The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-08-05
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~Xou don't think she's pretfyr" Kit
y asked sc0rnfulIy. ~Why, her eyes
are bIuei" she opened her own brown
coes to their widest and gave william
Davsy 4 glance through fringed Iashes.
Really. q faded blue. thinki" And
she paints-my. how that girl paints r
~Why. I thought
THAT'S all you know about It, then I"
she answered almost snappIshly. .And
4arcfa's features aren't q bit regular =
Il went into the library to get q
book couldn't find and she showed
me just where 1t was in the shelves
smart little thing" he said almost
to himself
"Of course. II Marcia wants to work
its all very well. but think a girls
place Is at home; at least a girl of our
class" she said decisively.
Then she looked up at William
Davey and said. Aren't you starved?
am" A dimpIe thimbIe deep IN her
curving cheek caught his eye and he
admitted to himself that Kitty was the
prettiest thing he knew.
He watched Kitty's hands as they
flew about the preparations. soft white
hands with pink oval nails. She light
ed the lamp under the chatting dish and
rang for Sarah When Sarah came in
to the room bearing a tray that held
cheese and butter and toast and tall
giasses. Williams eyes were again
fascinated by the skill and rapidity
Of those soft hands OF Kitty's as they
stirred the bubbiing mess In the chafing
dish,
l. was delicious rabbit and Kitty
ana William laughed and chattered.
but underneath 1t all willium was con-
scious of discomfort that he could
nof place
When he had said good night and
the door had banged after him. Kitty
came back into the sitting room and
threw herself down angrily on the big
couch.
Fool :" she cried to the pillows.
"He's fooll Why doesn't he pro
pose? wouldn't even think of TAX
ing him If his father didn't OVID the
Davey mills-old stupid
-Pii soon make William stop living
the simple life. After he marries me
he'll have to give up that room over
shop on FaIrview street and stop
beinE a workman in the mills" She
blew out the candles beside the mir
ror aud climbed the stairs undauntedIy.
William Davey. walking home
through the darkness. was thinking of
Kitty-and thinking hard. -Jove. but
she was pretty. A bit nixhty, of
course. and lots Of notions. That about
not working. for instance. when her
father really needed her help.
He thought Of Kitty again suddenly.
when he went into the library = few
nights later. returning the book on
merctauhx that he had besn studyins.
He remembered rs he handed the book
across the counter to Marcia Haden
that Kitty had said her eyes were fad
ed. Faded? He looked into their
translucent blue depths quite forgetful
Of what he was doing until be saw
Marcia's cheeks begin to deepen their
rose Paint7-no Kitty was mistaken
there. Marcia didn't paint Funny how
girls could get those things wrong
sCcuid you slhew mel" be stumbled.
-where I'd nnd the second volume Of
thisr'
He followed her into one Of the long.
dusky. book lined abysses while she
pointed ont the book sitting snugly on
its shelf. She reached up to II and as
she did william saw her profile, not
regular. but with q certain pfQuancy,
a certain something that drew his eyes
back to hers
II say he asked. ~what time do
you get through here1"
AT nlne," she smiled and William
wondered why two such simple words
should sound so charming. Us there
anything else can do for your"
"Yes. you can let me walk home with
YOU he said.
She did not answer yes" or no."
but when at nine he stood waiting for
her. she smflefl demurely up at HIM
An the way home he caught giimpses
OF her face beneath the lighted street
lamp; and as at last she stood on her
own doorstep. with the yellow light
falling on her. he wondered why he
had never noticed her before.
But It was Marcia herself who star
tied him.
TIN leaving here in month";" she
said. "rve been offered much better
position In Rockport." She held out
bare hand and then as he took it In
his big one. she said. .Ok. don't please.
don't look at I'll" and drew back the
roughened little hand.
"You see my hands aren't soft be
cause take care OF the stoves" she
said.
william suddenly saw another pair
OF hands. soft, white. with oval pink
nails. for nnmA raanan 4 curious lumn