El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-26

Q grained an 4uLeEN-eM 20 new paper
According to her statement, she
I had been married TO Thomas Chandler
! Tor six months He had Travelled for
! awhile with the company OF which
] she was a mem Der. Then she had
I gene on through the circuit and he
! had returned home. She had heard
! nothing from him until she learned
/ Indirectly that he had entered the
] army When she discovered this she
I hurried to Fairiands and demanded
[ that he acknowledge his marriage
] before he sailed for France. This he
/ mad agreed TO do, but had not kept
I mis- promise.
It was an told In the papers most
approved human interest style.
With every word she read Honora felt
more deathly Ill She expected to
see her sisters name staring her in
the faee-but Mildred was not men
Thank God Tor thatr' she mur-
! INJURED as she concluded the sordid
story.
she became aware that Mrs. Zig
7 did not suppose" faltered the
widoW-plainly alarmed at the ef-
feet q the news upon her faVorite-
Il didn't suppose that you would
take Il hard Honora- Was-did-
there wasn't anything between you
7 hopeZ Or was there anything be-
tween Miidred'-
A HARD Problem
The girl smiled bitterly 7 advise
you not to waste time and strength
worrying about imaginary matters
Mrs. Higgins"
She was trying to determine how
TO shield her sister. II would
only be a few hours before the whole
wretched scandal must be confessed
to Mrs Higgins And taciturnity
was not one Of the good woman's
1rfsarabfv Honor FsrcfaF y,o-- eLe
tale would run through Fairlands.
and with what gusto it would be re-
peated from one end OF the town 70
the other.
But that was only a passing
thought Appreciation OF the fear
1ul situation into which her little
sister had walked bdndly and sell
fishly, made her heart like lead.
Isn't it past the time Mildred
should be at home2" Mrs. Higgins
inquired. lingering in the room,
uervously anxious TO talk
she won't be home to dinner"
Honora must lie to protect Mildred. /
she has to work late, and IL viii be
more convenient for her 20 get her
supper downtown with one or Two
OF the other girls from the office"
But when you came IN you said I
Mrs. Higgins objected.
II know I did," Honora cut her
short But forgot IL at the time"
We'll then, since there's only you
ana me here this evening. 7 think I
III tell Katie wen just have supper
instead OF dinner, and III make some
OF ny especial Waffles such as you
Ike, the kindly housekeeper sug-
That VIII be pleasant" was the !
absent minded rejoinder
Honora remained seated until she I
heard the kitchen door close behind 1
lfrs- Higgins: then she ran noise /
N q ~ : Ire ~ ha
prone receiver from its hook.
In low voice. she asked for the 4
Bruce number. There was nobody /
but Arthur to whom she could turn
at this tragic time. She caught her
breath with relief when she heard
his voice suppose he had been away
somewhere
..Arthur-it's Honora." che said
briefly Can you come over here
Immediately It's very important"
She was afraid that he would ask
for some explanation But he only
said. I'll be right over and rang
He Starts At Once.
Honora stood stin thinking fast.
Mr. Higgins would be busy in the
Kitchen for the next half hour. TAX
ing a cape from the hat rack she
threw Il around her, stepped out upon [
the front porch and waited there, I
assuming a calm that she could not
feel She hoped Arthur would hurry. ]
EFen 10 ner IN her tortured frame ]
OF mind, IL seemed a very short time
before she heard the purr Of the
Bruce machine The car slid TO a
standstll at the gate and Arthur
leaped out
what is it2'' he demanded. look
ing anxiously into her ashen face
as she met him.
Mildred" : Honora began then.
stopped chOkingly.
he looked at her more keenly and
drew a chair behind the screen Of
dead vines sheltering one end OF the
porch from the view Of passersbv-
sit here" he ordered, and tell me
about it."
-AIilly," Honora faltered. has gone
3Way-run away with Tom Chandler. ]
I sent for you, for there is nobody I I
else n the whole town who can ad- {
sise me or TO whom I dare go. You I
.oEe-loTed my sister. You must
help me- and her. She is foolish and I
n 4"