guardedly-said she
would start out as soon as she could
tomorrow morning and see what she
could find.
But after she had mailed the letter
she kept on thinking of her mother
her generous, self-sacrificing mother,
whose life in that small western town
was after all very narrow, and there
was in 1t little of change or pleasure.
/ And Helen resolved that even though
| the hat and the dress cost much more
/ than $780, even though she must pay
for plainness much in excess of that.
! still she would pay 1t herself and say
nothing, rather than have her mother
disappointed in her very modest and
natural desire for lone good white
! dress" and "a little close fittingn bon
net"
| Try a piece Of bread-some of the
crust"
| Helen broke off a piece and nib
bled at it painfully.
| Take enough to do some good. Here"
and Warren broke off. a larger piece
and handed it to her. That's the trou-
t BILE with shad-it's fun of those infer
nal bones"
Helen obediently swallowed the crust
as best she could.
| "Gone?''
| She shook her head.
Take some water"
| She gulped down another half glass
of water.
/ Now stop thinging about it. Just
go on and eat your dinner-it'll go down
ITSELF
But it is difficult to eat with fish
bone. however tiny, lying obstinately
in ones throat.
A Different Attitude.
Whenever anything happened to War
ren he always took it most seriously.
He nursed all his little ills with almost
ludicrous gravity. But when anything
! happens to Helen his attitude was "Oh
! that's nothing. Just don't think about
it'll be all right"
| AS a rule she tried to keep from him
all her slight complaints, knowing she
would only be hurt by his lack of
sympathy. And now she tried hard to
forget the irritation in her throat.
| But instead of passing away it be-
came more painful and more difficult
| to swallow. After dinner she went to
her own room, closed the door and
with the aid Of hand mirror and 8
| buttonhook wrapped with absorbent
cotton tried to dislodge the bone. But
/ it was too far down to be reached.
Just as she was holding her mouth
open at the widest angle, Warren sud-
denly appeared at the door.
Flushingly, she hastily put down the
hand mirror and the buttonhook. Helen
was always painfully self-conscious
and could never bear for Warren to
see her in an awkward or ridiculous
position. With this self-consciousness
not only did he never sympathize, but
for some reason it always irritated him
And he frowned as he saw her very
! evident confusion.
~ THAT hone still there?"
y She nodded.
Here. come over to the window and
let's see.'
"Oh, no, r. 'rawing back hastily
Come he' say" taking her BY
the arm and wing her to the win
s'ow. Now open your mouth Let's
/, see il can't get that outr'
oh no, no-Warren / cantr" turn
ing her head and trying to draw away
Why can't you? open your mouth
II tell your
Warren can't, can't stand there
) with my mouth openi You know
can never do anything like that
always feel so ridiculous"
Bat Warren forced her none toe
! gently to the window. Now oper
your mouthi That's about enough oil
: this tomfooleryr'
4 But as he released her arm to turn
! her face towards the light, she jerket
away with an indignant:
IL at
. in my throatl Surely you won't use
t force!''
He Is Furious.
: Furious at her resistance, with a
muttered oath Warren flew out OF tn,
room slamminS the door so hard thai
the whole floor shook And in a few
moments she heard him getting into
his coat in the hall. Then the outer
door banged.
Helen stood by the window and gazet
out with Redeemed eyes. Oh, why
: should Warren never respect her self
consciousness? Why did IL always
irritate him? No doubt she was fool
ish-she was willing to admit that But
!, If it was senstiveness that she could
/ not help-why should he resent it so
. There were many little things thai
she knew she was absurdly sensitive
: and self-conscious about. She could
!, never bear for him to see her in a den
tai chair with her mouth stretched
open, nor would she curl her hair be-
, fore him. nor let him see her in curl
! papers, or with cold cream on her face
!, 1t was one Of Helen's most deep
} rooted instincts, that Warren must
. have no mental pictures OF her which
: were ridiculous or repellant.
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