Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-10-03 | Page 33 | Hunting a Husband for Helen

I HUNTING A HUSBAND ND FOR HELEN I Helens Helen's Beau Proves to J Be e Only a Cle Clerk k I v j fl I Ii II I I i 11 Hj 0 I c- c Ha took He took Helen so soby by surprise that she couldn't talk Mother My Dear Deai Helen went vent from better to worse when she sh started to go with Fred Wells In this fellow I can see a combi combination tion of Irish wit wt G Gorman German I th thrift and English to lt He is very interesting and were his ability to stick to a thing used to a j better advantage than Ulan telling lies I 1 think he would be a very good companion com panion for Helen My experience with Helens Helen's beaux has taught me t to read mens men's faces The first time I met Fred Wells and andI I heard him talk I thought he exaggerated exaggerated ever everything thing he said to a great extent Since then then- though I have haye found out that it It- merely a case of exaggeration with Fr Fred d but of telling deliberate lle lies He can pan make makeup makeI up interesting yarns and anti tell them In ill s such ch a w way y that you OU would almost hays have laye to fo believe them I J caught himin lima him l in a few lies shortly after I became acquainted with him and when I tried to correct him he had the t v waY way ay of getting out of ot It that you cart can Imagine Helen came came home to me one night and told me me many many- different things that Fred ired had told her lier He lIe made madeI I love to her in story book fashion had hada I a a. life of happiness all planned out for Ifor her lier made mad her think that his money ioney grew on bi trees and nd th that f with ith I him hm only could the she he find true hap happl- happl i- i HOES I Helen dear I asked her what h kind nd of business do you ou think he heIs heis Is in 1 Why Why hes he's hes in iii the real estate business she answered He lie told me that the first night I met him and you know hes he's going Into business business busi busi- r ness ess for hi himself elf In iu a few weeks When he has in the bank banIc and anda a business of his own which will be bevery beVEry bevery very VE soon he he- wants me to marry him 1 didn't say much but I thought a good deal The ne next t day I asked Helen to go down town with me rue because because because be- be cause I wanted to do some shopping I I picked out a beautiful little blue evening dress for Helen and went up to the ribbon counter on the third floor of ot this same department store b building to see if It I couldn't get some ribbon to match th the dress s. s Il len was looking through the differ different dif dl- dif dif- fer ferent nt colors trying to get the ale nearest nearest near near- e est t match and I was impatiently waiting for tor fors s someone meone to come and ait ait on us when I heard the floor floorwalker floorwalker floorwalker walker say to someone behind the post W Wells you have some cus customers us- us waiting Mother it was Fred Wells who finally plucked up ero enough gh con courage rage to wait walt on us pa and andins his ins face was as red as could be Of Or course course he had a hundred bundred and Bud andone andone one different excuses es to make for lor being there but we simply Ignored them He took H Helen len so by surprise that she he couldn't talk She was so confused confuse that she picked up a bright red ribbon Instead of 01 the blue one arid said she le wanted It ft q I 1 was just as anxious to get out of th the store as Helen was for It was a avery avery avery very embarrassing position for Mr Wells to be In and poor little sister felt mortified to death When we got downstairs Helen and I l leaned against the stair md laughed cur ourselves sick She hasn't discovered the tle red ri ribbon bon yet ret et either r. r perhaps Pei haps lIel Helen n wont won't be so willing willingto to believe fairy tales after this and wont won't build air castles until she Is sure sure sure-of of z a solid foundation Love ILove and kl kisses EDITH Ji