El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-31

ment as she heard that Delaine
- had asked his stenographer to
lunch with him surprised Caryl.
HE asked you to lunch with MIN"
exclaimed Julia.
well, why not?" asked Caryl in
dignantly. DO you consider me so
very unattractive that man would
not want to TAX me anyWhere?"
For a moment Julia did not reply,
and CaryI repeated her question. DO
you think it strange that a man should
want me to go to luncheon with him 2
she insisted.
''Why, no" Julia answered slowly,
tits not that, but 1 was surprised TO
know that Mr.. Delaine had invited
you"
'Why?"
Julia could not invent reasons as
glibly as could CaryL and she hes1-
tated before replying.
Because I did not think he was the
kind of person to ask an employe to
meet him as a social equal the second
day that he knew her-and"-
She paused, confused, and Caryl
spoke up Indignantly.
Upon nv wordp' she burst forth.
"A social equal. indeed I'll have you
understand, Julia, that I consider my
self quite as good as Kelley Delaine
any day in the week. Just because
happen to have to work for him does
No" protested her sister, I do not
mean that at all What I do mean is
that one would expect gentleman to
have enough care for the conventions
and enough respect for a young girl
in his employ to wait a reasonable time
before paying her such attentions as
you suggest. I had not thought Mr..
Delaine would forget what was due
you. HE seemed different. somehow"
Much you know about him. re-
tOrted Caryl You never spoke to him
or saw him, but that one night when
he saved my life-my life, please re-
member, not yours, so you saw even
less of him then than I did"
Again Julia shrank from deception
and forced herself to speak the truth.
It have seen him once since then"
she confessed, but of course 1 do not
know him really"
1t was CaryPs turn to look amazed
you have seen him once since then!
she repeated. She flushed angrily.
You have been very careful to keep
it from me. I think you might have
been as frank with me as have been
with you"
Then She bIushed as she .reconected
with what measure of frankneSs she
had treated her sister. Julia seeing
the blush, attributed it to CaIyrs in
dignatiOn at what she deemed to be
her sisters lack Of candOr
7 have hardly had time to tell you
of my second meeting with Mt. De-
laine," she explained, ''as it took place
To-day? where?" Caryl asked
quickly
He came into the store" replied
the older girl.
The color left Caryl's cheeks and
wide and startled. Kelley Delaine had
been to the store in which Julia
worked. and she, Caryl. had told him
that her sister lived at home and wrote
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that she had lied to him? She was
afraid TO ask yet could not endure the
agony Of uncertainty.
''Did-did he see you-did he speak
to yOu?" she questioned in a low voice.
Julia. noting the change in the girls
face, felt pang of fear. Was it pos
sible that Caryl fancied herself already
fond of this man? Nothing else, she Z
thought, could account for her look OF
distress when she spoke Of the posi-
bilitv of his having had a talk with
another girl. Was the child so foolish
as to be Jealous because her employer
had spoken to her sister. Poor CaTyI!
how young and impressionable she /
Yes. dear" she responded guard
eddy. "He saw me before I saw him.
Then he spoke to me-recalling him
self to nv memory"
How did he know YOU were work
ing in Baird's store?" asked Caryl
TREMENDOUSLY.
T don't think he did know it until
then replied Julia. AT least ne /
seemed much surprised when he saw
ne In fact he asked me how hap
pened to be there"
And what did you tell him?' The
question was eager
The truth. Of course. I said WIS (
working there. earning nv living |
Even II he did look astOnished. / (
didn't care. What else could 7 tell him, /
even if had wanted to lie-and I GER
tainly did not want to-"
Told him! you ought to have told /
him anything elsei" CaryI declared, |
springing to her feet her lips twitch |
need you tell him that dreadful thing /
why need you. [ say2'
Her sister tried to quiet her. Dear 4
little girl she soOthed, there is moth /
ing dreadful in telling the truth about ]
ones work. You are earning your iiv- 4
ways are honorable Surely your em- 4
pioyer would think none the less OF :
YOU because your sister stands behind !
a counter in Baird's very respectable (
DEPARTMENT store"
yes he win You don't know what !
your are talking abOUt-you don't {
know anything about it," the younger {
girl burst forth why couldn't you
hold your tOugue-why need YOU have /
let him know who YOU were anyway! /
on could have pretended to be some 1
body else-couldn't YOU? Oh, you have |
always do. 1 wish I was dead and out 4
of it air.
With which wall Of depression, Caryl /
threw herself face downward on the /
bed, sobbinE passiOnately.
ITO be continued
(ArticIeS by this noted writer are reg
uicr features Of The Fl PasO Hc-aId.)