El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-30

6LD ROMIsE," said the woman.
~ clinging to him. that you will
4 love me always"
Why Of course 1 will, said the man
as he kissed her.
Did you hear that?" giggIed the
sparrows in the shrubbery.
Il hear such a lot said the beech
tree nOdding her copper head disdain-
fully so that all her leaves shOne like
brand new pennies in the sunshine
shes dressed in blue; the girl he
said that to last year wore white"
The seraniums craned their red
necks from the flower bed beneath
the dining room window
Women are such fools" grumbIed
the wind, rushing past, and rudely
tearing a handful of leaves from the
frightened mice down the garden path.
The first sign of autumn said the
girl. as one fluttered like stain on
to the lap of her blue gown. She
sighed. 1t has been such a happy
summer. ] don't like to think of it
ever coming to an end
All things come to an end" said
the man seriously looking at his
'Except-except love" she whis-
pered, and raised radiant eyes to his
He patted her cheek. "Oh, that, OF
course" he agreed.
He rose from the rude bench on
which they were sitting.
Lunch time, Cora" he said briskly.
Come along, 1 am starving"
surely it cannot be o'clock" she
said, surprised, rising the time when
I'm with you goes so quickly" she
confessed shyly.
He laughed indUlgently. What a
little fool she was but charmingIy
~Ah. that's so like a woman" he
told her but man, my dear was not
meant to live on bread-and love
alone There are times when a chop
appeals to him for more than a kiss"
Now listen to me. Cora" his voice
was cold and cutting as the winter
day There has got to be an end Of
TINS l simply won't have you follow
ing me about, waiting for me outside
my club, never heard of anything so
ridiculous"
But YOU promised faithfully to come
Iast night, said a piteOus voice" and
Lhe time before, too. it was the same
Why you haven't been near me for
more than a week What am I to dO21
DoE' he eyed her distastefuIIy.
HeaVens- How she had changed.
her nose was REDEEMED at the tin nv
the cold, there was black circles nnder
her swollen eyes, she had lost all her
pretty color, and her skin looked
sallOWt framed in her cheap white fur
she had twisted around her throat
pretty.
''Do2" He repeated why wait
aecenuy at home till I come. of course
no sensible woman ever runs after
man It's about the one way to make
MN run from her Go home and pow
der your nose for heavens sake. and
make yourself look pretty. TN trv
ana look In some time, but I am very
busy just now"
Walter" she said. and laid a de-
tanning hand upon his arm as ne strove
70 pass her Her voice was PRAYER.
Aou VIII come. won't yOu2 Remem-
Der you re all I have in the world nov
We given Up everything for Won A
tear rolled down her cheek under her
spotted veil Everything
ne stared down at her in a kind Of
weary disguest-
That's right make a scene in the
street ne told her cOntemptuousIv.
RMS is lie, my dear. not stage drama
10 you expect me TO fall on your neck
N Flcceollly and say. II love you D.
n 90 nome, do, and get some sense
INTO your head before I come"
he hailed a passing taxi craw1iue
ilhe Dig green beetle along the curb
IN search OF a fare
y on viii Gomez"
He heard the faint whisper breathed
out 10 MIN again from the depth OF
the taxi as il drove off, and answered
IL from the depth of his heart 10 the
pavement: Not IL 7 know it, Jovel
~ mat a 1901 / We been. he added tn
himself as he turned away ct shOu1d
nave finished off that affair in the
summer Second editions of the same
love episode are always a mistaEe.
III write to her tonight"
"WiH you always love meq,- asked
the woman
, Sane old story" the sparrows
But not the same girl" the ger
anlums were craning red necks.
Women are such fools" the wind
popped round the corner suddenly.
Vow. that last years girl-did I ever
tell you what happened to berq-' he
whispered Importantly. There was a
a great rustIing Of leaves.
How dissustinEr' The geraniums
turned turned their red faces primly to the
You can't believe all YOU hear"
said the beech tree languidly.
Fact, said the wind severely ct
saw her myself under a street iauD.
she was all FUR feathers. and there was
a lot Of red stuff on her mouth"