Gunnison news-champion., 1914-08-07

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sad s~eepsnSsy. sad he could almost
see the Inclusive gesture wssn her tree
.; the shre~ aness of her perceptioas.
IN come eSes this ss,ernson and
shoe yes wherein you are wrong" he
began. but she INTERRUPTED him with .
iaEsA.
Il am starting for the city before
MOOT. b. Haesor. 70 ss gone st aesss .
iertEisht"
what rAas - shs asss I've hssrs
Of ~"
Again she laughed. To - perfect
" frank With YOU. Aaaut heard Of
a myself until just noe. 7 think ]
shall &C down to the Homestead wtth
the Csrrolls"
Hot sprinssy"
Virginia" she added explicitly.
Il say. Sar~. What does all this
aesp7 Nes-"
And n you should follow me
there vivians estimate Of rs viii rot
he 30 Tar out Of the way e. we'd
IKE to make it."
True to hsr word. she wss gone
when he drove over later on In the
day. Somehow, he experienced .
queer feeling of relief Nat that he
~as oppressed by the rather vivacious
opinioH of Vivian and her ilk, put
because something told him that sara
~ss waverins In her determiaatien to
withhold the secret from him and fed
tor perfectly obvious Reasons.
HE had two commissions smenG the
rich summer eoloRists. One. . full
length portrait Of young Beardsley In
shooting toGs, was Dearly finished. The
other was to be . half length of Mrs.
RavenscrOft. who wanted one just like
aetty Csstletons, except for the eyes.
which she admitted would have to be
seventeen yeaU' difference In their
ages. Vivian hAA put OF posing until
lent.
The WrAndalls departed for Scot
land, and other friends Of his began
10 desert the country for the city. The
fortnight passed and shother week
besides. Mrs. Ravenscroft decided 10
90 to Europe when the picture wss
Unfinished.
You can fAnisA IT when I come back
IN December, Mr.. Booth" she said.
"IT have several new gowns to chOoss
fFon, too"
Il shall - busy ell wintss. Mn. Ra-
venscroft," - saiA coldly.
How annoyinG." she sat1 calmly,
snl that IVES the end Of II IN. DAs
had made the unpleasant discovery
that II wasn't going to be in the lsast
like Hetty CaStlet0n b, 20 why tothef
ABOUT it?
Booth waited until Sara came cut
to superintend the closing of her house
for the winter. He called at South
look on the day of her arrival He
Was struck at once by the curious
change In her appearance and manner.
There was something bleak and desc
late in the vividly brilliant face: the
who has begun to quail and yet fights
en-.
"will you 90 out with ne tomorrow,
Brandon, for an all-day trip in the
carr" she ssked, - they stood to-
gether before the open fireplace on
this late November afternoon. Her
eyes were moody, her voice rather
lifeless.
Certainly" he said, watching her
closely Was the break about to come !
Il will stop for you at nine" After
short pause, she looked up and sale !:
81 suppose you would like to khsV
where ] am taking yea"
n doesn't matter. Sara"
Il want you to 20 with me 70 b.
toms inn."
"Burtonis inn
That is the place where my has.
band was killed" she said, Quits
steadily.
He started. oh! But-do you
think it best, Sara. to open old wounds
by"
Il have thought It all out, BrAndOA
I want TO go there-just once. l want
to 20 into that room again"
CHATTER XVII.