El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-15
TWENTY-FIVE years is more thai

q third OF the average lifetime
Il and its passage silvers the hair
of the young, and skaters old ideals
and old ways and make familiar inven-
tions and fashions that were but
dreams in the old days. But, too. it
wines out old quarrels, heals old
wounds and brings new lives to renew
the youth Of the one whom age has
twenty-five years had made a great
deal Of difference in the draWing-rOOm
at the Rhead home. The quaint furnt-
ture of 1850 had given place to the or
namental black walnut. the screens the
Japanese gimcracl1s and the scores OF
little photographs in painted ana
leather frames that were the fad OF
the moment
The high ceiling, the square walls
and the fireplace and one or two old
paintings alone remained to remind the
young Of the days % years before.
when the Quarrels between John and
Sam had shattered two engagements
and an old established r1rm-
The quarrel was forgotten now, or
almost, for time had justified johns
move, proved him not the dreamer, but
the PRACTICAL man Of affairs, and the
building Of iron ships had built Tor
him a fortune which many men envted-
BE had grown little pompous with 1t
All. a little too confident Of his own
Judgment, but Rose never admitted It.
even in the secret recesses OF her own
heart For fate had been kind to John
and Rose and when N 1861 old Mr.. Sib-
ley had died, Sam had forgiven John
md had even given Rose away when
the lovers were married
Gertrude, however had renla1a aC1
v-roud to say I'm sorry," and 90 the
Misunderstanding had become open
oumitv and love had died. ana now
C5ertrfIde occupied that most anomalous
Of
a Working housekeeper as II were N
the house Of her prosperous Drother-
In these modern days the term old
Fnaid'' carries no reproach with II
thousand paths lie waiting Tor her 1eet
- travel but in 1850 there were no
careers for her, and she was rorceo 20
crow old-aIOne-and without a osnn4le
object to MI the weary days
II is not TO be wondered at then'
chat Gertrude was a little soureo In
6Isnosition and a little sharp in tongue
\ little uusympathetic with Roses Cd
vfous absorption in John
With Rose the years ana Ine nap
r,lness of them had dealt kindly she
was more matrOnly, to be sure ana
there were streaRs OF silver IN ~
hair but her eyes were stiu SWEEP anu
fI1Ii of dreams and John was stiu to
her the most wonderful man IN tne
world and as she sat writing nolSs a
fhe ornate little desk that had replaced
the oId-fashiOned one, she glanced from
7anE and hummed beneath her DreaLn
the strains Of 'sNita. Juanitas" uncon-
ScforIs that 1t brought memories OF OLD
days to her -, 18th
had given place to bustles and queer
sleeves. and funny little mats, WnIcn
most Of US still remem per. BUY Lsose
was a pretty woman in any costume
prettier. in fact than her daughter
Emily her only child -,
AS she sat writing, John came Win
Ned Ppm. the former gray OF mar anu
whtsker. slightly corpulent ahQ G e1z
torial but typlcally the EhBllsh A9a1
OF the house"
Ned Pym. now lord Mon5hurst on the
contrary had not aged much, his
417ueraI black alone making him appear
1,faf1e-aged. but his face at the mo-
r-ent was alight with pleasure ana
when Rose came forward with quick
exclamation Of surprise ana pleasure
he said in his old whimsical Iasnlons
Now please don't say what you
what was I going to say?" an
swered Rose, a little piqued.
That I am quite stranger since
came into the title"
Rose curtsied teasingly, saying with
mock humility. Lord MonkhursL We
are only too hattered- 1 was merely
going to say you look younger than
Lord Monkhurst was pleased, though
he tried not to show 1t, and entered
with spirit into a uLIe LllL Win JOIN
over their ages, making the most OF
fve years difference
And so with gay badinage, they
drifted to talk OF marriage and Of their
approaching celebration, invitations TO
which Rose had just been sending out
SAnd bv the bye" said Rose, you
ought to see Sam. He is coming up
this afternoon Stay for tea and you'll
see him and his wife, too"
Ills vife2' cried Ned In astOniSh-
gnanf fHfe-What did YOU saw
Nov, Ned" protested Rose. It's
no use pretending, you know all about
Il remember hearing a couple Of
years ago, before went to india
said Ned that Sam had staggered his
counting house by buying one OF those
new typewriting machines and getting
q young woman to work 1t for him
That's the person" broke in Rose
with q smile. Her name is Nancy.
as It." cried Ned with a return OF
his folly Of earlier years, singing ga1Iy,
only fancy. Nancy, Nancy IN the
counting house" But I say" he went
on more seriously edo you suppose
these girl clerks or clerk girls are go
ing to be the regular thing? WHAT'S
coming over the world?
Passing craze" says John with
shrug, quite unconscious that he was
assuming the same attitude sam ana
old Mr. Sibley had taken Is years be
fore. You'll see it won't last a year
So sWeepingly he dismissed the subject
Of clerks and women alike, but Rose
was still thinking Of Sans wife, and
BrockIey. she and the baby, for Sam
had a son-a baby still upon which ne
dotted, and to whom he devoted his