El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-09
The TwO Sis rs
Bv virginia Terhune van De Water.
CHATTER XII.

~HERE was silence for a moment
after Julia Marvin and Kelley
Il Delaine sat down on the bench
in the little park. Their minds were
so full of personal and intimate
thoughts that any casual comment
would seem trivial The man was the
first to speak.
rs your headache better?" he asked
gently. You are pale still, but dc
hope the pain is over"
"Oh 1 am much better" the girl as
sured him. Then she demanded sudden
Iy-'but how did you know had
Your sister told me when I met
her OUT walking yesterday noon he
Julia started in surprise You me,
Caryl!'' she exclaimed She did not
mention it to me.
Didn't she2" returned the man
briefly. Secretly he was musinE that
there were probably many things
Caryl did not tell her sister
Then" said Julia, flushing con-
scious, that was why you sent me
knew that / was ill., 1t was very good
OF YOU. Mr.. Delaine."
How did you suspect I sent them?"
he asked quickly. You have otheI
friends besides me-
Indeed 1 haven'tr' the girl protest.
ed-"at least not like you" Then she
stopped, confused i mean. she
stammered-"that L know very few peO-
pie in New York, and those few only
slightly. 1 ought not to say that have
no friends-fOr there are people WhO
are very kind to me. There is our land
lady, Mrs. HOllOran-shes as good IS
gold to me. And the girls in the store
are friendly enough although I DO not
know any Of them we'll In fact, have
made no intimates in New York, and
my sister and 1 are very much alone
Each Of US is all the other one has
Her voice trembled slightly and a
question with regard to the man
Caryl had met at Delaine's apartment
arose to her lips. But before she could
summon courage to voice her thought
the man spoke again \
ANY one Of the persons you have
mentioned might nave sent you the
roses for which you thank me, Miss
Marvin" he reminded her. Why, then,
did you know at once that they came
from me2"
Because" she replied frankly. look
ing at him, my little sister cannot az
ford to make such gifts, and none Of
the other people 1 know care enough
for me to do So
She paused suddenly. scarlet and en-
barraSsed. Without meaning to. she
had admitted to this man that she be-
leYed he cared more for her than did
any other acquaintance she had in this
great city. She attempted to repair her
blunder.
That is" she hastened to explain,
the Tiers would not have as kindly
feeling
He Interrupted her. please. Miss
Marvin" he begged. let your first sem
tence stand unchanged 1t was absO-
lutely true. Nobody else in New York
could care as much about you as I do"
"Oh, don't say that!" she begged.
you do not know me at all yet, and :
probably would not improve upon ac-
QaiuntanCe."
Does any other man know you any
better?' he asked abruptly, Jealous
CLINT in his eyes
She tried to smile. There's no other
man in New York who knows me at all
we'll, she acknowledged
Thank goodness he exclaimed so
tervenuy that they both laughed. The
laugh relieved the strain and eaca
spoke more freely after it.
As L told you Julia said, Il do not
let myself know many people Intimate
". I am in the city with the purpose
of making an honest living. 1 have no
time to spend in forming friendships.
Moreover, to be honest. if cannot
know the kind of people 1 would want 20
associate with, would rather keep my
self to myself. If I were to meet the
incest sort of persons my present means
and position would make it impracuca-
bic for me to associate with them. So