The Arvada enterprise., 1919-04-10
CHAPTER viii.

oHAPr9R viii.
chst osrmlsy Tells sen,s Nsva.
II was when she came In sight Of
the Pariow place on Monday aftsr-
nooa. Ghs and Prince. that Carolyn
May bethought her Of tho vsey best
person In the world with whom to ad-
Wise upon the momsntous question
which % troubled her.
VINO could bs more interested in the
happiness Of Miss Amanda than NJ.
Parlow himself
The little giri had bsen going 10 can
o. Niss Amanda. Aun1 Rose had
said she might and Ms AMANDA had
invited hsf "spscially."
But tAs thought Of taxing ~ Old
carpenter into her confidence and ID
vising With him delayed that visit Mr..
Pariow was busy On some pisee ct
eabinst woe1E, but he nodded bfiskiy 10
the little girl when he came b IL
ooos Of tie shop and looked In.
"Afs you vssy buy. NJ. Pazsowr'
he asked hin after . watchful min
uts q two.
NY hands b. CaT1yn Nay" said
The eafpsoter IN his DRY voice.
oar
But hin listen to ys-a.d I hin
talk"
"oh, hats nscsi Did you hear
about what happened ysstsedayr
"Chr' he Querisd. syins her Quissi-
eal1y. Does anything svse happen O.
eundayT
''Somsthing did o. this Sunday"
cried the little GIRL didn't you hear
about The shaker
what dye mean-snaksr
And then little Carolyn Nay a.
planned She told the story with such
sarnsstness that hs stopped working
to listen.
"HumphI" was his gruntsd con-
ment at the end. "WSuw
Don't you think that was real a.
citinsf" asked Carolyn Nay. "And
Just see how II almost brought my
Uncle Joe and your Miss Amanda to-
gether. Don't you seer
Mr.. Parlow actually Jumped. "What's
that you say. childr' he rasped out
srimly. Bring Mandy and Joe stage
togetheri Well. I guess mott"
"Oh. Mr.. Parlow. don't you think
that would b. Just bs-a.you.ti.fulr r
cried the little girl with q lingering
smpAasis upon the most important
word. Don't You see how happy they
would ber
Il don't know a. anybody's per.
tic1ar anxious to see that daughter Of
mine and Joe Stag friendly again.
No good would come Of It."
Carolyn Nay looked at him sorrow.
fully. Mr.. Pariow had quite dlsap-
pointed her. II WAS plain to b. sssa
that he was not The right one to ad-
wise With about The matter. TIE little
siri sished.
Il really did s'poss you'd want 10
80 Aias Amanda happy. NJ. Pariow,"
sAe whispsrsd.
"Happyf Bahr snarisd The old
man. settling vigorously 70 work asain.
He acted ~ u ~ wished 10 ~ 10
more and let the little OH depart
without another word.
Oarolyn Nay really could not under.
sand it-st lease che could not in-
ksdiatsay.
That Mr.. Pariow might have Q ss,f.
ish reason for dssiriag to keep hi
daughter and Joseph Stage apart did
not enter the little girls mind.
After that Sunday walk. howsvse.
Carolyn Nay was never % much
afraid Of Asf uncle % before. Why.
be had even called Prince good dog |"
Truly Mr.. Joseph Stag was being
transformsd-if slowly.
He could not deny to hinss,f that.
70 . certain sxtent he was snjoytnG
the preseace Of his little niece at Ths
Cornsfs. II he only could decide just
what to do with the personal property
Of his sister Hannah and her husband
down u The New York apartment
Never In his life had be been % lonl
deciding Q question.
He had really loved Hannah. HI
knew Il now. did Joseph Stass. svsey
tine ~ looked at the lovely little
child who had cone to live with hin
ut The Corners. whyi Just 70 had
Hannah looked when she was q iittll
thing. The same deep. violet eyes a11
suaay hair and laughing lips-