The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-09-04
CHAPTER xxvII-continued.

CHAPTER xxvii-contInued.
The night was bright with starr.
Bright as day, isn't itT Because her
soice was curt. and she had not used
his name, the rising infection helped
Z little! Hateful. to stumble over q
rut In the road! OF course, he'd make
her take his arm! OF coursei
Richard grasped her elbow. She
walked along. her head high. her
cheeks flaming, anger surging through
her at his touch.
Stupid to press this companiOnship.
this awkward silence on her. II he
thought she was going to entertain
him. as Gerty did, with her swift chat.
ter, he'd be surprised! Any other two
people would fall into easy give-and-
lake. but what could she. Innes Har.
din, hnd to chatter about with this
man stalking along, grimly grasping
her armf Close as they were. his touch
reminding her every minute. between
them walked her brother and her
brothers wife-and there was the
Aexican-hateful memory OF course
she could not be casual. And she
would not force It He had brought
this about. Let him talk. thenl
Oppressive that silence. Then It
came to her that she would ask him
the question that his coming had abort
ed. A glance at his face found him
smiling. He fo1nd 1t amusingl Not
Tor worlds. then, would she speak. And
they stalked along. Unconsciously she
had pulled herself away from him. He
took her hand and put It in the crotch
II his arm. THAT'S better" he said.
She wondered II be were stin smiling.
Their path led BY his tent. Neither
Of them noticed Q subdued light
through the canvas walls. A. they
reached the place q figure darted from
the door.
"Oh. senoe. I thought you wosld
oevsr come" Il was the wife Of Nal.
donate. Her oppression was lost on
lnnes. The face was Quivering with
terror.
''Ar. Richard" Innes. words like
icicles. II will leave you here. It IL
quite unnecessary to come farther"
Quite unveiled her meaningi
II came 20 quickly that hs was not
ready: DOR indeed had Gerty's innuen.
3oes yet reached him. But the situation
was uncomfortable. He turned sharp.
y to the Mexican.
'Coms w." he took her roughly By
Tie arm. Che would wake up the camp
with her crying. He put her In 0 chair.
"Now tell your story" The woman
had ~ TO Be Q nuisance. He couldn't
have her coming around Ike this. 10
had sees thas look in the girl's syee-
MURDERED Who did you say was
murderedr
She liftsd . face. frightened into
haGGardness. "Aaldonado and the
GIRL"
The night was stripped to the tras.
edy. "You found themi"
Her face was lifted imploringly to
him. 'tOh. senior. It was not L BY the
Mother OF Christ. II was not I"
Richard was not sure. Her fear
made him suspect her. "Who WAS II,
ron thinkr
"Feiipe," she gasped. HE got away
from the ruraleS-he came back. He
went home-there was NO one there.
Zone one told him where she had
Eooe. He came to Nald0oadO's. Lu.
-rezia. the eldest. opened the gate. He
~aa terrible. she said. He rushed past
Der. And when he came out his hands
were red. The children heard cries.
They were afraid to 20 In. ! got there
last night. went In. They were not
quite cold-I was afraid 70 stay. II
would look like me. senior. VIII they
take me. senorr' She was q wreck
q terror.
mot II what you tell me is true.
Now. get to he'd. I'll give you some
thing that will make you Sleep" He
hustled her out and prepared the
araught.
He wondered ~ he got into bed ~
to the truth Of her story. Disgusting.
such animal terror! Awkward hole,
that. Fate seemed possessed to queer
hin with those Hnriins!