Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-04-10

averted. of the girl he had met at the
Marshalls table, Innes Hardin. His
eyes jumped to her companions, the
man stranger, and then. Gerty
Holmes. At least, Mrs. Hardin Some
how, it surprised him to ind her pretty.
She had achieved a variety of dis
tnction, preserving, moreover, the
clear-cut babyish chin which had made
its early appeal to him. There was the
same fluffy hair. its ringlets bit arti-
fetal 10 his more sophisticated eyes.
the same well-turned nose. He had
been wondering about this meeting; he
found that he had been expecting some
sort Of shock-who said that the love
OF today is the jest of tomorrow? The
discovery that Gerty was not d jest
brought the surprised qualification
which we award letter or composition
written in our youth. Were we as
clever as that. 50 complete at eighteen
or twenty-one? Could we. now. with
all our experience. do any better, or in
deed as well? That particular sen
tence with wings Could We make 1t
fly today as II scared yesterday? Rick
ard was finding that Gertys more ma
ture char'us did not accelerate his
heart-beats, but they We're certainly
fiatiering TO his early judgment. And
he had expected her TO be shock
He was staring into his plate Of
chilled soup. Culf-loye For he had
loved her or at least he had loved her
chin her pretty CHI dish way Of lifting
IL. She was prettier than he had pic
tured her. Queer that man like Har-
din could draw such women for sister
and wife-the blood tie was the mos
amazing For when women come To
marry. they make often Il queer choice.
Ii occurred 10 HIM that that might
have been Hardin-he had not wanted
to stare at them.
That was not Hardin's face II held
strength and power. The outline was
sharp and distinct. showing the strong
lines. the determined mouth Of the pio-
neer. There was something else. some
thing which stood for distinction-no.
IT couldn't be Hardin.
And then. because an outthrust lip
changed the entire look of the man,
Richard asked his table companions
who was the man with the two ladies'
near the door.
THAT, subj" his neighbor from Ala
nama became Immediately oratorical
that is big man. sub. If the In
perial valley ever becomes a reality a
fiXtuah. il will be because of that one
man. sub. Reclamation is like a seed
thrown on a rock. VIII ii stick7 Will
Il take root? VIII il grow? That is
what we all want to know"
Richard thought that he had wanted
to know something quite different, and
reminded the gentleman from Alabama
that he had not told him the name.
1.-THE father Of this valley. If TIL
reclamation of this desert, Thomas
Hardin. sub"
Richard tried to reset. without at-
tracing their attention the group Of
mis- impressions Of the man whose per
/ Sonality had been so obnoxious 10 him
/ IN the old Lawrence days. The Hardin
he had known had also large features.
but of the tiaccid irritating order. He
/ summoned picture of Hardin as he
mad shufiled into his own classroom. or
up to the long table where Gerry had
always qucened IL among her mothers
boarders. He could see the rough I'M
! polished boots that had always offend
ed him as betrayal of the mans in
ner coarscness; the badly fitting coat,
the long awkward arms, and the salts
/ fed. loud-Speaking mouth. These fca-
lures were more definite. Could time
! bring these changes? Had he changed.
| like that? Had they SEEN him? Would
| Gerty. would Hardin remember him,
Wasn't IL his place To make himself
known: wave the flag of old friendship
over an awkward situation,
He found himself standing in front
of their table. encountering first, the
eyes Of Hardin's sister. There was no
surprise. no welcome there for him. He
felt at once the hostility Of the camp.
His face was uncomfortable warm.
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