El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-21
CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPTER XIV
n OR a long hour after their return
from Coney Island Harry Somer-
4 dyke and Hadley sat together in
the grill room of SomerdylIe's hotel
wrapped in haze of tobacco smoke
and talking of Venezuela and iron
mines over ice filled glasses. Before
the pair parted Hadley again turned
+ the conversation to the subject Of
/, CaryI Marvin.
Look here, Harry" he said, do
or do I not get a knOckdown to that
very classy article you claimed to
know on the boat this evening? If so,
when?'
Somerdyke hesitated. Then he sent
a puff of tobacco smoke whirling to-
ward tie ceiling and spoke
Il don't know, Ben; l really don't.
I'd half made up my mind not to see
her again. Oh, YOU needn't grin in
that sardOnic way. Pm not the kind
you seem to think I am. All the at
traction that child has she carries in
her face I've taken her out to lunch
once or twice. She has a fine COM
pIeXion. pretty eyes and never a sign
Of intelligence. Likewise she can lie
faster and in more ways than a horse
en- kick After the first hour or so
Delaine-Old Puritan-has been read
ing the riot act to me about not rails
ing expectations, etc, in the child's
silly mind. No, on second thought
Ben. I guess you don't get that intro
ductiOn after all. I won't be the one
to set the cat on the canary. OF course
If the lady should insist on seeking
my acquaintance in spite of my noble
resolutions, that's another matterI"
He smiled complacently. IF by any
chance she does that I'll introduce
you
formation" Hadley unused aloud. cat
times YOU sound like hero in a dime
thriller, Harry III bet you're en-
gagged to some. one. can see it
standing out all over you"
Somerdyke laughed. Guess again,
old scout" he replied 1T isn't that
Ben. but Kelley Delaine is a good
friend of mine, and he made me prom
isc-for reasons best known to him
self, but not because he cares about
the girl-that I wouldn't turn the head
or his pretty little stenOgrapher any
further I told him that I would leave
her alone To tell the truth, I began
paving attention to her more to plague
KELLEY than for any other reason. So
Pm tied, you see-unless, as I said be-
fore, the lady makes advances on her
Later. when HadIey had taken his
leave Somcrdyke wandered up to his
rCCm. On his table was a pile of let
bills The fourth was in an unfamiliar.
Uniformed hand. He opened this,
glanced at the signature, then smiled
cynically. He read slowly the note
upon which the foolish child had spent
several hours. It would have been
well could she have seen this mans
face as he perused her message.
Little fOOlr' he muttered. "A mat
ter of a personal kind concerning me
that moves me to think 7 had better
have a talk with you and ask your
advice" he repeated. THAT matter
is, in plain language, probably some
thing that will lead to a bid 20 lunch
con or some other fun. Well, here's
where I give Ben his much desired
introduction, at any rate. Lord knows
1 shan't be Jealous"
As he spoke he looked at a framed
Photograph that stood on his table.
L was the picture of a sweet faced
girl Caryl would have recognized if
as the little peacock" she had seen
with SQmerdyke at the Waldorf a few
mornings ago.
Before he slept Somebody's called up
Hadley.
vet, I see Glad I didn't wake Won.
Say.-if you want to meet that girl
you were talking about this evening,