THE BEE: OMAHA. SUNDAY. OCTOBER 9. 1921. ; '
Married Life of
Helen 'and Warren
HeWn Demonstrates Htr Creed of
J Plenty Whan Warren Makes a
f Grudging Ion
jot, the wrtiport mull nave
closed 3,000 men thrown out!"
Warren scowled at th headlines at
bt took up th evening paper.
"Dear, art thing very bad?"
Helen moved nearer the tight to
thread her needle,
"Rotten I More men out of work
every day. 'Fraid we're up againii
it (or the next few month.
"But it doein't affect you much?"
at always her interest revcrated to
the personal, "We ought to be
thankful you have your own busi
nett. At least you can't lose your
job."
"Yes, nothing like your own pea
nut stand. But with so much un
employmenteverybody feels it."
"Oh, I hope it's no one to call,"
dropping her sewing to answer the
phone.
"Whor Then with her hand over
the mouthpiece. "Dear, it's a Mr.
Ellis to see you. Who is he? Do
you want to see him?"
"George Ellis? Of course I do.
Have him come up."
"Who is he?" hurriedly straight
ening about "Move your chair back
you've caught up the rug."
Well, you've heard me speak of
Ellis. He made a ripping record in
the war. Got all kinds of decora
tions in France. Was pretty badly
gassed but I guess lies all right
now."
Parting into her own room for a
fluff of powder, she returned to find
I Warren greeting cordially a tall
I man with a boyish face but graying
luir. I
"Ellis. I don't think you've met
Mrs. Curtis?"
"I've not had that pleasure," bow
ing over Helen's hand.
As Warren got out a box of cigars
and they settled down in the library,
Helen slightly withdrew her chair
and took up her sewing.
"Saw Cooper the other day he
was asking about you." Warren
reached for the matches. "Said he
hadn't seen anything of you lately."
"No, I've been keeping pretty
close to the shop trying to make
things ro."
"The shop? Aren't you with
Hawley & Wells?"
"No, I didn't get my job back.
They'd reorganized the business and
Wells put his son in my place."
"Gosh, that's a rotten shame!
Thought, of course, they'd hold your
job" .
"Lot of the boys came back to
find their jobs rilied," bitterly, "I
tried around for about six months.
Couldn't get a thinn so I opened
up a small machine shop for my
self." "Good!" approved Warren. "Noth
ing like having your own peanut
stand. I was just telling Mrs. Cur
tis that when you came in."
"Yes, if you can hold on to it.
Cut it's, been pretty hard lately."
. He was constrained. , Helen had
sensed his embarrassment the mo
ment she entered the room. Now,
glancing up, she saw his face redden.
"All business is suffering every
body's feeling this depression," ob
served Warren. "We've got to wait
ointil tilings straighten out."
. i "Some of us can't afford to wait
that's the trouble." Then abruptly,
' "I may as well tell you what I came
for. I'm up against it. Unless I
can raise $.500 by Monday they're
going to close me out Curtis, can
you let me have $200? I've got the
rest." . ..
. An awkward pause, Warren stud
died the ash-flaked' end of his cigar.
"What kind of a plant have you?
Doing any business?
"It's a small plant, but I'm build
ing up a trade. I had to borrow
$1,200 to put in the machinery. I've
paid off $900. The rest is due Mon
day, and they won't renew. I've got
more than $300 outstanding, but I
can't collect it now. The only se
curity I can give you is my note."
"Ellis, I don't know what to say.
I've got a drawer full of I. O. U.'s
not worth the paper they're written
on. I made up my mind a year ago
I'u never lend over $10 to anybody."
"That's all right, then." He rose
: abruptly. "No hard feeling. If I
hadn't been desperate I'd never have
asked you. Just forget it."
"Now, hold on. I haven't said no,
have I? Let me think. this over. I'm
not any too flush myself just now.
Suppose we. leave it till tomorrow.
I'll send you a' check if I can."
Ellis thanked him, but he seemed
crushed and hopeless.
Embarrassed because of his em
' barrassmenty Helen rose to bid him
. good night.
Though Warren saw him to thj
elevator with a hearty good night, a
painful constraint was over them all.
"Oh, dear, that was dreadfull" de
plored Helen when he returned to
' the library. "I felt so embarrassed.
I wish I hadn't come in." -.
. . "Yes, that was awkward," with a
scowl. "I'd a hunch something was
wrong when he came-r-but didn't
: think he was going to hold me up
for a loan." :
"I'm sorry for him but I don't see
why he came to you." -
"Suppose it's up to me to do some
thing. He went to France and I
didn't
"You tried hard enough! It wasn't
your fault you had a valvular heart
' Why doesn't his old employer help
him? He didn't even give him back
his job." Then anxiously, "Warren,
you're not going to lend it, are youf"
"Don't know whether I am or not."
Walking about the room, his hands
in his pockets, he was glowering
down at the "floor.
"But you hardly know him! He
said he hadn't any claim on you!"
"No, but he's a fine fellow.
Straight as a string. Didn't play up
the war end of it, either. He's beep
' a darn good sport' And those boys
who went over certainly have some
claim on us they're getting a dirty
deal all around."
"Yes, I know," admitted Helen.
Then with a sudden generous im
pulse, "Do as you think best Don't
let me influence you. I know I'm
close about money I can't help it
If you think he ought to have it
send it to him." : -"I'm
not keen on coughing np $200
but I can t turn him down." Mim
ing to the desk, he took out his check
book. "Might as well do it now."
The check made out, he scrawled
a hasty note.
"How does this sound?
"'Dear Ellis: Here is my check
.' for the $200. Sorry you're np against
, it hope this will help yon out -,
ThuWa bava been rather dost
J with me lately that's why I seemed
to net tate.
"That's enough, Isn't it? Jut end
it there, eh?"
The letter addressed, sealed and
itaniped, he gave it to Helen to take
out to the mail chute lit the nan,
Reluctantly she dropped it in.
After all, Warren could not a (lord
to lend money to even-body even
if they did deserve it She wished
now she had not spoken so luv
uulfivelv.
"I wonder if he'll ever pay it
back," dismally re-entering tne u
brary.
"Now, for heaven's sake, don't
start that, snapped Warren. "If you
make a loan make it Don't go
whining about it afterwards.
"I know that's bad science I
roust 'believe' he will. And, dear, I'm
going to hold the thought of plenty,
The more you give the more you
receive.
"VVhv this sudden fit of aeuer
osity? You always kick about every
nickel. I shelled out for Ellis, but
if anybody else shows up with
touch they'll get the frozen I
If they think I'm easy they've
face.
an
other think coming.
"Dear, listen to this," still dwell
ing on her idea of plenty, Helen had
opened one of her New Thought
books to a marked passage.
"'Giving to others, radiating help
fulness, is one of the surest methods
of making contact with the Unver
sal Supply of all Good.
"'We have an immortal birthright
to an abundance of everything. We
have only to'"
"What in blazes is that? Another
touch?' Warren strode to the tele
phone that had broken in on her en
thusiastic reading from "Mind Tri
umphant
"Hello. Yes. . . . Mr. Jordan? R.
I, Jordan? . . . Didn't know you
were in town. Where're you stop
ping? . . . Sorry I've an appoint
ment for lunch, but I can see you in
the afternoon. . . . 2:JUf finer
"Who was it?'' fluttered Helen as
he turned beaming from the tele
phone.
"Jordan from Seattle. Biggest
lumber man in the west I've had
some correspondence with him'
lie come on to make a contract
with the F. & W. Paper Mills."
"And you're you're 'to draw op
the papers? glowed Helen.
"You bet I anil I've been gun
ning for his business for months.
By George, this is a stroke of luck I"
"Luck! Don't call it luckt Dear,
can't you see?" She was all a-thrill.
"This has come because you loaned
that money I It's a direct return
I was just reading about the 'Source
ot Supply.
"Well, it's pretty reckless of the
old Source to hand out mazuma like
that. I'll make a thousand out of
this if I make a cent Big return
on a $200 ante!"
. Next week: They attend spiritual
seance.
Come to Us for
Comfort
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out of harmony with b'fe," writes
Doris Docher in the New York
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irritable, critical and quick tem
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woman.
"I would be willing to wager
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