El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-26
CHAPTER LIZ.

CHAPTER Tx.
II OR a week CaryI Marvin enjoyed
n the freedom from sisterly sur
veiilance resulting from her
story of her intimacy with Dora heo-
field and her brother. Twice she
went to the theater with Hadley' re-
turning late at night to find julia
awake, and sympathetically eager TO
listen to the girls account oil her
happy evening.
The older girl did not know how
ever that her sister spent every AFTER
noon IN the company OF heI ne" g. s.
IIl IISI. Caryl was aware M iYis,aa eed
E1aqIey dominion over heI ny 80
oalIy, but she did not resist ms n
1luence. She enjoyed too mucn .us
treasures the mans money supPIiTu,
ana the speciOus compliments -iIt
poured into her eager ears 10 WISH
10 break away from him
Treasured by the rememD diicS
that Delaine had vOuched for t1e Soou
character of John Redfield, Julla u
tered no actual protest against neI ~
ne sisters numerous enSdSt!.lle , -
once the older girl suggested lIIulHtg
mat 1t seemed a little strange tldC
MISS Redfield had never asked 10 DS
allowed to meet Caryis sister DuI
OaIyl answered impatlentlg. ,7
Well really, Julia she declares,
Il can't ask her to some here to meet
you, can II And / don't see nov
can set her to invite you 70 90 any
place with US unless she thinks her-
self of doing so. So don't blame me-
please" And Julia said no more
In her working hours Caryl nOuced
n change in her employers manner;
and was puzzled by it. Delalne looked
at her steadily and thOughtfuuy at
times and spoke to her in a way lhaI
made her feel uncomfortable ana
vaguely guilty. The author had Deen
worried by the story Julia had told
him of Caryls new friends, and he
was driven to q state of helpless eH-
ASPIRATION by the knowledge that MS
hands were virtually tied-so lar as
Strengthening out the tangle was con-
cerned.
To be sure he had sought out Harry
Somerdyke. his mind full ofaa YoueY
Of accusations which he intended 70
hurl at him, but that gentlemtn had
disarmed him completely by profess
ing absolute ignorance of what CaryI
was doing. Delaine discreetly with
held from his friend any mention Of
the Redhelds in this connection.
Hang it all, Kelley" Somerdyke
said reprOachfulIy. you seem to for
get that ] am not a cad, and that
consider promise a promise. have
left Miss Caryl Marvin alone ever
since our frank talk about her. Be
sides. you know enough of my affairs
to realize that I have no time nor
inclination to chase around with a
ated little stenOgrapher
But why you should worry about her
beats me. You aren't her guardian,
and she's only following in the path
that lots of silly girls Of her stamp
take. Forget 1t, my boy and don't
try to reform all humanity"
Delaine left him, irrltatcd and
ehagrined yet believing that SOmer-
dyke was telling the truth, and re-
ieved that his friend was not i'm
oHcated in what promised to be dls-
agreeable affair. Kelly was asking |
himself the question that Julia had put (
10 her troubled mind days ago-name- /
", why was Caryl taking such pains 4
10 practice deception? What was she /
loing that demanded a covering of /
In the hope Of reassuring himself !
md calming his fears that sorrow I
threatened the woman he loved, De-
alne met Julia Marvin again one eve |
ling as she walked home from work 1
and noted with a Dang how innocent |
Y snc chatted Of Dora and John Red |
ield-'yOur friends she called them ]
and of their kindness to her sister
Tt was after this interviey that a 1
-esOlutiOn took shape in the authors /
mind He spent several hours seated !
n front Of his fireplace, smoking |
more tobacco than was good for him {
n coming to a final decision There /
was only one way to untangle the !
problem. He would speak to Caryl /
herself He would appeal to her in /
/ kind, brotherly way, and try to /
make her see that she was not fair
20 her sister. and that she was, per !
laps, running into dangers of which /
ihe knew nothing.
She might listen to him. If she !
lid not, there was just one thing left [
o do. He would have to tell Julia I
he truth. He would antagOnize Caryl /
)efOre he would do this-in fact, I
would put himself to much incOnven- /
ence rather than distress the woman /
he loved by having her suspect that
III was not as it should be with her /
little sister.
It was late at night when Kelley !
)elaine reached this point in his /
oagitatiOns, and he determined to I
ut his resolutions into effect the fol- /
owing day.
When CaryI Marvin awoke that /
morning she yawned sleepily. She /
ad made no positive engagement /
With Hadley for the day ,Or evening,
nd the prospect depressed her. While 1
he was dressing, however, Mrs. Hal
bran slipped a letter under her