| Show 0 Husban Husband n Y and I. I S j Phelps CHAPTER 17 M. An Exciting Day Tom scarcely had hung up before I Iran ran across the hall han to see i u if Helen Thurston could go to the tailors tailor's with me m me She was willing and In half an an hour nour we started I was anxious to 0 talk to her before belore We reached the tailors tailor's but she gave i me little encouragement that I could get a suit cheaper than 50 I lie He usually charges more she re remarked remarked remarked re- re marked when I suggested a less ex expensive expensive expensive ex- ex pensive suit but I have taken him so many good customers he works very reason reasonably bly for far me I ea to make malee I It a point that you were an intimate friend of mine and so get him to do dothe dothe dothe I the same by you How much will I have hav to pay down downIf If 1 I order a suit I asked I r r wouldn't offer him less than a 10 deposit if I were you After Atter he sees sees sees' you are good pay he will r render your bills monthly as he does mine minei i r I should prefer paying for them them them- well well sort sort of ot on the Instalment plan It would be easier easler I stammered Oh well well- well DARKNESS Just then all the lights In the subway subway subway sub sub- way went out and Helen finished her sentence with a little shriek I had always been timid and had not yet become accustomed to traveling underground under under- ground A man near us cursed a I woman screamed There was a wild dash for the doors but they were locked When the passengers realized I this the men seemed to lose control of themselves even worse than did the women They cursed cursed and pushed their I way to the front of ot the car Someone near ear us we us-we we had sat still holding onto each other other broke broke a window That was the last I knew I fainted The next thing I remembered I was Wa lying on on the subway s platform platform platform plat plat- form at One Hundred Tenth street Helen was bending over me and I was drenched with water which some zealous zealous zeal zeal- ous person had thrown upon meAre meAre meAre me Are you all right now now Helen I asked She was as white as a ghost herself You gave me an awful scare I thought thought you'd you'd die before we got out but butI outI I struggled to a sitting posture and then I remembered The subway subway- I I shuddered as I remembered the darkness th the curses of ot the men the screaming women I I fainted didn't I I I r should say sav you vou did her voice trembled Two men carried you out The lights came on just a moment after you tumbled over me scaring me almost to death There comes a taxi Well Wen go home in that I wouldn't get into that subway again today if someone made be a present of ot It it itI I felt t too weak weal and shaken to offer otter any objections yet th there re flashed through m my r mind a thought of ot the expense of ot a taxi for the tho long ride we would have ha to reach home But as asI soon as we were seated I fell back I In the corner and closed my eyes eves e es I I l LOST OR STOLEN When we reached home Helen opened her pocketbook to pay for foi the taxi and gave a gasp of consternation as she fumbled wildly through its contents What is it it I asked I could hardly stand I trembled so from weakness Ive I've elti either Cr lost my change purse which had all my mone money In it or or it was stolen in IT the excitement 10 You'll lI stave have to pay the tho driver Sue I had every cent I r hid had In the house with me mc How much I asker asked dollars and cf cents nt miss the cabby replied touching to his hrs tap lap You'll have to tip him Helen whispered as I took out a five-dollar five bill Tom rem had given me to pa the I instalment man when he came that afternoon I How lIow much I inquired wearily Oh Olt give him a quarter anyway she replied I did as she told me me and put the change back in my purse then then I crawled upstairs into the apartment and onto the couch Helen came in I with me and helped me get my things off and then she said she was going to o lie down also I heard the bell ring two or three times Umes but I never moved until Tom came in and switched on the lights light's r CHAPTER 18 Tom Tells the i 1 Result of His Trip Where are you Sue Tom lom called cheerily Right night here dear I answered realizing realizing realizing rea rea- with witha a start that I had done nothing about dinner and struggling to my feet Why what's the matter he questioned questioned questioned ques ques- excitedly why youre you're ill No dear Im I'm all right now Ill I'll tell you all about it while I get dinner Well Ven get dinner together together that that Isit is isif it if f you are sure you are able able able- he added Yes indeed and then I r told him of the days day's experience finishing with the loss of Helens Helen's money ana and my use of the 5 he had left for our furniture instalment Never mind the money as long as asre you are re all right You are sure you are are Yes Tom I feel a bit shaky but I that's that s all all Thank God it was no worse he said fervent fervently Then I I have Just a abit abit I bit of news for you good news Haviland Haviland Haviland Havi- Havi land found an old debt due father he was able to collect He divided it lt be between between between be- be tween mother and me We Ve can finish paying up that instalment man I r think there will be Just about enough But you wont won't use it all in that wa way will you jou ou 1 I asked a vision of new clothes before me Yes I want to feel that they are paid It If annoys me to have a man coming here collecting and I dont don't like the looks of it either SUE SPEAKS OUTI OUT I r think I should have some of ot that for a new suit sult Tom I blurted out without thinking I r need one awfully awfully awful awful- ly iy ly But Sue Tom Sue Tom hesitated t hate halo to deny you jou ou dear but If we have this debt off Our minds we can plan much better and you can put away what we paid them for your suit But I wasn't satisfied I forgot that I had thought before I dropped off to sleep that the accident in the subway had kept me from doing something foolish something that might make Tom angry angry and and he could get angry and something I might mlp-ht regret Just the knowledge that he nad enough money to buy me a stylish suit made me determined to have one But I said no more moie to Tom It was not easy to go against him He lie could be very stern But from that minute I never gave up the idea that If I managed managed man roan aged I might ht dress well well not not as well as Helen Thurston perhaps but so I wouldn't look like a a. arll fright flight ht You sa sales saia 1 you paid fOr foi the taxi I didn't you Sue Yes why I J If Mrs Thurston offers to pay for forit forit it it or an any part of it dont don't accept accept- Your paying for lor it hel helps s to lighten your our ob obligation obligation ob- ob I because of ot that lunch Very well I replied but hut I couldn't help thinking what I 1 might have done with that A PROMISED LESSON The fhe next morning Helen came to my door 1001 enveloped in a big Kitchen apron Walter just telephoned that he was going to bring two business acquaintances acquaintances acquaintances acquaint acquaint- ances home to dinner It Its it's s an tin awful bore boie especially when I know so little I I about cooking Would it be asking too much much much-do do you jou feel reel able to give sive me that tha t cookin cooking lesson this morning she I asked rather shamefacedly No Indeed Ill I'll come right in I told her We Ve spent a very busy morning The two men were business friends of ot Mr Thurstons Thurston's and from what Helen said saidI I judged he was going into some sort of ot a deal with them What shall you have for dinner I inquired when I after I-after after finishing myown my myown myown own work work went went across the hallOh hallOh hall 1 Oh Just a simple dinner r some soup fried Chicken sweet potatoes a sal salad d dand and some nice dessert That with coffee crackers and cheese will do nicely I thought it would when I found that Helen knew nothing about cooking anything she had mentioned She wanted the sweet potatoes candied candled and corn fritters with the chicken Tomorrow Tomorrow An An unexpected Invitation 1 |
