El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-13
"The Tnside,.'' By Virginia 7erhune Van
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Elizabeth Finds Something Queer When She Returns to
Close the Trunk In the Attic.
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Continued from Wednesdays HeraI

with her to the more cheerful part Of
/ the house
Mrs. Gore heard US as we reached
D our rooms and called to Us.
! Why not come down to my room
I and have a cup Of tea with me. Miss
Z DartZ Ny eyes are too tired 10 read
I any longer"
Very we'll" I called back. Then,
Z to Grace, wen 90 down to Auntie
for little while. But 1 will surely
read you story when we come back
upstairs after your supper"
The child submitted without a de-
muir. Looking back, ! appreciate,
even more than / did then. how
amenable she always was 70 any sug-
Well" Mrs. Gore asked. when we
were seated in her room and she and
were taking our tea, did you find
anything interesting in the attic?"
I found my baby clothes" Grace
Auntie."
Mrs. Gore Tries to Smile.
Indeed they were" I affirmed.
we looked at them all, aud put them
all away again neatly"
And We found a long white veil.
too the child said Least Miss Dart
said Il was a veil. I think" as If con-
sidering the subject seriously. that
II was like big curtain TO window"
Mrs Gore tried TO smile. Perhaps il
was a curtain she commented.
There are curtains and bed spreads
packed away in one Of those boxes
up there"
I knew she was suddenly startled
lest the child had seen her mothers
wedding clothes But suppose she
had2 Why should she not see them
Was she never to- be told Of the Door
ber?' - '''----
Were there spreads in the box.
tooE' Mrs. Gore persisted
No answered There was a
white satin dress in the trunk"
oh"
That was all but I knew that she
knew the truth now.
She began at once to talk OF other
her uncomfortable I Joined in the
trivial chat
She did not mention the attic again
until Just as Grace and were leaving
her room TO go down 10 the dining
room for the child's supper.
By the way" the widow asked. I
with well feined Indifference, you
LEFT everything up there Just as you
round Il, didn't you, Grace2"
Again knew the remark was
meant for me and I replied; Yes, we
folded up everything and put IL away, I
all except the book on mythology. I
.nlch We brought down with Us 10 I
the nursery Was that all rightc'
W tam 6AAE SAAN. Lnu can
bring down any book you wish. I .
was only referring to the other arti- [
cles-such as Grace's' baby garments" I
put them all back and closed the I
trunk" assured her.
Even as spoke a doubt seized me Z
Had ] shut down the top of the trunk I
containing the wedding clothes2 re-
membered that I had folded the veil 4
carefully and with difficulty chow II 4
had chung TO my finEers). and had I
laid the blue paper over Il. But had I
l closed that trunk2
Something Queer.
Grace was ahead Of me on her way I
10 the dining room. I could not re
turn TO the attic now without excit- ]
Ing remark I would wait until the 1
child was in bed
I carried out my intention when Z /
had read to her, said good night and
left her alone for her evening chat /
with her father, who had returned an
hour ago from the city.
had promised Mrs Gore 70 leave
everything as We found e in the at
tic had assured her that we had
lone this I must be sure that I had
spoken the truth.
Taking my electric torch from the !