El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-27
The Two Sisters
By virginia Ferhune van De Water.
CHAPTER XIV

T NHAPPY as Caryl thought herself to
be. she enjoyed her dinner at the
Italian restaurant The repast fin
ished, she suggested thar she ana
Julia take a trip across the river rather
than into the country beyond the city, as
first planned Accordingly they soon found
themselves crowded with homegoers and
pleasure seekers on the deck OF the roat
for Fort Lee. All at once a merry voice Re-
hind them exclaimed. well 1 declare. II
there isn't Miss Marvin" and, turning, julia
came face to face with Laura McDOnough.
from the lace department in Baird's With
her was another young woman whom she
infrod~1ced as ''rnv friend, Miss Plant"
my but the worlds a small place.! eI-
claimed Laura as, greetings having been
exchanged. the four girls fen to ehattinE;
Here Miss Marvin and me are together al
day at Baird's, yet we meet again cut here
in the middle Of the river. Your sls-er don't
look a bit ike you she aoeeo' iooAlHs at
Csryl tried TO smile. She did not feel like
talking with these shop girls. and w1n-
dered how Julia could De So pollle 20 ln5l. a
air with her, so that's how We happen 10
be here" "a. .....-,-... 81
ley that goes up through Eng.sFood or some
other pretty place. There is one line. L
think. that runs on cut -oWar ts-eIsols
We can get OFF at any poitu We IKE an
come back you know, for Jon want 10
be out late"
wen 60 that way too declared Laura
1t was when the quartet were on rhe troll
ley rushing over the hills -'eyoti1 the Z all
sades that Caryl called her listers atten-
ton to two young men ssaee5 on the other
side of the car watching Laura AMI her
! companion Common looking II. 1gs!' she
muttered contemptuOusly-
Julia started in surprise when one Of the
[ men. leaning across. sp0Se cheerfully to
Laura and Miss Plant; bat neither OF the
girls addressed seemed to resent the lntru-
yes" Julia heard Miss Plant say. Ct is
! a lovely evening" and moment later
: Laura jumping up from her seat, cane
back to the Marvin girls and asked then II
snsy ~oe-G i, 80 to7 .sfnsf TnsIs ecS1ail !
/ anee- with" Julia declined firmly -, -
+ NO, thank you she said NY SISTER
: and I prefer to talk to each other."
Laura smiled unabashed All right sne
I said Il think there's more fun in having
nice man with you But eTery5ocy mas
] their own ideas OF pleasure" And she re-
/ turned to her seat
: At Hackensacz Julia suggested to Caryl
! that they get out and take the next car
: and both girls were tired They bowed to
/ Laura and Miss Plant as they passed them
1 Going home already2" called Laura.
l Were going on to Paterson So long,
Good night returned the girls quietly
7 They were seated together on the city
I bound car and were speeding over stretches
OF country roads DeIore ether OF me SISTERS
! spoke again CaryIs thoughts were curl
Gus medley Of the drive she had taken along
! here only yesterday with Harry Soiieray1e.
and Of the behavior OF the two girls they
! had just left She had been disguised with
t.allowiug those ordinary looking men TO telz
{ with them: yet did not all young people Ike
: merry society and did they not have a
! right to take such happiness as had been
] hers Yesterday And suddenly the strong
necessity of speech partially overcame her
secrstiveness, and she turned impulsITelys
even affectionately. to her sis.er.
Judy" she exclaimed softly. 7 want to
along fi6is verv part 81 the country with the
incest man have ever known"
Tell me about it, dear" Julia urged
gently. Was her sister going to confide IN
Caryl told ali that she thought It best to
tell; emitting any mention OF the highbalis-
Julia, remembering the smell Of liquor on
the girls breath. noticed this omission. and
knew that CaryI was Withholding perhaps
warn the enid peIore II was TOO lale But
how to do ii , Tactfully. she drew her COM
panion's attention TO the fact that the man
who had taken her driving was rlch, eou-
Gated man. while she was but a poor
stenographer It would be wiser. she eoun-
seleu' Tor glr1 IN such a poslllon % %
I sure what the intentions OF man were be-
fore receiving fayors from him Caryl dis
I agreed strenuously, ana the altercallcn con-
! tinued until they had reached the New York
/ side Of the river.
/ crossed the square toward the dOwntoH n
car, that 7 must make up my mind never
to know a real man"
Dear" protested Julia. ''I did not say
thati only claim that 8 poor, none too
well educated girl. in our class, should not
accept the seeming devotion OF the marked
attention OF a man In a circle much above
her"
"Ohl wish''-began Caryl angrily. She
stopped suddenly. Toward them was com
ing the man who had followed them on the
street weeks ago and had spoken 70 them
afterward in the restaurant He was hur-
rying to catch me ferry and did not see
the girls until he was abreast OF them
Then he lifted his hat with flourish as he
ran by them
Good evening" exclaimed Caryi in a
high pitched. excited voice
Her sister clutched her arm when the man
had passed "Carylw she gasped, what do
you mean by speaking to that dreadful
MANI"
i mean declared Caryl defiantly. "that
. II ] belong to a class OF girls that cannot
associate with men, may as well learn to
associate with the kind OF man who be
I longs to the class in which you put me!'
1t was when they were seated side by
side on the downtown car that Julia Mar
8 vim answered her sisters declaration Of de-
fiance.
Dear" she said. steadyins her voice q
calmness, YOU did not mean what you Just
said You were angry, dear. Let's forget
. an about it."
But in her heart she was sick with fear OF
what Caryl might do if angered. or thwart'
ed In her own desires inciinat1ons
Ito be continued tomorrow
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