Gunnison news-champion., 1922-08-18

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lard.
+ Aftsr s1pp8 ssae boys arrived Win
! = hat uAith they beaehld, md
Dvtght vith enthusiasn. eave ~
boys ten cents for half hours use Of
that boat and Invited to the wsters his
wife. his brother and his younger
daughter. Ina was timid-not b.
cause she was afraid. hut because she
was congenitally timld-wIth her this
was not belief or IN emofl0n, u was
. 6iseass.
Dwight. darling. srs 20 sure
there's no dangerr'
-why. none. None In the world.
Whoever heard Of droyning b .
riverr
~Buf you,rs mot % vesy psed1
o., wasn't hef Who was it that
bad lived 10 . boat throughout youth.
| u not bel
Nlnian refused out-of-hand. lighted
. cigar. and sat on 4 log In . perma-
neut fashion. Ina's plump figure was
otted In the stern. the child Monona
samxed. and the boat put Oh. bow well
out Of water. On this pleasure ride
the face Of the wife was a. the face
Of the damned. II was true that she
revered her husbands opinions above
those Of all other men. In politics.
In science. In religion, insgientistry. she
looked up to his dicta as to revelation.
And was he mot . magistrstel But let
him take oars In hand. or shake lines
or . whip above the hack Of any horse.
and this woman would trust sny other
woman's husband by preference II
was phenomenon.
Lulu was making the work last, 10
| that she should be out Of everybody's
way. When the boat put on without
Einian. she felt kind of terror and
wished that he had gone. He had
sat down near her, and she pretended
not to nee. Al last Lulu understood
that Niniap was deliberately choosing
to remain with her. The languor Of
his bulk after the evening meal made
no explanation for Lulu. She asked
for NO explanation. He had stnyed.
And they were alone. For Di, ON q
| pretext OF examining the flocks and
herds, was leading Bobby away 10 the
pastures, little at time.
The sun. now fallen, had left an
even. waxen sky. Leaves and ferns
appeared drenched with the light Just
| withdrawn. The hush. the warmth.
the color. were charged with some Inc
duence. The air Of the time communi-
cnted itself to Lulu as intense and
quiet happiness.. She had not yet felt
quiet with Ninian. For the nrst time
her blind excitement In his presence
ceased. and she felt curiousiy accus-
toned to him. To him the air Of the
time impaired Itself In a deepening Of
his fncile sympathy.
DO you know s0methingf" he be-
gnn. Il think you have II pretty hard
around here" 4
-I~ Lulu was genuInely aston.
ished.
Yes. sir. Do you have to work
Nike this all the timer guess you
won't mind my asking"
swell, ! ought TO work. I have .
home with them. Mother, too"
"Yes, but glory! You ought to have
some kind Of life Of your own. You
want Il. too. You told me you did
that first day
She was silent. Again he was In
vesting her with a longing which she
had never really had. until he had
plnneed TINT longing. She had wanted
she knew not whaf Now she accept
ed the dim. the romantic Interest Of
this role.
eoNo1 yoo 0th BeC HOW ~
seems" he said. ITO me. coming along
"A stranger 50. don't like it,
He frowned, regarded the river,
ficked away ashes. his diamond 0bedi-
emily shining. Lulu's look. her head
dropping. fad the liquid air Of the
look of young girl. For the first
time In her life she was feeling her
helplessness 1t intoxicated her.
They're very good to me-" she said.
He turned "Do you know why you
think thatf Because you've never had
anybody really good to you. That's
Why
"But they treat me good"
They make a slave OF you. Regu-
lar slave" He pufred, fr0wnIng.
'D-d shame. call IT," he said.
Her loyalty stirred Lulu. 1--WE have
our whole living