El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-23
CHAPTER XXXIV

CHAPTER XXXIv.
Not until the silent dinner was
ended, and the two girls were return
ing to their room, did Julia Marvin re-
fer again to any matter of a personal
nature. Then she spoke with some
embarrassment.
AS I was coming from work" she
remarked, 'T met Mr.. Delaine. He
apOlOgized for stopping me, but as he
had not our address he had no other
way of communicating with you. He
wished me to tell you that he has
been called out of town for a day or
As the next day will be Sunday, I sup
pose you are not to report for duty
until Monday morning"
Going away, is he?" unused Caryl.
u wish I had known it sooner" she
added as If to herself Well that
means that I have a whole working
day on my hands and nothing to do
with it. But I guess I'll survive it."
Julia wanted to remind her sister
that her clothes needed repairing, but
she stifled the expression of this
thought. What good would it do to
remind Caryl of the mending that
should be done? The child detested
sewing, and Julia had made 1t her
business to keep her own clothes and
CaryIs in repair, though this meant
taking many stitches late in the even
ing and on Sunday-the only day she
had for rest During July and August
Saturdays, but on these half-hOlidays
Caryl had wanted to go to some place
OF amusement or to do anything rather
than remain at home Julia appreciat-
ed with uneasiness that tomorrow
Caryl would have an entirely free day.
What would she 90 with it? If Satan
finds some mischief for idle hands.
here would be his opportunity to oc-
cupv the girls time.
why not rest the first part of the
day tomorrow" Julia proposed, and
then, as the store closes at five on
Saturdays, come there for me and we
will 20 for a short trolley ride. Or,
If you don't mind eating at some in
expensive place, I'll take you to sup
per somewhere and we can take our
trolley ride afteTward. There Is a
moon and the. weather promises to
DC warm and clear"
She spoke affectionately, even be-
seemingly. linking her arm in her sis
ter's as they walked. That CaryI did
not jerk away from her comforted her
companion. The child was, then, no
longer angry with her.
"Oh, I'll do anything old thing YOU
want to do" assented Caryl. 1.-THE
plan you mention does not sound wild
" exciting to me, but it's better than
spending the evening in Halloran
Hovel. If nothing pleasanter turns up,
I'll go with you"
Julia tried not to feel chagrined at
the ungracious acceptance of her in
vitation. She also tried not to re-
member how hard she had to work
for her money, nor how many things
she needed more than she needed the
propOsed outing. She must wait a
while longer before getting the new
gloves she wanted. and her old hat
was after all, not so very shabby.
And Caryl must be amused.
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1t was late the next morning when
Caryl awoke. dressed. made herself a
cup of coffee and left the house The
hours until five o'clock lay like a
blank before her. She felt life to be
flat, stale and improbable in its pres
emf aspect. Yet here was an entire
free day and nothing to do with it,
If she had only known that Delaine
was to be away, she would have told
Somerdyke and he might have sug-
gested another automobile jaunt, for
it was evident that he was-as she
phrased it to heTself-"just crazy
about her" Perhaps if she went over
to Delaine's apartment she might meet
Harry there Why could she not
deliver her employers message and
that she was comin~ to work as usual?
Of course, it was late in the morning.
but SOmerdyke would not ask embar-
RAISING questions.
A wiser or more sophisticated girl
would have appreciated the folly of
her PLAN It was not likely that the
man who filled her thoughts would be
was absent. But Caryl Marvin caught
eagerly at the chance of seeing him
again.
When she reached Delaine's apart
ment, she rang in vain at the door
bell. There was no response, for De-
lame had given his man the day off.
a fact which Caryl learned with dis
when she questioned the
elevator boy. Baffled and vexed, She
walked along the street and turned
into Fifth avenue. strOlling downtown
until she found herself at
the corner of Thirty-fOurth street AS
she recognized the WaldOrf-Astoria
she remembered how she had hurried
the hotel to escape Somerdyke
and an impulse seized her to stroll
through the place al if she were ac-
customed to being there. Assuming a.
blase expression, she entered the hotel
and went past various doors and cor
ridors as if she were familiar with
them all, and as If she knew where
each one led.
At last she paused irresolute at the
entrance to q large room in which she
saw articles that attracted her long
ing gaze, then, as she saw other per-
sons entering this room, she followed
them. Here there was a display Of
dainty French embroidered costumes.
and the beauty of them made the girl
thrill with delight. One pink gown
on lay figure, topped by pink pic
ture hat attracted her especially. All
II she cOuld only nave InaU!
That's rather nice, isn't it?" she
heard a girlish voice say in the crowd
close TO her. and a masculine voice
responded with n laugh-"It looks like
strawberry ice cream, doesn't it?n
At the familiar intonations and
laugh, Caryl turned and faced the
couple who were now right behind her
Somerdyke, and with him a handsome
" dressed young girl into whose eyes
he was looking admiringly.
Excuse me, but may I pass? said
Caryl softly, but with a cOquettish toss
Of her head. She was sure that when
Somerdyke saw her he would leave
this other Woman.