El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-11
CHAPTER Xxx.

Isabel Hamilton took her even
u ing dress out to be cleaned The
young woman in charge Of the clean
ing and dyeing establishment prom
ised 10 have the gown satisfactorily
renovated within ten days 1t would
cost two and half dollars.
It's a bit hard on Jonn." Isabel re-
Elected, but he offered to pay Tor the
damage. Now I will get new evening
gloves, as he told me to-"
She went downtown and got the
long gloves She WINGED as she learned
the price. They were four dollars and
twenty-five cents a pair She bought
them at a shop at which John had al
lowed her TO open an account Have
them charged" she told the clerk
But she did not wait for the arrival
OF the bill TO inform John OF what
she had done. She did wait however,
until he seemed in a particularly genial
mood. Then she remarked
1t was sweet of you, dear, to offer
to pay for cleaning my light blue gown,
and for the new gloves TO replace
those we ruined the night we went TO
Mrs. simmons. The dress will be done
in little over week II will cost
two-fifty."
IAN right" John rejoined pleasant
". He thrust his hand into his pocket
and drew out the money I may as
well give it to you now, so that you
Will have it when the dress comes in"
"Oh. thank you, John" Isabel said
But resretfully, the gloves cost
almost twice as much. had them
charged"
Twice as muchr' John repeater. You.
mean to say gloves are as expensive
as that?'
Indeed they are" she told him.
Long evening gloves-such as I need
with that blue gown-cOst four-twen-
ty-five. And they are cheap at that
You see now why ! was so distressed
when I ruined the other pair"
Great Scott!' John exclaimed
Were the others ruined beyond re-
pair2 Can't anything be done with
them"
I'm afraid not" she returned doubt
fully. She had not thought Of this pos
sibility since John had promised her a
now. for I have had the new gloves
fitted TO me and have ordered them
sent home"
Asks Isabel to Discharge Cynthia
Well suppose it can't be helped"
the husband remarked
Isabel laughed. She had got off
more easily than she had feared. Yes"
they come high-abOve the elbow-but
we must have them"
John smiled at her little joke, then
looked grave You might have
waited until YOU really needed the
=
I didn't dare do that" Isabel ex-
planned "For some occasion might
arise when ] would want them within a
few days. As for the dress-I have
two others that are all right for small
evening affairs-but the blue one is the
only really handsome and elaborate
evening gown ] have
Il see" her husband agreed. And
we must do some entertaining soon
By the way. YOU will give Cynthia no
III see about it," the wife evaded.
If ] have a plain talk with her she
may do better"
Il doubt it," John demurred. And
remember TO explain to her that If she
wants TO stay she's got TO cook better
than she does now BY paying IS more
a month you might set a first class
7 don't want TO pay more" Isabel
objected Il can't Can your
7 cannot" John declared with fl
nality.
If he could pay for entertaining his
friends he might pay for a servant, the I
woman unused. Yet she would not
start anything" by discussing this
now. He had been good about the
gloves and gown, so why argue2
She found it hard to refrain from ar
gument. however. when. a few days
later, the evening mail brought her a
letter from Ida Ferris. She read IL in I
the lNluE room Wnere she and JOnu ]
sat together. She looked up from il
with happy eyes.
Dear she said. isn't this nice? Ida
Ferris wants us to dine with her next
Wednesday evening week from to
night I'm awfully glad that my dress
will be ready by that time. and that I
got my new gloves the other day"
Her JOY was not reflected in her hus-
bands countenance- wednesday he
repeated a week from tonight" He
hesitated as if disliking 10 dash her ex- /