El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28

, in. Apparently the Cinnamon club
! had not wanted to go to the expense
| Of riding habit so they had faxed
/ one out of an old linen suit, that Jean
! might make her entry consistent with
] her speech.
/ It was a long speech. full Of nowery
! phrases about her glorious" ride
I through the hills and dales, the prairie
/ breeze and the Sky dappled with
/ clouds. She gave it is though it
were a commencement recitation, and
/ in the same high pitched voice.
shes the girl that Max makes love
/ to-" nudged Warren
Hardly had Texana cleared the
! table after the twO-minUte break
fast, when there was a knock that
shook the flimsy door, and in came
Jack Maxwell. Warren dropped his
program and clapped .uproariOuslv.
'DOnt-dOn't' Whispered Helen
pleadingly pulling at his arm As no
one else was clapping, the sound was
startling.
well glanced out and acknowledged
the applause with a twitching grin
under his false mustache.
If Helen had not been so embar-
raised at Warren's conduct, she would
have been convulsed at the stilted way
in which they all stood around the
stage and spOuted their speeches in
the commencement style or Oratory.
Maxwell was tall and thin, with a
voice surprisingly deep in contrast to
the high pitched tones of the girls. |
He evidently took his part most seri- !
Ously, and Helen thought that once or
twice he looked out in annoyance at |
Warren's ill-cOncealed chuckles.
The play was undoubtedly written ]
by an aspiring playwright of the Gin |
namOn club and its amateurish lines |
combined with the amateur acting /
produced a real comedy.
But the redeeming feature Of it all /
was jeans adorable prettiness, and /
when in the last act Maxwell caught |
her in his arms, Warren muttered /
Lucky Dog"
Behind the Stage.
When the red curtain hitched to
after the final touching scene, War |
ren made straight for the door be-
side the stage. Feeling that they had /
no right to intrude behind the scenes.
Helen hung back, but he beckoned
to her peremDtorily. Reluctantly she
followed, feeling self-cOnsciOus and
very much out of place.
She looked for Maxwell to greet /
Warren with effuSlVe cOrdlality, but
now to her surprise he was quite cool /
He had taken off his false mustache |
and was wiping off the grease paint
with a towel.
He bowed formally to Helen when
Warren introduced her but he
evinced none of the hearty good-feI-
lowship that Helen had naturally ex-
pected.
would show them around
explain the various crude devices, and
then walk with them to the station
But he merely expressed his regret
that they had had so bad an evening
to come up, and asked if they were
going back on the 1885.
They had intended taking the later
train, but now Warren glanced at his
watch with a casual look.
Yes, Wen just about have time to
make that"
With a brief goodbye they were
back to the dim chapel for their |
Z
with a fierce resentment She could
hardly wait until they were outside
before she broke out Indignantly.
What was the matter? What
made him so coOl2 After we had
,ome all the way from New York to
zee hjm--why he was hardly civil"
mighty fine felOw-best ever He
was just. ratified that's all.
NO, that wasn't all. He was jut
Is cool as he could be, And to think
We came all the way out here in the
ain to see that silly play" Helen's
was growing.
We'll, he may be a little sore. I've
suyed him pretty hard about that
DlaY. But MaXs a good fellOW-he's {
II right He'll come around" {
It was still raining, and Helen I
lung close to Warren's arm as they q
rudged to the station through the 7
ark village streets. Her disapprOval 5
nd embarrassment at his conduct in b
he church was now forgotten in her '
Cnsuming indignation at Maxwells Q
lighting attitude. 1t had amounted I
lmOst to a snub. That any one 7
hould snub Warren, [
In spite Of the chilled mist that o
lew in her face. Helen's cheeks still I
urned hOtlp. She had conceived a [
rOfOund animOsity for this man. She n
ad never met him before, and she o
ever wanted to meet him again Tor ! a
mild meek little woman. Helen's ! n
BOughts were almost reven gefuI
Warren had been sighted And ( d
it'll the primitive woman instinct she L
as up in arms in his defence.