El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-06

I slept many a night with the wind from
/ the hall BLOWN on me, and said never
q word, and I've done you manys the
good turn with your wOrk-helpin
/ you with your dishes and putin you
wise when YOU didn't know lots OF
I things about Waitin' on the table and
such like. And all the thanks 1 get IS
that YOU insult me brOther-and MIN
! livery inch as good and better than
YOURSELF"
As Della waXed angry her Irish &C
cent became more pronounced.
IF your brother had not forgotten
himself to the extent of laying his
hands on me I would not have done
what I did, Fanny insisted hotly.
have never allowed any man to take
liberties with me, and 1 don't propose
to allow it now
Della Defends Her Brother.
Liberties'-do you say Della ex-
claimed. "Tu have you understand
that Tom O'Brien's not the man that
would take any liberties with any good
gurrl All he did was in fun, and if
YOU hadn't a been so stuck up you d
not have minded it, and III not stand
for it again, You'll not take on no
more such airs with me or me friends,
and you may as well put that in your
pipe and smoke it,
Fanny stood still looking at the ex-
cited creature. She was entirely at
victive.
Il do not wish to discuss the matter
further" she said at last What 1
do is my own business and mine only"
After which she switched off the
light and returned to her bed. But
with an exclamation of anger, Della
bounced up, turned on the light and
shut the UransOm with a bang that
reverberated through the silent house.
You'll leave that be-" she declared
Cd "a
right to do as please as you have
you white-faced red-headed-
sudden knock on the door stopped
her in the midst of her TRADE.
Della, Delia.' called Mrs. Irwin
sharply. What is an this noise
about? It's disgracefuL and L won't
stand it, open the door"
For Della had turned the. key behind
her when she came up to bed. As she
obeyed her mistress's orders she stood
revealed, flushed and angry.
What is all this noise about? Mrs.
Irwin repeated
sure. na'am." Della started to ex-
plain, its freezin' / am with so much
air in the room, but Fanny will have
the transom open and Pm Just after
tellin' her that I'll not have it open
Good heavens exclaimed the
matron as she stepped into the room
Il don't see how either of you can
breathe in the atmosphere in here.
w ny II aCLu3lN lOul-lLdL > WHAT -
is-foul. Fanny might better shut the
transom and open the window and let
out some of this awful Odor. This is
enough to make you both i'll. Still -
with a shrug Of her shoulders and
glance at the silent girl lying on her
bed-"do as you please! 1 don't care
a whit about my servants quarrels,
but they've got to keep them to them
selves, and not disturb me. Under
stand-both of your
Mrs. Irwin Orders silence.
And with another disguised sniff
she went from the room and down the
stairs with as much dignity as was
compatible with an eiderdOwn bath
robe and a pair of large felt slippers
There was silence during which
Fanny turned her face to the wall and
closed her eyes. She was too sick at
heart to argue further. Talk did no
good.
Della, after waiting for moment
for a renewal Of hOstilities, put out
the light and got back into bed. She
had won the battle, she reflected, Tor
the transom was closed
The events of the evening decided
Fanny Hedden as to her course. She
would seek a place as general house
work maid. She would tell Mrs. Irwin
tomorrow morning that she was going
to leave her when her month was up,
two days hence. And with this deci-
sion, she fell into an uneasy sleep.
ITO be COntInued.)