El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-31
= One WOman's Story :
BY Virginia Terhune Van de Water

TITLE morning following GOroOn
! Craigs call Mary awoke with a
\ pleasant sense OF anticipation.
| For a moment she gazed about her
sunny room trying to think what
/ agreeable thing was ahead Of her. She
remembered only too well the work
she had laid out for herself to accom-
pIish within the next few days. but
that was certainly not what gave her
I a sensation Of joy
Suddenly she recalled last evenings
experiences and the promise that she
made to 90 TO the theater with Craig
when he should return from Boston
She felt again the pressure Of his
hand as he babe her good night The
world seemed a brighter place for the
memory. She appreciated that here. n
this busy city, the Texan was still so
near that she might summon him BY
telephone. That seemed pleasant
These thoughts occupied her mind as
she dressed When she was putting
the last touches to her toilette she met
her own gaze IN the mirror and was
amazed at the happy, transfigured ex-
preston on her reflected 1acs. She
brought herself up sharply with a feel
ing almost ike fear. Here she was
on the verge Of making a fool of her
self about A fellow whom she knew but
slightly letting her thoughts dwell on
him as II he were the only man in the
world
still, he is an unusually nice chap
she acknowledged The admission
soothed somewhat her wounded Dig
nifty, Ior she 1elt that she had fallen
beneath her usual standard of wisdom
in blushing and looking happy over the
possibility OF spending another even
ing in this Westerner's company.
He probably talks 20 all girls inst
as he talked to me, and looks at them
all In that way, too" she unused Il
have heard that Westerners and south
~ i've
nOth1ngs that make fools of women
and that they forget as soon as thew
are spoken Well here's one girl who
IS not gong to be silly over any man
, until she knows that he loves her bet
ter than he loves anything else on
earth. And I'm going to stop thinking
With which laudabIe determination
she Joined her family at the breakfast
The best way to Danish a subfect
from ones mind is to place another ia
Its place Mary recognized this facr
and applied herself to her work with q
zeal and zest that precluded other
considerations. Her mother remarked
this with gentle protest on q morning
late IN the week as Mary was starting
for school
Dear child" she said, you are look
ing worn out Must you study so
Commencement day is not many
weeks of. Mary reminded her, "and
Don't Worrys mother mine. "-stoopinsr
TO KISS the anxious face, FOR work Is
good Tor me II. keeps me out OF mis-
chief she added merrry.
But young people need diversion"
insisted her father, as she told him
good morning Your mother is right
Mary. By the way young Craig. was
in my office yesterday and sent his
kind regards to the ladies'"
Thank you" said Nary. She Iouged
to ask her father when the young man
n ~rNT Of -re. ii
low herself to do this but with =
hasty glance at her watch. hurried of
to school
Six o'clock that evening, as she sat
IN her room studying. the maid tapped
at her door.
eff you please. Miss Mary she an
nounced, there's 3 gentleman on the
telephone asking for you"
very well" was the haSty response.
Nary knew at once BY intuition who
the speaker at the other end OF the
wire would be She was not mistaken
II was Gordon Craig. and he wanted
to know If he might not run I'D this
evening 5ust--to tell you all good
bye, as ne said.
7 am leaving tomorrow noon for
Massachusetts" he informed her, "and
I would like to see you before 60"
Again, as when he had asked her
TO accompany him to the theater, Mary
felt her determination WaYering, but,
rememb ering her former weakness, she
brought all her viii power to bear
Il an sorry. Mr.. CRAIG" she said.
''but I must ask you TO excuse me to-
night I am very tired. for have been
working hard As I told you the other
evening 1 have no time this week for
recreation"
Her words sounded cold and abrupt.
she thought. She did not appreciate
that her voice trembled slightly and.
that it held a WiStful note that made
it very sweet and not altogether de-
pressing to the listener Perhaps this
fact gave him courage to say appeal
ingly:
Are you sure you could not spars
me Just two minutesG would not de-
tain you long"
an perfectly sure that must
not see you this evening" replied the
girl quickly How she lOnged to grant
his request But nO-she would not
be so silly. you do not understand.
she added. how very busy am Really,
cannot see you, Mr.. Craig"
Il think understands said the man,
reluctantly, ''and 7 bow to your viii
Good bye until I return to New York"
Good bye answered the girl
That evening a box was brought
to her room She gasped with pleasure
at the wealth OF pansieS revealed BY
the lifting OF the lid With slightly
unsteady fingers she opened the envel-
Ope that lay on the surface OF the
blossoms. It contained Gordon Craigs
card, and under his name. was. written;
PanSleS - Tor thoughts that VIII
visit you even If the sender may not
Sudden tears sprang to the girls eyes
Oh she whispered as she brushed
them away and bent over the flowers.
I wish 7 could have seen him once
more before he went away
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