El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-28
Both Sides OF the Shield By the Ma. Archibald Butt u s. A
% 1922 By ] c. Love Story Of South Old and New
Continued from Previous Issue).


.Wbv Miss Turpfn.~ I cried. II had
no idea of finding YOU up at this hour.
You forget the dual character 1
play she laughed. L am not early,
however. for it is late But you are
responsible for it, as you demorahzed
the household last night in encourag-
ing father to discuss politics DOUBT
less you saw all his fallacies, but was
kind enough not to point them out to
him"
had been much entertained, I said.
though his politics appeared to be
somewhat mixed, and his ideas were
quite different from those 1 had eX-
pected to hear him express.
yes" she answered, "he is half
Democrat and half Republican, with
dash here and there of Populism, 1
fear, but it makes him very angry TO
tell him so, as ne thinks himself a hide
bound Democrat He can never forget
. that Henry Clay believed in a pro-
tective tariff. / think next to Gen.
OglethOrpe he admires the hentuckian
more than any of our historical char
acters. But 1 must not allow myself
to be dragged into political argu-
ment for I see you are ready to take
up the cudgel for Clay, no doubt, and
since you have come bOthering about
so early you must make yourself use
full" She then showed me the wood
pile and told me to bring enough 10
the kitchen to last two full days
Miss Turpin," ] said a little later, as
I entered the kitchen with my arms
loaded down with short oak logs lis it
really necessary for you to do this
wOrk2"
She looked with surprise at me. and
I thought / saw q faint color come to
the surface Of her skin, but L could not
tell, for she was lighting the fire. She
saw that 1 was earnest in my question
and, stil kneeling in front Of the
stove, she turned her frank face to-
wards me and said
Il would resent the question, M
Palmer. did I not know that a kind
heart prompted it. Yes" she added,
1T is as necessary for me to do this as
it is for Bud to pillow. OF course,
you must have heard from your rela-
tiveS that the Turpins were greatly re-
duced. The house is heavily n Ortgaged
and to meet the interest we have to
save in every legitimate way Bud
wants to hire z cook. but / will not
listen to him. Father is determined
that the moment he defaults on the
interest that minute he will give up
the Pines to the owners, for such they
are WilO hold the mortgage on IL. And
Oh, Mr.. Palmer, you don't know what
IT would mean to father and mother
to move from here now Besides, too.
We would be no better off, even worse,
] think, for we would have no place at
all. Bud and / would be glad to so
into the world and run our chances, but
1t can't be thought OF. not now" She
sighed and continued to make the fire.
BY degrees / found out all there was
to be known of the family. for there
were no skeletons there. After the
war it seems that Col. Turpin had lived
in reckless sort of way, still keeping
up the style Of living he had grown ac-
custOmed to before the change Of for
tune in the southern planters life. 1t
was not until Bud had finished his
college course and Miss Ellen had COM
pleted her studies that the real cOndi-
ton Of the family became known 1t
was these two who had finally saved
the plantation and home by pIedging
the interest on the mortgage There
was one more child, boy Of 16. The
brother and sister were keeping him
at college now and had planned that
he should take the course in law after
his academic studies were completed
Was there more courage in New Eng
land I wondered and was it not the
blood OF the cavalier that was telling
now She had given me her conf
dence without restraint, for she be-
lieved me then to be one with the
Kentucky Palmers. and 7, weak crea-
ture, dared not disabuse her mind for
fear Of losing that confidence and
friendship which this fictitious rela-
tionship had inspired.
And now" Mr.. lnquisittive." she said /
eff you have finished your catechism,