San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-25
The Married Life of Helen and Warren
RE, I'm FEIGNS AN ALARMING TEMPERATURE TO AVOID
i DAY WITH WARREN'S FAMILY.
BY MABEL HERBERT HARPER

| thread. Only 80. She must hold i
closer. Another moment presse,
hrmly against the heat and 1t rec
istered 1872.
The bag again at her feet, throD
bingly she awaited Warrens inS2ee
ZION.
How about it now" he came owe.
to the couch. BY George, it i
Burrowing deeper into the cusI
ions Helen hid her guilty flush.
How d'you feel, Kitten! VIII.
didn't you say you were sick?"
Il did," family, loathing her decep
ton.
When did this come on?" drawing
her hand from under Pussy Purr
new, his fingers on her wrist.
This afternoon" knowing her flut'
\ tering, accelerated pulse would not be-
tray her. But III be all right-if
can just keep quiet"
Hadn't l better call DR.. Carter
l don't like that temperature.
"No, no, it's just n cold. But i
oughtnt' to go out tomorrow.
IN call up Carrie now. You &C:
TO bed-right away"
With conflicting emotions Helen
heard him call his sisters suburban
number.
That you Carrier? Afraid
we can't come out tomorrow. Helen's
not very well. What's
that? Temperature of
1O2. Took it myself. II
it's not down by morning I'll have the
doctor"
What did she say? She didn't be-
lieve / was sick?" resented Helen
when he left the phone.
Now, never mind about Carrie .
You get to bed. Cut out the bath
and put on something warm. Flannel
if you got it-no lace and ribbon to-
night"
To 20 TO bed at 8 o'clock was not
an alluring prospect. Fortified with
couple of magazines, reluctantly
Helen started for her room.
Now, no reading in bed" sternly
Yell out when you're resdy-II
come tuck you in. Guess Id better
take your temperature the last thing.
In the bath room, Helen stood star
ing at the thermometer she had
brought out with her. A pulsing mo-
ment and deliberately she dropped II
on the tile floor.
With deepning self-lnthing she
gathered up the fragments.
She was hardly in bed when War
ren appeared at the door.
How d'youfeel now? How's your
head?"
Il don't feel so feyerish," to fore
stall the question of her temperature.
That's good" he tucked the covers
about her. But well tale your tenn
perature anyway. Where's that Their
mometer:"
Dear, IL dropped it,
The devil you did. Only one we've
got?"
Yes, but you needn't worry. 1 often
have an inward fever with a cold. If
l stay in tomorrow, I'll be all right.
Oh. there's the telephone.
Through the open bed room door
she heard Warren's gruff,
Hello. Who?
Mr.. Mallor?"
Mallor. His new client. Helen
leaned further out of bed.
Tomorrow? I'm afaid
we can't, Mrs. Curtis is not very well.
Yes, I'm sorry, nothing I'd like bet
When he came back Helen, tensely
apprehensive, was sitting up in bed.
Tough luck Mallor wanted us TO
so motoring tomorrow. Wants me to
see those Long island lots he just
bought"
And you said you wouldn't go?7
termulously.
How could l? Won't leave you
with a temperature of 102. Here, lay
back there-I tucked you in once. "
Was this the penalty of her fcigned
fever? No. they could not have gone
anyway! They would have had to go
to his sisters. So after all, nothing
was lost. For a moment she Rugged
that thought.
Rotten luck! Second time I've had
to turn Mallor down. Last week he
wanted me to see some Westchester
property-the day l had to go to
Albany"
But it isn't my fault! If I were
well we'd have 10 go 10 Carries"
Not much. I'd have 'phoned Carrie
it was busineSs-she'd understand"
why | thought you'd never break
an engagement with any Of your
family"
Not if I can help it. But Majors
one of the biggest operators in the
country. If want his business - /
can't afford TO turn HON down too
often"
Helen's face burned against the pill
low-but not from an inward fever.
Should she tell him? Should she
risk his wrath and contempt!
Dear, / know I'll be better tomor-
row. Call him up and say you'll go!"
Cant get him now. Don't know
where he's stopping. Lives out at
Scarsdale-just in town for the
night"
How do you know"
said so. Said he brought his car
down so we could get an early start.
oh. Warren, feel perfectly
wretched about it."
We'll, I'm not going TO leave you
when you're really sick. That better ?"