The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-12-30

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10 his eyes slowly changed to Q
naughty contempt, Infinitely rambling.
He turned, and, without Q backward
glance. stalksd down the road TO-
ward the village.
The Psarihuntsr stood easing after
him. TIE Red lfask-and he hadn't
struck Three times affroated, and he
hada't struck. Each time thew had
been death In his eyes. What was
holding his handf Was b hiding bis
timsf It WAS not Q pleasant thing to
contemplate. for any man can hin
another u ~ waits his opportunity.
and takes him at Q disadvantage.
Why Aadn't ~ stSuck1 Always tie
question came hack 10 hat. Ard
what WAS holding him 10 The Fiat.
woodsf The Pearlhuntsr whlsied with
the thought and locked hack ovee ~
fence.
The gisi WAS eeoe.
TIE basket and bundles wsss still
scattered abost tie path. Hs climbed
he fsocs and began gathesing them
up. He had them an back n the
basket. and WAS leaning asAinst he
fsoes. wondseing how to ct tAsm to
their proper owner. wheo Q slight
rustic ameag the bushes reached HE
sar. He danced up; The gisi stood
befses hin.
n WAS ~ Oh oe De peel-ths
wild Rose.
The woods had hid them; tAs weeds
had nsrssd them: the woods had ~
them face to fhee-tha PeaslAuatss;
Tie VIA 1oeeea nan; q Ws0aa.
Strip away iron NE svssy nssssssa-
tial; Sass Il q svssy huak q sDsaD
ana eoavsatieas paes II hsht 6swn
- ~ rsd. Guiek eess. bsyosA wAieh
Il 10 not possible % rodueo 4 further.
and yoa cone at lase b . nAA aad q
weman. Sir n1l1joa yeass ~ Al.
nikAty Artist peaetiesd % 0oeA go
oadary studies % stars and saAs. end
peopltng ths0 With ineoaesivably d.
vesss and eus,ous forms Il lifa. bafsrs
trusting his hand @ his 1Aal maseee-
psscsa mani Q woman.
They stood staring. a. at tAat eehsr
meeting q the pool. And hat was
the thought uppesmost n Tie mind Of
tAe Peayihuntsr-that otAef meeting.
And he had looksdi Somehow he
wished BE- hadn't: and yst he wasn't
soesy that hs had. The thought drew
HE syss to her feet. Shifting the
basket. be hand slowly stole up a1d
draGged o6 his battered hat.
TIE biue eyes under the sanboo.
net livsnsd. The giri drew Q stsO
nearse. The bushss she Had been
beading asids sprang back into place.
She drew another step nearer. AZ
~ mevsd. IN oveFhanGing lfmb
caught the sanbounet and dragged II
81. displaying . very soft and sisssy
nass d yellow curis. She turned.
dissagaged the bonnet from the limb.
and was shaking the cusis into sAaps
to replace II when the Pearlhuntef
made . quick step toward her With
hand upeaissd.
sDoatr hs cFssd. 'Doa't@s
4 nan Of slow speech. with syss
hard to wake. he wouldn't have b.
1isved such words wsrs b him. a.
TAs giri stood funbltns the bonnet.
Hs watched oos stray esri ioss Id
place and come slowly tumbiins down.
little By little. TIN Il fell nves her
shoulder and lay upoa the softly no
Ing and failing bosom. Prom the curl.
~ RAISED his syss to her face. He
saW q smile steal across II. Il was
oaly Q little smile. bat Il grew under
HE Oass I'm Il reached - to Ase syss.
and plnehsd ~ lids togsther. and
sQusssed cut Q tiny ripple Of msrri.
msnt that ran out over her fAes and
settled In two reand dimplss that
teasingiy uptilted he corners q her
mouth-a good. Winsoms mouth,
frinssd with full red lips and ~
With wholesome teeth. The smile
grew until II quite passed beyond hss
cootro,. She threw up her head: The
smile beeama Q laugh.
Il WAS the only thing that could
have broken the restraint. The laugh |:
the slow smile that answered IT.
their Introduction. She tied the bon.
net strings. while he watched her On.
gers a. they formed the knot.
THAT sone-" he said. ut was the
most wonderful thing I ever heard"
The giri laughed again-a laugh like
water tinkling over pebbles.
~Ths birds are my playmates," she
answered simply. They dy down all
over me. I had to learn their Ian.
guaEe."
"You live In these woods?"
The Pearihunter was . long time
asking that question.
Not far from the pool"
"And you're not afraidf"
He glanced up the road toward the
village.
"Oh. I live with Daddy" A shade
crossed her face. "Never BEFORE" she
added. a II the hrst statement had
not quite satisfied his question.
Daddy II not very well and I have
to 70 to the store. Every time rye
gone In the last few days that man
has tried to talk to me. I was fright.
sned to death today when he followed