El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-14

had become tightly wedged under the
leaning trunk, securely held by the sad
die, from which plight he was released
by a couple of the boys, who came run.
ming down from the barn, and presently
was led away, sadder and 1t is to be
hoped a wiser animal.
When this task was accomplished
Paul Brown walked over to where Edith
was still standing. II hope you were
not frightened?'' he said, the question
rather ridiculous, he felt, in view of her
evident terror.
cit was horrible! 1 never saw any
thing more DREADFUL she cried, with
shudder, pale to the lips. why do
you do it?''
ooh, did not do it, Miss Ellery."
he protested, with a broad smile, show
ing all his strong, white teeth. Don't
blame me, please. 1t was all the doing
of the colt, assure you"
But the danger of such a lifen' she
urged excitedly. 1T is scarcely less
than suicide. Why will you take such
chances?"
''As to that, he answered, with a
careless shrug, ''men must work, and
in my case there are no women to weep.
If ] had got my head knocked off-well,
it would have been only another horse
trainer dropped out of the race. A little
inconvenient for Mr.. Ellery just now
probably, i'll view of the work he wants
done. Rather shocking for Mrs Ellery,
as occurring on her pretty lawn, and
for you
''Wel1, and as for me''-she said as
he hesitated, regarding HIM with GER
tain air of defiance.
You, Miss Ellery: Why, it wouid
have given you another subject for your
ic laugh. Il thought of that as I hung
there like jumping jack waiting to
be cut down off Christmas tree. 1
wondered if you were taking a snap
shot at me to add to your collection
Already shaken and unnerved, the
girls anger famed up instantly. ''You
are perfectly brutal"' she exclaimed,
her eyes flashing fire.
Am I?'' he replied, looking at her
curiously. Il did not intend it so. Let
me apologize for that unlucly speech as
well as for giving you such scare We
will try and not let either offense occur
again, - raising his hat as he turned to
leave her.
''Stop!'' she cried out peremptorily,
when he had gone few steps. Am 1
to understand from that reference to my
camera that you have not liked being
photographed so often; that you feel
that | have taken unwarrantable Hber
ties in doing so without asking leave?"
She spoke in a cholzed voice. her cheeks
flushed red with wrath.
by no means Miss Ellery. l have
been highly honored. I only meant to
imply
well, 1 should be pleased to know
just what you meant to imply she
said as he hesitated. There was dan
gerous sweetness in the labored courtesy
of her tone.
Merely that Miss Ellery's interest,
if she will excuse my saying it, in the
case of her brothers. horse trainer could
not possibly extend beyond her camera. "
And I cannot imagine any possible
reason why it should,' she answered,
meeting his glance with fash of anger.
And, as to the camera, l can assure
You that you need be under no further
apprehensions. l shall be careful not to
trouble you with even the impertinent
interest of snap shots hereafter. " She
was dazzlingly pretty i'll the glow of
excitement. Indeed, in the case of
those i have taken, if it would give you
the smallest satisfaction, L shall be only
too happy to destroy every last one of
them.
''Ah, now you are cruel" he muir
INJURED, but she had sailed by him into