The Arvada enterprise., 1918-05-02
enAprER xlI-ce"tInusd.

~ Lou1Do0 fAlth mao Compromised
ls1aftely with her doubts Of him.
Guilty or innocent, she would b his
friend always. That was the condition
hsr faith had laid down challengingly
bsfore her doubts. But unless he were
innocent and proved 1t to her she
would never marry him, no matter
how much she loved him. That was
tAo concession hsr faith had made 10
Aee doubts.
my Louise had Q wise little brain
for a she i6salised life and her sur.
resnAings out of On proportion to real
III. She told herself that II she mar
Eied Ward with her doubts alive her
01esEy would b far greater than II
~ gave him up. except - . friend
OF course hse IDEALS stepped In there
WITH IN impracticabls compromise.
NE brought back tie Ward Warren Of
hor pretend" Hfo. She dreamed Of
I'm - Q mutsly adorins friend who
seeod and woeshipsd her from afar
M because Of his sins could mot cFoss
~ Mne q friendship.
r - Wsre rustlee she would shisA
~ and save him, II that wsfs possa-
~ He would love hse always-Billy
loulss eosN Het soncsive Of Ward
tyansesszing his affections 10 another
loD exactang WomAn-and he would
b gfatoe0 fee hsf fk1sndship. She
ssaA ba11A long. lovely scenes whore
1El101lhess was put to the front brave
b, WINE love Ia behind The mask and
saly pssped out thfoaSh The syss now
~ tAsa. Shs "a noe, q eoufss. plan
q this IN sober rsasoa: shs Just
ADoansd 4 with he syes opsa.
0o0s eos came upon ths 6oosstsp
~ eoee1 thsee for Q moment Gtamp-
~ 0ew a his fssG Bi1ly Louise
eangAt hee besath and waited. hee syss
vo11e1 With hse laahss and shining sx-
Destantly. A littls color came into her
dAeeks. Ward had been delayed some
~, bat he was coming now because
- Hoe6ed him and As wanted Asr-
4 Was only John Pringis. hsavy bod
~, hsavy minded, who came h and
noseaksa tAs door shut behind him.
~ Le1ise gavs him Q glanee aAd
lsuopoa hse lad back o. The red
SusA8sa. ~Hsljo. Joanr' sAs grssesd
sansasasay.
Jehn g11n1sA, embarrassed between
- pleasure ct seeing Bully Louise and
- pity for her trouble. Hls white
tssth showed Nttls under his scraGU.
besath-frostsd Dustachs.
"Hslloi You got back. hsy3 ms
purty cold again. ess0s me tt'o Oel1'
Geee0 some noes." He pullsd a ~
H1e4sns and tusgsd at the ice dangling
q ths corners Of his lips. "You come
. sag, hsyi I BET you frsses" He
Wsat over and stood with his back to
tie Ars, his lsathssy brown hands
claspsd behind him. ~ facs still un-
dscidsd % 10 The most suitable emotion
b reveal "Wsll. how you IKE town.
hsgf No COED, I guess. You got plso-
y troabls now. Phoebe and ne, "
0t3ck By you long - you want - TO-"
II know you win. John" Bil1y
Louise bit her lips against . sudden
anpulss to tears. It was not Ward.
bst the crude sympathy Of this oId
Aalfbessd was msrs to her than oil
~ sxpensivs noNsrs that bed been
sacked upon monmis's CONN.
shs picked ~ ~ two lsttsss sAs
~ Ws1ttsa WaF0, brushed o6 the dnst
and syed tAsa hssitatingly. Il Ger.
tainly was Queee that Ward bad not
Ridden down foe sons word from hse.
6he hesitatsd. thea threw The thin ~.
tee into the nre. II message was 70
LONGER Of urssnt poignant nssd. Duly
Louise drew Q lonS hesath when the
grief laden hnes cs1nhisd quickly and
went flying uD ths wids throat Of the
chimney. Ths ether lsGtsf abe pinchsd
between hsf thambs and fingers. She
smiled 4 little - hsrself. Ward would
like to get that NE had swift vision
Of him standing over there BY the win.
dow and readtng Il With those swift.
shutting glancss. She rsmembersd
how she had begun tt-"Bravs Bucka.
roo"-and her ehssks turned pink. He
should have it vhsn hs came. Some
thing had kept hin away. He would
como inst ~ soon % he could. She
M'i The letter back upon the mantel
and SGT n china COW on II to keep II
En.. ;hcre. Then she turned brightly
an: begun to sst tAs table for Phoebe
sad John and heeself and came near
s":;'rc q fourth place for Ward. shs
WAS sn s'ire hs would come a. soon a.
h" could. Aommis used to say that
=. you set q place for . pcrson that
p~rson would come and eat with you
IL spirit II not In reality.
Phoebe glanced at her pityingly when
she saw her hssitatins with the fourth
p!n'c In her hands. Phoebe thought
chat lsilly Louiss had unconsciously
brought II for mommis. Phoebe did
not know that love = stronger even
than grief. for at that moment Btlly
Louise was nee thinking of Dom0is
At all
oNApTRN XIII.
oevoa leaa Kline.
&c A ND yos looked good. an Up
above haor Atlly Ls9les
held Alus 1E1ly n . curved.
neck, circllnR OtnnA. Vn11a nho had q