El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-14

/ cAebAAAASO NdIgl IOr the tenth
time within an hour. Her
companion relaxed his attention from
the road ahead of him long enough
| to glance at her with a smile of ap-
/ prevail She was good to look at, with
| her cheeks whipped pink by the wind
and her blue eyes sparkling with ex-
/ hilaration. Harry Somerdvke loved
] pretty women with the ardor of
( cOnnOisseur.
Z am glad you like it, little girl"
I he answered in familiar almost
| Droprietory tOne-"fn spite of your re-
! Iuctance to trust yourself with me.
AutOmobiling is good fun, especially
J when one has stunningly pretty girl
seated beside him"
7 reilly don't think that care par
! ticularly for the pretty girl" Caryl
laughed saucily, with coquettish toss
of her head.
We'll, Z am so enthusiastic about
her that L shall let the car go to smash
while I am looking at her if she
doesn't stop making eyes at me-" he
threatened as he guided the rushing
patch of road.
Isn't going so fast at all danger
OusY queried his companion, but with
no trace Of anxiety in her voice
Fast" scOffed the driver. Wait
until we get out to that stretch of
asphalted road at ArcOla-then I will
show you what this little boat Of mine
can really do. What's the mctter
Frightened?
Not when I'm with you" the girl
assured him, smiling happily.
The broad, fresh sweep Of air
against her face acted like wine upon
her spirits She was daring and gay
this afternoon and said whatever
came into her mind. julia Delaine,
her sdualid life in the city were all
forgotten. She felt that she could ride
on and one and never tire.
She amused herself for some little
time after they passed the stretch OF
asphalted road at Arcola" in watch
the handsome face OF the man beside
her Could it really be that she, Caryl
Marvin, to whom nothing pleasantly
exciting had ever happened, was now
bowling along in this glorious machine
beside this well grOOmed, clever gen
tleman who liked her, as she told her
self for herself alone? She laughed
aloud in enjoyment of the situation
There was both vanity and joy in the
laugh, and SOmerdyke turned MS
head.
"Stiu having a perfectly wonderful
timer" he queried.
Il wish I could do this for ever ana
everI' the girl breathed.
And in an hour or two from now
you will be pleading with me to hurry
so that you won't get nome late ah9
thus stir up the wrath of dear sister,
he leased
7 didn't say that was going to do
this for ever and ever" Caryl corrected
him. Il only said I'd like to. We don't
do everything we want to in this world
-mOre's the PITY" and she sighed with
feigned melancholy.
The car swung into a broad, graVeled
driveway, at the end of which CLEANED
the white columns of a great hotel
It's getting near afternoon tea time
or along in that direction, SOmer-
dyke remarked as he drew up at the
hotel entrance. Wen get a sandwich
and something cool to drink, and then
well go back by another way to that
dreary old city in which / see you Onlg
once or twice in a long age
A suave waiter ushered them out OF
the glare of the sunlight into a shaded
high ceiled room, and set small table
in front of them.
"a Scotch highbal for me-" ordered
Somerdyke. viii you have a glass o.
iced ted--Or What2"
Caryl hesitated for a moment, then
her new sense of independence asserted
itself Il think I'll take the same
drink that you do she announced.
SOmerdyke raised his eyebrows in
surprise. Are you sure you can stand
hIghballs@' he asked. They're pretty
strong"
Certainly I cam retorted CaryL
making her facts suit her desires
7 am very fond of them, she ad-
ded. She did not know just what a.
high-ball was, but she was deter
mined to appear sophisticated and live
up to her reputation as a sport"
Her companion shrugged his shoul-
ders and laughed All rightr' he
agreed. You're the judge. you
know. Waiter-two high-balls then"
Caryl was very thirsty. The rapid
drive along dusty roads had dried her
throat and now that she was sitting
still in the house, she was also very
warm. When the sparkling drink in
the ice-ftlled glass was put before her,
she took it eagerly drinking q gem
erous half of it before she set the
glass down. She did not find the taste
agreeable, but the liquid was delic-
iously cold She ate a sandwich, then
drained the glass.
DeHclOuS! she murmured, s she
saw SOmerdyke watching her. WheEs-
ten minutes later. she arose to follow
him from the hotel, she experienced
strange sensation Her knees felt
uncertain and weak, and the house
and the veranda through which she
passed seemed to be slowly fitting at
a sickening angle, and it required a
strong effort of her will to enable her
to step up into the car.
Once seated there, she felt better.
and the wind again cooled her flushed
face. She closed her eyes as she sank
back luxuriOusly in the seat.
Several times she heard. as at
great distance. her companions voice,
and reused herself sufficiently to
answer him. She was not sleepy, she