El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-04
CHAPTER xxx

S Caryl Marvin walked away
~ from Kelley Delaine's apartment
n her lips moved, unconsciOusly to
herself, as she repeated over and over
the name of the hotel at which Harry
Somerdyke was living. She did not
remember the exact number of the
house, but she remembered on what
street it was. Just for fun, she
thought, she would walk in that di-
rection, so she turned down toward
the Forties. When she reached the
street she was seeking she went into
a drug store and consulted a direc-
tory to ascertain where the hotel it.
self was.
Number 81 West" she muttered.
Then it can't be far from Fifth ave
nue.. 1t costs money, / guess, 20 live
in this neighbOrhoOd.' She was
speedily reaching the point where to
her a mans worth depended entirely
on the Else of his pocketbook
She strOlled along the opposite side
of the street from that on which the
hotel was located, and looked up curl
ously at the windows In her old
home, she reflected, she would have
thought this building large and i'm
posing, but compared with the huge
caravansaries she had seen in New
York, it looked small, though hand
some. Had she known the price of
small suite of rooms, even IN this
unpretentious hotel she would have
been shocked and amazed.
She wondered if SOmerdyke were at
home now. If he only would come
out of the building and meet her, how
easily she could express surprise at
learning that hes lived right here in
the very hotel she CHANGED to be pass
ingi But he did not appear, and the
girl went on planning the letter she
rT~01r1d Trrrffn tn him She must Ike
some excuse for communicating with
him, and needed leisure to plan II.
She might telephone to him; but, al
though she had small care for the pro-
prieties. she shrank from hearing his
voice ask coldly: What do you want2'
when she really did not know just
what reply to make to such a ques-
ton.
Suddenly a happy thought occurred
to her Why tell him just yet what
she had to say to him? That would
give her time to elaborate some story
with which she might account to MIN
for her desire to see him. She would
go home and write the letter.
But here again she paused. She had
only the cheap pad paper and enFe-
lOpeS with which she and julia sent
an occasional line to their father. Let
ter writing was one Of the Occupa-
tions in which the Marvin girls had
had no cause to engage since their
arrival in New York Caryl lmmedI-
ately determined that she would not
lower herself in this mans eyes by
writing on a cheap pad, and when she
reached a large stationery store she
entered in and asked to be allowed TO
see some very nice note paper" She
did not appreciate that this shop was
what she would have termed AN aw-
fully swell place" and when the cour-
teous salesman showed her samples Of
the newest things in society station
cry" she was almost frightened at
the price he named.
Il like this best" she said. touching
a sample which she thought looked
heavier than any Of the others.
That is very sod grade Of pa
per" said the clerk. VIII you place
your order for some of this?'
What" stammered the girl
= mean how many quires shall we
send you, and do you wish it engraved
with your address or monogram 20 the
man asked, cycling her keenly.
Caryl flushed holly. Was this fell
low making fun of herr she won
dered. Did he suspect what a little
impOStOr she VASE If so, she resolved
swiftly she would prove to him that
she was no sham, but knew a thing
No she replied. looking him
squarely in the eyes. Il have just
come to New York and have not vet
selected my new home. Later I may
give you an order. Just now I want
to try different kinds of paper until
decide on one that I like I am very
particular in such matters"
Yes, madam" said the youth grave
", and Caryl thrilled with self con-
graduation as she imagined she had
impressed ham at last Then YOU
want only a quire or two? Shall I
send ito"
cone quire win be enough for me