The Arvada enterprise., 1919-07-03

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Observation-Disclosures
here, isn't itr' She flashed at him the
look he remembered 70 wildly, the
childish coquettish appeal. I'VE dine
1t home, till it becomes tiresome, and
then we come foraging for variety. But
you must come to ~, say Thursday. L
that right for you7 We should love It"
Sun those two averted faces. Rick
ard said Thursday, ~ he was hidden,
and got back to his table, wondering
why in thunder he had let Marshall per
suade him to take this Job.
Hardin waited scant minute to pro
test: ''What possessed you to ask him
to dinner1'
"Why shouldn't II He Il an old
friend" Gerty caught Q glance Of ap-
peal, from sister to brother. "Jealousr'
she pouted charmingly at her lord.
"Jealous, moi" bluffed Hardin.
He thought then that she knew, that
Inpes had told hss. The Lawrence cpl.
sode held no sting to him. Once, It
had enchanted him that he had carried
of the boarding-hou belle, whom even
that bookman had found desirable
booknanl A superior dudei He had
always had those grand airs. A. II Il
were not more to Z mans credit to
struggle for his education, even II he
were older than his class, or his teach.
q. than to accept It OF oliver plates.
handed by lackeys3 Richard had IL.
ways acted a. II II had been something
to be ashamed Of. Il made him sick.
"They've done It this time. It's .
fool choice"
Again. that look Of pleading from In
mes. Gerry had . SILVER Of intuition.
"Fool choicsr' Her voice was omi.
nously calm.
Hardin shook OF Innss' syes. Better
b done With 1T "Hs's the 1sw gen
ssal manager"
Hes the general manasser
TIN to take orders from him.
Gerty's silence was Of the seU10ed
variety. The Hardins watched ~
crumbling bread on the tablsclotA.
thinking, fearfully, hat she WAS eolnS
TO cry.
Didn't I tell your Her voice. ~
pressed. carried the threat Of tsars.
"Didn't I tell you how It would BET
Didn't say that you'd b sorry Il yoa
called the railroad int"
"Nust No 90 over this asainr" asked
her husband.
"why didn't yoa tell met Why did
you let me mako q goose of myselff'
She was remembering that there had
bsso 10 peotest, No surprise from In
mes. She knewi A family secret
She shrugged. I'm glad. on the whole.
that you planned It ~ surprise. For
I carried II OF ~ II we'd not been In
suited. disgraced."
"0ertyi" expostulated Hardin.
s0ertyi" implored Innes.
"And We are In for q nice friendly
dlnneri"
"Are you quite anishedr' Hardin
got up.
Az the three passed out Of the dining
room. Rickard caught their several ex.
pressions: Hardin's stiff. Indifferent:
Gerty's brilliant but hard. As she
flashed q finished. brave little smile In
his direction. The sisters bow was
distinctly naughty.
In the hall, Gerty's laugh rippled
out. It was the laugh Richard remem-
bered. the light frivolous cadence
which recalled the namboyant pattern
Of the Holmes parlor carpet, the long.
crowded dining table where Gerry had
reIgned. It told him that she was In
different to his coming. ~ she meant
It should. And It turned him back to
a dark corner In the honeysuckle-
draped porch where he had spent 70
many evenings with her. where once
he had held her hand. where he told
her that he loved her. For he had
loved her. or at least he thought he
had And had run away from her ex.
pectant eyes. A cad. was he, because
he had brought that waiting look Into
her eyes. and had run from ~
Should . man ask q woman to give
her life into his keeping until he IL
quite sure that he wants ~ He was
revampinG his worn defense. Should
he live up to minute OF Surrender. OF
tenderness. II the next instant brings
sanity. and disillusionmentf He could
bury now forever self.reproach. He
could laugh at bic own vanity. 0sfty
Hardin. Il was easy to see. had foseot.
ten what he had whispered to Gerry
Holmes. They met ~ sober old
friends. That ghost was laid.
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