Gunnison news-champion., 1922-09-29

OwtEht Instantly cried: ~ -
seems to ne 70 make you connoesu1v
wor~e ~ than II he had
~Oh, mo-" Lulu sid serenely. -
Why" - aid, ''you know how u -
came about He-he WAS ussd -
thinking Of his wife a. dead II -
hadn1-hsdnt liked me. he vouidnt
have todd me- You see that. do16
your
Dwight laughed. That yosr aposs-
U.- he asked.
She said nothing.
Look here. Lulu" he went ON, a.
In bad business. The less you ~
about II the better. for all our sakeD
you see that. don't your
81 want the people to know ~
truth" Lulu said.
''But it's nobody's business but our
business, take 1t you don't intend
to sue Nlniany"
"Sue him? oh nor
Then. for NIL our sakes. let's drop
the matter. Tell you. Lulu. here
are three OF us. Our Interests are tbe
same In this thing-oniy Ninian is our
relative und he's nothing to you now.
In hes
'why. no." said Lulu In surprise.
"very well. LET'S have a vote. Your
snap judgment Is to tell this dIsgrnce-
full fact broadcast. Mine is, least said.
soonest mended. What do you say.
Tna-considering III and allg"
"My poor. poor sister!' Ina said
She struck together her little plump
hands. 'Oh. Dwight--when think
Of IT: What have l done-what have
We done that should have good.
kind. loving hushand-be so protected,
so loved, when other women.
DariIng!" she sobbed, and drew near
to Lulu. "You know how sorry I am
we all are. :"
Lulu stood up. Her white shawl
slipped to the floor. Her hands were
stifiiy Joined.
''Then." she said. give me the only
thing I've got-that's my pride. My
pride-thnt he Didn't want TO get rid
Of me-"
They stared at her. "what about
my pridef' Dwight called to her. an
across great distances. do you
think want everybody to know my
brother did thing like thnt?"
"You can't help that" said Lulu.
"But want you TO help'it want
you to promise me that yon won't
shame US like this before all our
friends"
you want me to promise whatf'
N-owant you'll ask you,r Dwight
said with nm effort, ITO promise me
that you will keep this. with us-a
family secret"
"Now Lulu cried. "No. won't do
I'll I won't do II won't do .iti"
It was like some crude chant. know
ing only two tones. She threw out
her hands. her wrists long and dark on
her blue skirt.
Cant you understand anythingr
she asked. 1--we lived here all my life
| -on your money. I've not been
strong enough to work, they say
well. but I've been strong enough to
be q hired girl in your house-and
I've been glad to pay for my keep.
Well. then l got little some
thing, snme as other folks. thought
I was married and went of on the
train and he bought me things and
saw the different towns. And then II
was all mistake. didn't have any
Of 1t. came back here and went In
to your kitchen again-I don't know
why came back. / s'pose because
I'm most thirty-four and new things
amt so easy any more-but what have
got or what1l I ever have? And
now you want to put on to me having
folks look at me and think he run
OF and left me- and having 'em all
wonder. I can't stnnd It,
can't stand It. / can't. :"
YOU'D rather they'd know he fooled
you, when he had another wifer'
Dwight sneered.
'Yes! Because he wanted me. How
do l know--maybe he wanted me only
just because he was lonesome, the
way was. don't care why. And I
won't have folks think he went and
left me-"
"When a family once gets tnlked
about for any reason" said Ina
and shuddered.
"I'm talked about nowv'
"But nothing that yon could help.
II he got tired Of you, you couldn't
help that" This misstep was
Dwight's
mo" Lulu said. ~ couldn't help
that. And couldn't help his other
wife. either"
"Bigamy." said Dwight. that's
crime"
4I'ye done no crime." said Lulu.
''Bignmy." said Dwight, "disgraces
everybody It touches -
Continued Next Week.