El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-08
The Two Sisters
By Virginia Terhune Van De Water.
CHAPTER VII.


n UsK had fallen on the street
outside of the lodging house
- window when Julia Marvin
at last closed the top Of the trunk
over which she had been bending.
and pronounced her own and CaryTs
belongings 'all unpacked."
"Wen, I'm glad that's dOnei" re-
marked Caryl from where she sat
on one of the two inhospitable cane
seated chairs that were a part Of the
furnishings of their room. The girl
had been seated thus for the past half
hour. watching her sister get things
to rights, yet she heaved a deeper
sigh than the worker had emitted and
repeated in a voice indica tive of in
tense relief-'Yes, I'm glad that's
done"
The older girl was too dispirited to
take umbrage at the selfish remark
Of her lazy sister. She was tired, not
sleepy, but worn out, more in nerves
than in body. She still brooded on
her fright of the afternoon and shud-
dered afresh every time that she re-
lived mentally the distressing exper-
fence. Caryl, lolling-even in the
stern, uncOmprOmising chair-lOolled
pink-and-White and pretty as she idly
tapped the fare floor with her shapely
foot and hummed to herself
Il wish we had a better mirror"
Caryl complained. This one makes me
feel as if my face was falling off in
spots"
we are paying, honey" said Julia
gently. There was something in her
patient voice that touched the facile
heart of the other girl, and she left
off gazing at her own reflection to
cross the room and throw her arms
about her sisters waist.
Well, never mindg she crooned
trying Intellectually to make Julia
waltz with her THE old mirror
4, n
and I've been hOrrid to let you do all
the work of unpacking. I'm sorry.
Judy, dear, honestly I am. know
m nuisance to you, but I'm going
TO be good and try my best to help
you think our room is all right,
and when we get a few pictures on the
tial."
Julia smiled and kissed her. you're
an awful little goose, Caryl," she said
tenderly. but 1 love you for all your
nonsense, just the same. No. silly
child, I don't feel like dancing The
ledger beneath US might complain, and
supper"
wei. let's go out and get some,9
proposed CaryL Then, as she noted
now tired her sister looked she ex-
claimed, No. we WON'T You lie right
down here and rest while I gallon
out to the corner and buy our supper
at the dellcateSSen shop. We can
make coffee over our alcohol lamp and
Wen have a real sDread-a sort of
ouseWarming-shan We?'
But Julia hesitated. Il don't like
you to go out alone" she demurred.
w hen remember that man who spoke
to as I'm almost afraid to go out my
self
-Poohg' scoffed CaryI. 81 guess I'll
nave to find my way around town
alone sooner or later, won't II And
men here don't kidnap grown girls. as
% Il "a
children when I was child We are
chumps to be frightened by that old
beast this afternoon He was just
trying 70 scare US, and if he failed
Now give me fifty cents and III be
pack IN a liffy with real banquet
for US both
Left by herself Julia INDUCED in
nerves. and burst into tears. She
seldom cried, but now that the flood
gates of her misery were open. she
buried her face in her pillow on the
She was still sobbing when there came
a knock al the door She sat up and
dried her eyes before answering At
the second knock she asked in a muf-
fled voice
The rich Irish tones Of her land
Marvin. Can [ come in2'
m sorry, IaltereQ julia, but
I'm busy. aed-and-I can't see you
just now"
'NObOdy's ever too busy cryin' to
stop, dearie," remarked Mrs. HaIloran,
so I'm coming in. whether or no."
The touch of sympathy was too
much for the lonely girl. and dropping
her head upon Mrs. Halloran's shoul-
der. she began to sob afresh
There, now" the kind hearted
woman soothed, "have your cry out.
What's distressing you any Way2'
Suddenly, ashamed of her weakness,
Julia Marvin sat up, dried her eyes
and tried to laugh.
oh, nothing in particular" she
said-"Only I feel tired and not sure
about our future, and you were so gen
tie and sympathetic that I cried all
the more when you spoke to me-fOr
I'm a bit discouraged"
You'll be that no longer" de-
clared the woman cheerfully. "And
if you are. and don't let me help You
if l can-I'm not your friend-do you
yes, I understand smiled Julia
And as she looked into the beaming
Irish countenance she appreciated thai
even in a strange city there were
kind hearts, and this knowledge made
her burden seem lighter.
(TO be cOntinued.)