El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-14


ITO the New Yorker who loves his
city the streets during the week
n following Christmas are happy
sigha Holiday crowds throng the side
walks; girls and lads at home from
school and college pour into the nu-
morous places Of amusement; restau-
rants are crowded every evening;
Chi istnas greens are seen everywhere;
the very air seems to tingle with the
spirit Of the blessed season.
To one out Of tune with these sur
roundings all the gayety spells discord
such an observer was Jane Reeves
during the week that she and her hus-
band spent in the metropolis. Reeves,
never a keen student Of human nature
paid slight heed 10 his brides apathy.
As long a she was polite and pleasant
he worried little as to whether she was
happy or not She must be content, he
woulc have argued, since she was
safely married to him. What more
could she want?
ret as the pair sat one evening at
dinner in a brightly lighted restau-
rant. IL occurred to him that his COM
paniOn was looking less rosy and less
pretty than she used to. In fact he re-
membered now that OF late her color
had not been as brilliant as II had
been before she was engaged.
Clancing at the women at other
talIcr. he contrasted them with Jane.
She certainly was Drettier than they,
yet these other women had dash.
a glow that she had not. Perhaps il
wac because she was dressed too
plsi, ".
Reeves himself was wearing a very
new suit he had bought for his we'd
ding trip. The plaid Of which 1t was
made was rather loud, as was the red
fOurinhand tic that adorned his shirt
front Unaware thai he looked the
coEntryman in spite Of his city clothes,
he eazed critically at his wife.
Jane" he remarked, you ought TO
have a better dress than that one.
Haven't you anything more fancyg'
She SHOOK her head. Not for win
ter wear she replied "Of course L
have light summer dresses at home.
But 1 don't need anything more than
thls"
Jane, as a Bride, Gets a New Outfit.
Yes. you do" he Unlisted, land to-
morrow we'll get something nicer"
Thus 81 came about the following
day Augustus Reeves took his bride to
n department store and selected a new
suit and hat for her James heart beat
mole lightly as she saw the array OF
costumes brought forward by the
obliging saleswoman, for, after ali,
Vo-th Is youth, and every normal
daughter of Eve likes pretty clothes.
For he moment she almost forgot that
ing for her new suit The sum he
named as his limit" seemed small
to -he clerk, but the country girl
made no demur at her husbands fru-
galty.
The next afternoon when she dOnned
the dark blue costume and the becom-
Ing hat that went with IT, she felt
that she looked better than she had
ever looked before. Augustus stood
watching her and she turned TO him
win an uuaccustomed impulse of
gratitude.
You are very kind, Augustus she
said. ito get me these nice things
"Ah, that's all right" he rejoined
natronizingly. There's a lot or dresses
al home that I'll give you to fix over
but Just now ! wanted you to have
son. ething real new. a man likes to
see the woman that belongs 70 him
looking the way she ought to look.
And you've never had many really
GOOD clothes"
Her emotions Of gratitude changed
20 dumb Indignation. So that was
why her husband had given her this
suii--that she might reflect credit
on him, He was not magnanilnous
enorgh to allow her 10 forget that