El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-12

portance people place upon
money and the gorgeous things that
represent money, and nothing but
money"
railroad restaurant I CHANGED TO sit
next a table at which two loud voiced,
yet. perfectly decent women were
seated.
I wonder" said one, with a glance
in my direction to see if I was prop
erly impressed, IF Harold will meet
US with the large car, or with one of
the smaller ones 1 suppose ne viii
want TO drive himself, instead of al
lowing either of his chaueffeurs to
drive"
woman. following her lead. What
time is it, my dear?'
-Four oclock-our train is not ready
yet" replied the other, glancing at her
7 left my watch at home today, for
it is running slow lately" remarked
Now this veil pin I have my veil
cheap, too, only about s35 or $40. I
think it was. Stin. it does TO wear
upon such occasions as this"
yet, although you don't approve of
much jewelry travelling. see that
you have on a number Of your rings"
said her companion
"Oh. only five of them" demurred
the other languidly. Il left a dozen
of ny handsOmest rings at home ct
I am so accustomed TO wearing really
expensive jewelry that I feel very
plain without more than 1 have with
me just now"
Not An Exaggerated Case.
This is not an exaggeration, but II
actually happened just as I have told
it. It reminded me OF how, when we
were very little girls, we used to talk
of the wonderful pals" we had at
tended at some fictitious time, expa-
tiating on our rich and beautiful sa-
Zn0WTnrT
while we were lying But it impressed
the small and literal child to whom
we made these mendacious statements
Had our parents known of our yarns
we would have had occasion to change
our boasting into wailing.
When I, dressed in plain travel
ing suit-Iooking ike a brown men
beside these humn birds of paradise
heard this Conversations smiled in
wardly with solid enjoyment, for 1t
was truly delicious and entertaining
train I sighed-not only because
source of amusement for myself had
been .Withdrawn-but because the
takers had reminded me how much
how they feel that to have all the
money one wants must win for one
the admiration and envy of all be-
holders.
Natural to Wish for Wealth.
It is but natural that we should
want money. Think what it means
in the way of freedom from fear Of
want. ability to hear and see the Won
derfuI things of the world, the power
to bring happiness and opportunities
to those whom we love, to lessen GER
tain kinds of human suffering. But
why admire those who have money,
vet nothing in themselves that is ad-
nlirable and why feel as e such per-
sons were superior to their neighborsE
Yet many men and women have that
kind of admiration hidden away some
where. They may deny it, but let US
listen for a little while to what they
say of certain friends and acquain-
tances.
I want you to meet Mrs A" says
one "She has a beautiful place up
the Hudson, besides her big town house.
Her husband is 4 very successful man.
Or Il spent last Sunday with young
Mrs B. at her country home. You
know who she is, her father is John
ago and has doubled it since then" Or,
Helen c. is one of my dearest friends.
She has more money than she knows
what t. do with. and has just bought
Il $4,000 cara sumner"
Why Love Riches.
Why should one especially love the
person who has money! Perhaps, af-
ter all. one does not love him more,
but one admireS him more because he
is rich Yet why2 Surely the pos
session of wealth does not prove that
a man is better than his fellows. 1t
may prove that he has a certain kind
of cleverneSs, but not that he is INTEL
lectually the peer of those about him.
MY dearest friends husband is many
times a multi-milliOnaire" declared a
rich vulgarian. Although her own
husband is rated as a millionaire, she
had not brains enough or education
enough to see anything ridiculous in
her Speechi