El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-22

about ii next day as / got back into bed
again. and then, while wondering about
it and trying to get warm, l fell fast
asleep. i was only reused, after being
twice called, to find that it was broad
daylight. and to hear the boxes being
carried down of many of the guests who
were leaving by an early train.
was late. but not so late as some
Breakfast was still going on. Evelyn
and Ralph had been up to see their
friends off, but Gen. and Mrs. Marston
and Carr, who were staying on, came in
after did. Lady Mary and Aurelia
were having breakfast in their own
rooms. think nothing is more dreary
than long breakfast table laid for
large numbers with half dozen pick
nicling at it among the debris left by
earlier ravages.- Evelyn, behind the
great silver urn, looked pale and pre-
occupied and had very little to say for
herself when / journeyed mp to her
end of the table and sat down by her.
She asked me twice if l took sugar, and
was not bright and alert and ready in
conversation, as 1 think girls should be.
Carr, too, was eating his breakfast in 81
lence beside Mrs. Marston.
1t was not cheerful. And then Charles
came in. listless and tired, and without
an appetite. He sat down YEARLY on
the other side of Evelyn and watched
her pour out his coffee without word.
THE Carews and Edmonts and Lady
Delmour and her daughter have just
gone sal Evelyn, and Mr.. Denis
YES, replied Charles, seeming to pull
himself together: Denis came to my
room before he went. He looked
wreck, poor fellow: but not worse than
some Of us. These late hours, these
friskingS with energetic young creatures
in the schoolroom, these midnight revels
are too much for me. / feel perfect
wreck this morning, too"
He certainly looked it.
Have You had bad letters?" said
Evelyn, in a low voice.
He laughed Il ittle-a grim laugh
and shook his head. But had yester-
day" he added, presently, in low tone.
Il shall have to try change of air again
soon, am afraid"
/ was just going TO ask Charles what
he had been doing walking about in his
socks the night before, when the door
opened. and Ralph. whose absence 1 had
not noticed, came in. He looked much
perturbed. 1t seemed his father had been
taken suddenly and alarmingly i'll while
dressing.
In "a moment all was confusion. Eve
lyn precipitately left the room to go to
him, while Charles rushed round to the
stables to send a groom on horseback for
the nearest doctor. Ralph followed him.
and the remainder of the party gathered
in a little knot round the fire. Mrs. Mar
ston expressing the sentiment of each of
Us when she said that she thought visit
ors Were very much III the way when
there was illness in the house, and that
she regretted that she and her husband
had arranged to stay over Sunday, today
being Friday.
$50 have l." said Carr: but l am
sure / had better have refused. y stran-
ger in a sick house is "a positive nuisance.
l think L shall go TO town by an after
noon train if there is one"
Upon my word / think we had better
do the same" said Mrs Marston. What
do you say, Arthur" And she turned
to her husband.
Il must go to day, anyhow-on bust
ness" said Gen. Marston.
II hope no one Is talking of leaving"
said Charles, who had returned sudden
ly, rather out of breath.
As he spoke his eyes We're fixed on
Carr.
Yes, that is exactly what we were
doing" said Mrs. Marston. Nothing
is SO tiresome us having visitors on ones
hands when there is illness in the house.
Mr.. Carr was thinking of going up to
London by the afternoon train, and /
have a very good mind to go away with
Arthur instead of staying on and letting
him come back here for NE tomorrow,
as we had intended"
pray do not think of such thingr'
said Charles, really with unnecessary
earnestness. Mrs. Marston, pray do
not alter your plans. Carr in a much
sterner tone, Il must beg that you will
not think of leaving us today. Your
fried, Col. Middleton, is staying on, and
we cannot allow yoU to desert us so sud
denly"
Ii was more like command than an
invitations: but Carr, usually SO quick to
take slight, did not seem to notice it,
and merely said that he should be happy
to go or stay. whichever was most in ac-
cordance with the wishes of others. and
took up the newspaper. he and Charles
did not seem To- get on well. l could see
that Charles had not seemed to take
to him from the very first, and Carr GER
tainly did not appear at ease in the house.
Perhaps Charles felt that he had rather
failed in courtesy to him. for during the
of the morning he hardly let
him out Of his sight. He took him to
see the stables, though Carr openly de-
clared that he did not understand horses;
he showed him his collection of Zulu
weapons in the vestibule; he even started
a game of billiards with him till the ar
rival of the doctor. do not think Carr