The Arvada enterprise., 1919-08-21

I'VE have all the home comforts
haven't wei Why shouldn't We be com
Portable WHEN We are to be here TO,
monthsf I'm going to brave It Quite
the bitter end, even II bake. 1t IL my
duty" She would make her Intention
perfectly clear! There ought to be al
least ono cosy place. one soft nooh
that suggests woman's presencs. We
have tea here In the afternoon. some
times. Mr.. Rickard drops in" The
last was q delicate stroke.
Afternoon teaf At the Trontf II
this modern warfarer The girl draped
her irony with q smile.
Gerty was stealing pleased survey
In the mirror through the rough door
that opened Into the division called
her bedroom. The sunburned. uncon-
scious profile Of Innes was close to her
own. Pink and golden the head BY the
dark one. She looked younger even
than Innesi Good humor returned to
her.
1--WE arc going to dine on the Delta
tonight" She pinned up q "scoldlng
lock-" an ugly misnomer for her sunny
clinging curlsl The mirror was requi-
sitioned again. that's the name of
the new dredse. It was christened
three weeks ago. in champagne
brought from Yuma"
you said dine on the Delta. Do you
mean they have meals there7"
You should see It." cooed Gerty.
"lt's. simply elegant. It's q floating
hotel. has every convenience. The
camp cook. Ling. has his hands full"
''Going to wear thatr They wsrs
standing now BY the door Of Gerty'a
dressing tent. Over the bed whits
lingerie gown was spread.
II live In them. It's 20 hot" shrugged
Mrs.. Hardin.
"1'll look like your maid. 0ePty I" In.
nes' exclamation was rueful. II didn't
bring anything but khakis. oh. yesi
remember throwing In. the last minute,
two piques to al up space"
"Why. We have dances on the Delta,
and Sunday evening concerts. You
knew the work at Laguna dam 10 being
hssd up1 The government men of the
Reclamation Service are down here all
the ume. But it's time to be getting
ready"
Later. Tom natly refused to accom-
pany them.
II thought a. much" 0srty shrugged
an airy irresponsibility. Innes could
detect no regret.
They passed q cot outside the tent,
"Wh0 sleeps thersr'
'-Tom." The eyes Of the two women
did not meet.
Innes made no comment.
HE nnds the tent stufry." Gerty'a
lips were prim with reserve. They
walked toward the river In silence. Al
they reached the encampment. 0ssty
recovered her vivacity.
That's Ar. Richards once, that
ramada. Isn't II quainti And that's
his tent no. the other one. MacI.san'a
70 next: there's Junior. now"
But his eyes were too full Of Innes "a
see 0erty's dImplea. The difference IN
the quality Of his greetings smote 0srty
like q blow. And she had never con.
sidered Toms sister attractive. a. q
possible rival. Yet. after handshaks
she saw that to AacLean. Jr.. she did
not exist.
Gerty was deeply plqued. Until soW,
the neld had been hers. She might pr.
haps have to change her opinion Of
Toms sister. Boys. she had to coo.
code. the younger men. might and hss
attractive. boyishly congenial: older
men would fail to go charmi
The arrangement at table annoyed
Gerty. The boss. MacI.ean explained
gnily. would not he there for dinner
He might come In later. Two men from
the Reclamation Service tried to enter.
tain Mrs. Hardin.
ut Isn't = battle" lnnes looked
around the gay rrctanxle. ITS play y
The thought followed her that eve.
ming. Outside, where the moonlight
was silvcrinE the deck. and the quiet
river Tapped the sides Of the dre,ige
Josc'a strings. and bis amigos" throb.
bling from . dark corner. made the u.
lusion Of peace convincing. This wal
no battle. II was easy to believe her.
self again ut Mnre island-th~ Delta q
cruiser.
LATER. Gcrty passed her. two.step'
ping divinely. Before her partnei
turned his head. lines recognized ths
stiff back and strniEht poised head and
dancing step Of Rickard. She admit
ted he had distinction. Rrudsingiy. She
could not think Of him except cumparp'
lively: always alphabetically. balanced
against her Tom.
I'm tired: let's srst here" lnnss
drew into the shadow Of the great am
Of the drcdsc. They watched thu
dnN~ses a. they passed. MacI.can play
Ing the woman In "Pcts'a" arms. 0erty
with Rickari. two other masculine cou
Piles. The Hnrdins were the only WON
en- aboard.
II wns because of Tom that lnnes
felt resentment when the uplifted ap
pcniinR chin. the lncs ruflics hutterct
by Tom. lying outside an unfriendl,
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