El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-01

IF somebody stepped in upon US we
should only have to make an an
nouncement."
He WINGED involuntarily at that, and
she saw it. There had been that be-
tween them which makes a woman
fonder and a man more careless. For
a moment she laid her hands upon
her breast, but she was surprised to
find that there came no hot retort,
usually so ready upon her lips. With
out effort, without exerting himself to
do so. Kelvin had for the time being
tanned the wild panther within her,
and her only impulse she found to be
one of Cancellation. She smiled up at
him, her swift wit settling upon the
quick change Of topic that might in
terest him in her mental qualities. but
prompt as she was there came an in
terruption in the person Of DR.. Eel
phan. who called Phillip peremptorily.
ST want to show you something" he
said to Phillip at the door. Breed is
down in his vault dressed in all the
gaudy mummery OF lodge initiation.
squatted fat on the floor. with money
scattered all about him and his old
Bible before him on a chair, like a
voodoo idol And he is jabbering
garbled texts that in his interpreta
ton are worse than blasphemy."
Lillian, left to herself, stood a mo-
ment, her breast heavings and then
dropped into the chair that Kelvin had
vacated and grew deeply thoughtful.
She, had scarcely moved when, at the
end of about twenty minutes. Herbert
Rensselaer, was announced.
1T is q pleasure to find you alone
he observed. 'You are so very poPu-
lar that an edgewise word with you is
rare boon. You've made yourself
the sensation of Washington
no. Lillian protested thoughtfully.
'T may have achieved some personal
popularity. ebut much more. ii is hui
initiating TO confess, is due to grand
fathers position In the world and the
capitalized force it represents. doubt
If even money, however, could have
secured me the recognition which Mrs.
Rensselaer, has won for me. The Rens-
selaer name is powerful one social
~"
''It is just that about which 1 was
going to speak to you," said Herbert
with awkward bIuntness. 81 am pre-
pared to offer you the Rensselaer, name
for your own"
Lillian looked up at him and smiled.
1.-The dream of Jour respected aunt"
she laughed Herbert, you're a nice
boy, but I'm not in love with you. Are
you with me?-
'.Well. no." be confessed with infinite
relief
AZ thought not" she returned. still
laughing at is a pity to disappoint
your aunty. but let's do that very
. thing. You're too good friend Of mine
to spoil."r
Pm beginning to like you immense
ly," confessed Herbert. Lets shake
hands on it." which they cordially did.
At almost the same moment Sumner
Rollins had made quite different pro-
posal, one with the whole heart and
the whole love and the whole honor Of
a stalwart man. and Elsie White. with
sorrow that it must be so. searched in
her heart and found for him only
friendship, and the man whose image
blocked the way of Rollins was think
ing Of her even then. to the entire for
getfulness of Lillian Breed
In a hundred cities there were riot
and discord In thousand villages
there was grave panic In a million
homes there was hunger Commerce
was paralyzed. and three months aft
-er Senator Sawyer had threatened a
revolt the entire United States was in
a state bordering on anarchy. Pro
cessions of the unemployed had been
sciubbed into disruption. Street corner
speakers. among whom Ben White had
become prominent for certain rudely
effective oratory. were suppressed.
Gatherings In balls were censored by
the police. the militia or the rapidly
Increasing army Of regular soldiers,
and were broken up, sometimes with