The Arvada enterprise., 1919-02-13
lUTH BELMORE ENDlCOTT

vasA Nm. ~ Dsea 1ss.a sos.sssy. n
1 AanA NJ. staGs looked down at the
nttis hand in his palm, somewhat
startled and not . little dismayed.
Ths main street Of Sunrise Cove on
this warm aftssnoon was not thronsed
WITH shoppsrA Not many people no.
ticed the tail, shamblins. roundabout.
dersd man In rusty black. with the Pc
tits Asurs Of the child and the mon.
grel dog passing that way, though .
few Idle shopkeepers looked after the
TITO in surprise. But when Mr.. stags
and his companions turned into the
pleasantly shaded street. that led out
Of town towards The Corners-whers
was the stagg homestead Carolyn
Nay noticed hsf uncle become sud.
denly nustered. She saw the blood
dood into his face and neck, and sha
felt his hand loosen a. though to 70.
lease her own. The little girl looked
ahead curfously at the woman who Wa
approaching.
She was not Q young woman-that
Il, not what The child would cali young
Carolyn Nay thought she was very
nice lookine-tall and robust. Hsf
brown syss nashsd IN inquiring glance
upon Carolyn Nay, but she did noe
look at Mr.. StaGE. nor did Mr.. Stag
look at her.
"Oh! who IL that lady, Unels Josr'
asked the little GIRL Wh0 thsy W0o
out Of earshot.
"Humr Her uncle's throat seemed
to need clearing. 'That-that u Man
dy Pariow-Niss Amanda PaEloW," b
corrected himself with dignity.
Ths hush did not soon fade out of
his faes - thsy went On in alsnca.
\ Vas half Q mile from Main stzOse
- IL Oognka Thses was tan TIM
bee all about Sunrise Cow, which Was
built along ths shore Of Q desp inlst
cutting IN from the great lake. whoss
h1ss waters spaFkled - far - oos
might - towards tie ooath and wssG
Uncls Joe assured Carolyn Nay whsn
Ghs asked him. that from he highest
hill IN asht oos could sss only ths
lake md he f0test-clothsd hillo and
vallsya
"Thsss's lumber camps an abs1k
nsbbs they'll interest yo1. Loes oe
building going o. al The tima, too"
As told her. - thsy went aloag. Il
ths lsag trains Of cars and oe ths
strings Of bafgss going out q he Con-.
an laden with timber and sawed
boards, millstu6s, tiao and to1AG1aph
posea.
TAsy came b tie last house in IL
nv q dwellings o. this strsst. On ~
WI sdgs of the town. Carolyn Nay
NV that attached 10 ths house was Q
smaller building. facing The Roadway,
WITH Q wide-opsn door. through which
shs siimpssd beaches and sawed lsm-
bee. while b hse 1ostxils was waftsd
Q most dslicio0. smell o6 shavinR
s0h. thsr3s Q eaEpsotee shopr q.
claimed Carolyn Nay. :And y tAat
ths earpsatss. Uneis Josr
4 tall Cd nan. lsan-faesd and elsss.
b sAavsn. with Q haWk'sbeak nose
s6addlsd By . huge pair a silvse.
bowed spsctaclss. came out Of the
shop at that moment, Q jackknife IN
biz hand. He saW NJ. 0tagg aAd,
turning sAazp,y O. hi hssl went -
6oees asaia.
WAo y ~ Unels Jesr' repeated
~ little Oh. "AnA. Il I asksd him.
Do 20 s'poss he'd Givs NJ some q
thoss nice. long. curly shavinpr
THAT'S Jed Paslow-and ~ woaldn't
givs you any shavinss: especially
aftse having sseo yoa With me-" said
tAs hafdware merchant brusQusly.
TAs pretty lady Whoss name was
PaE,sW and he Qusee.iooking old eaz.
psotef. whose name was likewise Par.
low. would neither look at Uncle Josi
Bvsa such little gisi % Carolyn Nay
coaA ~ tAat hsf uncle and the Par.
lows wses aot friendly.
1y and b. they came In dsAt e h
Ooensrs-a place Whsrs another road
crossed this oos at right angles.
In one corner was q White church
with square tower and srssn blinds.
In another Of he four corners was sse
. big store. with . covered porch an
across The froot, O. which were shsl.
tered certain agricultural tools.
There WAS no sound Of life at Ths
Cos1sss eavs . rhythmic "clank. elank,
clank" from the blacksmith 0hop a
the third corner.
On the fourth corner Of the cross.
roads stood the Stag homestsad-a
vide. low.roofed house Of ancisot ap.
psaranee, yet In good repair. Neat
ness was the keynote Of all about ths
place.
II this whsrs you live. Uncle Josr'
asked Carolyn May brsathlsssly. -Oh.
what beautiful big plaesi Il seems
awful big foe me to live ini'
NJ. Stag had haitsd at the gate
and now locked down upon Carolyn
Nay With pssplsxsd brow. well,
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