El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-11

ised. And the youngsters went Off to
their kindergarten with this hope in
their minds. 1t seemed strange to them
that mother should ever be in doubt as
TO her engagements, for her time had
heretofore, been entirely at their dis
pOsaL. They felt the change in her
attitude but did not understand It
Unfortunately this happened to be
one Of the days in which business
Kept Robert Maynard from his office
and out of town, so he did not tele-
prone TO Beatrice The same bust
ness would prevent his going out driv-
ing tomorrow also, but she did not
know this. Therefore when at 3
o'clock she had not heard from him
her feelings underwent a sudden
change. such as all women know. IL
he was not gentleman enough to re
member MS promise she did not want
1lm TO remember it. If he cared so
little for her as TO forget her, she did
not care for him. That is the way that
a woman takes such matters.
Engagements with the men in whom
she IS interested may seem but incl
dents TO him, to her they are episodes.
SO. when the children came in and
asked If she was going TO the park
with them, she sprang to her feet and
said that she was, and that they were
the only creatures in the whole wide
world that she cared one whit about
seeming enthusiasm appeared to the
small boy and sirl TO denote happiness,
and added to their glee the mother
felt as II there were tragic gloom
over the whole afternoon, and that she
was using actual physical force To
keep from succumbing to it
Still the hours in the open air, the
sight of the children's excitement and
their pleasure in her society quieted
Eeatrice'S nerves, and she slept so well
that night that the next morning she
forgot TO listen as anXiOusly as yes
terday for the telephone bell At IL
o'clock a special delivery letter came
Tor her from Robert, asking her t.
drop him a line saying whether she
would drive with him the following
day send il 20 my house, he di-
rected, for L shall not be aU the office
until tomorrow
wOman's Reply.
I think >" she wrote. that I can ar
range 10 get away tomorrow afternoon.
If not, 1 Will call you up in the morn
The man could not know that moth
ing less than illness or catastrophe
would keep the woman from accepting
his invitation
The sun shone brightly the next day.
Maynard was not to call for Beatrice
until 3 o'clock, but by 1870 she had be
gun TO dress for the afternoon. She
wanted to be sure that every detail Of
her toilette was just right, for Robert
had remarked during their last talk
together that l. was A delight TO look
at a woman as well grOOE.vd as she al
way was. She would not disaDpoiut
him by not being suitably dressed to-
day, and she did ND her hair three times
before she thought that each lock Law
just as ii should. She tried the effect ]
Of low shoes. high shoes and pumps he
before deciding upon the last; she re-
membered, after dOnning these, that |
ones ankle was OFTEN very evident in 1
stepping into and out of trap, and I
drew on a pair Of silk stockings instead 1
of the fine Isle thread ones she had at /
Itrst selected
The pinning Of her hat ana adjusting
Of her veil gave her cause for much /
study, for while the white chiffon veil /
was most becoming, it would dazzle /
her vision when she was in the glare 1
Of the sun, and she would not be able /
10 note the expression in Roberts ewes
as he looked at her and talked 10 her
tlnally- she chose what the saleswOman /
from whom she had bought it had /
called "a complexion veil explaining /
Jfat II was thus termed because il /
made the wearer look young and gave
her q pretty color By the time il was
satisfactorily adjusted, the present |
Wearer had so much color from ex-
cltement and anticipation that the veil I
was not needed TO enhance it.
She knew that her tailored suit fit
ted her to perfection, and she was
ready in time to have her gloves on and /
fastened before Robert drove up in his /
trap with a handsome horse that
looked spirited, whether it was or not
She did not keep him waiting for a I
4AlDllEuL- Cue IEEd4le4 rom opinions I
about women who We're not prompt /
and thought that perhaps all men held I
the same radical views MAYNARD 4
sprang from the drivers seat as she
came out Of the door of the house and 1
he barred his handsome head as he bent 1
over her hand
The day and you are perfectr' he /
exclaimed IN reply to her remark about 1
the weather. Both are just as 1 would /
have them
As he assisted her to her seat and /
sprang into his. she wondered if she I
was mistaken in fancying that she de- /
tected a slight smell of liquor on his 1
breath But even if she did, what dff-
terence did that make? Most men occa- /
sionally take a glass of liquor Then.
as the horse started off at a brisk trot.
the fresh wind blew the faint odor
from her nostrils as her pleasure ban
lshed the fleeting thought from her