El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-02

NJ babe Jack goOdby the follow
= = ing morning had telegraphed
my mother that was coming to her.
but now that my husband and I were
to part for the first time. I clunE TO
him longingly.
T hate to go. darling I wills
.pered.
Never mind Jack murmured. you
VIII have q lovely time. and "a week
from next Saturday I VIII be with You
If I can Eeu away from the office
long enough TO make the trip worth
while. Think OF that week from
Saturday-and this is Thursday.
IF I had known 1 would have
minded so much. i would not have
promised TO 20 20 St0ckbridse,' 1 in
sisted.
We were in the Grand Central sta
ton now. and I would not lei the tears
come, as tney threatened 10 do sup
pose Jack should De. iu-suppose he
should he fearfullv lonely And how
could he DO his own marketing I
had tried TO instruct Jennie how to
purchase The proper thirss-but she
was not a GOOD manager I ought
never TO have promised 10 leave home.
II was not right
Il shall worry aG tine time about
YOU and the housekeeping. qua
shall be SO auEious
IF Tire house ila epinr is what's
WorrEln- YOU s-e- proposed 81 II
get mother to keep house while sou rs
gone"
Uuder Ordinary circumstance. I
might have resented this Vow my
regret al leaving MIN and my panic
of homesicizness made me forget all
petty jealousies.
~Win you ask her to do that" I de-
81 a Al
Jack, Perhaps she might come around
and stay with you while I'm away
. She could sleep on the divan in the
living roonl-aud be comfortable
there, too"
All right, dear Jack soothed. Il
viii ask her TO come
Explain to her that had TO leave
so unexpectedly that 1 could not ar
range things Ior her-but that / VIII
he very grateful TO her If she VIII
take care of YOU for me I said
All right / Will-dont worry
my husband urged. hurryinS me into
The train and finding my seat for me.
! 1T is time you We're Off ne added
with a glance at his watch
He Leaves Abruptly.
DE kissed and left me so abruptly
that I might have fancied he was
anxious 10 have IRE gone had / no.
seen him looking eagerly at the vim
dOWs o. my car as be went down the
platform And as ne caught sight %
me ! 50 ~ in his eyes "A look Of love
and yearning that made me once more
afraid I was going 10 cr1-
] would never leave him gain /
vowed iuwardly as the train started
Why had / said ! would go 10 my
T mother Wen. I was thankful tsai
Mrs. Hampton was 20 stay with Jack.
She certainly was devoted 20 him.
remem hered c0nsoungly-
All at once the recollection came
TO me of the luncheon Of which she
must have some suspicion. and OF
which / had not told Jack. j did noe
worry about IL now Airs. Hampton
did not know that 1 was really going
TO luncheon an-n here-only that
lad said something abour ~one thirty,
& Nednesday-" had been foolish 10
suppose she would speak TO Jack OF
this trifle
Now. when I was depending upon
her To care for my husband during
my absence. could be just to her. Ny
& conscience hurt me for having
doubted her 7 even wished ] had
/ told Jack ABOUT that luncheon
would tell him when he came out 10
{ StoCkbridge next week. II would be
silly to write 70 him about it.
I Those Who know StOckbridge, know
3 how ailuringly beautiful it can be
{ Surrounded by its loneliness, and in
: the companiOnship of my own mother
! I did not miss Jack as cruelty as
] had feared ] would Moreover my