Gunnison news-champion., 1916-12-22
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When moving tine came Il was un-
fortunate fSr CoFnelia that both ~
parents had to be away.
So with black Judas and his wife.
Violet. she had managed 10 ct china.
rugs and furniture Into thape for
transportation across the city to the
cozy new bungalow In the hillside
above the river.
For days Cornelia had secured
agencies and scanned lists. waded
through mud and lost her why. ruined
clothes and caught cnlds. and alto
,ether II had been . most dishearten-
ing process. But her courage re-
mained unshaken and her will at last
iound . way. for one day she came
across what she wanted-exactly! 4
bungalow on a hillside with superb
view Of the river. This was no mere
house. It was explained to her at the
oflice. the owner having built II for
himself. but he was an Engllshmnn
and had gone to war and was now
somewhere in the trenches In France.
Moving day came. CornelIa rose Mt
six and after hurled breakfast took
the car to her future home.
The conductor began to call sta
tons instead Of streets. At one Of
these Cornelia got on and made her
way along the roads toward the haven
on the hill that was to be her home.
She mounted the steps Of the ter
race and took out her key. Then the
hum Of a powerful motor caught her
ear. Down the road were coming two
immense trucks loaded with furniture! !!
Then around the corner OF the house
came a man who called, "Hello, Dor
gan! Come ON and help me get a
door open. forgot to get the keys ~
Then. seeing Cornelia with her key In
the lock, he hurried up the steps.
y don't quite understand" said
Cornelia. Il rented this house week
ing. There seems to be some mis-.
take."
The man regarded her quietly for n
minute. She was very pretty, was
Cornelia-very-and one would have
said that his mind was not entirely
upon the fact that someone else wa ,
trying to move into the same domicil,
with himself.
"What shall we do to McAlpin 4
Cor asked the man quietly. "They
assured me the property was without
q tenant and that l could certainly
move In. However. to annihilate them
won't help hntters much. will 1T And
for us to demolish one another
wouldn't do either, would 1t, because
-he paused an instant, ''well, be-
cnuse 1t wouldn't. You said we were
moving In. That implies a famllyT
"Yes, my father and mother and
brother. l am Cornella Anderson"
$50, you see. to do away with you
still leaves father and mother and
brother. Now with me it's different
I'm alone! And II you will only lo0h
ut me with little more tolerance
will beat hasty retreat and take my
cook stove and rocking chairs alonl
with me-"
Corpelia, completely mollifed, held
out the key. "Under the clrcum
stances we have no more right to thu
house than you have. I can't possibly
move our furniture into 1t knowing
that am leaving an American and .
gentleman out In the cold without an,
home."
They laughed together. "But." HI
protested, you wouldn't exactly bs
leaving me without a home. reall,
was only going to use the place as {
sort Of storage house for my thing
sor the time being-not q home, yot
see. at least for some time to come
Besides, I'm not altogether an Ameri
ian gentleman. I'm an English sol
dier Just now."
Then you-then this is your house
You are my landlord7"
| Don't call me that, please
sounds 80 unfriendly.".
"But the house IL yoursi They tolt
me all about you at the oficei'
'sTrue enough But that hasn't any
thing to do with the case. I'm hom'
on sick leave. I'm going back soon
All I'm doing now II to make havo'
Of other peoples plans. So I'm bette
out Of the way"
Cornelia thought q minute Then
there's an immense attici Woul,
that be Of any usef"
| He caught her meaning. That's ,
bully idea! Don't you need it-th'
garret, meanf"
mo, indeedi Wed be glad to hav.
you use It'll"
| Thanks, awfully. Then it's set
tied. I'll tell Dorgan he can put tn
things in. must be OF on the on,
o'clock train and I've some business
to attend to before leave"
Cornelia was silent. Try as sh,
would. she could think Of nothing I.
say in parting. But the soldier wen
on: "Will you come to the end Of tn,
veranda with me, where there Is {
better view Of the riverf"
She went with him.