El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-07

NE ride i'm my own duLoilloD4AS-
AN4 though 1 have had It over a
month. Josephine ran it, and refused
TO let me sit beside her. She said
would distract her attention, and I con-
slider that a compliment Naturally,
loving me as she does. she Would want
to talk to me if 1 sat near her
I sat in the back with those two tire
some girls who are visiting her, ana
the seat next TO Josephine. was occu-
pied by young snip OF BOY ABOUT e,
i should guess, to whom Josephine u
very kind. She had been telling me
she felt real mOtherly toward him His
name is Ronald Allen. and he has re-
Gently moved next door he IS always
at JOsephine's. and she tells me she
spends hours telling him OF the many
opportunities there are In life roy
young man 10 make a name for him
self
suggested one day that she was
taking up a lot of his time telling him
what TO do that should be spent In
doing and got q snub for my suggeS-
ton I am not on JOsephlne's high
plane 1 must admit Now, those Two
nephews OF Mary Playter haven't had
30 minutes advice from me, and they
are doing sp-endldly.
If 7 adopted JOsephine's plan I would
call them to my office every morning
and talk to them for three hours on
the need OF going TO work.
wasn't very good company for those
visiting girls on that ride / Just kept
my eyes on Josephine There was a
little wisp of a curl at the back OF her
neck that had a tanraliZinS effect on
me. 7 wanted TO get if In my fingers
and kiss il. I wanted the feel OF her
soft cheek gainst my face 1 wanted
TO send the machine. the visiting glrls
and the snip of a boy to thunder and
be alone somewhere with Josephine
actually evied the men who sat on tne
park benches. each one with girl be-
SIDE him. and some had their arms
Very vulgar one of the girls be-
side me said
DO you think so2" I said, looking
back with envy in my eyes; i don
see anything vulgar in it.
Josephine heard me
Max she said, you are a senti-
mental old goose"
didn't like that word old" Usually
7 don't care but when she said II the
callOw youth beside her laughed 1 no.
tice that he always laughs great uea.
when Josephine talks. and that she
seems TO think some of his very lnane
remarks are the most scinullatlng Wit
Well. I suppose that is due TO their
youth. Josephine, my dear Dairy. IS
much younger than l. But she always
tells me she wouldn't have me a day
younger. Indeed, one day she told me
she would love me still more il 1 were
eighty
Eighty A millionaire OF so seems to
me the most pitiable object on earth.
He is so lonesome and so IrlendleSS
and has so many reasons to doubt the
sincerity OF every profession OF affec-
ton. But it VIII be a happy age Ior me
with Josephine loving me
notice. Diary. that when write
about Josephine. I ramole- Here 1 pc
gan with the automobile ride, ana
haven't told OF il at all
Josephine had on an automobile bon
net but even the ugly neadsear the
women wear when car riding failed 10
disfigure her. She looked bewltching,
and there could be no greater test OF a
woman's good looks than the attire she
puts on when she goes auto riding
He Was Bewildered-
believe her veil was blue; j am not
sure. But her cheeks were as pink as
a rose. and her hair looked like spun
gold Size ran that machine like an
expert. Once she stopped on country
roadside. and she had me get out with
her that she might show me the need
of a lot OF new attachments
told her TO get whatever she want
ed and send the bin to me. I also told
her to engage a chauf1eur- and give me
a chance 10 sit beside her on the back
seat but she SAID i mush pe 50 lOO4-
I'VE can't afford a chauffeur" she
said. and I loved her all the more for
this little suggestion or economy,
4
nave been a great saving II we had
had the best chauffeur money could
hire. But I am not complaining, Diary;
on the contrary. am so grateful that
still have Josephine that nothing else
counts
we were standing at the back OF the
car looking at some kind OF gearing
7 don't know what. I caught hold or
JOseDhine's hand. and tried TO squeeze
IT. but ft made her cross, which always
5aD-asses me She wore such immense
gloves that fl was IKE trying to throw
q lovers caress into baseball mItJ,
any way
sDsrliug." whispered. do say you
love me. You haven't said it for a
week.
Z love YOU. Would I take YOU from
vour office for this ride II 7 didn't?'
/ was forced 10 be sOntent. and
helpe6 her into her seat On a bench
near our stopping place there sat