The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-07
THE GIRL LEFT BEHIND ME-
by CAROLYN BEECuER
Copyright, 1913. by Carolyn Beecher).

talked a good bit about them. 81
course, people always do talk when q
woman ia young and as beautiful "a
Mrs. Ivcrson q"
Harper repeated a nttlc of this
conversation To Mrs. Traymorc. with
whom, sinco his return from the
front and his appointment TO horne
war work 10y her husband. he had
become very friendly. She had como
10 have great admiration tor this
ono armed youth whom SHE had
known since he was In long curls and
kntckcrhockcrs and whom until hc
had become a soldier she had thought
rather silly and ~innocuous.
Il don't Ike that fellow don't
trust nam somehow he had said 10
her referring To- Long.
Il dldn't myself at first. hut the
moro % sec OF him the moro at
traCtiNr he scent to be. HIS looks at
iirst made me uneasy. No claims To-
bee an American and rs little like us
10 appearance But. Of COURSE. 7 am
"a silly old Woman who is So inter-
ostcd in winning the war that | look
al every q who does nor present
credentials as To be distrustci Then,
toe, ! feel a certain responsibility OF
Elizabeth Blake depends upon me 20
keep her from becoming NOR" bitter
than she already ~ And to keep
htm sh" stopped suddenly. she he'd
boon about 10 SAY Informed
Then she remembered Harper
North knew nothing OF tho oath at
silence Elizabeth had taken toward
Blake knew nothing OF nor failure to
write him II WAS not her business
tu ton Harper
Well I don't trust him ] haven't
. ohm o.. ... -H. .. -HL .. TO-. N.HHN.
incidents that may amount 90
uothtul know he disirkcs me. al
though 7 have given him mo- reason
unless my calling on Mrs l~y,rsuu rs
one"
"Hc knows. doesn't he. that you
and Elizaboth are old frlcuds''
Yes, indeed Elizabeth told him
so the first time we met Sometimes
| think I should not call as often as
] do. hut I have a feeling that she
viii need mo some daN. You don't
thing my going 10 see her causes talk,
do you'"
no. / am sure IL doesn't Every
one in hor set knows Won a al
WAYS been friends. II may keep them
from talking too much about Mr..
Longs frequent visits. wish she
would bee 20 littlc more discreet whore
no 10 concerned
tHNN1NN ANNHH ANNN fNANNA anu llNN NNNN
North would have been cycn moro
disturbed had thcy known the change
which had taken place m Elizabeth
mind toward Long That from placid
acceptance OF him. his tiHttering
speeches. she was beginning e. look
forward to seeing him, to hc Uneasy
whom he did not appear, and 10 do
many things hCcauHo OF him that bg-
fore she had done only because she
thought that some time Blake would
be pleased.
In ono thing Elizabeth had gone Ia
an extreme 10 please this mar whom
she considered hcr udmircr. and. u
the truth were told. her particular
PROPERTY. he admired the bizrrre in
dress. aud had often complimcntod
Elizabeth when she wore something
particularly startling Deep orange
ana yolloWS. rich reds and combina-
tons with puppies and blues were her
colors, he often told hor. Once u
was her birthday -ho brought her q
kimona OF such glorious coloring that
she held her breath with delight.
When she hesitntcd TO receive u, be
cause Of It's value, he threw n owe
ler shoulders and, leading her TO a
glass. said.
Refuse my simple g!ft N O can 90
Elizabeth gaspet az her reflection.
Shc looked ike some Oriental
princess.
III is wonderful she said, won.
dertul,"
YOU are wonderful In ~ can
close nay eyes ANA SEQ he stop