The Arvada enterprise., 1919-08-28
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quarry between Los Angeles and Tue
son requisitioned for their undertake
ing.
A shadow fell on the pine desk.
Ling. in blue ticking shirt and white
butcher apron. waited for the '1boss"
to look up. He stood wiping the per-
spiration from bis head. hairless sx-
cept for the long silk.tapered queue.
"Wsll, Lingf'
II 90 tamale." His voice was soft
~ silk. II no stay"
It was .. thundsrclap. There was
no one to replace Ling. who was
drawing down the salary Of q private
secretary. Lose Lingf It would bs
more demoralising to the camp than
to lose an engineer.
Money all lite. Bossee all lite. No
likee woman. Woman she stay, Ling
TO-"
''Mrs. Hardini" Rickard woke up.
"shs all time makee trouble. She
claxy. She think woman vellee nne
cook. She show Ling cookee plunes.
Teachee Ling cookee plunesl no
stay that woman" Unutterable hnal.
ity in the leathern face. Rickard and
MacLean. Jr. exchanged glances
which deepened from concern into
perplexity. They could not afford to
lose Ling. And offend Mrs. Hardin.
the camp already Hardinesque3
Richard grew placatins. He spent
half hour wheedling. They met at
the starting place. "Ling 60 tamale. !"
"Oh. Lord" sroaned the manager.
captivating. "All right. Ling"
With the dignity Of an oriental
prince. Ling pattered out Of the tent,
Rickard was puckering his lips at his
secretary. I'D rather take castor
OIL"
A half hour later. MacLean saw his
chief leave his tent. He was in fresh
linens.
Il wouldn't swap places with him
this minutei She'll BE- - mad - Q
wet heat"
Ms. Hardin, from her bed BY her
screen window. saw him coming. She
slipped Into . seminegiigee Of alter
nate rows Of lace and swiss construct
ed for such possible emergencies. She
did not make tho mistake Of smooth
ing her hair: her instinct told her
that the auhy disorder bore out the
uss of the negligee. She was ssw.
ing IN her ramada when Richards
knock sounded On the screen door.
Despite his protests she started VA
ter boiling in her chafing dish. He
had not time for tea. he declared, but
che Insisted on making this call Of .
social nature. She opened q box Of
sugar waters. her zeal that Of child
with q toy kitchen: she was playing
dolls house.
Rickard made several openings for
his errnnd. but her wits sped like
4 gopher from his labored digging.
She met t.s mood with womaniy dig
nifty: she tutored her coquetries. with
held her archneas.
He found he would have to discard
diplomacy. blurt out his message: use
blud9eons for this scampering agility.
my mission IL q little awkward.
Mrs. Hardin. hope you will take II
ail right. that you will not be Of.
Tended"
"Oftendedr' Her face showed
alarm.
"It's about Ling. He's q queer fel-
low: they all are. you know" He
was blundering like . schoolboy un-
der the growing shadow In 0erty's
blue eyes. ''They resent authority
that In, from women. He II . tyrant.
Ling IT,"
"Yesf' An. she would not help him.
Let him nOunderi
He wants to BE- let alone; he
doesn't appreciate your kind help.
Mrs.. Hardin
"Oh" Her eyes were hot with
tearx-angry tears. Che could not
speak or would not. She sat 10 her
spoiled dolls house. all her pleasure
In her toy dishes. her pretty nnery.
ruined. lie could not care n he could
humiliate her -. II was the most
vivid moment Of her life. Not even
when Richard had left her. with his
kisnea atill warm on her lips. had she
felt - outraged. He was treating her
ax though she were q servaat-dls.
charging hcr-becauss she was the
wife Of Hardin. Her eyes grew black
with anger: she hated them both: be.
tween them. their jeaiousy. their n.
vslry. what had they made ~ her life
She remembered the woman she had
scen In his ramsda: she had heard
that the Aexicas ~xs In camp. EN-.
ployed BY Rickard. Her thoughts were
like swarmins hornets.
"1le's an uagrateful beast. Ara.
Hardin. I told him I would not let
you waste your Kindness one instant
longer"
Oh. shs ssdsrstoodi 4 bitter pleas.
urs to see him 70 coafused. Richard,
before whose superior appraisemens
she had % often wiltedi She would