El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-16

" THEN I arrived at my hotel IN
Nv Paris found a note from
Greenick saying that he had
been called to his country place at
Epinal in the vosges mountains. and
would be glad to see the representa-
tive OF barrow & Co. if he would fol-
low him. I phoned sally at once TO
ask If she would accompany me TO a
dinner at one OF the charming places
in the Bots de BoulOgne- Her Geneva
to Paris express left at night, so she
seemed glad TO be spared a quiet sun
day alone IN Paris got transpor IA
tion on a night train Tor EpInal AMI
then set about getting taxi and
calling for my lazy
OF course, Friend Diary, had firm
~ determined never again 10 put my
self in q position where the old al
fair with sally Spencer could reopen
But. after all. il woman has almost
proposed TO a man and sees that she
mistakes his feelings he would be a
bOor 10 refuse TO gladden. her first
Sunday on strange shOres-especi
when otherwise his sunday would lie
pretty lonely. And the real point is
that when sally offered to take me
as a-partner-I had nothing TO bring
but my newly ruined fortunes 4
friend IN need turneth away wrath!
We went on and on through the
dust laid Bots, that had a certain air
=
heat and swirling gray dust. Out IN
the cool Cascades We had a charm
ing dinner, marred by only one incl
dent Sallys felt dust stained and Went
to wash before dinner 1 led her 10
the little house in the center OF the
Cascades gardens, and. hopping my
own face, / sat down 10 wait
Suddenly there was a swirl of skirts
and an excited and flushed Sally pro-
lected herself tearfully at me A man
had followed her into the wash room
and had frightened her miserably. And
when / went TO protest against the
outrage. I found that this was one Of
the simple Oid-fashioned places where
men and women washed in Eden-liSe
innocence. side by side. I Gained sally
and then prophetic little converse
ton took place.
Need of an Old Friend.
ooh, what would 1 have done with
out you, Max / was so frightened
and insulted, and you have made me
laugh At what made me almost ready
TO cry"
without me-you probably would
not have been here. sally / began in
a matter of fact tone.
Max. don't belittle your strength
and poise- I'd like to feel that you'd
set me out Of every sCrape 1 manage
TO get into through my ignorance
while I am in Europe.
IF you get into a real one. .;ally.
telegraph me' and III come"
laughed
But 1 never expected to be called on
TO make that promise good
got into Epinal yesterday morn
ing and Greenick spent the day m
showing me the real beauties of the
little cobble-stOne town As early as
o'clock this morning / was Weakened
Oy the tramp tramp. tramp Of feet,
and, throwing back the heavy shutters
InaL guard the windows OF Eplnal
stepped out on the little balcony and
oeheld the red uniformed soldiers of
lnls fortified town tramplng past over
the cobble paving. They wear queer,
snort VisOred red caps, red uniforms
ana neaFy boots and CATERS Won
Ger II these raw young provincial sol
uleIs Will see service before the three
years Of their enlistment are over.
Lney are mobilizing now But Will
they get into action?
War is in the air. Greenick has TO
80 on to Basic and attend TO some Of
nus interests there and am TO 80
win MIN tomorrow. With US travels
MS daughter. Kathleen, a pretty
young woman of about p. ] have not
mentioned her before, even TO YOU,
rlend Diary. She is not girl OF
Whom one talks easily Everything
anouI her is medium" her hair ami
eyes are a soft brown. and her fig
ure and height are medium. too. She
IS not pretty. and yet / catch myself
wondering what is going on back Of
IN oeep eyes I think you would
can kathleen Greenick interesting.
l6asle, Switzerland
The last few DAYS have been very
Iul- 5reenick. his daughter and
IaEelee for a day to make four
Houf trip. We went along the French
DO1 eur as We did not dare cross the