The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-05-02
ONE GOLDEN TRESS
It Was Wonderful Hair and
Caught the Sunlight in Its
Shining Meshes
~ lzoLA FORESTER.


Rawlston had been watching her
in dead silence for nearly fifteen
minutes while she dried her hair In
the sun.
It was very wonderful hair, he was
thinking, the finest head Of hair along
the beach. 1t caught the sunlight in
its shining meshes and held 1t pris-
Oner. 1t cleaned and glistened as she
shook 1t now on one side now the
other, then forward In golden wave.
For five weeks now he had watched
Lenore dry her hair almost daily after
her dip into the sea. 1t was fascinating
but he had not yet been able to figure
out whether the shining gold attracted
him or Lenora She shook it back
now, and looked at him with almost
boyish impishness in her eyes.
did you clip a lock of my hair
any time, Dory?"
The query started Rawlston's curl
osity cells beating quick time. He
certainly had not clipped any lock OF
hair from that head, he said with
dignity. Also, he asked what other
person coulc have found any chance
to clip it.
you've been with me every spare
minute since the first day / knew
you. l don't think it's clipped.
You're only trying to tease me, and
spoil my morning nap"
Lenore regarded him scornfully.
Then she smiled and stared reminis-
Gently at passing steamer bound up
the Sound. There was much ex-
pressed in that smile. 1t said quite
plainly that If Mr. Rawlston was not
the person who had cut a lock Of
hair from her head, then slowly mem
ory was stealing back, and T. was
pleasant one
1T wasn.teyou at all. ,Dory. 1t was
Champ Howells."
Il don't like the company you keep"
said Mr. Rawlston calmly. Let me
sleep"
Hes an awful nice fellow, really,
Dory, He's older than you isn't he?
Someway, he seems to have so much
poise, such grip on himself"
"And on other peoples personal
property too?"
Can you call your hair, your per-
sonal property" mused Lenore,
spreading out her crowning glory like
a shower of spun gold. Il suppose
you can. ] wonder If 1t was Mr..
Howells7"
Then you don't call him Champ at
least~
Not before Others"
'Will you tell me-" began Theodore
slowly and distinctly, "why you take
any enjoyment out of sticking ban
derillos into my shoulder blades and
heart valves?"
We'll, listen, Dory. 1t wasn't bit
Intentional / mean" she hesitated
delicately, Il mean on my part.
never meant whoever took the lock to
have 1t, understand? He just cribbed
it."
Tell another" murmured Mr..
Howells. 81 heard the weeping of an
gels then"
1T was while rested on the sand
one morning You know l always go
to sleep after you go away for your
long swim out yonder"
IF 1t happened during my long
swim how could have taken it?"
you might have come back while
was still sleeping and cribbed it."
retorted Lenore Somebody came
up and just clipped it off. / did't even
find out 1t was gone until went to do
it up. 1t was a long piece too, about
ten inches in the back"
Il will ask HoweEs If he has it
and return it to you" The tone was
formal and disinterested. 1t said
plainly that Mr.. Rawlston did not be-
lieve the operation had been per-
formed under a soporific. 80 to speak.
Never mind" Lenore said gently.
Perhaps he wanted 1t terribly, don't