The Washington herald., 1920-09-10

as most women would. but she
says it's al! right; she knows 1
didn't mean to do il.
We found the house was de-
serted. 1t had two empty rooms.
There was a little shed in the
yard where beasts had once been
kept. In a loft of it was a lot
Of old hay. ! put my horses in
there and gave them some OF it.
for which they looked at me sor-
rowful, expecting apologies. The
rest of the hay / carried into the
house by armfuls. with a view TO
accommodations also brought
in the patent kinder and the
Brazilians, neither OF which are
guaranteed against the action OF
water.
Name and sat on the wagon
seats on the floor, and l lit a lot
Of the kinder on the hearth. for
the night was chilly. II | was
any Judge. that girl enjoyed it.
1t was a change for her. 1t gave
her different point Of view. She
laughed and talked and the kin
dler made a dim light compared to
her eyes. had a pocketful Of
cigars and as far as ] was con-
cerned there had never been any
fsll OF man. We were at the
same old stand in the Garden Of
Eden. Out there somewhere in
the rain and the dark was the
river OF Zion and the angel with
the flaming sword had not vet
sign. opened up a gross or
two Of the Brazilians and made
Name put them on-rings.
brooches. necklaces. eardrops.
bracelets. girdIes and lockets
She flashed and spsrkIed like a
million-dOllar princess until she
had pink spots in her checks and
almost cried for a loohing-gIass.
when It got late made f be
bunk on the floor for Name with
the hay and my lap robes and
blankets out OF the wagon and
persuaded her to lie down sat
in the other room burning tobacco
and listening to the pouring rain
and meditatinE on the many
vicissitudes that come to a man
during the seventy years or so
Immediately preceding his fun
eral.
Il must have dozed a little be-
fore morning for my eyes were
shut and when ! opened them il
was daylight. and there stood
Name with her hair all done up
neat and correct and her eyes
bright with admiration Of exist
encc.
Geo whiz. Left" she excIaims.
but I'm hungry. could cat a
"T looked up and caught her
eve. Her smile went back in and
she gave me cold look Of
suspicion. Then laughed and
laid down on the floor to laugh
easier. 1t seemed funny to me.
BY nature and geniality am
hearty lauEhcr and went the
limit. When 7 came 10, Name
was sitting with her back {" me.
all contaminated with dignity.
Don't be angry. Name says
for I couldn't help it. It's the
funny way you've done up your
hair II you could only see it"
You needn't tell stories. sir
said Name. cool and advised. My
hair is all right. ! know what
you were laughing about Why.
Jeff look outside. she winds up.
peeping through a Chink between
the logs l opened the little
wooden window and looked out.
The entire river bottom was
flooded. and the knob OF land on
which the house stood was an is
land in the middle Of a rushing
stream of yellow water hun
dred yards wide. And il was still
raining hard. All VIC could do
was to stay there till the dove
brought in the olive branch.
81 am bound to admit that
conversatio and amusements
lansuished during the day. was
aware that Name was getting a
too prolonged one-sided view OF
things again. but had no way
to change it. Personally. I was
wrapped up in tho desire to eat.
l had hallucinations of hash and
visions of ham: and I kept saying
to myself all the time: 'Whatll
you have to eat. JeT--whatll
YOU order. now. old man. when
the waiter comes ] picks out
to myself all sorts Of favorites
from the bill OF fare. and imag
ines them coming. I guess it's
that way with all very hungry
men. They can't get their cOgi-
tations trained on anything but
something to eat 1t shows that
that little table with the broken
legged caster and the imitation
Worcester sauce and the napkin
covering up the coffee stains Is
the paramount issue, after all,
instead of the question of inn
mortality or peace between ma
tions.
81 sat there. musing along. ar
guing with myself quite heated
as to how I'd have my steak
with mushrooms or a la creole.
Name was on the other seat. pen
sive. her head leaning on her
hand. Let the potatoes come
home-fried.' 7 states in my mind
and brown the hash in the pan.
with nine poached eggs on the
side felt careful in my pock-