The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-12-18


avenue met AmbersOR bouissard hesu
at IN obtuse angle. and the removal e
tie pillars made the boulevard sesn Q
cross street Of NO overpowsring In
poftance-ceftainly Il did not soen to
b . Boulevard
George walked BY the Mansioa har-
siedly, and came hone to his nother,S
house for the last time.
Emptiness was there. too, and ~
closing Of the door resounded thFeagA
bare rooms; for downstairs there WAS
NO furniture in the house except q
kitchen table in the dining room. which
Fanny had kept "for 6.nner." she said,
though a. she was to cook and serve
that meal herself George had his
doubts about her name for It Upstairs,
she had retained her own furniture.
and George had been living in bis
mothers room, having sent svesythlnG
from his own to the auction. labels
room was still ~ It had been. but tAs
furniture would b. moved With
Fanny's to new quarters In the nogn-
ing. Fanny had made plans for hsr
nephew ~ well ~ herself; ~ Aaa
found q 'three-room kitcheaette apart
ment" In an apartment house WheFe
several old friends Of hers had estab.
ltshed themselves elderly widows Il
citizens once ~prominent" and ether
retired gentry. People used their owA
'kitchenettes" for breakfast and luneh,
but there was q table d'hote arrange
ment for dinner On the ground 0oees
and after dinner bridge was played
all evening, an attraction powerful
with Fanny. She had made an the
Arrangements" she reported. and nsf.
vously appealed for approval. asking II
she hadn't shown herself pretty psae-
tical" in such matters. George acqui-
esced absent-mindedly, not thinking Of
what she said and not reanzing to
what It committed him.
He began to realize It now. ~ 10
wondered about tho dismantled house:
he was far from sure that b was
willing to live in ''thres-room apart.
ment' with Fanny and eat BREAKFAST
and lunch with her (prepared By her
self in the 'kitchenette") and dinner
at the table d'hote IN '.such Z pretty
Colonial dining room" Geo Funny de-
scribed it) at little round table they
would have all to themselves In the
midst Of . dosen little round tables
which other relics Of disrupted fam
lilies would have all to themselves. For
the first time. now that tie change
WAS imminent. George began 10 dsvsl-
op before his minds eye pictures Of
What he was in for: and they appalled,
lin. He decided that such q hfe
vcryed upon the sheerly unbsarahle.
and that after oil there were some
things left that he just couldn't sand.
50 he made up his mind to speak to
his aunt about It at ''dinnef." and tell
hef that b. preferred to ak Bsoason
10 let him put sofa-bed, trunk an6
q folding rubber bathtub bsAia9 .
screen In the dark rear room q u T.
dee. Is
But at 'dinues'' Fanny vsatneev.
oas. and % distressed ahest q -
urs II her eGDoets WITH sWoslbsoAe
and macaroni; and she Was % eaeSk
IL her talk Of how eenfeetah1e ~
would b. ~ tbs ttns teneefew
night
Aftse sdinnss" b. Weat upstairs.
moving his hand slowly aleag ~
smooth walnut railing e II balas-
trade. Halt way 10 IL laa1lng -
stopped. turned, and stoea DsekinS
down ct tie heavy doors nasl1ag ~
black emptiness hat had besa ~
library. Here ~ had stood - what
~ now knew WAS the worst Nv e his
life: hsee b. had stood Whsa ~ nod
e passed through that doorway. hand
finland with hse brothse. 10 learn what
her 500 had doos. a
He went o. more heavily, Dsee slow
~; and. more heavily and slewiy still.
entered labels room and sAat The
door. He id not core fosth again.
aud bads Fanny sood-nigAt through
the closed door whsu che stopped out
side II later. E4
I've put all ths lights eat. oeesgs."
shs said. "Evssythings III sisAt."
'vssy WELL" he called. s0oed night.
Aunt Fanny"
His voice had Q otEangisd seund In
spite Of him: but ~ sseosd net to
notice It. and he heard her 90 to her
own room and lock herself In with
bolt and key against bsrsiars. she
had said the enc thing ~ sAosA not
mothers watching over 20. George"
Shs had meant "a. b kiad, bat II de-
stroyed bis last chance for sleep that
night. He would have slept little II
she had not said It. but si1ee ~ bad
said II b. did not sleep ct all. For he
knew that II WAS true-l1 Il could be
trus-that bis mother. II ~ stu lived
In spirit. would BE- wesping on the
other side q the wall q silence. weep
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