El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20

away, but if she did. they would be
Z sure TO know that she had listened.
I 1t wasn't just the incest thing in the
world TO know that people were talk
Z ing in an unpleasant way and that
l she would have to stay and listen
whether she wanted to or not
she dresses rather WE'LL remarked
one Of the women after a little
Yes. but she doesn't show her
{ clothes on TO any advantage"
That's true still, they must have
money"
Don't talk so loud. dear; it would
lie awfully unpleasant If she should
shes asleep. L was sure of that
I before we sat down
All right Anyway. we haven {
mentioned any names. I wonder where
that steward went with the tea. /
saw him downstairs about fifteen min
utes ago" The conversation drifted
into different channels after that, and
Helen. the beautiful day all lost upon
her, stirred and began to get out OF
her chair slowly, conscious that her
cheeks were burning. Her one thought
was to set down TO her stateroOm away
from those curious eyes and those bit
ter tongues.
A book fell out Of her lap as she
stood up and she bent to pick Z up.
Then with the steamer rug over her
arm. she made her way along the deck
and downstairs to her room The
words of those women were still
ringing in her ears. She was the kind
and unassuming. For the first time
since they had sailed. vague misgiv-
ings assailed her That note that she
had been so worried about. Was il
possible that. Warren had actually
tired of her and was involved in some
way with another wOman2
If such a thing should ever happen,
il would kill her she was certain. How
real and terrible il all seemed after
all. and yet in the excitement Of leav-
ing she had forgotten about IL. Tears
We're beginning to gather, and with a
little sob she threw herself in the
berth and began to cry in nervous
way she had This trip that had be-
gun so beautifully and so UNEXPECTEDLY
was after all only a warding or of the
blow for her
Helen Distressed.
She felt as though she must know
all about that letter or she would 90
crazy. Her head began to ache DULY.
and mechanically she dragged herself
up and reached for her cologne. A
light humming at the corridor an
nounced the fact that Mrs Trevor had
gone TO her room to dress for dinner
Helen looked uninterestedly at the lit
tie clock on the shelf over her wash
basin Tt was nearly half-past five
and Warren would be coming down in
few minutes Wiuifred would be
sure TO uOLlGes TOO LllslL she udu ueeu
crying She must exert some self
control no matter how great the eff
fort TO accomplish such a thing. and
hurriedly rinsing a towel out in cold
water she began TO. battle her eyes.
Warren entered almost Immediately,
and in a way unusual to him. turned
Helen around so that she faced him
and put his finger under her chin.
You've been crying he said. sur
prise rampant in his voice. What's
wrong"
Nothing. dear" Helen was not
good at assembling. Some women
on deck were saying things. I over
heard them"
''Things-what kind of things?
About you2"
Helen hesitated. hardly knowing
what to say Somehow the sense OF
Narren's nearuess bauished the fool
ish fears that she had felt before She
had been foolish and Over-sensitive.
Yes" she admitted. slowly. about
my clothes and not showing them or"
- "Pshaw-is that all. / might have
known il would be something like
that stop that crying and get into
something nice. That red dress viii
make them sit up and take notice.
I've never known woman to be sensi-
BE about anything yet"-COpyrish
1915, international News Service