El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-13
CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER III.
To the modern girl, used as she is
to the free and easy comradeship Of
men, the idea of talking alone to one
would hardly be agitating, but back
in 1850 girls were more closely chap
erOned, and when pretty Rose Sibley
found herself alone with John, her
agitation was so obvious that even
he paused for a moment as If search
ing for some words to reasSure her.
Il wish" he said gently, at last.
that had asked you to go to that
Where was itY' asked Rose, half
in a whisper.
Would you have come with me
Rose?"
'T should have loved it." she an
swered, clasping her hands eagerly.
then catching sight of the ardOr Of
his eyes, she averted hers, adding
with a soft little catch in her voice,
THAT is-if-if Gertrude would have
come. too"
But John for the moment was think
ing not of Rose, but of the ship he
had seen, and his eyes were full Of
the light of dreams and his voice
throbbed with enthusiasm as he said,
You should have seen her go into
the Water-the wave she made All
that irOn-and rivetsi Iron, mind
you-and then float like a cork. 1
was never at a launch before, and il
gave me thrill, I can tell you. And
I'm not easily thrilled"
As he spoke. Rose lost her self con
seriousness and leaned toward him,
her soft lips parted with excitement,
ner eyes catching fire from him, but
there was still a touch of demure re-
stralnt in her voice as she answered.
L m sure you're not. l no wish I'd
seen it. 1t must have been almost
sublime"
You would have understood" said
John. You'd have felt as did"
Rose dropped her head at the COM
plIment, and John, drawing little
nearer, went on, DO you know how
1 know that?"
Moo" stammered Rose. but in
her heart she fancied that she did
and when he declared it was in the
very tones of her voice when sne
spoke of the launching, and that It
nad given him more encouragement
IN MS schemes than anything else,
she flushed still more deeply, draw
ing, with some instinct of her sex
away from him, and saying depre-
caungly that it was not she alone
who was enthusiastic about his
schemes, but Gertrude, too.
On, yes, Gertrude's all right, an
sWered John, brother-wis But
Ss got no poetry in her, Gerruoe
hasn t. That's the difference between
you and her. She's very go-aheau
but she doesn't feel You feel;
DO I, John?" she whispered, hItlng
her big blue eyes to his with LOOK
~ ~ d IldIQG III HIS u Ca7N
made his voice a little GREATNESS as
ne went on. 'Pu tell you somethlhSsI
SSears came into my eyes Wnen L naL
:! !IIsate took the water, I coulgn neIg
~ IN 40 years every ship IN the WOIAu
VIII be built of iron"
10 Rose the declaration had lhe
ger Ialnty of something religious dDGuI
T. she was so sure he must De IlSnt;
put when he sighed and said he Wlsheu
4er father and brother thought as ne
uIu a little froWn of trouble came o4
Lef brow, for she knew as he dld, Iliao
ne, since his fathers death was IN
me minority in the firm, thaL II HGS
Two partners to one, and tnaL WI;
oIpley and Sam were slow goInS an
conservative, and not likely 70 Iook
Win favor upon the scheme Tor the Iu-
'UTe John was building. -
II seemed very clear to her a JUN
tdIked that the right thing 10 40 VIZ
10 Join the big foundry 70 sntp-
ouIidlng plant and make the couIIL$ /
use tne1r iron for their SnIps' ~
somehow with all her feminine lsIlo-
lance of business she knew 5naI ne
"a d5ther and Sam would consluel IL q !
r mare Drained idea" and tnaL LOI o,e 81
Johns declarations that the peOpI9 |
VINO live in the past must give away
70 those who live in the future neI
,dIher and Sam would not Sl'0 way
ana a conflict was ineY1ta9Ie Tob,
have a scheme already Jo1n
33aId' coming suddenly up 10 Iei 49, 49,
! ON restless pacing up an Mt 7
ne room. 7 have seheNne'
an NJ Z carry il out alone. Nth a
smile, IF there is one man ~
world who could stand alone, shouIu
nave said you were that man NJ +ba i'm
I know said John, that's the I'M