El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-28

she was engaged to another man, al
ways suppOsing that the other man
had as much of this worlds goods as
had Uncle Henry
When late that afternoon Mrs Rob
bins man and carriage brought home
small Jack the lads mother was ready
to start for her friends home 1t was
still. raining heavily, and she wrapped
herself in a large macintosh and
pulled the rubber apron" well over
her dress and herself She felt
strangely happy this afternoon; life
and bright opportunities seemed vel
coming her. Helen's greeting was 50
cordial that the widows pleasure was
increased. The hostess exclaimed with
admiration, as she helped her guest
remove her wraps and noted the dress
which they had concealed.
You eEtravagant creature" she
chided. The idea Of wearing that
pretty thing over here on such day
as thisi
1T is only a simple net gown" de-
clared Beatrice. But the little pale
blue China slip under it gives it a
rather festive air"
The Widow Laughs.
She laughed as she shook out her
filmy skirt and sank into a great chair
in front Of the hearth in the large
central hall Of Helen's home. The air
had grown chilly today and the heat
was grateful The hall was a kind Of
gathering place for the whole family
and combined all the charms OF living
room, library and music room, for the
shelves, while in the corner farthest
from the fireplace stood an upright
piano. As the two women chatted
Beatrice's heart again warmed toward
her friend just as it had done yester-
day.
She noted what a dainty little crea-
ture Helen was. and she liked her all
the better for her generous praise Of
other women's appearance Beatrice
did not pause to wonder If she would
feel as kindly toward Helen If she
herself did not have the comforting
consciousness of being becOmingly
dressed. That consciousness gives one
a feeling of charity for all man and
wonIankind.
we are going to have lots Of good
times together now" Helen declared
'Dr. Haynes is coming up soon to stay
at least q fortnight; Paul Maynard
may stay all summer at PleasantOn,
although one can never predict just
what he's going to do. Robert will be
up occasionally although your not lik-
ing him and his being engaged will
make him seem less interesting to you
All these men viii stay at the Cedar
Cliff Later on I may invite Robert
Maynards fiancee here, but lev not
decided whether to 60 so or not"
To this Beatrice made no reply. She
remembered that Miss Damere was
somewhat a protege Of Helen's so she
held her peace.
Poor Old Uncle Henry.
"The one drawback to our fun
Helen proceeded, may be Uncle Henry
] can't make the dear man appreciate
that he is Of another generation than
ours. and that he may be in the way.
He insists that he will spend some
weeks at the Cedar Cliff. although all
the men there must be bored to des-
peration by him And when he is
there he comes up here to dinner with
appalling frequency"
She eyed her friend keenly, and
Beatrice felt herself flush embarrass-
eddy under the gaze She was glad
that at this moment the telephone at
the back of the hall rang sharply.
John Robbins entering from the rear
veranda, answered it. His only reply
to the unseen speaker was a curt all
rightw But. after hanging up the re-
ceiver and greeting the widow with
his accustomed geniality, he turned to
his wife with a somewhat rueful smile.
MY dear" he said. I'm sorry to
annoy YOU but your uncle telephones
me that he is at the Cedar Cliff for
the night. and that he proposes rain
or no rain to give himself the pleas
ure of calling here this evening after
dinner"
The two women looked at each other
aghast-
Good heavens Easped Helen
And the widow, with no less fervOr
and sincerity. echoed her exclamation
Of CONSERVATION