The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-11-13
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Living with his father or
q small, badly managed ranch, David
Eden has reached the age OF eighteen
With few educational advantages. An &C.
cident TO the auto IN which Or Hardy
eminent eastern physician and his daugh.
ter Irene, are touring the country brings
q new element INTO his life. DR.. 1Tardy'i
leg 4 broken and he H. necessarily con.
lined TO hts bed. Friendship, and some
thing more develops between Irene and
David
In the south end ~ the larger room
stood fireplace. crudely made OF
slabs OF native rock. The fires OF
many winters had crumbled the rock,
80 that u had fallen In In places and
was no longer employed for Its origi.
nal purpose. A very rusty and greasy
stove now occupied the space imme.
diately In front OF the fireplace. the
stovepipe leading into the ample but
totterina chimney. Near the stove
was bench supporting a tin wash.
basin. wooden pail and certain frsg.
ments Of soap-evldently all the equip
ment necessary for the simple s6lu-
lions Of the Eden household. The
remnant n graln-bag. with many evil
dences Of use and abuse. performed
the functions Of towel. and broken
piece Of looking glass gave the faintest
intimation that a strain OF fundamen-
tai relationship links the sexes. BY
the western wall was a table, with nu.
merous dishes. and TO the wall itself
lad been nsiled wooden boxes--saimon
and tomato cases-now containing an
assortment Of culinary supplies. A
partially used sack Of -four and an
ether a rolled oats leaned against the
wall. and n t-apdoor In the floor gave
promise Of further resources beneath.
There was q window In the east and
another IN the west. both open and
unscreened; myriads OF flies gave the
only touch OF life to the dismal scene.
Irene booked II all over. then leaned
against the window sill and laughed.
Her father had brought her west for
holidays with the promise OF changed
surroundings and new experiences. but
he had promised her no such delight
as this. With the Eden kitchen still
photographed In her mind she called up
the picture Of her own city home-the
oruer' the precision the hxedness'
inc this-sits-here-and-that-stands-there-
ness; the hatness and emptiness and
formally OF II all: and she turned
again to the Eden kitchen and laughed
"A sofi ripping urepressibie laugh
as irrepressibie as the laughter OF the
mountain stream amid tn evergreens.
Then she looked again from the open
window. this time with eyes that saw
the VISTA OF valley and woodland and
foothili mat stretched down into the
opening prairie. Suddenly she realized
that she was looking down upon a pic
ture--one Of natures obscure master
pieces-painted In brown and green
and saffron against an opal canvas. IL
was beaushui. not with the soiemnity
q the great mountains nor the sol
emnity Of the great plains. but with
that nearer. more intimate relationship
which IL the peculiar property OF the
foothin country. The girl drew
Er@t breath OF the pure air ana was
about to dream new daydream when
the voice u her father brought her TO
earth.
emit ysu ma anything That VIII DO
Tor bandage' ne asked.
"oh. you dear DaddykinsV she re-
piled. her voice tremulous with self