San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-20
The Married Life of
Helen and Warren
BY MABEL HERBERT URNER
The Missing Papers!

cleared out svcrythins. Even ns
waste-basket empty.
Tear up tho hat bagi No, shk
would keep that for Carries hats-I
foreign lettering always impressive.
: What was that On the drsssefi A
long envelope!
Folded and pinned inside the hat
Just the right snugness.
WARREN'S OPINION.
A hasty scramble IN her trunk pro
duced the long veil bought IN Paris
The same tone Of brown!
She was joyously drapins Il sn,
when the door swung open.
"Hello, Kitten!" Warren tossed his
hat and stick on the bed. Any mailf'
: "No, none when got the key. oh,
wait, don't sit on that!" jerking the
Leghorn from the chair.
Great guns, why all the hds?" star
ing at the Uttered bed and dresser.
"Stsrtin' a shop?"
"Oh, 1 had a glorious afternoon"
hastily gathering UP her purchases.
"The straw hat market! Look, they
won't take up any room," rolling one.
"And these thin horsehair-you can
wear two at once. Like this"
~Holy Smoke, two at once? cough
up enough for your lids. II you start
doublin' up on 'em-wearin' two at a
time"
"Why, dear, they're only about
dollar each-and all handmade. Look,
which do you like best? The tan under
the rust? Or the rust under the tnnt"
An unenlightening srunt, as he peel
ed off his coat.
"And for different gowns you can
reverse them. Think what variety it
gives. These two are for Carrie, but
tomorrow I'll get black and a white
for myself"
"How in blazes you soin' to take
'em all?" digging into the bag Of figs.
why, 1 Just showed you-oh, dear,
don't spoil your dinner! They won't
take up any room at all.
PAPER is MISSING.
well, see that you don't load up
with bulky stuff" gulping another fig.
And nix on antiques :" savesgely.
"More red tape gettin' that declara-
ton for your darned old chest "
"Oh. did you get it," eagerly.
ayes. there on the dresser. Stoppss
in her bout 4-wrote some letters.
"On the dresser? Dear, don't see
it,
"Well it's there-that's where put
!. . staIt;ng into the bath room.
~No II isn't" she called above the
s,,asbine water. maybe it's in your
nocket-I'Il Sec" turning TO his coat
on the chair. .h INV
roctats > he strobe out, his face buried
in a towel. Not there. Ioid you
where / put it. !" ,ooL.
;,, hanootb and behind the dresser.
aNow. II you've lost that declara-
zion ri not get another. That's dead
certoin " explosively. WASTED an hour
hangin' around that Office Ii !ou''
thrown it out ,,,,
Dear, ! just got In nave"
thrown out thing
DISCOVERED IN HAT.
81 mt it HERE." pounding on the
Dresser. "Can't find anything for your
bioomin' hats" hurting the yeiled tuI-
han on her bed. ,.,I
AZ il landed on the pillow, the foid'
ed paper bandeau fell out: -
with n muttered invective, warren
bounced upon 1t. Lii, t.. =,
"No, dear, that's nothing just an
empty envelope" .u-z s,r,
"EMPTY?" he roared. nat you
call this?' jerking out an otflcial snip;
Helen rosped her mingled relief and
dismay. 49,, o,ns
N. consuIs to get this damn thins
signed-and you =. ,.s
"Deor that thin envelope-it did
1oolr empty," flushed and disconcertei.
"And you-you didn't say 1t was in
an envelope. ..
oDidn't say it was in an envelopes?
h. snorted. For your mentality
shouId draw a picture, ehi Here
spend whole day gettin' that bloom
in declaration-and you use. 1t 10
stuff out your hat! No wonder-no
brains to fill it out" ,
'I'm sorry, DEAR" contritely. III
take good care of it now"
mo. you won't-Tll blod on to IT.
Look at all the stuff ] got to lug
around" taking cut his bulging wallet.
Passports, letter Of credit, and hall
dozen kinds of money. Thought you
might hang on to somethin'."
eyes, let me. I'll put it in my trunk
my jewel case"
WARREN GRUMPY.
won't trust you-used It to pad
out your brains! What's that
thrusting it into his crowded wallet.
"Now, that's all right-drop it! After
seven," glancing at his watch
Where's that joint Martini recon-
mended-where the Artists feedf
Piazza Cavour, wasn't it? Well, come
on, wen gun it uD."
"In just minute" guilty. con-
scious that she should have oeen
ready. sit won't take me a second TO
dress"
DRESS? You go las you are
Struggling on his coat. Not waitu'
around tonight while you doll up
'But, Warren, / can't-Tve been