El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-12
The Two Sisters
By virginia Terhune van De Water.
CHAPTER x.

THOUGH chained to the dull
n routine of her work, julia Mar
n vim was not disseminated. Every
morning found her at Ter post at the
notion counter Late afternoon saw
her walking home to her barely FUR
nished room She went to bed early
and slept until Nthe whirr of her alarm IIl
clock aroused her. The smaI aAcOAoi
lamp which she and Caryl had owned
had been replaced by little gas stove
and. after she had dressed each morn
ing, Julia would prepare win tuls d
light breakfast of toast and cOiAee
lust enough for two Then she Woulu
wake Caryl, and the sisters WouIq eau,
JuIia with her hat on, ready to hurry
off TO the store; the younger GIRL
sleepy and cross and clad in a wrapper,
casting wistful glances at the bed from
which she had been called all too soon
! for her.
After standing all day behind
counter waiting upon horde OF
querulOus shoppers, Julia one WISE
was to 90 home, eat her supper ana
spend the hours left before bedtime IN
In the evenings, Caryl had her school
work to do. At least Julia insisted that
she should do this and was lnfleNlDIe
in the matter in spite Of the younger
girls protests that she was tired or
that she knew tomorrow lesson al
ready. Sometimes on Saturday nights
Julia permitted herself and Caryl the
rare luxury of trip to the theater
Seated high In the second balcony the
Dair would watch the performance with
breathless interest. On Sunday morn
ings they went to a church Of the de-
nomination to which their mother mad
belonged, and in the afternoon they
rode far out into the country on the
trolley, or StrClled through central
park or one of the city'S museums
1t was quiet life and a frugal one,
but Julia was not dissatisfied There
was always in her mind the thought
that she was earning her own living
and that appreciation strengthened
her in the purpose that had at first
seemed so useless. Moreover, although
she had never quite lost her fear OF
the great city, she was learning to
think it wonderful Often she slipped
into Mrs. Halloran's tidy rooms for
a half hours chat, and the wise Irish
woman with her kind heart gave her
comfort and not little wise advice.
The girls at the counter with her in
Baird's store had shown themselves
friendly to her
Caryi was the source Of Julia's only
anxiety. She would tell herself some
times that if it were not for her I'M
easiness about her younger sister she
would be quite content Caryl did not
seem to be progressing in her work and
she was constantly complaining of peo-
pie and conditions in the school she at
well, although not with rapidity, upon
the machine that Julia had rented for
her. and she claimed that she was as
well grounded as she cared to be in the
rudiments Of shorthand
One evening in mid summer Julia,
entering her room. found Caryl sitting
upon the bed, her books on the floor,
while on her lips was a mutinous pout
that Julia knew and dreaded.
Judy" said the younger girl alb
ruDtly, I'm not going back to that old
school It's hOrrid."
Not going back" repeated Julia in
CONSERVATION. What's the matter?"
I'm tired answered Caryl pettish-
" I'm tired Of working for nothing.
Here work my fingers to the bone
day and night and
Remembering her efforts to induce !
her little sister to study, Julia could
not Tepress a smile, and Caryl, seeing
it, lost her self control
You may smile in that superior
way if you like, Julia Marvin she ex- /
claimed hotly. "Of course, you don't /
want me to do what I wish about any,
thing, but all the same 7 tell you I am /
not going back to that old placer
suppose" suggested Julia calmly. (
that before you fly off into a temper |
you tell me what is the matter, .Carylr /
There's nothing particular the mat /
ter" muttered Caryl sulkiIy. But I'm
sick Of being bOssed. It was not so 4
bad as long as 1 had a man teaching
me. He was quite pleasant You know
I told you of some of the kind things I
he said to me. But now they've put .
a woman in his place and she is a cross /
old thing. She doesn't like me and
she posters me all the time"
Julia felt that the moment had come
for strong speech and she drew in her
breath quickly Yes" she said. "as
long as there was a man teaching YOU.
a man who liked your looks and told
you so, and was nice to you because
you were pretty, it was all right But
now, when you have q woman teacher
who doesn't care whether you are
pretty or not, YOU want to give I'D the
work and make the money paid for
your tuition go for nothing That's /
about it. isn't /. -
well. I won't work under that wom-
an I WON'T 7 WON'T sobbed CarvI
throwing herself upon the bed in
storm Of angry tears. "Td-Td rather