El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-27

Freckles Lane over the proper way to
| flop pancake"
| That started a line Of "reminiscences
/ which lasted until they searched out
the home Of Ben White
The Whites were strictly an Install
ment family. They lived In an install
| ment house, wore installment clothing.
sat upon installment furniture and
! read installment books. As Kelvin and
| Rensselaer, turned in at the gate a
scowling collector was turning away
from the door. in which stood a plump.
rosy and altogether wholesome looking
! young woman
81 knew you'd conner she said. with
an unmistakable ring Of delight in her
voice.
"Quite naturally" Phillip assured
her as he shook hands with her. al
low me TO introduce Mr. Rensselaer,.
/ Miss White"
"How lucky amp she said eagerly
IS they walked up the steps When
read your name In the Sunday list OF
hotel arrivals / just felt sure that it
must be our Phillip Kelvin. and told
father that l was bound to. write to
you and invite you to come out"
81 wondered how you found me so
readily" he commented. smiling.
Its because I'm so lonesome" she
replied I'VE don't make friends here
as we did in Tennessee. so am
for ever and ever reading the hotel
arrivals. hoping that among the names
| I'll find somebody we used to know"
| She paused moment and laughed at
] herself. But / never found one I'M
i til now" she admitted. because they
don't publish the arrivals at the cheap
! hotels. and we never knew anybody
who was likely to be able to stop at
the more expensive ones. That is how
/ came to be sure it was you"
81 don't see Why" objected Phillip.
when you knew me was as poor as
church mouse"
81 know. but that was FIVE years ago.
and / felt sure that in five years you
ought to be stopping at the Esplanade
or you wouldn't be the Phillip knew"
That's very pretty compliment.
Phillip" said Rensselaer,.
s'This young lady couldn't say any
other sort of thing about me If she Is
like she used to be" replied Phillip.
placing his hand affectionately upon
her shoulder. "She was one of my
astanchest adherents in those days. long
before she was a young lady. How
old were you when left. Elsie"
Fifteen" she replied.
! "Five years ago." unused Phillip
"Now you are twenty"
"And you're thirty-one.'' she re
turned my. how. old we're becom
ings'
She led them into the little parlor.
which opened directly from the stoop.
In one corner was a music rack filed
with music. and though that corner
was filed with big chair it seemed
conspicuously bare. To Phillip. who
knew the Whites so well. that space
told its own story. The payments on
the installment piano had not been
kept up.
Elsie called back across the dining
room to the kitchen:
'Mr. Kelvin is here. mother"
A very much faded looking woman
of forty-two or forty-three. came in.
drying the backs of her hands with her
palms.
"Tm mighty glad to see you" she
said, shaking hands with him. and her
tired eyes grew trifie brighter. My.
how solid looking you've grown!
ASeems to me you look as If you was
hunting for somebody TO contrary you
You didn't use TO look that way
when you boarded with us-did he.
Elsie?"
Kelvin turned TO Elsie. and in his
gaze Rensselaer, thought that he read
friendly admiration and nothing more
His look had not thar rapt eagerness
of her gaze and never would have for
any woman. Rensselaer, found himself
deciding He decided wrongly KEEL
vim had found himself strongly drawn
to Elsie, but he sternly suppressed
that tendency as quickly as he recog-
nized it in himself
uOu y huONs iepieu Elsie 10 ueE
mothers question. There seems to be
some slight change but to me be is
just the same old Phillip, whom I'm
glad to see again and hope to see
often"
81 suppose you're married by this
time" suggested Mrs. White
It have never stayed in one place
long enough to get married. except in
Tennessee. and there was too busy"
laughed Phillip.
Elsie has never forgot you Mrs
White next observed. She thinks