The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-09-05


marked, Aftsr the First orsstin0a
yet I've heard tongues wagsing. !
hope there's nothing In It I warned
Mr.. Wagstaff against Paul."
warned himf Whyr Hasel neg
lected the question entirely. The blunt
ness Of It took her BY surprise. Frank
speech was not Characteristic OF
vesta Lorimer's ut.
The girl shrugged her shoulders.
HE 70 my brother. but that doesn't
veil my eyes," she said coolly. paul
10 too crooked to lie straight In bed.
I'm glad Mr.. Wagstaff brought the lot
Of them up with round turn-which
he seems to have done. II he had used
q club instead Of his 6sts It would have
ban only their deserts. suppose the
fuss quite upset your
1T did," Hazel admitted grudsinsiy.
TT did more than upset me-"
II thought a. much" vesta said
slowly. ut made you indict an INDIE
served hurt on q man who should have
had better treatment at your hands;
not only because he loves you. but BE-
cause he 10 oos Of the few men who
deserve the best that jon o. any wom'
an can give.s
"You'vs said quite enough basel
cried. IL you have any more insults,
please ct rid Of them elsewhere. ]
think you are"
"Oh, I don't care what you think OF
me-" the girl interrupted recklesely.
III I did I wouldn't be here. I'd hide
behind the conventional rules Of the
game and let you blundef along. But
I can't. I'm not gifted with your blind
egotism. Whatever you are. that Bill
Of yours loves you. and II you care
anything for him, you should b With
him. would, u I were lucky enough
to stand In your shoes. I'd 90 With
him down Into hell 1tssf gladly u hs
wanted me tot"
"Ohi" Hasel saspsd. .Ase yoa
clean madr
Shocked to death, arsat yoar
vesta aesrsd. you can't undsFstand.
can youf I love him-yss. I'm not
ashamed to own It. I'm no seotimen-
tai pruds to throw up my hands In hor.
ror at Q perfectly natural emotion.
But he 10 not for me. dare say ]
couldn't give him an added heartbeat
II I tried. And I have little too much
pfide-strange a. It may seem to you
TO Try. % long - he 10 chained hand
and foot to your chariot But you're
making him suffer. And care enough
to want him to live all his days hap
ply. He 10 Q man. and there are %
few Of them. real men. II you can
make him happy. I'd compel you to DO
70. II I had the power. You couldn't
understand that kind Of . love. Oh.
could choke you for your stupid dis
loyalty. I could DO almost anything
that would spur you to action. can't
rid myself Of the hopeless, reckless
mood he 10 10. There are % few Of his
kind. the patient. strong. loyal. square
dealing men, with Q woman's tender.
pess and Q Hons courage. Any woman
should b. proud and glad to b his
mate, 10 mother his children. And
you-"
She threw oct hsf hands With Q sud.
den, despairins gesture. The blue
eyes grew misty. and shs hid her face
10 her palms. Before that passionate
outburst Hassl at dumbly amased.
staring, uncertain. In Q second vssta
lifted her bad ds0antiy.
II had 10 Dotioo Of breakins out IKE
this whsn I came up shs said quiet.
u. r WAS going TO b vsfy adroit. I
intended to sivs you . ffisodly boost
along he right road. u ! eosld. But
Il has an bssa babblins inside me for
. long time. Yea perhaps think II vsfy
unwomanly-bst I doat care much
what you t1iak. NJ little heartaehs