El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-17
EeTLo Tvo;Jo,.;' By Nrgiinia, 7eTlinHs Van
ne IE1SlQST De Water
lCopyrlrht. 1917. s-ar Company ON
Hugh and Elizabeth, Happily Manned, Pick a Love-
Name For Their Little Girl.
lcontlnned % Wednesday.. HeEaldl

IT was not until the day ate;
Grace's funeral that Brewster
4 Norton and I were again alone,
Then I went into his library IN re-
spouse TO a message he sent to me
asking me 20 meet him there
shall Z go with you or in your
steade' Hugh asked when I told him
OF the summons
I shook my head "I would rather
go alone. It viii not be hard now 10
say what have to say. and the inter
view VIII be brief"
ResentfuI as was at my employ
er's course Of deception towards me.
4 sense OF pity smote me when, as I
entered. he rose 70 meet me
/ had scarcely seen him since MS
chiId-s death. for he had remained up
stairs most OF the time i knew that
he went often 70 the nursery while
GraCes earthly body was tlere, ara
I had been careful 10 avoid meetia7
him at those times. Vow that the
tiny form had been laid away In the
peaceful village cemetery. was
shocked 20 note how old and haggard
the father looked
sit down. please" he said gently.
almost humDly Il want q few words
=
your mercy. Eliza beth You know al
that / have hidden from you OF
course some one would tell you with
a ring OF bitterness In his voice
I But" -pleadedly. you must know
that all ! have concealed was because
OF love OF You. You viii not cast me
of now, viii YOU, Eliza betn-noW
when all else has been snatched from
me- Can't you care enough Tor me
10 let me make you happy
That IS impossible j said stead
lily. i am very sorry for you, Mt.
Norton. in your great grief 1t is my
grief too
1 stopped. for my voice broke and
tears rushed 10 nay eyes / could NOT
speak or Grace yet without emotion
That's just it, he urged; our
grief is one. can you then leave me
without a hope, a ray OF comfort ID
You have Tom" faltered.
Tom he repeated scc-ntully.
Tom cares nothing for me lie never
has cared for me-
She Refuses His Love.
You are mistaken" I declared.
But that has nothing to do with me.
I must be honest with you. Mr. No--
ton can never love YOU
'You"-he paused and swallowed
hcrd-'you love Parker
/ bowed silently. Crossing the
room. he stood in front OF me
Are you engaged 10 him he de-
manded
YES I said
Well" sneeringly. he made the
most of his time and opportunities
didn't he2"
His manner angered me and I
sprauE TO my feet II that is the
tone you take. MI. Norton" 7 said
coldIy. we viii consider this inter-
view ended I want to tell you, too
that 1 am going away this afternoon"
Wait" His voice was im7lOriuG-
Forgive me- Z spoke in the heat OF
anger and in the bitterness OF a Great
disappointment Where are you go
ing"
First OF all TO visit-to spend a
few days with-with Hugh's mother"
I acknowledged. she has written
asking me to come to her
4 see" he said dryly. Then It's
definitely settled. isn't it
Yes" I affirmed, 1T is definitely
settled"
Later 7 went upstairs softly and
shut myself into my room. Here 7
read again the letter that had come
to me this morning from Hugh's
mother. Her son had told her OF our
engagement and OF the tragic hap
penings that had darkened our happi-
ness. Mrs. Parker had written TO me
Immediately. telling me that Hugh
had cOnfided TO her weeks ago the
secret OF his love for me. and that
she was thankful and glad for him
and for herself
Il never had 2 daughter" she add
ed you Will be like my own child.
dear Elizabeth"