The Arvada enterprise., 1919-07-24


cssvsseAe. Dsss,.Hl~.m esaessy
ertly at Tom sulking at the head Of
bis own table.
"Poor sulky Achilles" che thought.
Dear. honest old beari"
"Innesv" cried Nrs. Hardin.
She turned to ind that tho guest
was staring at her. She had not heard
his effort 70 include her In the con-
versadon.
"Mr. Richard asked you u you IKE
It heref'
"Thank you-why. Of eoursei" Her
answer sounded pert to herself
Her sister-in-law hastened 70 add
that Miss Hardin WAS vefy lonely, was
really all alone In the world; that they
insisted ON hse mailing her home with
them.
lines had with dimculty restrained
q denial. Aftee all. what other home
had shef still the truth had been de-
Aected. She recalled the sacrifice It
had been to cut her college course In
order to make q home h the desert
for the brother who had always 10
gently fathered her. who had helped
hee invest her small capital that It
might spell q small income. She re-
called his resistance when he had
called in q mortgage; who could watch
that mad scapegoat Of q river playing
pranks with desert homes and not
yearn to help1 Not 4 Hardin. She
still gioried in remembering that she
bad at least driven one pile into that
rebellious stream, even II when she
left the valley It would be - q bread
winner. She was prepared. She was
. good draftsman: she would 60 a.
IN apprentice in an architects once.
She had already settled On the aschi.
tecti
Are you going to Los Angeles
soonf' She heard the new manager
address his host.
I'm taking ordefsg"
There was another awkward mo.
ment when Hardin pushed back his
plate declaring hs had reached his
limit: It was too big q spread To- him
It was the stupid rudensss Of the
small bad boy; even lnnss hushsd for
her sister-tn-law.
With resolution 0erty assumed con-
trol Of the conyeraatlon. Her role
sounded casual; NO one eoald have
respected It Of frequent rehearsal.
They must not talk Of the river: that
was taboo. Railroad matters were
also excluded. Equally dimcult
would BE- reminiscences p6 (awrsoes
days. 30 shs began brightly With .
curreot book. The theater proved .
safe topic. and BY that natural route
they reached New Yosk. lines. who
had never been farther east than Chi
caso. WAS grateful to play audience.
Hardin, who knew his New Yosk PEI.
haps better than either. REFUSED to b
drawn into the gentle stream.
Things must b. kept sprightly. Had
Mr. Richard met many Of the valley
peoplef And II was then that she
threw her bomb toward the listenlns.
silent Hardins. She would like Mr..
Rickard to meet some Of their fr'snds.
He said that he would be delighted.
hut that he was planning to leave
shortly for the Heading.
rot course" She did not give her
husband time to speak. She meant
afterwardl She was planning to give
something q bit novel In his honor.
She refused to zee the glare from the
angry man in his outgrown dinner
coat. She did not glance toward thu
sister. What did Mr.. RickaFd thinh
about . progressive ridsf
ut sounds very entertaining. but
what do you DOR
There was q loud gulFaw from Tom
With deepened color Gerty told hsl
idea. A drive. changing partnsss. q
he could meet all the guests.
n think It will surprise you 10 nnd
10 many nice people In here; It Ger
tainly did me. One doesn't expect e
ind congenlal people In new countrJ
like this."
Richard remembered that he hat
to get hack to his hotel. He had let
tiers to write. Il had bsen . splendid
dinneri And what . wonderful hom<
ahc had made out Of Q sand-bake6 lot
out Of q tenti He spoke Of the rosel
and the morning sioeise. His syea
fell on The open plano. the reading
table With the current masaSanes
Now he couldn't understand Why the1
ever went to that hotell
0sfty's eyes were shining % desl
pools Of water oo which the sun plays
She looked almost infantils ~ sht
stood BY the two tall men, her heat
perched blrdliks. "Oood.byi and
hope you'il come asaiAi"
OF course he'd come asaini
"And 700 will let No know whes
you return. % that may set the Dat
for my partyr
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