El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-26

you didn't have me and the Sixth's
majorities, while can 90 out and get
the old Harmon crowd together and
beat you all along the line day after
tomorrow. I don't want to do It but
If this trial goes on I win. Now put
up or shut up! Is AIalassey tiedT"
There was silence a minute
Nor The monosyllable sounded
more like a VOLTS bark than a human
voice.
The square chinned man laughed
again. "AH right. There's a good deal
Of profanity packed away in that no.
Save It until Pm gone" He put on
his hat and left the Office.
In a secluded corner OF the city's
most fashionable restaurant sat a man
and a woman at early dinner. They
were evidently brother and sister. hay
ing the same dark hair and eyes. the
same regular features Of the same
slightly Semitic cast. The man was
talking.
s'And so 1 laid hold on the man who
has life by the throat Now what do
you think Of your most unworthy
brotbsrT
NO one but you would have done it
What audacity|
''Why not? I can't afford not to be
csciOus. It is the only role that
suits me"
"Ah, but win you win with all your
boldness? You say yourself that he
threatened to crush you"
my dear sister. the doubt IS IN
worthy Of you Rest assured, he viii
yield. Tonight will prove me right"
Her eyes rested proudly on him
ayes. the doubt is unworthy. When
did you ever fail? Who can resist the
witchery Of your magnetism
at IS witchery, isn't It? But we
come rightly by It. Strange how. after
five generations Of Puritanism, our
breed should cast back and produce in
you and me copies Of our Hebrew an
cesTess-glOrioUs womanl-who fell in
love with a Puritan. abandoned her
people to marry her lover. deserted
her husband to go on the stage ana
bring the world to her feet A mag
netic sensatonalst! She HVedI And
we are her children"
The woman shuddered. 'DOn'ti I
always think Of her tragic disappear
ance from the world and her hideous
end Perhaps that is part OF our her
itage too"
Nonsense! OF what use are I've
generations Of Puritanism If not to
save Us from that2 But even II it
were not so, what Of it? While she
lived she lfved-as I shall, through
him"
"Ah, but win you be good for him2
Even In our philosophy there Is the
theory Of equivalents"
Eyes. OF course that isn't why I
seek him-yoU and I have no Illusions.
But 1 like him, and. please God, I viii
be a good friend. I viii teach him our
My friendship shall dis
cover to him the tremendous appetite I
for life hidden away in the big soul Of ]
him. Through me he shall live"
Let US hope so. and that you aren't I
playing with IRE. But. to change the /
subject, what Of your lady Of dreamsT' |
His mobile face became dreamy, and I
he murmured, half to himself:
Tt is strange I have the feeling /
that I am coming nearer to her. She /
grows more real TO me every day. I /
can see her now, with her glorious /
hair, her sad eyes and her beautiful f!
cold mouth with the tinge Of bitter
ness. She viii come-of that am GER
tain. But, come, enough Of serious |
things. Ny watch says just one-half /
hour until must start for the scene /
Of battle, enough to see you in your
you insist on leaving to
nightT'
81 must have my battle to fight
across the seas"
'''Then a toast. To our fortunes!
And may life always glow red for usV'
"Ah, Pm afraid Of that toast! And
Of our battlesg'
But they touched glasses and drank.
CTO Be Continued.)