The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-04
Their Married Life
BY MABEL HERBERT URNER

| ooh. it's that evening gown from
Ardman's," carelessly.
Then, seeing Helen's look Of sur
price, she added hastily
Il shouldn't have ordered 1t, but it
was week before last when Frank felt
sure he was putting through big
deal. We saw it in the window. and
liked it you see, plaintively. -
wants me to have everything. We have
and account at Ardmans and he told
me to haze it charged. OF course I
didn't know things were going to be
so bad
Cant you return it, suggested
Helen gently. IF you'd explain. they
would take it back. wouldn't they?"
Mono. they've altered It now.
That's why they've kept it so long. Oh.
II suppose it won't make much diff
ference. When the crash comes,
hundred dollars or more won't mails
much difference
it'll a sudden impulse she took a
knife from the tea tray and cut open
the string of the box.
Her Sad Story.
do you want to see the dress ?"
! with harsh little laugh. 'rl1 wear It
down to dinner tonight. and wern look
so prosperous that the hotel won't send
us bill for another week. oh. I've
learned to pretend. to sham, to act, :"
bitterly. It's part of Franks bust
mess assets to have me extensively
gowned. It gives people confidence in
his schemes Oh, yes, I'm a real pro-
moter's Wife"
Helen shranll from the bitterness, al
most more than from her tears.
There" as she shook out the fra
giIe evening gown, cleaning with pearl
trimmings. Does that look like we
couldn't pay our hotel bilI?"
Then she turned to Helen almost
fiercely
But you mustn't misunderstood me
you mustn't think Frank isn't honest
in his schemes. He is. Somehow he
always believes in them. He's always
sure he's going to make a fortune for
himself and for everybody else. But
when l think of all the people that have
invested in his promotions and have
lost, it almost drives me mad. And
yet" defiantly. "it's their fault. They
shouldn't be so anxious to make some
thing for nothing. I've grown to hate
them, too. oh. hate it all-the fever
sh uncertain life is killing me-
1t was almost six before she started
ito leave
!
II hate to leave YOU alone. But Mr..
Curtis always gets home at half-past,
and 7 must be there then"
1t was quite dark before Helen
Preached the street. she hurried home
| filled with broodins. anxious thoughts
of the woman she had Just left.
! Above everything else Helen had an
innate horror of debt. To owe a hotel
/ bill and to be compelled to live on at
that hotel. seemed to her an intoler
able situation.
i A Blank Future.
And what would be the outcome
Would Mr. Merwin he able to get the
money? Or would they stay on until
they We're asked to leave. Huh. you
are wasting a lot of sympathy" was
IWarren,s comment when she told him
about il at dinner. Those promoters
are used to being on their uppers. And
! they've all got some get-rich -qNi~l1
scheme that's more or less shady"
But, dear. I really believe he means
20 be honest. She saws
''Oh. he may hoodwinlS her, but when
a man makes a business Of trying to
put over these wild cat schemes-welI.
The deserves all that's coming to him =
But Helen was unconvinced Hef
sympathy and anxiety for Mrs. Nerwin
was not lessened by Warren's syni-
cism And even though he warned
her against getting "mived UP" with
such people, she was still determined
TO call UP Mrs. Meryvin in the morning
and to do what she could to help or
comfort her