El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02

no sister; he denied the charge regard
ing his name, and prOfessed utter ignor-
ance of the secret signs that she accused
landlady was deaf to all excuses. She
landlad was deaf 70 all excuses. She
screamed out the information that her
house was in an uproar on account of a
young woman who asserted that she was
the sister Of the man who had the yell
low shade to his window, and she called
upon Pennington TO remove his luggage,
the saffron screen and his weeping rela-
tive at the earliest opportunity.
The attack left Pennington in q pitt
able state. 1t was altogether unexpecf-
ed, for in the mental picture that he had
sketched Of the outcome of his expert
ment men only had figured. Girls had
never been thought of. and Penning-
ton was afraid of girls. He Stunned them
always
His disturbing meditations were in
terrupted by his chief, who rushed him
on an important message, his head
awhirl with visions Of Infatuated land
ladies, yellow shades and hysterical
girls He was blind and deaf to all OBJ
structions along the line Of route.
He reached Nassau street in a state
OF semistupor; be cursed the original
yellow shade of Penrose avenue, Phila-
6elphia, and with 1t he brack eted the
newspaper para graph that had prompt
ed him 10 exhibit the imitation. But
his anger did not lessen MS troubles.
In the midst of the business that he
had been sent to transact his chief call
ed him up on the telephone, and IN a
more authoritative tone than that which
the landlady used he ordered Penning-
ton to return to the office and take
charge of the girl who claimed rela-
tionship. The hysterical one was on
his trail,
Pennington reeIed. He spIuttered dis
jointed sentences into the instrument.
but the chief wanted Pennington instead
Of excuses. and he ordered him TO take
the quickest mems of reaching the
office to relieve the five clerks who
were trying TO pacify the young lady
who wanted her long lost brother. Bust
ness at the office was in a state of dis
order on account of her arrival, and
renewed order 10 hasten left Pennington
panic stricken
He couldn't return. He pictured the
five score clerks, each one ready 10
grin at his discontinue. and each step
that he took in the direction of Bread
way increased his mental anguish
Then his mind pul Iortn more start
ling suggestion Perhaps the society
which used the shade as dist .nguish-
irs symbol objected 10 It's use By out
sicers. and pennington snuude9ed as
his imagination suggested that the girl
might be an instrument of vengeance,
and his fear increased. Finally he de-
cided not TO return to the office til he
was certain that the girl. had left. and
he started 10 walk downtown in-tead
of taking the uptown route in response
to the order Of his employer He walk
ed along in stpuor. Truck drivers
yelled at him as he walked dreamily
before their teams. but he took no no
tice He was crossing Ce,iar street with
questions beating q Wild rhythm within
his brain when he was recalled TO the
present by the wild tcot Of an autOmo-
bile but as re sDrang for the pave
ment he was caught and thrown into
the air. and the girls troubles and his
own were immediatel lost In the realm
Of unconsciousneSS.
When Pennington recovered his senses