Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-06-25
ROCKVILLE MARYLAND. FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE rs, 1926
Seeing and
Believing

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By II. IRVING KING

tn HERE was only one fault with
Helen Chapman-she was inclined
TO be Jealous. Well, why shouldn't she
be with such a paragon as Arthur
Waite In her keeping? To tell the
truth Arthur needed very little watch.
Ing, for he was very much In love.
SO Arthur and Helen got along swim
mingly together; the engagement ring
sparkled on IIelen's pretty little hand
and the wedding day was fixed. Then
out of a clear and sunllI sky came
a simeon, a typhoon, tornado, a hur-
ricane which played havoc and mixed
things up.
Helen and Arthur lived In town OF
about ten or twelve thousand inhab-
itants and ION the HILL" of course
where all the best people" lived. One
day, as Helen allghted from train
ut the station-she had been away on
visit to some friends for couple
of wecks-shc saw Arthur putting two
women on board that same train.
One of the women was tall, spare
and Angular, dressed In black and had
an air Of "prunes and prlsms." The
parentiy about thirty, welldressed,
red-cheeked blond-hared and sprlght-
ly. Arthur assisted the elder lady on
board and then, turning to the younger
one, took her glowing cheeks In both
his hands and kissed her affectionately
tI1., h.,
onto the steps Of the cur.
Helen had seen enough, and more
than enough. Her runabOut was wait
ing and she got in. How could she
have been foolish enough to have left
Arthur for two whole weeks unpro.
tected? she might have known what
would happen. But who was that
braZen creature whom Arthur had so
shamelessly kissed? Some old flame"
Of his, doubtless, who had, somehow,
learned of his unprotected state and
had come on to cast again her siren
charms around him
That evening Arthur, the falthless,
called at the Chapman residence. He
came I'm all buoyancy, life and ard0r
to welcome Helen honie but stood
stock still before the rigid form and
the frigid face which confronted him
"Why, what's the matter?" he gnsped.
"Slt down." said Helen, waving her
hand toward chair. "As | got Off
the train this morning" she went on
In measuring tones, II saw you put
In
theyw
"You saw me7" cried Arthur, bright
enIng up, "why didn't you sing out2
I didn't see you. That was Aunt
Nancy-my rich old-maid aunt ! have
been telling you about 1the one who
is going to set us up housekeeping
when we get married She was on
her way to Bar HarbOr and Just
stopped off here to say how de do to
me. She was awfully sorry not to
meet you"
How old Is your aunt7" asked
Helen with judicial air.
Aunt Nancy2" replied Arthur,
lets see-she's fifty, ! should say"
"She looks sixty" said Helen
mo" meditated Arthur, 81 don't
think she is-she may be getting close
to 1t, though-anyway she Is over
fifty. But for heavens sake don't
ever tell her she looks It, or goodby to
ali our expectations from Aunt
Nancy"
Helen looked him straight In the
H. al.
she fired the question at him like n
shot.
Arthur never could stand that soul
searching look Of Helen's-it made
him feel guilty whether he was or
nOt-it made him nervous. His eyes
sought the ceiling rs he replied with
n weak little laugh: "Oh, that was
Miss Rathbun, Aunt Nancy's compan-
ion. Aiinty thinks the world Of her
and has her down In her will for
nice little legacy"
II See" said Helen. II also saw.
saw you kissing and hugglng Miss
Rathbun In public this very morning
at the station Here Is your ring, sir;
good evening She drew the engage.
ment ring from her finger, placed II
on the ti.ble and swept from the room.
Arthur sat 70 1t minute gazing blank.
ly after her. Then he took his hat
and wandered out into the night.
Three later Helen was in
formed By he maid that "a lady" who
wished to see her was IN the drawing
room. Helen went down--and there
stood that brazen creature whom she
had last seen exchanging kisses with
Arthur on the station platform "Oh,
you are Helen" cried the lively lady;
"and you are just dear. Arthur
wrote me all about II and / came
right on" She had her arms around
Helen now and was kissing her.
Miss Rathbun - cried Helen strug.
Cling In the embrace.
"Why, bless you, laughed the lady
Il am not Miss Rathbun--Tm Aunt
Nancy. and, I'm Gfty-Hye years old.
You wouldn't think 1t, now, to look
at me, would your It's all In the
makeup, my dear. ] was so tlckled
when Arthur wrote me that you were
jealous Of me that | sent him a check
for Ave hundred dollars and brought
you bracelets somewhere In my
bag here. have tried ali the beauty
Darlors and all the beauty doctors In
the country and now I am convinced
have got hold Of the right one at last.
Now, my dear, let me give you piece
Of advice: Don't take any stock in
the saying Seeing Is believing again.
"Tisn't so In these days"
Ten minutes later Arthur came
sauntering In with grin on his face
the brute And Helen was too
crushed and Inundated to resent II.