Gunnison news-champion., 1922-06-16

rhsn We Began - Talk end Tell sts-
rice. Just - 70 . Was Young Lady
10 d Entertained.
got to me. he looked 20 glad to zee me.
only there was the same quick search
ing with his eyes. beyord aid around
me. as II he was looking for somebody
else. Just as he had done the morning
of the lecture. And / knew Il vas
Mother. Of course. 80 I said:
sNo. she didn't come"
$50 see." ne answered And there
~es such hurt. sor.s look away back
In his eyes. But right away he smiled.
and said: but you came! I've got
you
Then he began to talk and, tell
stories, Just ms II wax n young lady
to be entertained. And he took me
over to where they had things to ent.
and Just heaped my plate with chicken
pattics and sandwiches and olives and
pink-and-white frosted cake and Ice
cream mot all mt once. OF course. hut
in order.) And I had perfectly beauti-
full time. And Father seemed to like
Il pretty well. But after a while he
grew sober again. and his eyes began
to rove all around the room.
He took me 10 . little seat In the
corner afterward. and we sat down
and began to falk-only Father didn't
talk much. He Just listened to what
I said, and his eyes grew deeper and
darker and sadsler. and they didn't
rove around SO mnch. after time. but
Just stared hxedly Ut nothing. awny
out across the room. BY and By he
stirred and drew . long sigh. and said.
almost under his breath:
TT was just such another night a.
this"
And Of course. asked what WAS
and then knew. almost before he had
told me.
THAT frst saw your mother. my
DEAR
"Oh. yes, know I" cried. eager to
tell him that I did know. "And she
must have looked lovely In that per.
fectly beautiful blue silk dress all sil-
yer lace"
He turned and stared at me.
.'How did you know thatf' he de-
manded.
II saw IT,"
"You saw til"
Yesterday. yes-the dresa." !
nodded.
'sf,ut how could your" he asked.
frowning. and looking 70 surprised.
sWhy. that dress must be- seventeen
years old, or more"
nodded again, and suppose I did
look pleased: !, it's such fun to have 4
secret. you know. and watch fOaks
guess and wonder. And kept him
guessing and wondering for quite n
while. Then, Of course. I told him
that 1t was upstairs In Grnndfather's
trunk room; that Mother had got It
out. and I saw II.
"But. what-was your mother doing
with that dress?" he asked then, look
ing even more puzzled and mystined.
And then suddenly thought and
remembered that Mother was crying.
And. Of course. she wouldn't want Fa-
ther to know. she was crying Over IT,
that dress she had worn when he first
met her long ago! Il don't think worn-
en- ever want men 70 know such thinEs.-
do your know shouldn'ti) So 1
yiidn't tell. Father had begun to talk
again. softly, ~ n to himself:
II suppose tonight. seeing you. and
all fhis, brought It hack to me ~ vivid
1y." Then he turned and looked at
me. You are very like your mother
tonight, dear."
II suppose am. maybe. when I'm
Marie,s nodded.
He laughed with his lips but his
eyes didn't laugh 6ne bit as be said:
ssWhat . quaint Tlttie fancy Of yours
that h. child-as II you were two in
one"
But am two IN one declared.
THAT'S Why I'm . cross-current and q
contradiction. you know I explained.
"A whafrs he demanded.
"A croasycurrent and contradic.
fiod,s explained once more. sChil-
dren q unslles, you know. Nurse sa-
raetnid M that long aga. Didn't you
ever hear that-fhat . child u unlikes
was Z eross-current and contradic-
tionr
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