Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-07-09

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anxiety IN her face.
Fam ! on timef I was delayed q
little at the start"
"And you walked all the way I" shr
exclaimed piiylnRly,
mo. run part OF the way-the
irst part" lie thought OF his empty
pockets. II couldn't very well ride"
he ended dryiy.
"rm sorryl should have given
you"
Ills smile vanished. "No. you
shouldn't" he interrupted.
"You must be ready to drop. Your
breakfast has been waiting for an
hour. for I expected you earlier. and
| know you're starving"
Ia her basement room - which.
though cheaply furnished, was spot
lessiy cIean-she babe him sit down
while she warmed over his breakfast
on the coal-oiI stove. When he had
finished the meal 10 the last drop aud
crumb he sat back In his strnlght.bnck
chair aud felt through his coat peck
cts. His quest finished. he stared
ruefully at the moist lump of tobacco
ln his palm. she sprang up. ran to a
cupboard, and IN a second was back
with a package Of smoking tobacco
and a book VI cigarette papers.
II thought Of II last night" she said
simply. II knew you would want TO
smoke"
Hs rolled and lIghtee = cigarette.
took q heavy inhalation and sent the
smoke swirling ceilingward. Then.
lowering his head. he looked steadily
from beneath his thick. ~jet-black brows
at the starry-eyed pms sitting op-
posite him. He felt no love Tor her,
but u gratitude too deep for words
tugged at his heart. lie began to be
uncomfortable.
She walked TO the sink with the
stack OF dishes. deposited them and
returned to where he was standing.
IL told the %landlady." she full
tered without looking at him, shat =
that you were my brother"
"No great harm In that, I hope. Be
sides there Is a sort Of family resein'
blsnce. And I certainly have a most
commendabie brotherly love for you"
She became silent. Her dark
skinned hands relaxed; her shoulders
dropped. After u few dumb moments
she turned away and opened q door
leading Into a dark hall. would you
like to go to your room nowr Her
voice sounded spirItless. "rh show
you the way"
He followed her down the subter-
ranean passage to q narrow stairway
ut the rear. up which they climbed
four flights. His Dom was ut the rear
Of the top floor. There was but one
window. which gave upon an alley aud
commanded a hne view OF a brick wall.
He raised II and leaning out found
the cornice OF the house was less than
six feet above the sill.
II may need that some time" he
remarked, turning back to Esther.
"Ill get the lay Of the roof tonight
She had apparently forgotten her
depression. for she was all tenderness
now and. a~pologiEing for the baroness
OF his abode. she left the room.
After locking the door Ftzhugh
stripped to the skin, hung his damp
garments out OF the window In the
hope that a chance ray OF sunshins
might discover them and curled up on
the bed. which was intendec
Tor q mar OF his stature. In less than
three minutes he was s~lumhertnl
soundiy.
Il was dusk when he awoke. Feel
Ing greatly refreshed. he put on hlI
clothes. which were almost dry. ant
walked downstairs, where he wa
greeted By Esther. sI- 3
ut must be pretty late" he re
marked.
"It's nearly nine"
"Ninei Why. I have had ten hours
sleepF
but you hadn't slept for TIVE
nights"
ats a larger dose than I've takeI
In years. almost never sleep NOR
than Ave hours out OF the t~wenty-four
I feel as though I'm wasting time II
do. | know that's an astonishing state
ment for a tramp TO make, but there
so much in life, even for a tramp"
"please don't say that. You are no
n tramp. and | don't like to hear yol
say you are"
Don't o want TO know who
aunt" he asked. suddenly very earnest
She shook her head. "No-at leas
not until you wish TO tell me.
doesn't matter TO me what you are, o
what you have been. Look at II IN
other way about; how much do yol