El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-19

is no telling what will happen. When
she wears those golden browns anu
delicate grays Richards selected Tor
her her eyes take on the expression
o. a saint, and every hair on her head
seeks its place and stays in It
But that scarlet coat puts devil
try in her eyes that isn't at all sooth-
ing, and there comes flush in her
cheeks to match 1t, and her hair flies
around her face in little hayward curls
that make a man long TO push each
curl back in place
1t is just as 1 predicted. I have
laughed many times over the memory,
but the nurse never smiles.
TT is all right for man to forget
himself, and laugh about it after
ward" she exclaimed this morning,
but being a woman is different
Whenever L think that II, who was
brought up so strictly-got up on the
platform in that dance hall, and danced
the tango, and sang-why, am over
come with shame You ought to be
ashamed of yourself for getting me
into itl'
the scarlet coat you were wearing"
I saw her later in the day start to
put it on when getting ready for
walk and then look at it obviously.
Then she ran upstairs and came
down wearing all black!
We were sitting in the library this
evening, and I had Manette on my
lap. telling her story, when Temp
One Side
p you had ears, Diary, you would
have heard only one side of the talk
so what is the use of telling you
more2
'HeIlol"
yes. this is Max"
"Oh." a little coldIy. at is you, is
it, Yes. I'm better, thank you"
NO; no bad effects from the day 1
spent down town"
How is my companion, you say?"
(FrOst intmy voice) She is not here"
I can't tell you where she is now.
believe she is on her way to Eu-
Eyes, very pretty. Glad you admired
her"
| to have won the admiration of a man
! as discriminating as yourself. You
see, I haven't her address, and never
| expect to see her again"
yes, it is too bad Goodbye"
Then I returned to the library TO
| find Richards looming somewhat mys-
| titled The pretty nurse wasted no
3 time in expressing herself.
/ you were talking about me-" she
| said, and you were talking to the
man who took US to lunch the day we
/ spent down town."
We'll" on the defensive. What OF
it?'
Nothing; only wanted you to
/ know that I know"
Then she went back to the book, and
/ saw that Richards was trying to
/ suppress a laugh 7 presume my de-
| termination not to let that shallow
! pated man see the nurse again will
4 confirm Richards in her suspicion that
! a romance is budding under her eyes
4 but I don't care
I am too sick a man to annoyed By
J any mans admiration of my pretty
/ nurse. It isn't Jealousy. at all I hope
! 7 am too big a man to feel such a SEN
/ timent as that. It is for the girls sake
1 I feel that way. The man is wealthy
| and a spender, and If he came out
! here and paid her any attention Il
| would mean late hours and dinners a
| midnight and all those things that ar
! not at all good for girl.
Never BE Happy.
| 7 Bn67T the man is not married. bu
YOU see. in a way, that makes il worse
I He might hope to marry her, and sht
would never be happy with him.
/ viii have a plain talk with he
in the morning and tell her she vii
! have to look a little less fascinating
when she goes out with me, or other
wise I will leave her at home. I can
| have every man 7 know calling M
/ I'D and saving. Hello. Max, who wa
| the queen YOU had out last night2 Ar
/ YOU going to introduce me, or do yo
| intend to keen her all for yOurself?"
It isn't the right way TO treat sicl
man.