El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-28

hail. she Informed me- con the sec
cnd floor OF the wing IS Toms room.
and next 10 that a large spare room
FOR any OF Toms friends who may
come 10 visit him This summer it
VIII be occupied by the young man
% tD is TO bee Toms tutor. I suppose"
Then Grace and I Will have the
entire tloor lu this main part OF the
house 10 ourselves" I commented.
We are lodged luEurious-y"
Yes. she replied, and I saw that
1 had made an opening for what she
wanted 10 tell me-'these rooms were
arranged first for Grace's mother
my dear sister"
"1h," I tried 10 repress the evidence
OF lne surprise ] felt. Were they
You may think o. strange" she
went on, that my sister should have
slept up here while there were plenty
OF rooms on the second floor. but 10
was a notion OF hers 70 be up here
She liked 10 be quiet AZ first my
brother planned 20 have her on the
second floor with himself But peO-
PIE passing 70 and fro in the lower
part OF the house disturbed her and
she wanted TO move up here. So
Brew ster had these two rooms altered
as you see them one was for her.
and, after her illness set in. the other
"a as for her nurse"
was she so i'll that her nurse had
20 stay here all the timeT" I asked.
Grace's birth. and during that time
The nurse and Grace slept I'm what is
now the nursery Later. whoever took
care of the child slept in there So
you have what was Grace's mothers
room"
Just as 1t Used To Be.
7 looked around with interest was
it furnished like this for her. / in-
Quired-
YES, except that me cretouue has
been renewed and the wall paper
changed since then once in a great
but not often Grace likes this third
floor very mu-h-just as her mother
did"
Curiosity moved me 70 ask Did
Mrs. Norton die in this ROOM"
II was hard 10 associate the thought
OF death with this light. airy cham
Der with its dainty hanEinEs and
atmosphere OF cheer.
There was a long silence. When
Mrs. Gore broke il her voice was
constrained
40. my sister did not die here.
Brewster ever told YOU any
OF the circumstances OF her IluczS9'
no. Beyond the fact Of her death
he has told me nothing"
81 have a favor 10 ask OF you" the
widow said impulsively, taking hold
Of my hand I felt that her fingers
were cold and that they Clutched mine
nervously. Please promise me not
10 ask anybody any questions about
my poor sisters llneSs-that IS
please do not discuss IL with any one" I
-Of course. I VIII not" 7 promised
uuhesitltinely-
Why should 7 want 70 know the .
Of the second Mrs Nor /
toms Illness and death2 They were /
TO affair OF mine. 7 had been inter /
ested in Toms mother because 7 had /
been impressed by her portrait Rut .
I had given little thought 10 Brewster F..
Norton's second wife
you say that my brother spoke o. .
my sisters death 10 you-" Mrs Gore .
questioned. cycling me keenefv
only that she died" replied II .
suddenly occurred TO me as odd that .
Tom had asked me some such cues /
ton as this Il do not think 7 went /.
on. "in fact, ] am sure, that he told
me no facts about IT,"
Il see" she unused and Toni t
was wondering II he had mentioned .
her 20 YOU. II he does discourqca his .
talk Of her II is not well for young .
people TO talk OF sad things-it can
Go no good, Miss Dart
4 Lot OF Questions.
Again she stopped. 1 suspected that T
she was anxious TO know lust how
much 7 knew and to learn IL Tom had .
made cOnfidaute Of me- 7 must .
eNonerate him from all blame. There D
could be no harm in her knowing that