The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-12-16

ley and Gail" Gail, of course. He had
known that. Wen start from Uncle
Jim's at eight o'clock"
Allison called old Ephraim.
II want to begin dressing at seven
Fifteen" he directed AT three O'Clock
set some sandwiches inside the door.
Have some fruit in my dressing room"
He went back to his map, remember
ing Lucille with n retrospective smile.
The last time he had seen that viva
cious young person she had been emp.
tying box of almonds, at the side OF
the camp fire Mt the toboggan party.
He jotted down a memorandum to send
her some, and drew high stool in
front of the map.
Strange this new ambition which
had come over him. Why. he had &C
tually been about to consider his big
work finished; and now. all at once.
everything he had done seemed trivial.
The eager desire Of youth to achieve
had come to him again. and the blood
sang in his veins as he felt of his
lusty strength. He was starting to
pullu, Win Il Ntulu y enthusiasm Uul
with mans experience. and with the
momentum of success and the power
Of capital. Something had crystallized
him in the past few days.
Across the fertile fields and the
mighty mountains and the arid deserts
of the United States there angled four
black threads. from coast to coast, and
everywhere else were shorter main
lines and shorter branches. and, last
OF all, mere fragments of railroads He
began with the long. angling threads,
but he ended with the Fragments and
these, in turns. he gave minute and
careful study. At three o'clock he
took sandwich and ordered his car.
He was gone less than an hour, and
came back with an armload of books;
government reports, volumes OF stats.
tics. and a file of more intimate infor.
nation from the office of his broker.
He threw Off his coat when he came
in this time, and spread, on the big,
lion-clawed table at which Napoleon
had once planned n campaign, vari-
colored mass of railroad maps. At
SEVENTEEN old Ephraim found him at
the end of the table in the midst OF
some neat and intricate tabulations.
Time to dress. sir" suggested
Tpilla'h'.
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| sorbed Allison. glancing ny.
'es' ST. '''u'he" rpn'''h' 'ou
'o'u n'e u eo'''e 'o' YOU at se'eh'ht'
'een.
Allison arose ana rubbed the tips OF
MS lihsers over his eyes
Keep this room locked he ordered.
ana staiked opedlehtly upstairs. For
the next 'h'r'y minutes ne belonged TO
tphraiih'
He was as carefree as boy when
he reached Jim Sargents house. and
his eyes snapped when he saw Gail
come down the stairs, In pearl.tintcd
gown, with triple string OF pearls In
her waving hair ana rose.colored
CLOAK depending from her gracefully
slopihg SHOULDERS.
Her own eyes frightened at the sight
OF MIN. lie had been much In her mind
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group she was quite conscious that
she iKed MIN. out she was more con
scious that she was curious about him.
ne stepped FORWARD 10 snake hands
WIN hsr ana lor moment. she found
III her an Inclination 10 cling to the
warm tnriii OF MS Gasp. she mad never
neio'e oeeh 30 aware OF anything IKE
'na.' He'er'he'ess. "heh she mad
"''"ui""" ner h"hu' she ieit sense
VI ,1'u''
'o' A'i,soh' cailed inc nearly
,o''' Vi Jim sargent. ioure looking
IN" sounss'er 'ohlsht
'ee' Iike one. replied Allison
'nii''"s III on a vacation. lie was
e''her vain enough or curious enough
10 glahce at himself In the big mirror
no "e passed. IL lie did look younger:
"s'o"ishiheIy So ana ne had about him
'u"''y OF hHhtncss which made him
,tS',ess. lie had been noted among
ms business associates Tor certain
o'y VII. scathlhs, sAtlrical, relentless.