El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09
a Story Of UniOersaZ Appeal
What Happened To Jane
Her Father Discovers That She Has Been Saying
"Good-bY' 10 Ned
BY VIRGINIA TERHUNE VAN DE WATER
Copyright 1915. Star Company

A tall form came out from the
! shadows.
"Darlingw Ned Sanderson exclaimed,
1t was almost cruel of me to ask you
! to come here in this way. but 1 felt
| I must have you to myself for one
more blessed minute. There is only
J time to tell you goodbye, and then 1
/ must be gone. Look pointing to the
east, there's our same old moon just
| rising. 1t is late, but it could not let
us part without giving us one more
smile. could it?'
q must go right back" Jane painted.
Now that she was here she feared
that her father and mother might miss
her and search for her.
Yet why should ! be so much fright
ened?" she asked herself as well as
her lover q am doing nothing wrong.
But 1 hate deceiving nv people"
why not tell your 1lother every
thing" Ned suggested. You know
I advised you to do this before, but
you hesitated."
Il know" she said. "and maybe I
was wrong. Only something tells me
that if anyone knows Of our love
something will happeu"
SILLY child" the man laughed fond
". Nothing can change our love
and that is all that counts"
mo. nothing can change that" she
whispered. clinging to him as he took
her in his arms.
A minute later he had told her good
bye, and she was speeding back to the
house. As She drew near she saw her
father standing by the well.
Il thought you said you'd come out
for a drink" he said suspiciously
Where have you BEEN"
Down in the orchard" she replied
promptly
She tried to go past him into the
house. hut he caught her by the arm.
What did you go down there for?"
he demanded.
She hesitated only for an instant.
then she looked him straight in the
eyes.
ITO say goodbye to Ned sanderson."
she answered.
She was startled as she felt his grip
on her arm tighten, and heard his
harsh voice. pitched so that It might
not reach the ears Of her mother and
Augustus Reeves.
Her Father Is Furious.
go that's what you went for, is
ever to see the fellow again-dO you
hear? DO you mean to obey what 1
say?'
7 can't, father" she faItered. IF
you will give me a chance, ! will eX-
plain. Ned and r.
BE quiet" he commanded. ct don't
want to hear anything else you've got
to say. For I've got something to say
to you Gus Reeves wants TO talk to
you-and if we stop out here he'll sus-
picion that something's wrong. All I
got to say is-you be good to him
hear me?"
oh father" she quavered. q
can't
"You win" he said through clenched
teeth. 'Now go into the house and
out onto the porch. You've had your
own way long enough. The times
come now for you to mind me.
She was twenty-one, and for an
instant she remembered this, and
wild rebellion arose in her breast She
could defy her father if she lkedl
She could tell him
Jamie, dearw her mothers voice
called her, and in it was a sound Of
anxiety jamie. dear! what's keeping
you so long. Why don't you come on
out here?"
All right, mOther-Pm coming" the
daughter called back unsteadily. The
affection in the mothers voice had
changed her mood as If by miracle.
I'm comingi" she repeated.
And, turning abruptly from her
father. she FASTENED to obey the sum-
mons Of the parent who had never
spoken unkindly to her.
CTo Be COntinued.)