El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-02
4 Serial Of Youth and Romance
For Dora.
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please tell me sanely what you are
talking about2'
why. the sumner whose letter
picked up one night y hen you and
7 had been having dinner together.
Don't you remember
"Oh. vesi" Stewart admitted Il do
remember now. But 1 had forgotten
all about the incident So Miss Long
is the person whom you scared into
dropping her letter is shec She would
have a fine opinion Of you IL she knew
that YOU did It on purpose. I say, old
man. suppose were TO tell herr"
she wouldn't believe you" Van
Sauu grinned- I doubt II she recalls
seeing me before I wish she did re-
member me I'd be flattered TO death"
No Date Is Set.
Then. don't prepare 10 die yet
Van" Stewart teased; because she
probably has no idea that she ever
saw you before"
The two friends laughed heartily
at each others nonsense. Then. after
a moment OF silence. Stewart re-
marked;
You're n darned lucky fellow. Van.
Miss Livingstone's very lovely"
Isn't she2 Van Saun rejoined-
DO-a's one Of the finest girls that
ever was. am glad you take 10 her.
But knew you would. have planned
70 have you as best man at my we'd
ding. by the way"
Thanks" his campaHion acknowl-
edged dryly. when is the happy day
10 be-"
I'm not sure yet. You see our en-
gagements rot been announced But
Do viii be announced next week Then,
II YOU don't mind. I'm going TO drag
you down TO Tiffany's with me 20
choose Dora's ring I don't know an
awful lot about diamonds myself. !
q Give che ring simmer because
Dora did not want people 10 suspect
we were engaged, you see
when will your small apartment
be ready for you to move into II!
Van Saun queried.
Next week Nv furniture should
reach here from Chicago in a day or
two. I shall probably call on you 70
come around and help me get settled
when the painters and paper hanger
have done their worst
well. command me, old man. van
Saun urged. It only wish I could
come and stay with Dad and me until
your new quarters were ready Tor
Thanks. awfuIly. but that would
have been an imposition upon your
father" Stewart said so long
stewart Is Impressed
As Gerald Stewart walked toward
his hotel he pondered once more on
the Inconsistencies in the character
of the man Of whom he was so fond
Stewart found himself glad that
Mr.. and Mrs. Livingstone had been
SO fnsistent in asking him to call fire.
aueutlv. Already he felt that TO do
this would add greatly to MS enjoy
ment Of the social life IN New York
Yes. he unused. It was no wonder
that Van Saun was always CHEEKY and
gay. with the prospect OF his mar
rage 20 such q Giri in mind How
could he have eyes or thought Ior
any other woman2
Yet Milton had admired this Miss
Long IN a way that Stewart thought
quite disproportionate to her charms
No doubt she was a delightful person
and attractive after Q fashion-but
she was not to be mentioned IN the
same day with Dora Livingstone
Already in his thoughts he was
ceiling her Dora
He smiled inwardlT rs he appre- I
ciated how soon he had adopted her
as hts friend. He could imagine him
self talking quite freely 10 her Of his
aims and ambitions. Of matters that
concerned him intimately. What
stimulus IL would be to him to have
such q friend as she,
Yet was il not a mistake 20 depend
upon the friendship Of a girl who was
engaged TO be married 10 another
mana girl who would be the wife
Of another man before many months
had passed.
The question was not a pleasant
one and Harold Stewart decided 10 at
tempt no answer TO it
Ito Be COntinued.)