El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-11

! must be uneasy, too. That's one thing
! about the state Of the blessed that j
| never can understand, so why think
| about it2 I've got plenty Of eartnly
] things 10 bother me yet while
] One of these things" was her daugn-
/ ter's restlessness and mOOdiEess- PROD
| ably the deac child was grleVIng over
| Colstance's unkndnesS and was sun
] suffering from the shock or 1om 5
| treachery and accident Indeed only
! this morning Edith had betrayed what
/ was on her mind by bringing 10 ner
! mother the engagement ring that ION
/ had given her weeks ago
/ mat shall I do with this sne nad
asked, looking at it with an expression
I OF aversion. I don't want 10 keep IL a
minute longer Suppose he dies
| y ou'd better ask father what ne al
/ ylses you to do" her mother counseled-
Then she queried timidly: BY the way.
dearie. has Ralph spoken yet OF an en-
gagement ringg'
The girl frowned. Good heavens.
mcther!' she exclaimed petulantly, do
LEI me get over the wretchedness OF one
engagement before you talk about my
] beng bound fast by another ring Be
SIDES, don't want to think about 1t
noW-certainly not until. get this
hateful thing out Of my house
That evening she handed the ring to
her father. What shall 1 do with it?"
she asked.
Mr. Hale did not reply at once. but
III -lEu the diamond TINS way anu LlaLs
watching the beautiful stone flash in
lne light OF the chandelier above him.
he was connOisseur in diamonds and
ne appreciated the beauty Of this one.
he IeIt a sudden pa1E almost like pity
as he recalled how Tom Morton had
SHOWN 1t to him and how pleased
lhe lad had seemed when the older man
nad expressed his admiration OF his Sc
lection Then he suddenly remembers
what had happened since then and his
face became stern
Agrees to Take Ring to Tom.
I viii wrap II up and take IL into
Toms office and instruct his clerk to
put il away in the safe" he said harsh
" Nobody will know what it is OF
course you want TO get rid Of it II
would have been in better taste had
you returned it the very hour you
broke your engagement
7 have never worn il since then the
girl muttered suIlenly.
Where's Ralph this evening"" her
father asked, attributing her unhappy
demeanOr to her lovers absence.
"A business man from the south is
in town and could only see him to-
night" she explained.
That's too bad" sympathized the
parent.
Edith shrugged her shoulders. "Oh. I
don't mind so much" she said indiffer-
emily. I've seen Ralph so often lately
that we've both got talked out. I do
wish there was something pleasant or
interesting 10 90 IN THIS place. Thanks
TO Constance's behavior, the house is
like a tomb. She. at all events. was fuh
TO talk tO-and she could at least amuse
one by playing the piano. You're de-
pressed, mother has the blues, and as
for newell, I'm bored TO extinction
Her father looked at her keenly and
disapprovingly. Il think. my dear" he
remarked. when one feels as YOU do,
1t is a good plan TO do something for
somebody else or to 90 and see some
one who needs cheering. II would help
you TO get out Of your selfish thoughts
II you did this. Why, instead Of mop
ing around the house as you have been
doing for the past few days. don't you
go and see some poor sick person
Ralph's mother, for instance2 You said
she was i'll the other night, yet you
haven't been near her"
Shed only talk about Ralph and
about her ailments all the time" the
girl objected. But I suppose, now that
you speak Of it. il would be the decent
thing TO do. BQt that will bore me,
too"
The petulant tone irritated the man
and he spoke testify. You're spoiled |
to DEATH"
IF I am" she retorted, sharply,
who's fault is it. please?"
And before her astounded parent I
could find a reply TO her apt question,
she walked away. leaving him staring 4
blanky at the open doorway through Z
which she had passed
(To be continued)