The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-06-07

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and Sunday evening concerts. You
knew the work nt Lnguna dam Is being
held up2 The government men of the
Reclamation Service are down here all
| the time. But It's time TO be getting
ready"
Later, Tom fatty refused TO accom-
pnny them.
III thought MS much.' Gerty shrugged
an airy irrcsponsibllIty. Innes could
detect no regret.
They passed n cot outside the tent,
"Who sleeps thcrcf'
''Tom." The eyes OF the two women
did not meet.
Innes made no comment.
"IIe finds the tent stufry" Gcrty's
llns were prlm With reserve. They
walked toward the river in silence. As
they reached the encnmpmcnt, Gerty
recovered her vlvnclty.
"That's Mr.. l,Ickard's office, that
rnmnda. Isn't II quaint? And that's
his tent; no, the other one. MacLean's
is next; there's Junior, now"
But his eyes we're too full OF Innes TO
see Gefty's dIinplcs. The difference In
the quality o9 his greetings smote Gerty
like II blow. Aud she had never con.
sldercd Toms sister attractive, us
possible rival. Yet. after n hndshake.
she saw that to MucLean, ,Ir.. she did
not exist.
Gerty was deeply piqucd Until now,
the field had been hers She ~ .ht per-
haps have To change her opinion of
Toms. sister. Boys, SHE Ind "a CON
cede, the Scuuger Hcn, si'g' Gad her
a;tra,.,se, bt",ily ccrrrn.a.; older
mta would lsil % zoe t&4,-.
Tie asranr aeat at ta5.a Annoyed
Gerty. The lc2i, Mh ,LJan cyplslned
gally. would 10. he therc for 6,.ne-.
He in.s,t come "a later. Two r.cn from
the Rec;amatIon SerYlcc tired 80 Cilser.
tain Mre. Hardin.
at ipG't battle.' Times locked
around t'li oGy rcc,nrr'e. "It's plavi"
The tAD3sat followed hu' that eve
nlng. outside. where lhe moonlight
was s.!vor!ng the deck, and the quiet
river lfrn"d TIE sides of the dreage,
Jose's etrlrga. and tis amigos" thr0i,.
hing frcm Il Gari; cC.:ner. made the r.
iusion of peace convincing. This wrs
no bn;.i II was casy&tO heliege her !.
self again at Mare island--the Delta Il
cruiser.
Later Gcrty passed her, tw0-step-
ping divlncly. Before her partner
turned his head, lnnes recognized the
stifr back and straight poised head and !
dancing step OF Rickard. She admit
ted he had distinction. grudglngly. She !
could not think of him except compara-
lively; always antithetically. balanced |
against her Tom.
TIN tired; let's rest here" lnncs |
drew into the shadow Of the grent arm |
OF the dredgc. They watched the
dancers as they passed. MacLcnn play
Ing the woman In "Pctc's" arms. Gerty |
with Richard. two other masculine con.
pies. The Hardins were the only wom-
en- aboard.
IL was because of Tom that Innes
felt resentment when the uplfted ap-
pealing chin, the lace rufles nuttered
by. Tom, lying outside an unfrlendly
tentl
II was easy. in that uncertain light.
70 avoid Richards glance of rccognI-
Ion. Estrada. who had come aboard
With the manager, sought her out. and
hen Crothers of the o. Z. Again, she
saw Rickard dancing with the lingerie
gown. There seemed to be no attempt
o cover Gerty's preference for Rick
ird, she was the only woman therei
Because she was Toms sister, she had
right to resent II, 10 refuse 20 meet
lis eye. Small wonder Tom did not
,ome TO the Delta! h
Going In with MacLean, Jr., to tho
nessroorl for glass OF water, she met
tickard, on his way out. She rlan-
ged to avoid shaking hnnds with him. K,
She wondered why she had consented
q give him the next waltz.
Hell not find me" she determined. ,
iacLean followed her gladly to the h
lark corner Of the deck where's Jose's f,
ultar was then syncopatlng nm accom- ]
anlment to his amigos" voice. I
To her surprise. Rickard penetrated /
er curtain OF shadows.
"Our dance, Miss Hardin? Give us !
sobr' Las Olas,' again, Jose" (
The hand that barely touched his )
rm was stilf with nntagonism. She
Did herself that he had 10 dance with q
cOnventlonality. de-
landed II. But, instantly she forgot b
er resentment, and forgot their awk- {
ard relation. II was his dancing, not s
eriy's, them that was superb" Any
ody could find skill under the leader
Zip Of that irresistible step. And then n
he motion claimed her. She thought
nothing; they moved as one to the u
quid falling beat. {
The music dropped them suddenly, =
'lating them at the stern of the deck.
he silence was complete. Rickard :
'oke 1t to ask her what she thought OF
10 camp. u
Her resentments were recalled. She
undered through her impression of u !,
% lightnesa the pavetv u