El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-20

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ETo1an gazed about in vague be-
i v-i15erment. The strange room
,,-;tt its dfngy wall paper, the dlmly
IN ~ iet and the cheap. Scared 1ur-
Tben she saw Warren asleep pesloe
ba~ and with a rush came me re-
furned consciousness OF lL am . :
t-jese5 frain. ana the night at this
EroD7 beneath the drawn blind came
the qrav morning light she IeII uH-
der Warren's pillow 1oI ms 49, = -
minutes to seven. he neeu noI De
awakened yet, for their train dlo nos
softIv she crept out Of bed, Antiei-
mating ms i'll humor at the lack OF q
bath and clean linen, she wanted " NC
dressed before he aWoAe- CT.
Tbe room was freeZingly colo one
nut down the windows ana turned ~
me as for the daylight was sun
LaI 10 Keen the bedclOthes from
touching her she had slept IN most
~ her clothes. And now II took oLIy
. fevv moments to button her snOeS
win hairpin and slip on her waist,
a scrutiny OF the wash bowl ana a
sr5fe at rhe two grayish white towels
folded over the pitcher oecIuSu ~
- % 77uvva ed With tiny conn
fro1 her chatelaine bag she olo up
7OcIzet powder puff, ana ner tJlL9t d
as complete as she could maze H.
Then she went over 70 me 80 -
ssDear." tenderly brushing PACK o nis
hair, eff we want 70 ceIcH --i'-S
you'd better get up z ste
he stirred. turned, then opened MS
ewes with a dazed, -Hun- J.. -
ssI-a've only about so minutes 20 ger
that train" repeated f1eleA- e,f7i.,
ne stared around the unIa-LillILal
room then realized where they Were,
sslFhe devilr' as he sat up IN sleepy
irritation -. --,-f-,e--
or.ss king he'd. The lack Of pain anu
77eSsine conveniences he did not take
40 DhiIosophicaiiy as had 1els l-
C.r-1mblingly he poured some "aOeI
into the wash bowl. 4,orot
aOh. dear, don't try to wash mere q
zyrsit tin we get hOme-don't wash IN
that bowl" ,.z
whats the mater with it, LOOKS
an ss55 that water isn't fresh-it may
have been standing there for days.
Az ssE471bI you're too blamed squeaLn-
ish!" .,, nee this
or 44e1e5 emptied the bowl reflled. it
r-C1,7 fl7e drinking pitcher, ana IN
sisted on his using hanoAeIcli III
stead Of the towels - -,,,1-,+
TTneraciously he accepted ner poeESt
comm TO smooth his rumpled mar ne
feIt ruefully his unshaved race, anu
fairTv elowered at the solled coiiar ne
was forced to put on
ssFeel rOttenp was ms grim com
7ra0t as he slammed on his nat ana
Shrugged into his overcoaL hleauy
ssRefter have some coffee ana rolls
before We start as t9ey went Uo " il
the musty smelling hall
"Oh I couldn't eat thing mere, pro
tested Helen. Hadn't we better wait
till we get homer
At the bottom Of the brass bound
oh, q bucket
A blear eyed man with sack cloIh
apron was WiDing up the office floor
Apparently the mingled Odor OF soap
suds and stale beer decided Warren
against breakfast AS they were with
out baggage, he had paid for the room
TN advance and now he had only TO
hand in the key.
Outside the air was cold and damp
The walks were wet and the streets
filled with the slush Of melting snow.
wen have time to get some COZ
fee" glancing at his watch II we
can find decent lunch room
Their way to the station led them
through the main street Of the town.
There was a 6ourishing 5 and lOc
store, a Boston Dry Goods store, a
bank, pCstoffice, but marked absence
How about this?" Warren paused
before a Quick Lunch Room" in the
window of which were a couple Of
greasy looking pies, plate Of dough-
nuts and a sheet Of fly paper.
Too Much for Him
eIf you think you can eat there I'll
go in with you and wait" murmured
Helen resignedly-
warren hesitated, glanced again at
the fly paper, and started on.
Guess III wait till we get Co New
York"
At the station the platform was
crowded with commuters The $50
was a popular train, for il got them
at their offices a little after 9.