El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-22

| the argument and arouse her maids
I cOmDaIlVe spirit, so after a gentle re-
! quest that she be very. careful she re
| turned to the children's room to assist
I them in their dressing. Both Jack ana
Jean were IN ecstasy at finding them
! serves In the country and their spirits
( were not dampened by the information
| that they could not go off the yeranda
until the rain ceased.
! The downfall lasted all day however
and for a while domestic matters in
doors seemed as unpromising as the
| weather outside, for, soon after break
aSLMary sought out her mistress with
an account of her range troubles she
found that unless she had a very hot
fire in the kitchen she would get no
not water with which to wash her
dishes But this same big fire, she
claimed, would make the small kitchen
| unbearably hot.
If we only had some way of heating
water IN a pot on top of the range
without having a fire IN the range it
self" she walled.
After the maid had returned to the
kitchen Beatrice, moved by the neces-
slty for advice, telephoned to Helen
Robbins and proceeded TO pour forth
her tale OF woe Helen, always practI-
cal and quick Witted, suggested that
Beatrice and Mary bring up from the
cellar an oil stove which the former in
mates Of the bungalow had always
used during the summers
Mary can heat water for the dishes
on that without the discomfort and
work of coal fire. she explained.
But OF course, you Will not have hot
water in the boiler for your baths.
''Oh, never mind about that" replied
Beatrice After ALL she added, sar-
castically, what is the comfort Of an
entire family compared with the con-
venience OF one mindE'
Helen laughed sympatheticaIly.
w ell dear she said, you know we
All have put with that kind q
thing out here. 1 am sorry that your
first day should be so damp and dis
NAL What are you going to do this
afternoon
Nothing" replied Beatrice. eek
cept sit around and get the blues"
Nonsense calculated her friend.
Make up your mind to come over
here about o'clock and stay to din
ner Uncle Henry was coming out,
but he never comes If 1t rains, for
with a giggle-"the dampness gives
him rheumatism in his poor old bones.
] would not ask you if he was to be
here for he would bore you TO death.
But he told me not to expect him on
any day that was not clear and bright.
So as it is damp and raw. well have
good, quiet time together. And
perhaps I'll telephone down to the
Cedar Cliff for Paul MAYNARD and his
brother to come up and call this eve
ming"
His brotherr' exclaimed Beatrice,
incredulously.
fiancee has gone to the White noun
tains with her father and mother, so
Robert comes out often to see his
brother, Paul, to relieve the mOnOtony
Of her absence, I suppose. He says
little about her, even to me, and he
is Just as good to talk to, you know,
even II ne IS engaged She laughed
again She was evidently in a good
humOr-
Wealthy ana a Bachelor.
"Of course he is" RESPONDED Beatrice
heartily For the moment she was
thinking less of Robert Maynard than
Of his brother, Paul, of whom Helen
had said yesterday that he was
wealthy, and a bachelor.
Come about o'clock" repeated (
her friend. Let Jack come over here |
and play with my Dan JoCay, won't |
you? Put his rubber boots on and /
send him right along. III send Tom
over with the covered carriage for /
you late this afternoon, and return the I
small boy at the same time. Do not 4
bother to dress for dinner, for there i
Will be only ourselves here for that 4
meal And the men who may come /
over this evening Will not expect TO /
see city toys in this questionable /
place"
All right and thank YOU" responded !
Beatrice DO not send for me too /
early, for I would like to see my lit
tie girl safely through her supper be-
fore 1 leave her She is ever so
much better today, so I do not think
my leaving her this evening"
"Of course he couldn't agreed !
Helen. ITO tell the truth, I thought
he was over careful about the child
last night. 1 wish you could have been !
with US yet We had no other company
after all, than Dr. Haynes. He wanted
to telephone you just before he started
for home and ask about Jean, but 1
would not let him wake you"
Thank you!" said Beatrice meekly.
She did not think it worth while to
tell her friend of the physicians I'M
late call.
While Helen still talked. Beatrice
decided that this evening she would
wear an deliberately simple net and
ACE frOck over a pale blue slip For
blue brought out the color in her eyes
and made her look young. And since
she had gone to the expense Of getting
pretty clothes for this summer, why
not wear them when she had the chance /
70 do so?
Then she listened once more to (
delen'S remarks. They had been upon
he weather, and of no especial interest.
But her final speech brought the widow
o attention.
There is no loss without some small
,ain," Mrs. Robbins was saying. And /
am grateful to this persistent rain
isit to Pleasanton today"
SO am II agreed Beatrice And in
Ter heart she knew that she spoke the
ruth.