The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1920-08-19
CHAPTER x.

AnBs loWhTu bryce Cnr0ig0n tmmedi-
ately following the incident I'm Pen
nlngtons woods, had showed her that
under more propitlous circumstances
ehe might have fallen I'm love with that
tempestuous young man I'm sheer rec
ognition Of the many lovable and man
~ qualities she had dscerneo In him.
As an Offset to the credit side of
Bryce's account with her. however,
Mere appeared certain debts In the
consideration " which Shirley always
iost her temper and was Immediately
quite certain she loathed the unfor-
sDnate man.
He had been an honOred and (for
Hught Shirley knew TO the contrary
welcome guest In the Pennington home
one night. and the following day had
ASSAULTED his host, committed great
bodily injuries upon the latters en-.
pIoyees for little or no reason save the
satisfaction Of an abominable temper.
made threats Of further violence. de-
cinred his unfaltering enmity to her
nearest and bestowed relative. and In
the next breath had had the insolence
20 prnte Of his respect and admiration
for her.
However. all OF these grave crimes
and mlsdemeanors were really insig-
! nifcant compared with his browning
ofense. What had Infatuated Shirley
was the fact that she had been nj some
pains to inform Bryce Cardigan that
she lOathed him-whereat he had
looked her over coolly grinned little.
and declined TO believe her. Then.
seemingly as II fate had decreed that
-her futIlty should bc impressed upon
her still further, Bryce Cardigan had
been granted an opportunity to save.
in . striklngly calm. heroic and pain
full manner. her and her uncle from
certnln and horrible death. thus plac-
ing upon Shirley an obligation that
was as Irritating TO acknowledge ns II
, was futile 10 attempt TO reciprocate.
That was where the shoe pInched.
Before that day was over she had
been forced to do one OF two things
ACKNOWLEDGE in no uncertain terms her
indebtedness to him. or remain silent
and 10 be convicted OF having been, In
eplnln language. rotter. So she had
telephoned him and purposely left
d ljar the door TO their former friendly
relations.
Monstrous He had seen the open
= ioor and deliberately slammed II In
. Ter face. Luckily for them both she
md heard all unsupported by him as
J. Ne slowly hung the receiver on the
look, the solilOquy wherein he gave
! ler n pointed hint OF the distress with
Which he abdicated-which knowledge
y Fas all that deferred her from despis-
ng him with the fervor of woman
yeorned.
" The fascination which lighted
nndle holds for n moth II too well
:, 1'own TO require further calculation
!. lcre. In yielding one day TO desire
" o visit the Valley OF the Giants, Shir.
ey told herself that she was going
J. here 10 gather Wild blackberrles. She
Ad been thinking Of certain black
lerry pie. which thought naturally In
Iuced reflection on Bryce Cardigan
nd reminded Shirley of her first visit
the Giants undE. She escort OF boy
q knickerbockers.
Her meeting with Morn McTavlsh
bat day. and the subsequent friend
hip formed with the woods-boss'
aUghter. renewed oil her apprehen-
ions. on the assumption that Shir-
~ aud Bryce were practically
trangers 10 each other Gan assump-
lon which Shirley. for obvious rea-
ona did not attempt to dissipate),
f0irn did not hesitate 10 mention
lryee very frequently, To her he was
10 one HUMAN being In the world
tterly WON'T while, and Il is nat.
raj for women 10 discuss, fire.
Ueptlg and at great length, the
Ib3ect nearest their hearts. Mora
eecribed Bryce In minute detail and
aated 10 her eager auditor little mn
Inscious dallE acts OF kindness,
Oughtfulnrss or humor performed by
ryce-his devotion to his father. his
ealistic attitude toward the Cardl-
IN employees. his ability. his indus
y. And presently, little by little,
blrley's resentment against him
lded, and in her heart was born n
eat usefulness bred OF the hope thai
me day she would meet Bryce Cardi-
IN Cn the street and that he would
euae. lift his hat, smile at her his
mpelling smile and forthwith pro-
ga 20 bully her into being friendly
"a torgiving-browbeat her into ad.
hftIng her change Of heart and glory
g n II.
To this remarkable state Of mind
al Shirley Sumner attained at the
- me John Cardigan. leading mis- last
ttle trump In vain hope that II
ould enable him 10 take the odd trick
the huge game he had played for
~ years, decided to sell his Valley
"a the Giants.
~ hhiriey. ~ explained IN preceding
- aptef, had been present the night