El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-31

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III she glanced into the drugsist ISL,
nointed TO 20 minutes past uNer ana
( Warren would be sure to be home wait
| ing for her If she didn't hurry. She had
thought there was plenty OF time. Now
I il she hadn't stopped TO look al the
sale OF silk hosiery this wouldn't nav
happened. and she did so nate 10 De
late. -,
As she hurried along toward the sub
vvav she reflected TO herself that she
had had a disappointing day From the
very first things had gone wrong
everything that she had planned on
buvinR was either too high or else
not good enough for the money, and
she had planned everything out so
carefully before starting downtown
She reached the subway and ran down
the flight Of steps. rush or warm
air met her. and she saw that a train
was lust pulling out Every niue
thing that detained her served 70 make
her more nervous. ana sne 6LallCsu
at he clock hurriedly-haf past I'VE.
She would be late. Wen. II coulun I
be helped: she would make the best
OF it She bought a magazine ana paio
for II mechanically. The next rain
Numbered in and she stepped on with
the crowd .--s
to travelling uptown The train was
filled with working people on their Wy
home and Helen found nerselI Weuseu
in between two young girls. VINO were
evidently stenographers Worklhg "a ne
same building and who cnattereo IN
ceasinEiy about their affairs
Helen hung onto the long metal pole
that ran down from the ceiling OF the
car, and at last. as the crowd graaual-
" thiuued. sat down and opened her
ma razine II she had not been en-
crossed in a story she would nave hearo
the conductor shout; -Change Tor
Broadway" but as II was she was IN
OF the facr that she had taken
the Lenox avanue train by mistake un-
til she looked up suddenly as eney
stoned at a station that was strange l
Then the fact burst upon her. and ]
she half rose from her seat only 70 Z
sink back again as the train started I
WHY had she done so foolish a thing 4
tonight OF all nights2 A sob rose IN |
her throat for she was nervous ana 4
tired, but she choked IL back me only
thing to be done was TO get out at the
next station and go across town ouI
hat would take a dreadful time. ana
In the meanwhile Warren would be
nome waiting for his dinner At the
lext station she got out and hurried up
where can 7 get a crosstown caro-
she asked Of boy who was lounging
1t the top Of the stairs smoking a
'igaret.
He smiled at her foolishly and
pointed across the street. Five or 10
minutes passed while she was waiting.
Tut at last car came I'm sight. and .
eW minutes later she was sinking with
relieved little sigh into a seat and
lad opened her pOcketbOok for the
are.
Her little purse was not in its ac-
place and she searched quick
y in the bottom OF her bag, The con-
uctor had passed on 20 collect other |
ares and was now coming back to her
iurriedly she dumped the contests Of
he pocketbOok into her lap. but there |
Tas no purse among the things
She was terribly disturbed. but at !
lst she found a solitary dime. Some /
ne had stolen her purse. She was I
lmost in tears when she finally |
cached the apartment house.
Warren was in the living room turn /
ne the paper over impariently as she e.
ntered the apartment She discovered |
hat she had forgotten her key and /
Ora answered the door with an in
lred look on her face. Helen remem- J
cred that she had promised Nora to ] ,
ave dinner early so that she might go / ]
> the moving pictures. The discovery {
i'd not make her feel any better.