The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-25
Helen Hunters
Husband
BY JANE PHELPS
ROSES BRING UNHAPPY
THOTIGHTS
Chapter 80.

CndpLeT oVs
At breakfast Helen could talk of
nothing but her good time, Mr.. Barnes
appearance, his good dancing, and so
on
1T was too bad you were too tired
to dress and come with u.s. she said,
pricked to the remark by Jacks 81
lence.
'sYou took good care not to tell me
where you were when you telephoned.
or where you were going. 1 couldn't
have Joined you had L wanted to,
he replied, jealousy stirring again. =
why, you said distinctly you were
too tired to join U.S. So 1 hung up, !"
but Helen said nothing more about
her good time the night before.
'She didn't want me-" Jack said as
she left the table for moment. mo,
1 shan't tell her!'
It was hard to keep the good news
to himself. He had been so elated
chatter had strengthened his resolve.
you got the money all right?'' he
inquired.
'Yes-thank you. Jack
You won yesterday" he asked.
81 won just enough to get the stock
ings and gloves you refused to buy
me-"
Jack bit his lip. 1t was hard to keep
still when he gave her all he earned.
On his way to the office he ran into
Howard Dunn. To him he told his
news and that he would repay the $40
he had borrowed as soon as the papers
went thru.
Take your time, Hunter" Dunn an
swered. Glad to accommodate you
any time"
Thanks, old man, but won't need
to borrow again."
Don't be too sure just because you
landed old Turnbull. Big fish don
zrxrfV1 int dQU'S
II know, but it encourages a fellow,
doesn't it?"
to separate when Jack said:
Come up and take dinner with us
SOME night, Dunn"
set the time and pll be there"
"Say Friday them but just as he
turned away a thought struck him
that is, if Mrs Hunter hasn't any
thing on for that night"
Telephone me If I don't see you,'
and SO it was left.
Anything on for Friday night?''
Jack asked Helen when he reached
home. "Whew! Who's spending mon
ey for flowers?" a bunch of lovely
roses in a vase on the living room
table caused the inquiry.
''No-why?"
IT asked Dunn to dinner. He's been
mighty white, and I thought you
wouldn't mind"
"Of course I don'tl I liked Mr.
Dunn, altho 1 saw so little of him"
That's all right then. I was to
telephone him if you he'd made any
engagement. But who sent the roses %
Mr. Barnes. Wasn't it sweet OF
him ?'' Helen bent her head over the
flowefs
IT don't know that am tickled to
DEATH Let him keep his flowers Oh
send them to some other woman"
why, Jack Hunter, how migrate
full! Just because someone sends me
roses. You never buy me any now
adays," in the hurt tone he knew Sc
well.
All thru dinner Jack was very quiet
He didn't like Barnes sending his wife
roses, but she had honestly told him
and perhaps he was foolish to make
anything save mere friendliness of the
action. If he made a fuss, Helen
might try to deceive him. So throwing
off his jealous feeling, he chatted with
her as usual. But all the evening the
roses annoyed him. He felt that he
would like to open the window and
throw them out.
Helen put them on the ice for the
night
ut will be nice to have them when
Mr.. Dunn comes. I can make a pretty
center piece for the table, she told
him Eaively.
what a grouch am, he muttered
when alone, 81 ought to be asham ed
of myself" Yet the last thing be-
fore he slept came the wish that
Barnes hadn't sent Helen those
flowers.
IT must get her a bouquet once in
while. guess can afford to now
he smiled as he thought of the big
commission.
(To be continued)