El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-10


to teach children such things. but I
don't see that they do much good, be-
cause we're sure to forget them as we
get older.
"Of course with you it's different.
for as you're going 10 be a teacher you
have TO be up on poetry and such stu
dies But it's not like that with a
man
Again Jane suppressed a smile. She
| recouected with happy thrill that
/ Ned SandersOn would have fallen in
with her mood and that he would have
| continued the quotation that she had
begun For he loved poetry and was
up" in all such things.
How he would laugh If she told him
| how puzzled Mr. Reeves had been by
[ her reference to LowelI's June dayI
Yet this man sitting by her was con-
! sidered a success. while Ned was only
/ a poor chap" He had spoken in that
way of himself
He had a low estimate OF his own
[ worth That he had not been able to
, 90 to college was one Of his chief re-
grets- Just as he had finished prepa-
ratory school his father had died Thus
Ned had become his mothers sole SUD
port year later his mother had
died, too. So Ned was very lonely Yet
he never talked Of his loneliness-but
all connected with it.
Asks What She Is Thinking About.
What are you thinking about2s'
Reeves asked suddenly. You look as
solemn as an owl"
DO ~ she parted, smiling brightly.
On such a day as this one certainly
need not feel solemn It is simply
lovely Just look at those hills"
Yes, II IS fine day" Reeves
agreed Not quite warm enough to
ripeh the berries very fast, but it's
nice for driving. Don't YOU like this
horse? It's one raised from a colt
ms buggy I bought last Fall"
Jane had wondered what she could
converse about with this man. but now
that he had touched upon the subject
OF ms own belongings he talked long
ana NoIubly. When he had reached
ene house Of the person who owed
him money and had collected the sum
IN question he returned to his buggy.
smilingly contented-
was thinking" he remarked. that
we might drive around home by an
other way than the one we came What
do you say to that?'
he evidently expected her to Look
pleased. and Jane tried to do so.
mat must be as you think best"
she replied Z do not want to take /
too much OF your time"
IA ike to know who has a better
right TO 1t" he returned CALAMITY. |
Get up, Dickl"
Dick: the horse. thus admonisbsd
---tO a Adplu LFOI. Jane. remem-
DerlhS that the other way aroundB 4
was longer than the route by which
they had come. was glad TO remind /
herself that she could keep her com
panlon's tongue going just by turning
the conversation in the direction of bfS |
own interests and affairs. and tber !
she could lean back and enioY- tbe I
fresh air on her face and feast ber
eyes on the beauties they were passinT
so she asked some idle question abonf I
ms farm. That was enough-and he
TAXED or his fields. the yield Of bis |
Irult trees the number of his catfIe !
50 interested did she seem, that as the,
neared Milton he made another T1na1
pected proposition
GU haven't seen my house excen+
from the main road since You vas
child. have your" he remarked II
guess I'll drive you round by that U,s,-
now and see how you like it"
Isn't it getting very late?' she oh
'Pshaw mo-" he returned. AN,
way, it'll take only a few min11tes |
longer" 'es
Drives Jane to His Front Doo-
Yet when he had driven her nm n, bf-
front door, he insisted that she aliebf |
and see how the inside Of the bo,,-o |
looked Careful of his own rennfsti..-
Tor propriety. he summoned the mfddIo- !
aged woman. who was combination
lousekeeper and houseWorker. 10 sbo--
Miss Hardy what fine big sifffn-
-Oom and dining room and kifcbe5 |
here was on this floor" He made NJ .
suggestion that the girl view he mn
Der regions. His sense of decorT,T,,
made him stop short of that
Jane. confused and uncomfortable ,