El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-14

her gaze and gasped in astOnishment.
eye gods, Kathleen has brought Bob
to church,
as Miss Finn with himF she Whis-
pered which one2"
ITO the right. III let you into q
secret. Kathleen is in love with Bob"
HIndeedrp she said indifeTently.
But several times during the service
she caught her gaze straying from the
pulpit to the man in the gallery and
the sweet faced woman beside him.
As he was leaving her Eleanor said;
evil you take me to call on Miss
FlinnT"
"Gladlyl I'm sure you and she Will
become good friends"
For the next few days Paul saw
Eleanor daily. She was very kind to
him, and he was therefore lifted into
the seventh heaven. He took Eleanor
TO call on Kathleen early in the week.
bis prophecy that they would become
good friends was not fulfilled, at least
Immediately. Kathleen, with a self
consciousness foreign to her, saw in
Eleanor's honest efforts to please her
only patronage, and Eleanor, chilled,
was convinced that the older woman
disliked her. Kathleen returned the
call a few days later, but at that time
Eleanor had left the city to spend the
week end with her cousin, Mrs. Dun
meade.
Twenty-four hours in the governors
mansion made Eleanor regret her visit.
The beautiful sympathy and simplicity
Of the Dunmeade household, by their
very contrast recalling her own unhap-
py marriage, made her life seem unut-
terably empty. The afternoon OF her sec
ond day at the capitol she had gone to
Mrs. Dunmeade's sitting room and had
surprised the governor there romping
with the children while his wife looked
smilingly on.
Eleanor, unnoticed and feeling her
presence in the pretty little group g
PROCLAMATION, tiptoed back to her room,
where she brooded disconsolately on
her loneliness. Not until the cover
nor's footsteps sounded along the hall
way did she venture to return to Mrs.
Dunmeade. The youngest child, a lit
tie boy Just learning to walk, was rub
bing his eyes sleepily, and Eleanor,
taking him into her arms, crooned a
slumber song to him while Mrs, Dun
meade sewed.
81 always make the little ones
clothes myself" Mrs. Dunmeade eE-
planned
Eleanor nodded UNDERSTANDABLE. Il
know. I would myself If I had babies
Of my own, and I wouldn't leave them
to a nurse" She held the little sleep
er closer. 81 understand now how
you could leave your beautiful homo
and all your old friends to come here"
ut was a little hard at first" Mrs
Dunmeade said softly. so as not to
disturb the baby's slumber. but I
soon got over that. We've been here
4 hideous death. Perhaps her smile
became more kindly than she intended,
for he dropped her hand as though it
had been a hot coal
"And now" Mrs. Dunmeade said
promptly, peace having been estab-
hshed all around, let US 90 In to din
ner" She took Bob's arm and led the
way into the dining room.
At dinner Bob sat opposite Eleanor,
TO his considerable discomfort at drst.
Perhaps Mrs. Dunmeade saw this, for
she guided the talk to subjects which
allowed him to be the audience. And
after awhile his discomfort was for
gotten in his interest In the converse
ton and in his covert study Of Flea
nor, especially in his study OF Flea
nor. Re watched her critically that
he might learn, If possible, the secret
OF her influence over Paul His study
forced him to admit very grudgingly
that any man might ind it hard to
resist her charm.
"Any man Of Paul's temperament,
that IS" he corrected himself hastily.
And he began to doubt the success Of
bis mission to the capital IN its ult-
mate purpose.
Finally Mrs. Dunmeade turned to
Bob. 'aTen US, how is your campaign
There is considerable opposition"
eff your friends good wishes count
for anything" she said kindly, you
viii win. We're all anxious to see you
elected"
zone good Indication" Murchell add
3D. els the vieiousness Of the news
paper attacks. They overstep all
bounds. That courthouse story, for
personally know that you
bad nothing to do with It.
''NO; had nothing to do with #"
Surely there must be some way TO
stop such stories" said Eleanor.
"Fhat business is it Of yours" Bob
wanted to say roughly. Instead he
said grimly: Eyes. Bride the own
RS"
'eWho are the owners Of the paper
hat published the courthouse storyT''
ihe asked, not seeing or not under
standing the danger signals flashed /
across to her by Mrs. Dunmeade.
Bob was tempted To tell her the