Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-06

siIk-stockinged feet at the small coal
CRATE. Fall had come, and there was
sharp nip to the air.
swell, what do you think Of It as
far as you've gomez" he asked alb
ruptly.
Il think it's fine" she candldly adj
mitted. "I'm enjoying myself. l like
it. Don't your"
"As diversion" ne observed
thoughtfully, II don't mind it. These
people are all very affable and pleas
ant, and they've rather gone out of
their way to entertain us. But, after
all, what the dickens does it amount
to? They spend their whole life run
nlng In useless circles. should think
they'd get sick of it. You will"
Hardly, Billum," she smiled. We're
merely making up for two years Of iso-
iatlon. L think we must be remarkable
people that we didn't fight like cats
ana dogs. For eighteen months, You
know, there wasn't a soul to talk to,
ana not much to think about except
what YOU could do if you were some
place else"
You're acquiring the atmosphere"
ne remarked - sardonically, she
thought.
mo; just enjoying myself" she re-
piled lightly.
well, if you really are" he an.
swered slowly "we may as we'll settle
mere for the winter-and get settled
right away. I'm rather weary of being
guest in another mans house, to tell
you the truth"
why, I'd love to stay here all win
ter" she said. "But 1 thought you in
tended to knock around more or less"
But don't you see, you don't partic-
ularly care to-" he pointed out "and
it would spoil the fun of going any
place for me if you were not interest
ed. And when it comes to a show
down I'm not aching to be bird Of
passage. One city is pretty much like
another to me. Well take run over
to New York. want to get some
books and things. Then we'll come
back here and get house or a fiat
tell you right now" he laughed not
unpleasantly, ''I'm not going to renig
on this society game. You can play it
as hard as you like. until spring. I'll
be there with bells on when it comes
to dance. And I'll go to a show
when a good play comes along. But
won't mix up with a lot of silly women
and equally silly she-men, any more
than is absolutely necessary"
"Why, Bill !" she exclaimed aghast.
"Well, amt it 500" he defended la
lilly. 'There's Kitty Brooks-she has
certainly got intelligence above the av-
erage. That Lorimer girl has brains
superimposed on her artistic tempera-
ment, and she uses 'em to advantage
Practically all the rest that I've met
are intellectual nonentities-strong on
looks and clothes and amusing them
selves, and that let's them out Shucks,
there isn't real man in the lot. May
be I'll run across some people who
don't take a twO-by-fOur view of life
if stay around here long enough, but
it hasn't happened to me yet. / must
say that the habitual conversation of
these people gives me q pain. That
platitudinous discussion of the play to-
night, for instance"
"That was droll." Hazel chuckled at
the recollection, and she recalled the
weary look that had once or twice
fitted over Bills face during that
after-theater supper.
Bill snorted.
"Droll. Perhaps" he said. "Bla
tant ignorance, coupled with desire
to appear the possessor of culture, is
sometimes amusing. But as a general
thing it simply irritates."
you're hard to please" she replied.
He shrugged his shoulders and re-
NAMED silent.
"Well," he said presently, well take
that jaunt to New York day after to-
morrow
He was still sitting by the window
when Hazel was ready to go to bed
She came back into the room in a
trailing silk kimono, and, stealing
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