El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-05
The Two Sisters
Nv virginia Terhune Van De Water.
CHAPTER XVI.
sometimes happens that whel

IT sometimes happens that when
no wish to be frank and candid
Il ,,-i+b those who have, we believe. a
-;n,,+ IN know the truth, they defeat
30 Inns bv making it difficult for US
- +aI1 them the facts as they exist Some
-,,ob thought as this passed through
1T NTarVin's mind as she saw CaryPs
. uIlfA Of anger and Resentment. If the
FSiri was going to receive Information
in mis- spirit how could one be frank
"I AZ JuIia had sprung to the conclu-
sf0n that Caryl was so fond of Kelley
Deiaine that she was wounded because
he had introduced himself to another
e-ir1 che could not suspect that CaryPS
0IOver had discovered the web of
faISebOods she had woven. Julia's
one idea was to check the pas
sionate crying which might be heard
nv other dodgers, and to do this she
must make light Of her interview with
aCaryl, dear" she begged, laying a
caressing hand on tne bowed head,
please be quiet and listen to what. L
have to say, or Mrs. dallOran will be
i'm to find out what's the matter"
Caryl pushed away the WOuld-be re-
straining hand. There's enough the
TnatterP' she exclaimed. You've spoiled
everything, I tell you"
Spoiled everything repeated Julia,
more mystified than ever. This was
the second time Caryl had made this
assertion and it puzzled her. Il do not
see how I could have spoiled anything
when I had such little bit of a talk
with Mr. Delaine."
but you told him"-accused Caryl,
then began to sob afresh.
Il told him." said Julia, with deter
mined patience, that I was earning my
own living. That was the truth, and I
fail to see what harm 1t did"
A sudden thought flashed through
Caryl's mind. Why might she not tell
Delaine that her sister had decided to
write story about working girl IN
New York shops, and to this end had
taken a position in a department store
for several weeks in order to obtain
such facts as she desired2 At the idea
her sobs ceased, and she wiped her
'sThen you did not have time enough
for him to talk about me or to tell
him much about our life, did you 20
asked CaryI TREMENDOUSLY, yet hope
Julia, relieved at what promised to
be a lull in the storm, answered
promptly
Dear she said, your name was
scarcely mentioned. I told Mr.. Delaine
that you had used some Of your own
money to take a course in stenography,
and only told him this as an explana-
ton Of your position as his secretary
and of the fact that had not taken up
the same line Of work"
''Then what did he sayr' queried
Caryl eagerly.
Il do not remember, but surely moth
ing about you. In fact he stopped, and,
as I did not want to be seen chatting
with a man during business hours, I
asked him If I could show him any
laces. and he went away at once"
Did he ask where you lived?" Again
the voice had a startled sound, and
Julia replied quickly.
Yes-and I did not tell him"
Caryl drew a deep breath of relief.
That's gOOd!' she exclaimed. Perhaps,
after all, no mischief has been done. 1
live" AM ----l NM" ""'-e
Neither do T. agreed her hister.
After a moments silence, Caryl gave
a hysterical giggle. The recollection
Somerdyke in his plan TO ascertain
where her home was. Her sister looked
at her inquiringly. CaryPs swift tran
siiOns Of mood were always a wonder
to her.
What under the sun are you think
of now, Carlyle" she asked. zone minute
you are overwhelmed with grief, the
next you are laughing"
"Oh. 1 just happened to remember
something funny" Caryl explained.
But don't believe it would interest
you"
Julia pressed the question no
further. Affairs had now reached a
point where both girls were keeping
things from each other. Julia did not
mention the fact that Delaine had
asked her to lunch with him, nor that
he had inquired of her whether she
wrote for publication or not. The cues
ton she had forgotten for the time; she
did not speak of the invitation lest it
should distress her sister further.
Caryl had many thing which she did
not tell, but fer reasons very different
Id TF~,H
Caryl knew her sister would disapprOve
of her acceptance of Somerdyke's at
tenuOnS, also that she would be hOr-
rified could she know of the falsehoOds
told to both SOmeTdyke and Delaine-
not to mention the lie told to Julia,
herself, about Delaine's having asked
her-his stenOgrapher-tO lunch with
him today.
she must use diplomacy to eXtricate
herself from her present predicament
with Delaine, and if Julia knew of the
position she was in she would forbid
her telling any more lies to explain
those she had already told. Therefore
both of the girls talked lightly and
rapidly of any matters except those Oc-
cupying their thoughts.
But under all her seeming indiffer-
enCe Julia Marvin was conscious of &
feeling of hurt at the revelation made
by Caryl of the nature of Kelley De-
laine. Somehow she had felt her little
sister was safe with him, and yet he
had asked this inexperienced child to
lunch with him on the second day that
she was in his employ. OF course, other
men did that kind of thing-but he had
seemed different from other men. If
his action was not actually improper. it
was certainly unconventional. How
foolish it was to trust any man any
how! They were probably all alike
But she said nothing of all this, but,
to put the matter from her mind,
glanced at her watch and remarked
that if they would not be late for din
nes it was time they got ready. To
which suggestion Caryl agreed without
demur.
ITO Be COntinued)
(ArticIes by this noted writer are reg
Mar features of The FL PasO Herald.)