The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-03-16
CHAPTER xxii-continued.

Good evening"" she replied. and he
vent out OF the door.
When he had gone, she few up to
her rooms. her first coherent thought
being that she had accomplished IL!
she had seen Allison. and had given
him her definite answer. and had got
ten him out OF the house while the
sthers were back In the billiard room.
She had held up splendidly. but she
was weak now. and quivering In every
limb. and she sank on her divan. sup
ported on one outstretchcd arm: and
IN this uncomfortable position she
took up the eternal question OF Gall
The aD.ry tears OF modification
spranP INTO her eyes!
Tfs library was quite steadily de.
voted to Vedder court tonight. A high.
" important change had come into the
fortunes OF Market Square church. II
was rs II a stone had been thrown In.
10 group OF cardboard houses. All
the years OF planning had gone the
way OF the wind. and the card houses
had all to be built over again. The
cathedral had receded by a good Ave
years. unless the force and fire OF Rev
Smith Boyd should be sufficient to
coax capital out OF the pockets OF his
millionaire congregation: and. in fact,
that quite normal plan was already
under Amusement.
The five OF this impromptu counsel
were deep In the matter OF ways and
means. when = slender apparition, In
ciinging gray. came down the stairs
1t was Gail. who. for some reason I'M
known. even to her. had decided that
she Wa selfish: and Rev Smith Boyds
heart ached AZ he saw the pallor on
her delicately tinted cheeks and the
oak tracing about her brown eyes
She slipped quietly In among them
her brown hair loosely waved. so that
unexpected threads OF gold shone In II
when she passed under the chandelier.
ana she greeted the callers pleasantly.
and sat down In the corner. very
silent. She was glad that she had
come. II was restful In this little circle
OF friends
A noise filled the hall. and even the
lights OF the library seemed to bright.
en-. as Lucille and Ted. Arly and Ger
AID. and Dick Rodley. came tumbling
In. laughing and chattering. and carry.
Ing hilnrity In front OF them like a
wave. Gall showed her tangle Of
thoughts still farther back In her head.
and the sparkle returned into her eyes
Were bringing you a personal invi.
tation to Ariy and Geralds yacht
party" jabbered Lucille. kissing every.
body In reach except Rev. Smith Boyd.
you might lot Arly extend the invi.
tation herself" objected Ted.
1--WE given the pleasure to Gerald"
laughed Arly. with Il vivacious glance
at that smiling gentleman. He does
II 80 much better. Now listen"
TITS a little Informal weekend party.
on the Whitecap." Gerald Informed
them. with a new something In him
which quite satisfactorily took the
place OF cordially. sort OF a farewell
affair. ArIy and ! are about to take a
selfish two months cruise. all by our
selves" and he glanced iondiy al the
handsome black.hnir,d v,,,,y wom,,
under discussion WA sh,,,d ~.
plensed To hay. Won ,oin ~, o,, n,
included Mrs uoyd ,rd ,,o y,,,, ,
tor with nod
.of co,r.o vo,u oo r.,
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ms Us oh'y 'am''y crowd, the Bah.
oi''s ana MARION Kenneth aud We WHO
are mere
Rev Smith Boyd looked at his
mother. and that lady frightened
sisibly,
when is II to be-" he asked
saturday" AIRY informed him INN.
jny Lucille, who had sat on IN, nrm M
Mira noyds chair Ary gat an mo
other on, and Gerald Eoslond vim -,