The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-10-23
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In the matter Of coolnoes George
met Lucy upon her own prsdstsr-
mined ground: In fact he was thsfs
nfst, and at their next encounter
proved loftier and more formal tl,a1
~ did. Their estrangement lasted
three weeks. and then disappeared
without any preliminary treaty: It
had worn itssf out and they forgot It.
The Major had taken . great fancy
to be-. insisting upon her presence
and her fathers at the Anderson fam
lily dinner at the Nansioa every Sun
day evening. She knew how to dirt
With Cd people. he said. % she at
next him at the table on one Of these
Sunday occasions: and he had always
liked her father. even when Eugene
was . "terror'' long ago. "Oh, yss.
he wasr' the Major laughed when she
demonstrated. He came up here
with my son George and some others
for Q ssreoade one night, and Eugene
stepped into q bass fiddle. and the
pooe musicians just gave mp! That
ssfsoads was Just before Isabel was
marrisd-and don't you fret. Miss
Lacy: your father remembers 1t well
enough" TIE old gentleman burst
into laughter. and shook his finger at
Eugsas across the table. ''The fact
H." Tie Major went on hilariously. II
believe II Eugene hadn't broken that
bass fiddle and given himself away
Isabel would never have taken VIII
buri I shouldn't b surprised II that
was about all the reason that Wilbur
got her! What DO you think. VII.
burr
II shouldn't b. surprised" said WI.
bsr paaeidy. II your notion 10 right
m glad '0soe broke the EDDIE. He
was giving Ne Q hard run r.
TIE Major always drank three
giassss of champagne at his Sunday
dinnef. and hs was Anishins tAs third.
"wAat Do you ~ about II, Isabsl1
~ Jovsr" b. cried. pounding the
tabss. she's blushins!"
D1eens WAS a. pink % Isabel. but
he laughed without any dsn Of smbar-
rassmsst other than his helghtsned
color. There's another important
thiAe-thst 10. for me-" be said. 'It's
The ealy thing that makes NJ forgive
that bass VOL for getting Ia ny way"
what - itr' the Major asked.
. .Lsey." said Morgan gently.
Isabel gave him . quick glance. all
warn approval. and there was . muir.
oUr q irieadlinsss round the table.
Ssaner siided By evenly and quick.
y saough. for the most part. and at
The end seemed to ay. On the last
uight before George went back to be
4 junioP bis mother asked him conn.
dently n II had not been . happy
summer.
He hadn't thought about Il, he an
swered. ''Oh. suppose 70. Whyr
II just thought II would be nice to
hear you ray so." she said. smiling
ITS seemed TO me that II must have
been happy summer for you-a real
summer Of roses and wine'-without
the wine. perhaps. Gather ye roses
while - mayor was II primroses
Time does really dy. or perhaps It's
like the sky-and smoke"
George was puxxled. ut strikes me
you're getting mixed. don't see
much resemblance between time and
the sky. or betwees things and smoke
wreaths: but ! do see one reason you
IKE Lucy Morgan 80 much. She
talks that same kind Of wistfui.
moony way somctimcs-l don't mean
10 say ] mind II In either Of you. be.
cause rather like to listen to It..
and you've got q very good voice.
mother. It's nice 20 listen to. no mat.
Ter how much smoke and sky. and
70 on. you talk. Sos Lucy's. for that
matter: and SEQ why you're con.
genial. She talks that way to her
father. too: and he's right there with
the same kind Of CUFF. Well. it's all
right with me- I've got plenty to
think about when people drool along r.
She pressed his hand to her cheek.
and = tear made = tiny warm streak
across one Of his knuckics.
For heavens sake!" he said.
"what's the mattssf Isn't svcrythina
all hghtf"
You're going away! I never can
bear 70 see you so-that's the most
IT II. I'm little bothered about your
father. too"
"whyr'
i, se~ms to ne be lssks 70 bad,
Everybody thinks No."
what nonseassi" George laughed
"Hs's bsss leek1ag ttoe way ~ -