Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-30

II dare say It's quite all right to
have invited Mm. isn't II. Uncle Seth3"
Certainly. certainly. my dear.
Quite all right, but. er-ah, slightly
inconvenlent. I am expecting other
company Thursday Northumberland
~, Brnyton, the president Of the Bank
OF Sequoia, Is coming up to dine and
discuss some business affairs with me
afterward; so II you don't mind, my
dear, suppose you call young Cardigan
up and ask him to defer his visit until
some later date"
Certainly. uncle. What perfectly
marvellous roses How did you sue.
coed in growing them, Uncle Sethr
He smiled sourly. II didn't raise
them ne replied. "That halfbreed
Indian that drives John Cardigan's
car brought them around about an
hour ago, along with card. There
II Is. beside your plate"
She blushed ever 30 slightly. Il
suppose Bryce Cardigan Is indicating
HIMSELF" she murmured as she with
drew the card from the envelope. As
she had surmised. II was Bryce Cardi'
gan's. Colonel Pennington was the
proprietor OF similar surmise.
East work, Shirley" he murmured
banteringly. ~ wonder what he'll
send you for luncheon. Some dill
pickles. probably"
no W
the roses, and not to have heard
him.
Shirley, left alone at the breakfast
table, picked Idly at the preserved figs
the owllsh butler set before her
Vaguely she wondered ut her uncle's
apparent hostility to the Cardigans
she was as vaguely troubled In the
knowledge that until she should succeed
In Graduating this hostility, 1t mus
Inevitably act as n bar TO the further
progress of her friendship with Bryce
Cardigan. And she told herself she
did not want to lose that friendship
She wasn't the least bit I'm love Will
him albeit she realized he was rather
lovable. And lastly he was n good, de
voted son and was susceptible Of
development into congenlal ant
wholly acceptable comrade to young
lady absolutely lacking In other means
OF amusement.
She finished her breakfast In
thoughtful silence; then she went &c
the telephone and called up Bryce
He recognized her voice instantly and
called her name before she had oppor
tunity TO announce her Identity.
THANK YOU so much for the beau;i
full roses, Mr.. Cardigan" she began.
I'm glad you liked them. Nobody
picks flowers out OF our garden, you
know. used to. but I'll be too busy
hereafter 10 bother with the garden
BY the way, Miss Sumner, does your
uncle own carr"
II believe he does--a little old rat.
tletrap which he drives himself"
''Then I'll send George over with
the Napier this afternoon. You might
care to take spin out into the sur
rounding country. BY the way, Miss
Sumner, you are to consider George
and that car as your personal prop
erty. fear you're going to find
SeQuoia a dull place; so whenever you
wish 10 80 for ride, just call me up
and I'll have George report TO YOU"
"But think OF all the expensive gaso
line and tires !"
"Oh, but you mustn't look at things
from that angle after you cross thu
Rocky mountains on your way west
What are you going to do this after
moons"
~ don't know. haven't though
that far ahead"
"For some real sport l would sug
gest that you motor up to Lagun'
Grande. That's Spanish for Big La
COON. you know. Take a rod witt
you. There are some land-locked sal
mon In the lagoon.
"But / haven't any rod"
"Tll send you over good one"
"But I have nobody TO teach IN