The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1911-01-19
HOUSTON, TEXAS. JANUARY l9, 1911

pick up the envelope, which she must
show her husband in the evening I'M
Willingly, he little boy would help to
allay all suspicion.
"Without waiting for any comments or
for her to change her mind, l babe her
so home and hurried into the store TO eN-
ecute my design. l carried out every
detail of it and was back, happy as a
school boy, with the precious envelope in
my pocket. ] had some business to at
tend to at the office before could get
away so telephoned ner 10 watch for
me at about four o'clock
II was hardly prepared for the answer
to my call.
30. Mr.. Clemens. / am so sorry ex-
claimed the voice | loved so well. 1t
is all mistake. / can't imagine what
came over me to make me forget my
self So
II broke in impatiently, 1T is too late
now, l have the ticket with me now;
] will be by at four O'clock; j heard a.
what what are 1'" YOU @' afraid? Di S tell H you
that all the return l ask Is the pleasure
look always? On my word of honor as
man, l swear that is all And | firm
y believed It then; The relief in her her
that my words had convinced even her
and allayed all misgivings.
II did as i had planned and she was
soon in possession of the ticket
CHAPTER XI.
4'I was all impatience till the time
i
quire how everything had been managed.
She replied that it was all right, but
that Mr.. Winthrop had insisted on adj
vertising the ticket for at least ten
dropping from motor car he con-
tended 1T must be something of value
of the ten days adj in the Kansas city
papers If no one claimed it. he would
go and see what it was and claim it.
Either way he would be nothing out
1--WE had not calculated on this. If her
mother insisted on purchasing the otner
dress before the ten days expired, which
birthday, then all my scheming would
go for naught. The family's little re-
serve would be spent and knew enough
of their financial condition not to be
aware that there would be no money
with which to redeem my present al
though l had pawned it for only twenty
Il therefore cautioned her not to let
her mother spend the money til they
saw what the apwn ticket would bring
Let Mrs. Harris choose all she wished,
but better not buy till the very last
minute
I'VE were both consumed with impa-
tence but had to yield grudging adj
miration to her husbands course of ac-
ton. We felt that in justice 1T was the
only thing to do.
I'm confidence she told me that the
prospect of obtaining the dress had ex-
cited her to such an extent that it kept
her sleepless. When her husband re-
monstrated at this and the dark shadows
under her eyes. she only told him that,
i am so excited about by dress for the
opera that it just won't ~, let En- me sle ,a1
as usual Mr. winthrop sympathized.
but more no further reference to the
subject.
Zach day. over the phone, she would
revert to the sensation the find would
create. With the abandon of child,
she endeavored to bring before my mag
nation how each one would comport him
or herself when they saw her arrayed
I'm her unusual finery. She admitted that
she had hardly slept at all since / had
bought the dress.
Tim in worse fix than you, Bess,
have slept almost next to nothing since
/ met you. You might not believe me,
but it's a fact
rs that possible?' incredulously she
replied Why in the world don't you
try to gain control of your thoughts and
manage to fall asleep
Easier said than done, my dear. BY
the way / said laughingly, why don't
you practice what You preachg
"'oh really / can't help myself here.
EVERYTHING Is so unusual with me, and