El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-17

" VERY woman knows that il is no
n easy matter to get ready 10 leave
- town for the summer in three
days, especially when one mas e1pecteo
to have a week IN which to make prep
arations Beatrice had q sensation OF
impotent rage when. after giving MS
orders. DR.. Haynes had taken ms ue-
parture- The strong necessity OF
sDeech was upon her. and she went into
the kitchen and spoke her hlhu u
Mary.
I WISH she said, that my own doc
tor was in town He at least would
have more consideration for me tnsn
to insist that I get away from mere oy
next Monday -
Is il Monday you'll be leavin' town
asked the maid, astounded-
Yes il is so DR.. Haynes says, re
pIied her mistress But, when L Ihlnk
of il. I've half mind to take my own
time about il. Tell me Mary, do you
believe that few days more or IeSS
will make any difference IN the little
girls conditions? -.
wen. ma'am." she Acknowledged.
since YOU ask me for the truth l
must saw that l do think the poor oa--
lin should be out OF this neat as soon
as she can be got away Ana II LOT
her sake / say this, for II amt no
fun for me to go out TO IonesoI l5l'
country place away from my Irlenos-
But. sure ma am, she does look Dad:
We'll, there's no use Wasting tlIle
then" said the mother with sign
III lust have TO hurry ana SET lhinS7
together for going. Have luncheon as
soon as YOU can. for all the Shoppln9
to be attended to must be done TINS
since tomorrow viii be saturday ana
most of the shops close at noon Be
fore luncheon I'll make out INST OF
what's wanted for the children, ana
.But YOU have most OF the summer
clothes bought already, haven't you
ma'am2' asked Mary
Beatrice made an impatient NOV We
1nent No" she said. Il haven't all the
clothes needed for Pleasanttown- al
though I have enough for US all II
we were going to stay quietly IN Town.
things than if we were to be at sum
mer hotel But. even so, mrs lou lou
bins entertains a good deal ana VIII
expect me there, and l must nave
plenty of dresses for that purpose
The day was humid and warm, ana
the trip through the various SHOPS
wearying, even to a woman who loNeo
to buv as did Beatrice. Today she
felt oddly depressed, and was con-
scious all the while that she was eN-
things are more depressing than the
knowledge that one is spending more
money than is wise and that ahead OF
one are greater eNpenSeS-eSpeciatlZ
when this knowledge is unaccompanled
nv the will power to determine one 10
stop buying. Beatrice did not forget
that there was a doctors bill as yet
unpresented, that she was taking upon
herself the additional expense of a
summer cottage. and that. meanwhile
the rent for her closed city apartmc-lC
must be met all through the heaIed
term. although she would be out OF
town and getting no benefit from ner
New York residence. Yet. the pretty
things in the shops tempted her and
she did not leave the last department
store. until the sound of the gong gave
notice that work was to cease ana
that the faded clerks could go home.
Wishing that she had shopped a lit
tie faster, Beatrice turned her relucl
ant steps toward the subway. II
seemed to her that thousands OF others
were doing the same thing
People who leave the city IN ne sum
mer have q way of saying that eVery-
would be forced TO retract II they at
tempted to board the subway train
during rush hours. This was the Wld-
ow's thought this afternoon as she
forced her way through the thronS
that waited at the express station. As
her train drew in, she was borne along.
wedged in between men ana women
most of them chatting and Laughing
good naturally in spite OF the eat and
general discomfort. The WIDOW. IN
absorbing selfpity at being In TINS
rough and perspiring thronS- did not
heed the the guards warning iteration
Of Watch your Step! Indeed she was
so tired that she paid little attention
to anything but her own MORBID
thoughts. until, as she reached the
ed ge of the platform. she stepped.
needless Of the gap between it and the
car, into the yawning space between 4
the two.