El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-31


injurious, was proved by Lne !act tnat
she made no further INQUIRIES with
-oeIo,J "a the roses received by Julia
that Sunday morn. ..o.
JuIia's head was betler, Out as she
did not feel well enough TO go out TO
to their usual eating place. On her
Wv home she stopped at a small
sbon which CHANGED to pc open to-
dav, and bought a cheap novel which
she read all the afternoon. sitting
on ono chair her feet on another, she
Taoo-,e 81 much absorbed in her story
tbot If was almost dark before she
mt the book down. JuIa suggested
then that her sister go to the delica-
teseen shoD at the corner and get some
tT; - eat. as she herself wanted
0TITT the Gun of tea and BIT of bread
and butter which Mrs. Hallcran would
bring I'D for her supper. Then, as
there was nothing else TO, Caryl un-
dressed and went to bed, but not to
While Julia slumbered, the younger
Girl Law stiu, thinking out the prob
lens of her own life and hkenlng
them to those of the heroine OF the
foolish novel over which she had spent
90 MANY hours. Why might not she,
Caryl Marvin, be like the girl in that
bOolI2 Why might not she marry a
rich and handsome man and become "a
society leader and queenE InaJ hei
IDEAS
10 the sentimental child whose mag
nation had been inflamed by pages OF
nonsensical and fantastic romance as
she had read, she had imagined hersel1
in the place of the heroine, ana as CIe
hero stalked through the book, he bore
to her minds eye the image OF Harry
Somerdyke Surely what one girl hau
done another might do, and where one
had succeeded another might succeed.
Rut how could she again attract
Somerdvlle? She remembered once
more with n surge of anger ms cav
alier treatment of herself IN the pres
ence of another girl But mad not the
heroine of her novel trusted though
All the world should say her nay?
And had not the hero always some
GOOD reason for his strange acuOnS
She would. at least give Someroy re
a chance, she said to herself, when she
should see him. But when would thaI
be? If she only knew his address she
would find some excuse for writing 10
him.
Suddenly she remembered Julia's
warning of the previous evening ana
she smiled to herself in the dark as
she recalled it. Julia was good one
to talk when all the while she was
having an affair with somebody VINO
sent her flowers probably Kelley Dc
lame himself What could attract MN
in Julia-ff it was really he who hao
sent her those flowers?
CarvTs reason for showing no great
curiosity with regard to the floral
offering was that she did not want
to give her sister an opportunity to
renew the subject of the night before
that of the imprudence Of a poor
girls receiving favOrs from men-nor
give her q chance to declare JhaI ShS'
Julia Marvin. had not encouraged such
attentions from any man. Were she 10
do this Caryl would not be able IN the
future to declare that Julia had been
as imprudent as her younger sister
q
Greet girls way OF thinking, case
where ignorance spelled wisdom
Although she had lain awake until
late, when she aWOke the IolloWlAS
bright her face flushed and loVely'
Julia was already dressed and looked
pale and haggaTd compared with her
sister a she bent to kiss her gOOu-
bye, An hour later Caryl with
smile of sly amusement, pinned Two
of Julia's pink roses in her belC just
before starting for Delaine's stuqlo.
He had told her he would not want ner
today but she could explain that she
had thought that perhaps he might
have changed his mind. so had reported
for work in case he had reconsldereo
his determination.
It was a bold bit of stratagem. but
she felt able to carry it out. She
would watch Kelley Delainefs face as
he saw the roses. If he flushed, she
would know that he had sent the Kill
Iarnev beauties to Julia.
Wang had evidently received no
word that he was not to admit MS
masters stenographer, and as Delalne
called out Come inn in reply to her
knock on the door of the study Caryl
entered with assumed shyness.
Il know you said you would not
expect me. Mr.. Delaine," she fastened
to assure him, ''but as I had Whole
dav on nv hands I thought I would
stop in just to make certain that you
had not something you wanted me TO
aoh. that's kind Of you," replied De
1aine Then as his eyes fell on the
roses he did not flush as she mad eX-
Dected but smiled with perfect COM
posure. Those are pretty roses, ne
remarked casually. Been treating
mo" she said gravely. "a friend
sent them to me" ,-,.,. .,.
ooh, I see," he remarked win suGh
Indifference that she felt her cheeks
bnrn. Eyes, it was kind of you to
come. hut it so happens that / m just
starting off for a day up in Connec-
ticut." He glanced at his watch. By
jover he exclaimed I've haIa lI: Ol -llo
to make my train now. Excuse me-
please. if hurry right Off!
He caught up his hat, threw a light
root over his arm and rushed from
the room, and a second iater she b;r1 nearu
she stood still for moment Listen
inc then. with a swift, cat like tread,
giided across the floor to. Delaine,s
desk. She had seen an address book
Gyinr there. 1t probably contained
Harry Somerdyke's name. Picking 1t
uD she ran her eye down the page gn-
der 6 His name was there DuI under
- -as a street and number in a foreign
citv. with an impatient movement,
She tossed the little leather book back
Es she did so, letter Delaine had
written. addressed and sealed, and
evidently forgotten to mail, dropped
70 the floor. Instinctively she stopped
70 Ticlr II I'D, and as she did so, she
saw that it was directed to Harry Som
erdyke at a small hotel of which she
had never heard. Repeating the ad-
51-ess over and over to herself, she left
fbe apartment so noiselessly that
Wang entering the study five minutes
ITO be continued)
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