El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-23
BY ]. Norton LeYis


/ face and the little kid shoe which
peeped beneath the fringe of her sum-
mer dress was tapping irritably upon
I the ground
A step upon the grass behind her
| caused her to turn round suddenly,
and a look Of surprise came into her
| eyes as she saw g tall, well groomed
young fellow coming towards her, I'M
conscious of her proximity.
When he was a few feet away she
| gave a little cough. He Started and
/ looked towards her.
you. sybil." he said. 81 did not
know that you were styling with the
Farquhars
4 have been here a week. she re-
piled.
@And I arrived exactly 20 minutes
ago."
She was watching him covertly. A
| year had made little differences, except
| that he had cast all appearance of boy
i hood behind him. His jaw was sQuarer,
his eyes a trifle harder.
There was cynical smile upon his
| lips.
"A most romantic meeting. Do you
know it was year ago today you re-
| fused me. And in that year you have
| inherited enough money to buy up the
whole of this little town. And now we
/ meet DCECdtu SAOltOOo sum- DCACo TX
| the shadows of spreading chestnut.
Pardon, 1 see it is pine, My botany
was always weak"
She surveyed him in stony silence.
How romantic" he continued, "only
| spoilt by one fact-that you are en-
gagged"
MY engagement was broken off"
He raised his eyebrows. II am SO
sorry
Il am not" she replied hotly "He
only wanted to marry me for my
confidentially 1t was so easy to be
confidential with Reggie Marsden.
How I hate it. Everywhere I am
spoken of as the rich Miss Creighton.
People only think Of my money"
/ He took step toward her as if about
| to say something, then checked him.
self
Nevertheless, it is somewhat en-
viable," he replied.
Sybn Creighton felt that the posi-
ton was becoming embarrassing. It
1 is not easy to be quite at ones ease
with someone who has proposed to you.
So she brought the conversation to
safe grounds.
How long are you staying here?'
/ Marsden shrugged his shoulders. He
was about to reply, when slim, girlish
| figure broke upon them Have you
come. Reggie And you know
Sibyl? How lovely"
Marsden smiled at the exuberance of
his hosts youngest daughter. Miss
Creighton and I are old friends" he
said. and 1 arrived some half hour
! ago Anything else. Miss Impatience?'
Doris Farquhar linked her arm in
his.
Yes. I want to know how many
dances you are going to dance with me
this EVENING"
81 thought we would dance together
the whole of fhe evening, then people
will ask when our engagement is 60
ing to be announced"
Miss Doris tossed her head. Then
we will do nothing of the kind. Now I
will leave you two together" she
turned to Sybil Creighton. Everybody
! is asking where you are?"
ct am coming in a few minutes
When they were alone she surveyed
AIarsden severely. You are still as
| frivolous as you used to be-"
Marsden make gesture. "a woman
is not meant to be taken seriously. II
! you remember you told me that upon a
! certain OCCASION
Did II" Sybn Creighton rose. 81
suppose had better go back and join
the others. 1 came here to be alone
for little while
"And I have disturbed your solitude.
A thousand pardons."
Marsden stood by her side. "Since
| we are both going in the same direc-
ton we may as we'll walk together. No
one here is to know that you are my
sister,"
Your sister,"
Marsden's face was inscrutable. II
believe you promised to be, year ago."
Il don't think your manners have i'm
! proved" said Miss Creighton.
By evening the gardens had been
transformed. Dainty fairy lights hung
I; everywhere. guiding to secluded ar
bours couples who did not wish to
J dance The music came from an I'M
I seen band facing the house itself
J Marsden was walking round with a
| friend whom he had met. Il wonder,
| said the man, "how many engagements
there will be as the result of tonight
A few fairy lamps, a band, and sense
of romance copiously bestowed by ma
ture in this instance, and, 10, love Is
born
who in turn gives birth to divorce
am sorry to cast down your beauti-
full imagery. Excuse me-"
He turned to where Sybil Creighton
was standing. talking to a group of
men.
81 hope I am not too late" he SAID.
She handed him her program. He
glanced at the list of initials, and a
pang of jealousy shot through him as
he saw one, and the frequency with
which it occurred. 1t was the name of
a man he knew. and one who bore none
too good a reputation.
You know Godsell?" he said casu-
ally.
She nodded. He and I are old
friends"
He handed her back her program.
Nearly as old as we are" he said as
he passed on.
All through the evening he watched
her. In the year since they had met
she had grown into womanhood, and
the promise of girlhood had more than
been fulfilled At the sight of her old
memories were awakened. Old hopes
returned, to be cast down, now that
they were thrice impossible
Once in a waltz he saw her dancing