Gunnison news-champion., 1917-09-07

No. no." tnterposed Vida. who
should have done the explaining I'm the
nrst place. .'She Is Just taking q nap.
She has had such terribly exhausting
experience the last forty eight hours
that We were all thankful when she
dozed o6 little while ago. Poor thing.
the rest will do her a world Of good"
whats she sleeping over there fori"'
pointing at the bushes. why isn't
she In her own bed in the houseY''
''Oh. the house." Vida repeated
blankly. ''Didn't any one tell you?
There isn't any house."
"No house? Why not?"
Your house. madam" said Captain
Perkins. has been consumed by the
devouring element" He quoted a fire
insurance advertisement from memory.
well. WELL" Mrs. Green repeated In
q. .dase. "weli. we'll"
Upton s. Clair plucked me by the
sleeve to attract my attention and
whispered In my ear. "Where are my
pantsY' -
why" I replied, 81 sent them over
to Huntinsdon's island. as I promised
would"
Are they there nowY
Yes. Bill left them In the kitchen
for you"
Then suppose I'll have to wear
this"
~ should think that 1t would be i'm
modest II you didn't"
He walked away.
Nrnk ko ma - A~m~hAovs
Green said. with q sigh. "Let me see
that there In something left Of my life
a. 1t was before the earthquake"
"You can see her n you WISH" said
Vida calmly, "but I assure you she Is
all right. and you viii only disturb her
from q sleep which she needs very.
very much"
Green actually believed her and ceased
to worry about Lucille. Mira Green II
one of those placid ladies' who let 9TH
or people bully them and mold their
very thoughts. Lucille had always
made her mother think Just whatever
she told her to. and Vida was ap-
parently able to do the trick also
We walked up to inspect the ruins
lt was ~ nice and complete Q set oi
ruins - have ever gazed upon. Moth
Ing was left to the imagination-tS>
whole business was ruined.
While We were engaged In that
m0urnfut amusement Q tall. muscular
young man walked Into our circle and
demanded. Where il Lipt0u 8. Clair z
.Nedw Vida exclaimed. rushing to
ward him. She stopped when she sa "
his face.
he brushed past her.
Med Blaney!' shouted Clair. joyful
y advancing toward the young man.
"You treacherous houndr' hissed
Blaney. gazing on that whiskered
travesty without smiling. "You stole
the only woman ] ever loved away
from me. Heart breakerr'
II couldn't help It" Clair admitted.
Viper. yelled Rlaney a. he fell on
bis friend.
It would have been q fairer Hght Il
Ciair bad not been hampered by biz
skirts. Al Il was. Il ended with Bla
ney athwart Glars back. grinding hi1
vose Into the dirt
Il give upr' choked Clair. .Iu mar,
~ her,
Marry herr Bhney shook hi,
friend again. ~Not while l i've"
'Isn't that what YOU'RE trying q
make me dor Clair expostuiated n
well ~ be could. II don'f want to
that's certain"
Don't you zee. Ned. vida Interrupt
ed soothinsiy. ''he doesn't want to mar.
q me Your outrageous Jealousy has
led roo into making mistakes again"
-I'm sorry" corroborated Blaney.
I've been under . terribly nervous
strain over all this. and 6rst was
afraid vida was lost In the storm. I
vas nearly frantic till got bold Of Z
rowboat and came over. It was IN
awful pull in the sea that's running oul
there. But it's all right now. You must
sil come over to Fair View to see vida
and me get married this morning
Claif was listening to ali this In Q
sort Of dazed wonder.
Don't ] have 70 marry heer" be
aaked.-~
Have 70 marry herr echoed Bla-
ney good naturedly. why. you old
rhinoceros. you couldn't trap girl into
marrying you even II you dressed DIP
Ike MrA Katxentamme- to o-pleaso her.
.But sbe said-- began Clair.
Vida flashed IN impIoring look II me-
clair could stiii DO good deal Of dam
age u be revealed all that shs had said
and done tryin8 = win that wagsr
fro0 N.
-she said." I repeated. brushing on
and adjusting Glars skirt which had
su6ered sadly from BIZ rough and tum
BIZ enrounter. ';she aid that - knew
slIe wouid IKE you hscanss you wese .
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