The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1920-01-17

. yu4 refule to know wha& neo1lp
there II about you. But the minnie
you notice It it's got you'll I'm aos
speaking Of certain kinds OF slan6sr
that ssnst{ihee people AVE got to taks
to the ciarh; IN hiking Of ~
wretchsA busting the Mrs. Johnsoes
do-ths thing you seen to have such
q horror of-people .talking-the Kind
Of thing that has assailed your mother.
People who have repeated q slanAee
either get ashamed or forget II, n
they're let alone. People will forget
almost any Islander except one that's
been fought"
us that ALI" George asked.
Il suppose So" his uncle murmursd
sadly.
well. then, may ask what you'd
have done In my placer"
"Tm not sure, George. When was
your age was like you In many ways,
especially in not being very cool
headed, 80 can't say. Youth can't be
trusted for much, except asserting
itself and fighting and making love-"
Indeed" George snorted. MAY
ask what you think ought to have
done9"
Nothing"
'Nothlngf" George echoed, mock
ing bitterly. II suppose you think /
mean to let my mothers good name"
"Your mothers good namew Am
berson cut him OF impatiently. mo
body has a good name in bad mouth.
Nobody has good name in a silly
mouth, either. Well. your mothers
name was in some silly mouths, and
all you've done was to go and have
a scene with the worst old woman Cos.
alp in the town-a scene that's going
to make her into a partisan against
your mother. whereas she was mere
prattler before. Don't you suppose
she'll be all over town with this to-
morrow And she'll see to 1t that
everybody who's limited anything
about poor Isabel will know that
you're on the warpath; and that will
put them on the defensive and make
them vicious. The story will grow Al
It spreads and"
George unfolded his arms to Strike
his right fist into his left palm. "But
do you suppose I'm going to tolerate
such things3" he shouted. "What do
you suppose I'll be doingr'
"You can do absolutely nothing,
said Anderson. Nothing Of any use.
The more you do the more harm you'll
do"
you'll see! I'm going to stop this
thing II have to force my way into
every house on National avenue and
Anderson boulevardl' f.!
His uncle laughed rather souriy but
made no other comment.
swell. what dc. you propose to dor"
George demanded. DO you propose
to sit there"
Eyes"
and let this riffraff handy my
mothers good name back and forth
among themf L. that what you pro.
pose to dor"
Its all can do" Anderson 10
turned. Its all any Of us can do
now: Just sit still and hope that the
thing may die down in time in spite
Of your stirring up that awful old
woman"
George drew long breath, then ad-
vanced and stood close before his
uncle. Didn't you understand me
when I told you that people are say
ing my mother means to marry this
nanr tf' F
Eyes. understood you"
you say that my going over there
has made matters WORSE" George went
on. How about It II such a-such an
unspeakable marriage did take placel
Do you think that would make people
believe they'd been wrong in saying
Jon know what they say"
"No." said ANDERSON deliberately !:
II don't believe 1t would. But II
wouldn't hurt Isabel and Eugene, II
thay never heard Of It; and II they al
Hear Of It. then they could take their
choice between placatins gossip or liv.
ing for their own happiness. II thsy
have decided to marry!
George almost staegeesd. Coed
Asaveni" hs gasped. 'Xou speak Of Il
ealmlyi" -
Anderson looked up at him inQuis-
insly. "Why shouldn't they marry u
they want tor he asked. IT'S thsir
own aftair. I don't 80 anything tes-
eisely monstrous about two people Ct
ting married when they're beth frus
and care about each other. what's
the matter with their marryingf'
(To be Continusd,l