The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-09
Their Married Life
BY MABEL HERBERT URNER

room and switched OF the lights.
| Nov, let me have your coat" TAX
| ing a hanger from her wardrobe and |
take your skirt off, III have Nora
hang that in the kitchen"
But Louise's serge coat had fadel T
through the lining on to her silk /
waist. There were blue smudges on +
the shoulder and sleeve.
Take It off quick-Ill put ii right +
to soak in cold water It's all my
fault. oh, I can't tel. YOU how sorry
am"
If Helen hoped that Louise would
comfort her with any protestations |
that it "all right she was dis
appointed. for Louise was anHiously
examining the stained sleeve. :
And YOU must take off those wet !
shoes and stockings. warned Helen, !;
or you have a fearful cold Here's !
a pair of stockings. but I'm afraid you |
cant wear my shoes, Then with I
sudden inspiration. 'Oh, would YOU I
mind Warrens horse slippers JUS. T
until yours dry
Let me try your bedroom slippess i
flushed Louise, resentfully. They re |
loose. I can certainly wear them
Why, yes, of course hastily pro- |
ducing a pair OF absurdly small pink
satin quilted slippers
It's because my feet are damp and I
swollen, cried Louise, she tried in i
vain to get them on
She WAS 50 plainly annoyed that /
Helen when She Drought pair Of
Warren's slipprs laughted:
These vii be miles too big. but
maybe you can keep them on"
In her anxiety about Louise,s clothes
Helen had not thought of her own,
L.
ed garments.
Can ! serve dinner, ma'am !. asked /
Nora. coming to the door
Yes, in just minute" Then turn
ing Louise, Now what shall l give
you 10 put on? Oh. wait-Ive just the
thing" taking out pale rose silk
negligee It's the one l got IN Paris
haven't worn It yet
At Dinner.
Louise slipped il IN, admiring the
effect in the mirror.
you'll have to hold il UP, It's aw-
fully LONG, haven't had time to get
it shortened. Now we mus. go into
dinner or Nora will . furious.
AS they went into the dining room
Louise her feet clumsy in Warrens
slippers. stepped on the gown with a
sound OF ripping lace. And before the
dinner was over she had swept the
long, lace-winged sleeve over the but
ter and had dropped something on the
front. But Helen pretended not t.
notice.
They had just finished their salad.
when there a sound of key in
the hall door and Warren STROBE in.
why, dear" Helen threw down her
napkin and ran to hiss him. How
did you get back so soon? Have YOU
had any dinner?'
yes, had dinner on the train. We
got through earlier than l thought ana
caught the $780,
He greeted Louise cordially and
Helen explained her negligee.
You don't mean to say you were
out in all that storm he demanded
And you didn't take a taxi?"
'oh, yes, know. dear, we should
have taken one but when we left I
didn't dream it would rain so hard
Warren turned to Louise with an
impatient shrung:
IT'S almost impossible to get her
to take a taxi. And the time we We're
in Paris-cheap as cabs are there
don't think she ever took one unless
was with her"
Helen blushed for she knew that
Louise already thought she lad been
penurious about the cab.
Nora now served coffee in the lib
rary and Helen left Louise 70 talk to
Warren while she looked after her
clothes.
The skirt had dried on the radiator
and Nora pressed it to look like new
Almost all of the stains had come or
of the shirtwaist. and Helen herself
ironed it dry, Then she curled the be
draggled feather with the back OF .
paper cutter.