El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-29
CT TELEN. I'm going to be mar I
ried," and Anne settled back |


much effect her news would produce.
You are really?" said Helen. look
ing at Anne's radiant face a little visit
fully.
Well, my dear, you look it,"
What do you mean. Helen?"
why, you look so absolutely ecstatic.
Is that the way you really feel?'
Yes. I'm afraid I do. Isn't that the
way one generally feels?'
That's the way one ought to feel
anyway, dear. Now, do tell me about
Helen looked across at Anne as she
spoke Anne Redding was in her opin-
ION the very incarnation of twenueth
century romance. Anne was in reality
an Independent woman. She earned her
own living, and yet there was an air
of utter unsophistiCatiOn about her
that was charming.
Her engagement to Jack Parmelee
was what Helen had designated as an
ideal marriage. Here were none OF
the more sOrdid elements that so oItea
entered into the marriage relationship
Here was the perfect partnership
founded on mutual likes and dlsllkes,
There was something reticent about
Anne that prevented even the most Gu
riOus from questioning her, ana az
though Jack freely admitted his reel
ing, there was an unplumbed deptn
about him that one could not hope 10
fathom.
"WelIr' Anne proceeded with a little
flushed air of Importance that was Ias-
cinating.. you see L am really IN - loTe
with Jack, and he wants to marry soon
7 have found a million reasons why
/ couldn't possibly think of 1t IN the
past. but now that 1 have received my
commission, there is really no real rea-
son why we shouldn't marry Anu
Fa~srl abr
"Of course you are, and when is the
happy day to be?'
In the fall"
To Work Together.
"And are you planning all KINDS OF
thrilling things for you and Jack 10
do?"
Il don't know about that. am go
ing home for the entire summer ana
mother is going to help me to get ready
Then in the fall. about the last OF sep
TENDER, Jack and / can be married very
quietly and go on with our Work To-
You have decided to go on with
"Of course. Helen. I never thought Of
anything else. Why l snouldh DC
happy a day otherwise"
Helen smiled Anne, you don't know
how glad 1 am for you. And what does
Frances say? Is she sorry to lose
your"
Yes but ! don't Lnluh lhdI y aliS -
feels very deeply for anyone. She VIII
miss me a little and then she will prob
ably be glad that I am gone. I know
that do lots of things she doesn't ap-
1T would be sure to be that way,
Anne. with two people so near allhe
as YOU and Frances.
But / don't think we are at all
a. you are in the great essentials, you
are both temperamentaL
only that Frances is much more so
NV eTeIi perhaps, but nevertheless, I'm
p1ad Won are going to marry JACK
think he needs someone to take care
of him." -
Anne was silent moment. ana ma
Looked at Helen out Of her big eyes Tor
a few moments without speaking. Then
she said suddenly; %,
Helen. are you very conventional
Helen was surprised, but not LOT
moment would she have dreamed OF al
lowing Anne to suspect such a tnins'
particularly when she saw that Anne
was perfectly serious .,.-,-
well. dear. most people think
am. but I have a suspicion that L really
am not at all -. .,,,,,+
q wanted to ask your advice about
something. and 1 wondered If you would
understand"
TRY me and see"
well. Jack and I have been work
ing at his place OF late. We are doing
some work together, and 1 have been
there at night sometimes
'Weu2" said Helen expectantly-
Nothing, only we just work and
never think Of il as being unconven-
tionaI Jack is such a dear that way.
you mean that you want my ad-
vice.
The World Il Always Here.
Anna hesitated We'll. yes. in way
she said finally. Il really wanted to see
just now you felt about it."
Il really think that for you and
Jack it's all right" said Helen de-
cidedly But il is not the thing to do
as far as the speech Of people goes"
But 1 don't care what people say as
long as I really know"
Il know you don't Anne. but we
are living in a world where the speech
Of people has a great deal to do with
our lives and ourselves. I know that
you are doing this unconventional thing
innocently and without thinking of
what people will say. But it just can't
be reckoned that way in New York city
We are judged by what we seem to do
rather than by what we do. It's hard