Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-04-25

thirty-one. Rich no Croesus. Well
turned legs. Would make a good no
bleman."
All this would appear to be- reason
ably definite were II not for the note
regarding the color Of his hair. II
leaves 10 me the simple task OF com-
pleting the very admirable description
OF Mr.. Barnes by announcing that
Miss Tilly's hair was an extremely
dark brown.
Also II Ia advisable TO append the
following biographical information:
Thomas KinRsbury Barnes, engineer,
born in Montclair. N. j., September
20, 1885. Cornell and Beaux Arts,
Paris. Son Of the late Stephen B.
Barnes, engineer, and Edith (valen.
tine) Barnes. ONCE. Metropolitan
building. New York city. Residence,
Amsterdam mansion. Clubs; (Lack
Of space prevents listing them here).
Re~creations. golf. tennis and horse
back riding. Fellow OF the Royal Geo.
graphical society. Member Of the
loyal Legion and the Sons Of the
American Revolution.
Added TO this. the mere announce
ment that he was In n position 20 In
dulge a fancy for long and perhaps
aimless walking tours through more
or less out-of-the-way sections OF his
own country. to say nothing Of excur~
slons In Europe.
He was rich. Perhaps not m riches
are measured In these Mldas-iike days,
but rich beyond the demands Of ava
rice. His legacy had been an ample
one. The fact that he worked hard at
his profession from n years end to
the other-not excluding the SIX
devoted to mentally productive jaunts
lis proof sufficient that he was not
content to subsist On the fruits OF an
other mans enterprise. He was n
worker.
The nrst fortnight Of n proposed
six weeks jaunt through upper New
England terminated when he laid
aside his heavy pack In the little bed
room at Harris Tavern. Cockcrow
would find him ready and eager to be-
gin his third wsag. At least so he
thought. But, truth Is. he had come
to his journeys end; he was not to
sling his pack for many n day to come.
After setting the mind OF the land.
lord at rest Barnes declined Mr..
Rushcroft's invitation to GUAR n cor
dial with him in the taproom, explain
ing that he was exceedingly tired and
intended to retire early.
Instead Of going up to his o i'm
medintely, however. he decided tc
have q look ut the weather. His un'
easiness concerning the young woman
OF the crossroads increased as he
peered at the wall OF blackness loom
Ing up beyond the circle OF light. She
was somwhere outside that sinister
black wall and In the smotherinl
} grasp OF those invisible hills. but wni
she living or dead1 Had she reached
3 her journeys end safely7 He tried Il
extract comfort from the confidence
, she had expressed In the ability ant
J integrity of the old man who drov'
J wnh far greater recklessness than ont
would have looked for In Il wild an
! irresponsible youngster.
He recalled with II thrill the lmperi
: Gus manner In which she give direc
: lions to the man, and his surprlsinl
!, sorvlllty. II suddenly occurred to HIN
! that she was no ordinary person h
7 was rather amazed that he had no
. thought Of 1T before.
Moreover, now that he thought OF II
there was, even In the agreeable re-
: Jolnders she had made to his offerings
|. the faint suggestion of an accent tina
: should have struck him Mt the tim
" but did not for the obvious reason tina
he was then not at all Interested
her. Her English was so perfect tha
he had failed to detect the almost In
%pcrceptlble foreign flavor that not
!, took definite form In his reflection
lie tried TO place this accent. Wa
I, II French or Italian or Spanish CeI
talnly It was not German.
lie took II few turns up ind dow
- the long porch, stopping finally at n
IN upper end. The clear, inspiring clan
OF n hammer on an anvil fell SUI
!, denly upon his ears. He looked ut h
watch. The hour was nine, certninl
~ an unusual time for men to BIO Mt wor
In n forge. He remembered two me
In the taproom who were bnre-nrme
IN and wore The shapeless leather apron
In OF the SIN. ny.
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