El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-29
. ID PATTERsON

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ton. Busy men hate making
calls. I know"
/ wouldn't have missed this oppor-
tunity to see you for anything. I 90
west again tonight"
I had hoped you would bring Mrs.
Morton"
suggested that she come with me
to call on one or two old friends. but
she said she must finish her shopping.
since this is our last day in New York.
Would you like some tea? or do
you stiu dislike tea2"
4nank you, no. I stiI hate it,
hard working professional man hasn't
Of society"
i remember how you hated what
sOI calIea ninny drink. And I told
COOK we would probably want coffee
nat S nice Of you, Mrs. Dean. I
nearly called you Nora. Pardon me"
shouldn't have minded. 1t would
seem tnat 10 years had rolled back.
ourtaln-nke, and my first sweetheart
was making his first bashfuI bid for
my affection"
Can you laugh at that boy and
Yes; can't you"
Then we won't laugh. I am quite
Wiling 10 take a serious view of it.
Here is the coffee I viii serve it as
you used to like Il. Swimming in
cream, I remember. and three Jumps
or sugar. Shocking Haven't YOU
read that such a cOncOctiOn manufac-
lures leathery substance in the stom-
ach? And we must think of our stom-
ach now since you're a.
torty-one and a half"
And I'm"
II know, s."
How kind Of you! Thirty-six and a
he "a r--f--
both indisputably middle aged"
And you are-pardon my asking
happy
Yes. as life goes. I should say 7 am
band, a nice home
"A luxurious one, as I see"
Friends, no fear Of what the future
may bring me In fact Pm so mentally
at ease that 1 am growing physically
But it's becoming"
Thank you again But suppose we
tell each other the truth today. I'm
wholesome to hear things as they are.
Truth No. /, I am too stout
Well, yes But you're still very
handsome woman"
Not the type you most admire. Come
now, I ask the truth. It's refreshing
to one who is used to the sycophancy
of servants and the flattery of equals
That is the penalty of having made
such marriage as ] have"
You said it was a happy marriage" I
And it is, honor bright, as we used
to say. But that is my own view. I I
had in mind the worlds view. 1t is Z
what is called a successful marriage" Z
Il admit it. a far more successful 7
ma rriage than my wife made"
You still think in a minor key, I
Frank"
IT wonder if it is a habit Of miner" I
1T is. This is truthful day, you 4
know. Yesterday 7 would have evaded, /
Tomorrow, were we to meet would I,
But this day is the searohIightr
Then tell me- Nora, why you Tilted
me-
Tell me why you neglected me"
"I didn't. or certainly I didn't so 1
Intend But 7 had many anXieties."
"TOO many Or you were too anI-
.ous about them"
Perhaps"
It am sure of It. They lessened your
value in the matrimonial market"
do you mean you were mercenary2"
mo, I never cared much for money, I
really, Frank But a woman grows
tired of having to always comfort a
man"
. y use USED to think you loved me"
Then why did you break our en-
gagement2"
Tell me first why you were careless
new firm in ChicagO|'
'I wasn't. Or didn't mean to be. A
fellow hates to write mu-l mean let
-ers Of sentiment. It's next to imDOs-
sible when he is straining every nerve
and using every ounce of energy for
success
so straining after success can
crowd love out"
Not love. Believe me, Nora 7 have
always loved you mean until mar
led. But the race does prevent the
rec and frequent expression Of it,"
ct noticed your expressions Of love
we're not free and frequent.
You stopped writing altogether.
wrote to ask why"
How Often?
Twice"
Those letters came to me too late.
had married Herbert Dean"
"Why did they miscarry.'
''I never knew. We had moved only
me block away"
Curse the postal service
"A postman's carelessness changed !