The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-07-11

I'VE my lie In my own way, and it'D
not this way"
go" Roaring BIN began evenly,
"springtime With you only means ct.
ting back to work. You want to ct
back into the muddled rush Of peopled
places, do your You want to be where
you can associate With lluffy-rudle,
pompadoured giris, and bs properly In
troducod 10 equally proper young men.
Lord, but I seem b have made q mis-
takei And. BY the same token, IN
probably pay for it-in = way you
wouldn't understand II you lived .
thousand year,. Well, sst your mind
at rest. I'll take you out 70 gods and
little lishes. but have sure been q
foolr"
He sat down On the edge Of the table,
and Hazel blinked at him, half scared,
and full Of wonder. She had crown
% used to seeding him calm, imperturb-
able, smiling cheerfully no matter what
she said OF did, that his passionate out
break amazed her. She could only ut
and look at him.
He got out his cigarette materials,
But his fingers tremblsd. splitting the
tobacco. And when he tore the paper
In his efforts to roll Il, he dashed Do.
per and all into tn fireplace with
something that sounded Ike an oath,
and walked out Of the house. Nor did
he return TN the sun was wen down
toward the tree-Eimmed hoeisou. When
he came back he brought In an arm.
ful Of wood and kindl1ng, and began to
build . IRE. Hazel came out Of her
room. Btu greeted her serenely.
well. little person." he said, Il
hope you'll psrk up now"
It'll ty," ahe returned. .Ars you
really going Do take mo outr
Bill paused With match blazing In
his fingers.
TIN not in the hanit Of saying things
I DON'T mean" he answered dryly.
Wen start In he moaning"
3he dark closed In On then, and
they cooked and ate supper In silence.
BIN remained thoughtful and abstract
ID. Then from some place among his
books he unsarthsd Q map, and, spread
ing It On the table, studied 1t Q while.
After that he dragged in his kyakD
from outside, and busled himself pack.
ing them With suppQ1ss foe journey
tea and coffee and -four and such
things done up in small canvas sac1R
And when these preparations were
complete he get q sheet Of paper and Q
pencil. and fen 10 copying something
from the map. He was SIN at that
sketchlng and markins, when HASH
went to bed.
BY all the signs and tokens. Roaring
Bill Wagsta6 slept none that night
Hazel herself tossed wakefully, and
during her wakeful moments she could
hear him stir In tie outer room. And Q
full hour before daylight he called ~
to breakfast
.
This time last speinG," Bm said b
her. II was piking away north Of thoso
mountains, bound for the head Of the
Mas to prospect for gold"
They were camped IN Q notch On tho
tiptop Of long divide. thousand fest
above the general level. A wide valley
rolled below. and from the height they
overlooked two great. Mnuous lakes
and Q multitude Of smaller onss.
Tive been wondering" Hasel said
This country somehow seems differ.
ent. You're not going back Do Oafiboo
Meadow, are your
Bill bestowed . look Of surprise %
her.
II should ny not r. he drawisd. Mot
that 1t would make any difference to
me. But I'm vsry sure you don't want
to turn up there In my company"
THAT'S true" she observed. But
all the clothes and all the money ]
have In the world are there"
Don't let money worry you," b. said
briefly. II have got plenty to ~ you
through. And you can easily bug
clothes"
They were now ten days o. tie road
Steadily they climbed. reaching up
through gloomy canyons where foam
Ing cataracts spilled themselves over
sheer walls Of granite. where The dim
and narrow pack trail was crossed and
recrossed With the footprints Of bear
and deer and the snowy-coatsd noun.
tain goat.
Roaring Bill lighted his svsains IRE
at last at the apex Of the pas. He had
travelled long after sundown. seeking Q
camp ground where his horses could
craze. The DIRE lit up huge ars. and
high above the ar tops tie ~ Was
studded with starr. brilliant IN tie thin
atmosphere. They ate. and, being
weary. lay down to slssp. AZ sunriss
Haiel sat up and looked about hse In
silent, wondering appreciation. An Tie
world spread east and west below.
She adjusted the binoculars and
peered westward from the great height
where the camp sat. Distantly, and
faf below. the green Of the forest broke
down 10 . ha1y line Of stssl-blus that
ran IN turn to huge fog hank. nov.
white In The rising sun.
there's Q lake" she said.
sNo. Salt watsf-a long arm q he
Paeinc." h. replied 'That's whore
20 and I part eompany-to your vafy
great relief. dare say. But look Oh
IN the other direction. Lord. you can
80 two hundred milesi II Il weren't