El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-16

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first time either of them had ever put
| into words any phrase of this thing
that had stood between them for so
| long
The light burned in his room until
| long after midnight In her own dark
ened room Elizabeth tried in vain to
sleep. Tossing restlessly, her thoughts
went back over the fourteen months
/ of their marriage.
The first year had been spent on his
Montana ranch, and then some mining
! interests had called him TO New York,
for only few days, as he thought
But the days heightened into weeks
and still he was detained
With a marvelously quick adapta-
bility Elizabeth had acquired the style
and air of the New York woman.
With an instinct rare in wealthy new
corners, she was never overdressed.
She chose the right thing for the first
time and wore it with quiet grace
that was beyond criticism.
Her UnspOI1en Criticism
But with him it had been different
perhaps, because he had never felt
need to be anything but himself, and
perhaps because he had been TOO busy
and Indifferent TO think of it. But
gradually he had come to feel her un-
spoken criticisms, and his self-con-
seriousness became infinitely worse
than his previous careless indifference.
Now he was constantly trying to please
her, and only succeeded in being more
consciously awkward than ever
AS she lay there in the dark watch
ing the light from his room. there came
TO her a great longing TO blot out these
two months in New York They had
been so happy in that year on his
ranch. She had gloried in his strength
ana manhood; his very crudeness and
simplicity she had loved then.
And yet how gentle and tender
hearted ne was! She remembered how
once he had ridden back three miles IN
bring her tiny baby fox, half starv-
ca and with broken leg, that he had
found lying by the road.
To all weak things he was as gentle
as woman The tears came to her
eyes as she thought of his Quick SYM
pathy and unfailing generosity. giving
laFlshly Of himself or of his wealth
wherever there was need Every man
on the ranch worshipped him. To a
wonderful degree he had the power of
inspiring their trust and confidence.
And yet this was the man she was
causing TO suffer because he was not
familiar with the French names on a
nlIl Of fare, and did not have the social /
~~--N SA0NC VI men VINO had
Ihelr lives IN clubs and drawing rooms
The next morning she did not see him |
at all; he went to his office early with /!
OUT awakening her The day dragged !
PAIN ulIy. She felt strangely alone and /
uesolate Even the shops failed to in |
eerest her- Once she started to teIe |
phone her husband, and then in confue
ION hung up the receiver What was |
there to say2
The Gown is Ruined
men ne came home that evening la /
1 eeI tiiah usual she felt that it was pur- |
posely to avoid their accustomed chat |
peIore dinner He went immediateIv |
INTO his room to dress
III NAH an hour they were seated Al 1
lhelr table in the restaurant. They had !
edched the entree, when the woman |
whose dress had been torn last nIerb+ |
swept IN, and was seated by the bead |
waiter at a table next to theirs. She saw
deepen III 10
And then-confused and embarrassed
by the sudden appearance of III.
"a" TINS hand hit against a slender /
ulsh OF tartar sauce near the edeya of |
floor iiis 10 the
IN one agonized glance EIizab beth saw
'iie oeSpattered, ruined gown of the
woman and the furious anger in bar
iace- Ihen she bowed her head +bo+
: sne might not see the wretched NOR
80 ~! IN Of her husband She heard
&c p1eiiuI attempts at an apology. and
ieIt the frozen silence of tho 49,
whlIe the waiter hurriedlv renooT,a o,'i a.
oioAeh Dish and wiped I'D the floor
A scream-shriu, + pierc5nerN
through the room. Another and aro+L
= Sci cams OF agony and terror, Pao- !
- ga tea 10 their feet. Through +ba !
!" ms ing doors used by the walters
usneo figure enveloped in flames
mere were screams of Fire., ar5
ush Tor the doors. Then. above the A.
ana confusion rose her brSbaS, 80
olce' clear and stern:
Stop There is no fire. IF 3D.
you are perfectly safe-bera -, - ~
LOOT Help me with this girl, 0uinllI
Rugs, coats, somethingl"
Tier Husband the Brave Ono
III lar corner. where he had |
causht the girl was her HUSBAND
alone, rolling her on the floor bic -.
around her. ''iS coat
win something like shame in +boir
aces Tor their instructive cowardicn
OF three men now rushed To him
IHelr coats There were no rugs
ana the strips of carpet between -
tables We're fastened to the poIisb 'llg
floors. POiISheo !
some one tried to pull of = tab1a
,loth with a loud crashing of sbina
ma some one perked down a lace chr
q lii--1i the needless, senseless thfnps
nat people do in such cases.
But II was her husband, unheedinp
-helr useless efforts, who was sill
'eatlng the flames that chung to the
girl
At length he had them smotheres
md then, still unmindful OF mis- hands