El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-09
- REPREsENr RRTrEI. lTERs

Helen reWrapped the box in the paper
--l- 1o--o yea lle boy 70 the elevator
I ~ nat Iioor IS Miss Cuttings on ?'
{ Eighth floor. front, mann"
| III hen she rang the bell at the door Of
I me eighth floor front she was NOT as
EN- bairrassed or self-cOnscfous as she
I would nave been, had not the weight OF
her own disappointment dulled her to
any other feeling
The door was opened by an attractive
young woman IN a dainty house gown
II am Mrs Curtis from the fitch
floor They brought me this package
Or yours-lt is addressed so careIessly
Inat 70 looks very much like Curtis
4l4 4 opened lt-lm very sorry"
Miss Cuttings laughed pleasantly.
on need not be got one OF your
letters the other day and just noticed fin
. time or I would have had Ct open. Won't
You come in2 If were TO get each 9th
ers letters and packages we ought to
( be little acquainted"
But you didn't let me finish" said
Helen, as she entered. you see, it's
candy, and had taken some out be-
fore / knew"
And you'u take some more now
lalshed MISS Cuttings opening the box.
FieaEe 90, as Helen drew back
MISS cuttings was very charming. and
had 1t not been for the disappointment
that rugged so heavily at ner heart.
Helen would have been almost glad Of
the mistake.
And she seemed so radiantIy happy.
There was something about her that
made one feel her Joyous interest fin life.
IL had been long time since Helen
had met anyone who seemed TO radiats
happiness as she did.
Going TO Be Married.
m glad YOU came up, she smiled
II can never set used to the New York
custom Of not knowing ones next door
nelgnDor- I'm from the south. you
know, and I've never been able to SUP
press my social instinct You can mag
me now hard II mas been TO live here
two years without knowing as soul In
the oulldlng- Oh I've been so fearfully
lonely- But I'm not going to be any
lonser' with a happy laugh I'm to be
AS Helen murmured her interest the
telephone rang.
Pardon me, just a moment" and Miss
cuttings ran eagerly into the next
room to answer it.
"HelIo.-.--.. Oh" joyousIy -.-
ION dear YOU know I would. .-.--.
Need you ask that2-...... But are YOU
sure you'll have time2 You know 7
never want to take you from your work
------- Then at half past three2 ..-.--.
\ es, 10 came Just now, the eleva tor bow
made mistake and took tt TO another
apartment. The flowers came early this
wonderfui-the whole world seems Won
derful nOWi ..-.... Tes-Oh Won dido
$500 Il suppose I'm very, very foolish
but I can't help it, ..-..-. That's dear OF
you 10 say that ---.-.- Yes, I know
you understand-that's the most beautf-
ful part-you understand evervthinCl
.----.All right then-at $3.50 III be
GU ready ------- Goodbye .-.-.-. Good
bye"
While Miss Cuttings had been tele-
ploning Helen had been gazing at a
silver framed photograph which stood
consplcuously beside a tail vase Of flow
els It was the photograph Of man
a distinguished face, strong and earn
est yet kindly Instinctively Helen
knew that was the man-and that il
was ne who was phOninE.
When a very few moments later Hell
en- returned TO her own apartments. she
knew that this sparkling happiness had
only emphasized her own disapDoint-
ment- The tugging weight at her heart
seemed by contrast heavier than before.
Row little or JOY she had, and yet she
knew she was capable OF all the radiant
Ioyousness or the woman upstairs TX
only needed love-5ust a little love to
bring it out,
And then her own phone ranel She
started-1 il should be Warrent What
would she Sayr What excuse could she
now give for having asked him to cali
her up2
Hello" His voice was hurried and
curt You left word for me to cali you
ooh, yes, I did" desperately trying to
think of sOmethinE. IL wanted To
ask YOU about that gTay suit-hadn't
better send 10 to the tail0r2'
We'll that's Of laundering import
ance, isn't ite Couldn't YOU wait 'tfI
came home to ask that2 Hereafter
Wnen YOU call me up when YOU know
m busy, have some reason for doiue
And the click in the phone told her
he had hung up the receiver.