El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-13
LITTLE LOVE STORIES
No. ~ 4- ". h the s Aid By Mabel Herbert Urner

ment. Park always remembered her
little preferences footstool unsalted
butter and a dessert, not a tablespoon,
for her soup.
At first the excited, exhilarated hap
piness she felt in the surroundings had
absorbed her completely. But gradual
~ she became conscious of her en-
barrassing position. The cafe was
crowded and only she was alone. The
women at the other tables talking and
laughing with their escorts accumulated
her sense of isolation.
The orchestra now began the open
ing bars from a Hungarian rhapsody.
That they should play that tonight
The thing he'd had loved so much and
had so often requested them 10 play.
And then-she put her hand to her
throat as though TO stop the cry that
was there The man, who had passed
and who was now taking seat alone
at the reserved table washer nus
band.
He had not seen her. For a dazed
moment she was conscious only of that.
And then she saw Park hurTying over.
He was going to tell him. The waiter
thought that, not seeing her he had
taken the wrong table. Was it a
swift intuition that made Park just
then glance toward her? For one
tense second nef eyes Heiu HIS I1O
paused uncertainty. Then a slight mo-
ton brought him to her SIDE.
''Win you order cab at Once?'
Very we'll, mann
a flaming rush of fear and shame
had swept over her. II she should turn
around. To have eim think she had
come there hoping to see him-trylng
to win him back-or, no-nO, not that
Park returned almost Immediately,
deity and silently helped her into her
wrap and followed her out TO the cab
When the cab door shut her in Kath-
crime leaned back against the cushions
with white lips, closed eyes and tightly
clencned hands. She did not notice that
Park held a low and hurried conversa-
ZION with the driver and that it was
several moments before the cab started
and then it was driven very slowly.
Park hurried back through the cafe
straight toward Mr. Winners table
Pardon me, sir, but 1 think you will
like to know that
Mr.. Wilmer glanced up in surprise 1t
was not Parks usual voice or ex-
preston.
THE lady-the one who used to come
: here with won so Otten-was sitting at
the table behind you She has just left
and r
George Wilmer was on his feet A
FORK claII6reQ 10 the 11OOE-
Here? Ny wife here? And you
didn't tell me-you didn't-Which way
did she go?"
she took a cab. SIR
THE address? What address did she
give?"
.fShe gave it TO the driver herself
could not hear. But 1 bribed the man
to drive along the avenue very slowly
and there's another driver out there
VINO knows the cabin case you want
| To-
"Yes-yes Which one?"
They we're already at the door.
~Do YOU know that cab-the one that
Just left here with LADY," he called up
10 the driver.
Yes, sir
IF you eaten it and persuade the man
! 20 take the lady TO - West End ave
nue-that is, without her knowing it
I will give you $50 each 1t IS all right
the lady is my wife"
/ Katherine did not see the cab that
was following almost beside her, nor
hear the words the drivers had ex-
| changed. With closed eyes she was
picturing her husband as she had seen
! him for those few moments me
slight stoop of the shoulders, the IA
miliar pose of the head, the touch OF
! gray in the hair along the temples
| Oh her heart seemed breaking Will pie
| burden of yearning love
At length came the sound of wheels
| grating against a curbing- The cab
stopped She stepped out 1t was
I not the dingy boarding house that stood
| before her-but her own home.
| For one bewildering second She
shrank back toward the cab Then
| she saw her husband coming toward
| her. Now he was holding her close
and his voice was whispering:
| katherine. Katherine