The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-03-28

a-whispering. She had said she knew
an about Ward. Well, she did to q
greater extent than others knew. But
she wondered II she did not know too
much OF II she knew enough. There
wses some thing.-
She headed Blue down the slope and
~ straight for the Big Hin a. she
could 60. There was NO trail that way,
and the ridges were steep and the can.
yoas circuitous. But Blue was q good
horse. with plenty Of stamina and
much experience. He carried his lady
safely, and he carried her willingly.
Even hsr impotence could ind no
fault with the manner In which he
climbed steep pitches, sid down slopes
~ steep. Jumped narrow washouts and
picked his way through thicksts q
Quaking aspens OF over wide stretches
of shale rock and lava beds. He was
wet to his ears when finally he shut
led into Wards tram up the creek bot
tom, but he breathed evenly, and he
carried his head high and perked his
ears knowingly forward when the cor
!. round . sh.rn h.n6 NJ sn,.she,,
10Th froot feet into ~ erest inst ha.
fore the cabin and stopped to drink.
whils BiIly Louise stared at the silent
nl.ce.
nv thu tr,eks alonr the creek trail
she knew that Ward had come home.
and shs ureed Blue acroee the ford and
mn thu bank To tia cabin. She aid of
and vent In boldly to hide her inward
embarrasament-and abe found nothing
but emptiness there.
Brly Louise dn not take ling to in.
vestisata Tia coffee not VA sim
warm on the stove when she laid her
palm aesinst II. and abe Immediately
poured herself n cup Of coffee. A plate
and q cup on the table indicated that
Ward had eaten q hurried meal and
had not taken time 70 clear away the
litter. Billy Louise ate what was left,
and mechanically she washed the
dishes and made everything neat be-
fore she went down to look for Rattler.
She had thought that Ward was out
somewhere about the place and would
return veey soon probably. Blue she
had left Standing In plain sight before
the cabin % that Ward could go him
and know shs was there. q fact which
she regretted.
While she was washing dishes and
sveepins abe hsd been trying to think
OF some excuse for her presence there.
Il was going to be awkward. her com.
ing there on his heels, one might say.
Billy Louise began to wish shs had
not come. She began 10 feel quite csf.
tain that Ward would be surprised and
whea he found her there and
would look at her with that faint curl
Of the LID and that fainter lift Of The
nostril above Il, which made her -
hot all over with the scorn In them.
She had seen him look that way once
or twice. and In spite Of herself she b.
gan to picture his face with that ex-
precision.
Billy Louise was on the point Of ID
ing away 4 GOOD deal moro hsstaly
than she had come In the hope that
Ward would not discover her there.
Then her own stubbornness came up.
permost. and ,he told herself that she
had a perfect right to ride wherever
she pleased and that II Ward didn't
like II he could do the other thing,
She went 10 the door and stood look.
ing ont for 4 minute. wondering where
he waa
There was q little window behind
the hunk aud beside that a shelf fil;ed
with books and smoking material and
mntcbes. She knew BY the very ar.
rnnrement Of that shelf and window