El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-05
The Herald's Daily
Short Story

vanished He saw the top Of her nat
as she went down the stone steps
The editor went back TO his room;
No ordinary woman now st
bullied me. The truth. She almost
shook me. Her last chance" What
If he had lighted on the first chap
ter Of tragedy, to be continued IN
sOrdtd headline in tomorroWs papers:
zone story can't choke the Kingdom,
Hughes said aloud, and ran TO the
door, dartng into the waiting ne, go
ing with sickening sWtttness down
wardness and then out into the quiet
street leading to the Strand.
He caught her opposite the Cecil.
looking Hstlessly into a shop window,
then stopped confused.
She smiled at him. You're In a
Hughes realized that the day was
hot
q came to-those stories. One
Of them, with touching up
She flushed crimson. You came
she said Pure pity, which I never
dreamt OF, brings you here But, no,
don't make me hope again"
Hughes set his lips Obstinately; the
passing crowd Jostled him. Another
look at the girls pale face brought
another vein of thought; the passing
crowd jostled them.
I'VE cant talk here" he said sharp
" Let me give, you tea and talk
about some work"
Useless she answered. but her
eyes were wet
4 want to talk business" he said.
Come"
She looked at the clever, kindly face.
and without a word walked with him
It was no distance to the Carlton;
tn girl drew a sharp breath as they
turned into the ice cooled palm court
and sat down.
"Oh, I did not know how hungry I
eh
teeth and mischieVOus eyes.
Hughes watched. Pity had brought
him here. a new interest held him.
L suppose you've tramped all day
and eaten-buns?" he said shortly.
TO be accurate-one," she corrected
graVely, as she ate rosy strawberries.
she ate each berry almost regret
Iully, frosted with sugar and then lost
in cream
And now business" Hughes drank
tea almost laZily Let me helm YOU.
I can take one Of those Stories
ITS churlish to fling back kindness.
put no; the author rejects the editor
Ny struggles Over"-her mouth twist
ed wryly-"FE hope no more f"
May I ask" he said gently. what
VIII replace this HOPPER She was so
tired again. so hopeless. his interest
vas 1uly aroused Tell me-the
II you'd care to hear. A year ago I
was wei off and happy, living in the
country 1 wrote them, trying to paint
ne things saw-flOwers. skies.
) .It3 some Of my things were
.aAeh- Ihen came a crash Of misfor-
I une- M- mother died of it. and I was
ieIt with $3.50 and no friend in the
" ollu save one-a WidOWer emfnenf1v
IesP ectable, who has offered me a sit
uauon as step-mother TO his three
plain daughters He lives bv rule IN
red brick, semi-detached house. hts
very mind ruled IN blue lines. And /
nate conventionality"
hughes smiled
L refused, and he thought me mad
4 tIleq a dozen things. and tried writ
tiL6- but now my ideas died when or
1ered 10 come. Ny little lodgfne- 11ndar
1 - NJ safes suned me, and I ham
- ~ GUY the things you've read
sendlng them of and gettinF them bacLs
olII the pOstman's knock was a IIneII
u u uo9n while my money melted ouicl-
~ We mad few successes
80 - anne TOOK hoWery inanity the
STenlll another. but never maid The,
- -. 9eLlIIdse asked me again: but be-
~ & 4 ans Wered-it seems to be him or
sIJ I9e.1 ~ - meant to see some editor
a. -iG % near the truth. Today I've been
70 ~ ana seen none. You're so fenced
a ouilQ' ana 1 so small a thing in the
- important crowd. You were the
favora5 ana being desperate. chance
the truth" anu near u
thoughfully 0Ni'OA
,,- Perhaps" Her eyes danced. .eYou
straiaIS-l5e Drunt Of bun dinner. and
3 q - eliehu nerves, and now there's MOTH
-lls ouL 70 say goodbye and remember
me- y sOouhess when red brick swallows
,d hughes shivered. This being Of
By conve 15 no NJ thing 10 be devoured
IN MISS Melville" he followed to the
the 6-o.S " INTO the sunshine and up
street. She I sto6DsSY towards Regent
s!5s el :; noiding out her hand.
rLVoIoye- she said
sbsfli,. ne held the thin hand in its
ss-T5 sIack glove.
swallowed Salu- Don Dc
IF M nave got SIS left" she said quietly
left Id 49,. touay, I've a few things
you for Vo,i-' out as it Yet / thank
RriJe-ot ~ ,1L, reasons in advising me-"
tber-, 80 SIelVille did well to duplicsta
with ~ tIley were two-grevfsh- bIue
sparlsIinee T. imPs dancing in their
81 IEs, hquid depths.
might find you tvpewritine- an,
sumo tnlng, he urged inns anu
req brick path beckons.r she
'b1s ro1Iir Look-' she cried. A green
-LS pdEemeut NV futnve iis Si9se 70 /
ss-Ig' LOOK. on the left on1osj+. az az
man ~ WIZ 9tSe lie saw a heavy pompous /
neaVy. heshy nose ana ,3ltllnlng I
- IL IL Wlsps Of grey hair sboveI ,, Ia
51Il- 1g tsli shining hat. OF EoodI,-
one SsN of S' III Bellridge sat in the middle ~
hands Fafden seats. his heavy f.
front Of him. 7 OacK OF the one in I
ssi5 considers bus ride healthy" I
80 = ~ e5rEIoogett Melville pitifully. He I
Is %. oyer sI, 90 o. and .nd years ten
o.. an ~ snapped the editor.
- I 80 she said signing. Per
le -r5o 4 ,S SnaH live till I am 70"
III, US rumbled on Together they
Z was wiped out by the tangie of ot ibI I
ls tI.s HLsn up on the giant carriages.
II . impossible" Hughes drew a 7
could not become a. ~ 49, ~ tbs MN
10y maA who was going home to his I
llgn Tea And Godfrey Hughes was
NoR lS 70 seI MS own way
lou Qon know what giving YOUR \
5en to that man would mean" he said.