The Arvada enterprise., 1919-11-27
CHAPTER xv-centinusa.

49,
Tim not SURE, George. When wa
your age was like you in many ways,
especially in not being very cool.
headed, 70 I can't ssy. Youth can't be
trusted for much, except asserting
itself and fighting and making love-"
"Iudeedw George snorted. "Aay
ask what you think I ought to have
doneT"
:Nothingr" George echoed, mock.
Ing bitterly. Il suppose you think !
mean to let my mothers good name
"Your mothers good namei' Am
berson cut him Of impatiently. mo
body has good name in q bad mouth.
Nobody has q good name in q silly
mouth. either. Well. your mothers
name was in some silly mouths, and
all you've done was to 90 and have
q scene with the worst old woman gos-
zip IN the town. scene that's going
to make her Into partisan against
your mother. whereas she was mere
prattler before. Don't you suppose
she'll be all over town with this to-
morrow1 And she'll see to 1t that
everybody who's limited anything
about poor Isabel will know that
you're on the warpath; and that will
put them on the defensive and make
them vicious. The story will grow a.
It spreads and"
George unfolded his arms to strike
his right iist into his left palm. "But
do you suppose I'm going to tolerate
such things" he shouted. "What do
You suppose I'll be doingr'
You can do absolutely nothing"
said Anderson. Nothing Of any use.
The more you do the more harm you'll
Do"
you'll seei I'm going to stop this
thing II have to force my way into
every house on National avenue and
Anderson boulevard!"
His uncle laughed rather souriy but
made NO other comment.
swell. what do you propose to DOR
George demanded. "Do you propose
to sit there"
Yes"
"-and let this rihfra6 handy my
mothers good name back and forth
among them1 II that what you pro.
pose to dor
''It's all I can do." Anderson re-
turned. "It's all any Of us can do
oow: just sit still and hope that the
thing may die down In time in spite
Of your stirring up that awful old
woman"
George drew q long breath. then ad.
vanced and stood close before his
uncle. Didn't you understand me
when told you that people are say.
ing my mother means to marry this
manr
"Yes, I understood you"
You say that my going over there
has made matters worse" George went
90. "How about II II such a-Such an
unspeakable marriage did take place1
Do you think that would make people
believe they'd been wrong In saying
you know what they say"
no" said Anderson deliberately; (;
n deo't believe It would. But II
wouldn't hurt Isabel and Eugene. II
they never heard Of Il: and II they did
hear Of II, then they could take their
choice between placating gossip or liv-
Ing fee their own happiness. II they
have decided to marry"
George almost staggered. Good
hsavsai" be gasped. "You speak Of II
calmlyg
Anderson looked up At him inquir-
ipSiy. "Why shouldn't they marry II
thay want tor he asked. "lt's their
own affair. ! don't ses anything pre-
cisely monstrous about two people get.
tiAs married when they're both free
And care about each other. what's
~ natter With thsir marryingf"
It would Be monstrousl" George
shouted. "Monstrous even II this hor.
sible thing hadn't happened, but now
In the face Of this-oh. that you can
sit there and even speak Of III Your
eva slstsrl Oh" He became inco-
hsrsnt. swinging away from Anderson
and making for the door. wildly Gcs.
turing.
''roe hsaven's sake don't be 20 the
atriealr said his uncle. and then. ses-
Ing that George WAS leaving the room !:
~Coms hack here. You mustn't speak
10 your mother Of thisi''
"Dont tend TO-" George said indis-
ttnctiy. and he plunged Into the big.
ainly III hall. He went home and got
hat and overcoat without seeing
bithsr his mother or Fanny. Then he
Nh word that hs would b out for
thinner and hurried away from the
house.
He walked the DARK strssts Of Am.
esrsou addition for an hour. then went
downtown and got coffee at . restau.
rant. After that hs walked through
ehs lighted parts oe the town until ten
o'clock. when be turned north and
eame back to the purlieus Of the Add.
llou. He walked nsrcely. though bis
test ached. but By and By hs turned
homsward. and, when ~ reached the
Najoe'a went In and at upon the
stsps Of The huge stone veranda In
>Annsnea AwNAn IN that lonolV