El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-27

carr me off. For goodness sake,
Honora, don't be so absolutely ride
Honora stared at her. amazed at heT
Don't be ridiculous yourself NIL
"" she began 90. 49,
snapped.
well. whether you are Mllly or
Mildred" Honora retorted- I'm not
going tonight unless you do That Is
certain. What under the sun is the
matter with you2 Have you another
engagement
.aThen"-Honora pursued the sub
ject stubbornly-'why don't you go
i don't feel quite lick It." the other
murmured awkwardly- I-l-guess
am not very well"
Don't 20, then" Honora advised
quickly, trying not to show her qls-
appointment IN phone Arthur after
dinner and tell him to call It Off II
Won are not feeling well, she added
suspiciously, why did you take the
trouble TO put on that dress and Tx
your hair so eiaborately2"
To this the other made no reply, ana
the meal was finished in a gloomy
silence. But as the two girls rose
from the table the younger spoke I'M
pulsively, all traces Of veNation gone
from her face and manner
Changes Tactics
ITS too bad I wasn't nice ABOUT
the ride, Honora," she said. It's been
hot and suffy at the office all day,
and am bit tired. But II you want
TO go with the Bruces I'll 90, too
"Oh. I don't care" Honora forced
herself TO speak cheerfully. If you
don't want to 90 Wen stay home.
Mildred laughed nervousiy- But
now that I come to think OF it. she
/ declared, 'I believe that ] would like
the ride It msy do me good
Did you say the cars TO be here at
, eight2 I'll be ready"
/ She watched Honora carry tray
/ Of soiled dishes into the kitchen, but
made no move to follow her A sec
ond later she tiptoed out into the hail
] Her sister, bending over the sink,
] fancied that she heard, above the
sound OF the running water. the clink
( Of the telephone bell, as though the
} receiver had been lifted off its hook.
/ She paused for a moment TO listen
/ but hearing no voice went on with
her work.
I Three minutes later Mildred entered
the kitchen Her face was very pink
and her manner unnatural
aHerei" she exclaimed, pulling the
dish towel from Honora's hands, let
me help youi I forgot Katie was out
and that you had TO do her job"
shows Excitement
She chatted excitediy while the
dishes were being washed, dried and
put on the shelves Several times she
! stopped in the middle Of her task and
stood listening.
The work was Just completed when
I the bleat OF a motor horn sounded
That must be the Bruces nowT
! Mildred exclaimed, pushing her sister
/ from the kitchen and catching up
cloak that she had laid on the dining
room table. Hurry upstairs and get
ready. HOnorai III tell them you're
/ coming"
As Honora obeyed, the younger girl
stood and watched her ascend the
stairs. Then she ran TO the front
door.
IN her own room, Honora had Juse
removed her apron and struggled into
her cloak. when she heard the front
such haste to get into the carr she
Z wondered Turning out her light, she
paused to glance out OF her window
! into the street below
Mildred was climbing into low
slung- runabout Honora had seen II
Z before and recognized Il as Tom Chan
dler's fathers car.
"Milly-" she called, leaning from
the window; ''Alilyr'
But the roar Of the motor drowned
/ her voice and the runabout Whirred
away down the street, carrying her
sister and the man that the denizens
Of Fairbanks designated as that wild
Tom Chandler"
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