The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-07-18

kindly on teaching a. a means Of live
lihood. And stenographers seemed to
be In demand. Wherefore. she rea-
soned that wages would be high. With
the list in her purse. she went down on
Hastings-which runs like huge ar
terry through the heart Of the city.
with lesser streets crossing and diverg-
ing.
But she made no application for en-
ployment. For ON the corner Of Has
tings and Seymour. a. she gathered
her skirt In her hands to cross the
street, someone caught her BY the arm
and cried:
well, foesvsEmoee, n Il isn't Hasel
Weirf"
And shs turned to nnd herself facing
Lorraine Narsha Granville school
chum-and Loraine's mother. Back Of
them, with wide and startled eyss,
doomed Jack Barrow.
He pressed forward while the two
women overwhelmed Hazel with .
food Of exclamations and questions.
and extended his hand. Hasel accept
Cd The overture. She had long anee
gotten over her resentment against
him. She was furthermore amazed to
nnd that she could NEST his eye and
take his hand without . single fluttef
Of her pulse. Il seemed strange. but
she WAS glad Of It
They stood q few minutes On ~
corner; then Mrs.. Aarsh proposed that
they 90 to the hotel, where they could
talk at their leisure and in comfort.
Lorraine and her mother took the lead.
Barrow naturally fell into step With
Hasel.
I've been wearing sackcioth and
ashes. Haze" b said humbly. "Shoet-
" after you left, somebody on one q
the papers ferreted out the truth Of
that Bush affair, and the vindictive. old
hounds reasons for hat compromising
legacy were set foetA. Bush appears
to have kept . diafy-and kept Il post
ed up to the day Of Ms death-poursd
out all his feelings o. paper. and ~
peatedly asserted that he would win
you or ruin You. And It seems that
that night. after you refused to come
to him when he was hurt. he called In
his lawyer and made that codicii- and
spent the rest Of the time I'LL be died
gloating over the chances q u b.
smirching your character"
I've grown rAtbee Indifferent about
Il" Hasel Fsuked impersonally. But
he suecesAsd rather easily. Even you.
who shoVid have known me better.
were rsAAy to believe the very worst"
I've paid for It," Barrow pleaded.
"Yoa doa't know how I've hated myself
for beipg such = cad. But It taught
me q Jesson-lf you'll not hold Q
grudee against me. I've wondered and
worried about you. disappearing the
way you did. Where have you been.
and how have you been getting onf
You surely look WELL" He bent an
admirinE glance on her.
"Oh. I've been every place. and I
can't complain about not getting on"
abe answered carclessly.
For the life Of her. she could not
help making comparisons between the
man beside her and another who she
guessed would by nuaT be bearing up
the crest Of the divide that overlooked
the green and peaceful vista Of forest
md lake. with the Bnbine range lying
purple beyond. She wondered II Roar.
ing BIZ Wagstan would ever, under
amy circumstances. have looked on her
with the scornful. nngry distrust that
Barrow had once betrayed. Bnrrow's
attitude was that Of a little boy who
Ind broken some plnything In . it Of
anger and was now woefully trying to
put the pieces together again. Il
amused her. Indeed. II afforded her q
distinctly un.Christian satisfaction.
since she was not by nature Of Q meek
or forRiving spirit.
Hazel visited with the three Of them
In the hotel parioe for . matter Of two
hours, went to luncheon win them,
and at luncheon Lorraine Marsh
brought up the subject Of her couins
home to Granville with them. 3he
Bush incident vas discussed and ~.
missed. On the Qusstion Of rsturnang.
HASH was Hooconnittal.
''Of cosras you'u comet We won't
hear Of leaving ~ behind. % you
caa consider that settled" Loeei.s
Marsh declared at last "we'rs eala9
day after totnosFUW. % 70 NJ. nas.
row."
Jack walked With hse out b ~
LadysnitA. aAA, anoas eeAse tAiaR
to,l ~ hew - AA0peeed b b. In d
ssass dty.