The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-03-23
CHAPTER XIV.
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Gail Breaks q Promise.

gay little Mrs. Rabbit and her admir-.
Ing husband. who sent word that they
could not arrive until after dinner 80
tho yacht, long and low and slender
and glistening white. lay in the middle
OF the Hudson river, while her guests
bundled warmly against the crisp
breeze. gathered In the forward shelter
deck and watched the beginnings OF
the early sunset.
like Doctor Boyd in his yachting
cap commented Lucille. as that
young man Joined them. with happy
mother on his arm.
IT takes away that deadly clerical
erect laughed Arly. Ills long coat
makes him look like the captain, and
mes ever SO much more handsome"
i don't mind being the topic of dis
cussion so long as I'm present." com.
mented Rev. Smith Boyd. glancing
around the group as II in search OF
someone.
IL rather restricts the CONVERSE
non." Mrs. Helen Davies observed.
The cherub checked Marion Ken.
meth glanced wistfully over at the rail
"here Dick Rodley. vying with the
sunset In splendor. stood chatting with
easy Ted Teasdale and the stlr Ger.
aid Fosland
where's CALI" demanded the
cherub' checked one.
It's time that young lady was up
on deck" decided Arly. and rose.
Shes probably taking advantage OF
the opportunity to dress for dinner"
surm!sed Mrs. Davies. In fact, |
think It's good idea for all OF u.s."
Out the sunset was too potent TO leave
Tor rev moments. and she sat still.
where indeed was Gail? In her
beautiful little curly maple bed. and
digging two small fists INTO the maple.
brown coVcrlet. The pallor OF the
morning had not yet left her face, and
there were circles around the brown
eyes which CAV, them wan pathos:
there was creAae of pain and worry.
too. In the whit. brow.
Gail had COM to the greatest crisis
In her life. Sc far she had told no
one OF what had occurred that morn.
Ing. When shb had rushed into tn.
rcctor's study he I'D sprung up, and
seeing the fright Ia her face and that
she was iottering and ready to fall he
had caught her In h!s strong arms, and
she had chung .rus;fuily to him, half
faint. until wild sobs had come to her
relief Even In her incoherence. how.
ever. even in her wild disorder OF emo.
ton. she realized that there was dan.
ger. not only to her but to everyone
she loved. In the man from whom she
had run away: and she could not tel!
tho young rector any more than that
she had been frightened. II was strange
how tnstinctively she had headed Tor
Rev Smith Boyd's study: strange
then. but not now. In that moment o,
nying straight to the protection OF his
arms. she knew some thing about her.
self. and about Rev. Smith Boyd too.
She knew why she had refused those
others who had Soocd her; willis
Cunningham and Houston Van Ploon
and Dick Rodley: poor Dick. and Al.
lison and all tho others, She frankly
and complacently admitted to herself
that she loved Rev, Smith Boyd, but
she put that additional worry into the
background II could be fought out
later She would have been very han.
ny about II n she had had time. al.
though she could ace no end to that
situation but unhappincss
Where could she turn for advice. or
whom could she get to share IN the
burden which she felt must surely
crush her There was no one Il
was burden she must bear
alone. unless she could devise
some plan OF effective action. and the
sense ui how far she had been rcspon
abb. tor this condition OF arairs WIS
one which oppressed her. ANA humblcd
her. and drepcned the circles about
her ~ccsm'ttcn eyes
Gan took her lists from their pres.
sure into the brown covcflct. and held
her temples between the finger tips
OF either hand. and the brown haif.
rpring,nH into maynard rinsicts from
the salt breeze which blew IN at the
hRifopcncd window. rippIcd down over
her slender hands. Ms II to soothe ana
her time IN introspcction ana sell
Analysis when there VAS need tor
decisive action' Fortunately she had
n respite untii Monday morning IN
the past few days o' huge commercial
movements which no vitality Interested
her. she lind become acquainted win
business methods TO certain extent.
and she knew that nothing could b"
done on Saturday afternoon or sun
day; therefore Uncle Jim Was safe Tor
two nights and n day Th-n Allison
would deny the connection OF her
Uncle J,m's road witt the A.'P.. and
the beginning OF tho destruction o.
the sargon, family would he thor
oughiy accomplished She ind been
given n thorough crnrp OF nov rns'y
tina, could be- done whn' could 'he
Do In two nights ana . day. u vas
pas, her ingenuity 10 conceive S''
e,uri have help
Bui from whom cou.
Too boydY The sr'