El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-22


! MI love changes everything A
year ago my business affairs
! we're breath TO my nostrils. There
! wasn't anything I wouldn't postpone
OF give up II a business deal inter
Tered. and welcome the chance to do It
But now business bores me. I tele-
phoned Josephine last night that an
agent for a western house deal with
W as in town for few hours. and
wanted to see me.
1T means a big deal for me II I see
him" I said. but am going to tele-
ahone him / won't see him. 1 wouldn't
give up seeing you for all the money
That's foolish. Max" she said. You
must see him. lou know 1 won let
Your love for me lessen your aLnol II.S n
10 be a power in the financial world
Pshaw, I haven't such ambition, ana
never had But II II pleases Josephine
to think so, III just let on that's the
case So 1 gave up her company 10
sDend p very tiresOme evening clos
Ing a deal that will eventually mean
a lot Of money to me
The man stayed over, and had TO
telephone Josephine I couldn't come
the second evening, but she seemed
satisfied She doesn't care for money,
she says, but she does care for my
other business interests seem to have
connived to keep me from her, ana II
has been four evenings since that
with heaven singing in my ears
even had to let Josephine pick out
that seven passenger car alone
sent her q blank check to fill out and
she telephOned me that evening that
the can cost seven thousand.
ut seems a terrible lot to pay. Max,
and ! would be happier In a cheaper
car, but I felt that you owed It to
your position in the business world
to have the best They are teaching
me how to run it
More Money.
hadn't thought Of Josephine's tiny
little white lands engaged In handing
a big machine like that. but she's an
Intentionally clever woman, and can
40 ANYTHING. ] sent the house check
for an extra hundred to spare no trou-
ble in teaching, her every detaiL t,,s.
as ] was leaving the office. saw Drio-
bles ride by in his new two-passenger
car. and I laughed at the appearance
Al will make beside mine. He looked
pretty well pleased with Il, thought,
and I saw that he turned up the street
that goes past Josephine's
Somehow, / eouldn I get MIN out out OF
come up there on account Of business
She has been calling me up every eve /
ming lately. sometimes two or three /
times Wants to know, she always I
said what I am doing. She IS afraid, /
She said, that something might happen /
to me IT, No sool- /
ish she said one evening. Il just have Z
70 call M TO be satisfied that you are I
safe in your room and are not going /
out" 100,
was strange, and when l got away 4
from those men I called her.
she is not here" her mother an
sWereu 80 ..yK-bara did ,-o,, say,
she wasp 7 asked
There was a moments delay. I
didn't say" she replied
Then another Sllenee, wnlcn sns
man. one OF the most innocent, pure
minded men I ever knew
That was mighty nice in Josephine's
mother. wasn't II? But somehow I
felt as if some one had delayed me in
an Important purpose
Where is Josephine?' 1 repeated
ct think" her mother said very
slowly. that she has gone 10 a meet
ING for the Relief OF Working Girls.
Al least she told me to tell you that
Ii you called
I was satisfied Josephine IS always
icing something for others but
made up my mind that after we are
married I'd do the giving ana II would
be with a check l WASH CONS 10
ct her give herself to them when 4
san wasn't satisfied. called again;
IT 9, at 10. and at II, and she hadn't
T grew alarmed II was dangerous
or a pretty girl like Josephine 20 De
lut at such an hour and told her
mother so. know I spoke rather
harply. for 7 felt that she wasn't tax
ng proper care Of my treasure
His Fears Gained.
She satisfied me at last by recalling
hat she had heard Josephine say she
would 20 home with one of her girl
riends who is interested in such work
nd stay all night
It is beautiful moonlight night I