Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-10-08

BY MRS. WILSON WOODROW
Copyright, 1910, by the Pearson Pub
fishing company.

client, he wrote a note which he hast
ened to despatch by a messenger 10
Miss O'Hara. In it he told her that
only within the last five minutes had
he learned of her presence in Wapiti,
having just returned from some of the
more remote mountain camps. He
trusted, thai il would not too greatly
surprise her TO learn that he too was
in Wapiu and longing to see her
Within short time he received a
brief answer from Miss Hodgkins re-
questing him to take tea with Miss
O'Hara that afternoon. Gut the for
mality of the social relationship be-
tween them, implied in the note, was
not, as even Miss O'Hara found, so
easy to maintain after having once
admitted Willy Gaines TO her presence
He not only loitered an unconscion-
able time over his tea. but insisted
with a sad but obstinate humility on
remaining TO dinner and spending the
evening with her.
After dinner, they sat on the singers
unstable balcony, watching the long
twilight fade over the purple noun
tain into the dense. black velvet of
night. But they saw not Wapiti. but
Monte Carlo. nesting whitley under its
hills, with its jeweled gardens. its blue
bay and the cliffs of dark frowning
Monaco. A few precious days in Fairy
land, when she had been gracious and
had let him see more or less of her.
Then they had parted; she TO fulfil an
engagement in Vienna, and he TO
Journey to Paris, and thence to New
York
I've lived" said Gaines mournfully,
for three years on the memory of a
few days. It's been starvation diet"
II. said Rose cOntemplatively and
irrelevantly, have sung during that
time in New York, Boston, PhIladel-
phia and Chicago, in opera: and have
made several concert tours, which in
cluded Denver and San Francisco"
Il have heard you in all those
places" said Gaines.
"Really?" she looked al him strangely
And why-what possible reason could
you have had-why did you not come
TO see me?"
Il went away every time exceeding
sioas." said Willy
How silly you are" she said, and
laughed and sighed.
Anu nOl lHdl udN, uOT lue next, HOI
the next, when they rode up and down
the mountain roads through the wine
like August air, did Willy Gaines re-
call the fact that he was Mrs. Mac
Chesneys lawyer, deputed to bring
suit against Rose O'Hara for malici-
Ously injuring his clients business.
To do Willy justice, he appeared to
remember very few things; he didn't
even seem TO know where he was. One
afternoon, as they pulled their horses
up and gaZed far down into the won
derful purple atmosphere with its
trails of the white, fleecy clouds be
meath them, Willy murmured dream.
lily: How beautiful the Bay looks
to-day"
The Bay" Rose repeated per
plexedly. do you still fancy that you
are in Monte Carlo?"
Il have never left it," he affirmed
Il found Paradise there. Did you
think that / was unsophisticated
enough TO let any angel with famine
sword really drive me out? | just pre-
tended to go; but really l am there
with you all the time"
But | am not there all the time
averred Rose; personally, prefer
Wapiti."
And so illogical was her companion
that, in spite Of having a legal mind
and being leading lawyer. he looked
pleased instead of distressed al this
announcement
My stars" he said suddenly. turn
ing in his saddle. I've got something
more to do than to sit here talking &c
you and admiring you and making
sonnets to your eyebrow, and touch
ing the lutte. as you might say, under
your window"
Indeed" said Miss OTIara.
Indeed. yes" said Willy. I've got
to sue you"
This time it was the lady who turned
in her saddle. What she cried
DO not take those high notes in this
rare air" he warned, you'll crack
your voice, and then what will we do?'
"We?"
"Yes-we. II have to give up my
law practice and mining ventures, and
travel about with you, | expect you to
support me in the comfort to which |
have accustomed myself"
She looked at him this time with a
real apprehension. Dear Willy" she
said, Il hadn't realized before that you
were ILL.,"
I'm not" he returned; that is just
my frank Western way of asking you
to marry me. But, joking aside, ]
really have got TO sue you, unless we
can arrange a compromise"
Miss O'Hara turned her horses head
homeward, Dear Willy" she said
kindly, you are raving crazy"
Dear Rose" he assured her with
equal promptitude, Il am nothing of
the kind. You have, by setting the
fashion for red, and yellow. and blue,
and green garments in the middle Of a
white summer, ruined the business of
the Snowflake Laundry. and Mrs.
MacChesney, the proprietor, AYERS that
you did so maliciously. AS | am her
lawyer and financial adviser. and
nephew, and best friend. sort of
adopted son as il were. she desires me
TO bring you to justice"
Rose gasped, "Of all the impudence.
put on red and yellow and green and
blue, If you choose to call il that. as
measure of self-preservation. If |
had continued to wear white. should
now be living on spring water and pine
cones, and sleeping on the bare hill
sides. Just wait until we get home
and | will show you that bill. Then
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