Gunnison news-champion., 1922-08-04

forces Of his own with which he
seemed 10 be cooperating without his
conscious will. Continually he glanced
toward the house.
These giances Lulu saw. She was .
woman Of thirfy-four and Di and
Bobby were eighteen. but Lulu felt for
them no adult Indulgence. She felt
that sweetness Of attention which we
besfow upon May robins. She felt
more.
She cut a fresh cake. filled a plate
called to Di. saying: Take some out
TO that Bobby Larkin. why don't your"
II was Lulu's way of participating
II was her vicarious thrill.
After supper Dwight and Ina took
their books and departed 20 the Chau-
tnuqua circle. To these meetings Lulu
never went. The reason seemed to be
that she never went anywhere.
When they were gone Lulu felt an
instant liberation. She turned aim
lessly to the garden and dug round
things with her finger. And she
thought about the brightness OF that
Chautauqua scene to which Ina and
Dwight had gone. Lulu thought about
such gatherings In somewhat the way
that futurist receives the subjects
OF his art-forms not vague. but
heightened TO intolerable definIteness.
ncute color. and always motion--mo-
ti0n as an integral part Of the desir-
able. But a factor OF all was that
Lulu herself wns the participant. not
the onlooker. The perfection of her
dream was not impaired by any long
Ing She had her dream as saint her
sense OF heaven.
"Lulie!" her mother called. "You
come out Of that damp"
She obeyed. ms she had obeyed that
voice all her life. But she took one
last look down the dim street She
had not known II, hut superimposed
on her Chautauqua thoughts Ind been
her faint hope that II would be to-
night, while she was In the garden
alone. that Ninian Deacon would ar
rive. And she had on her wool chally.
her coral beads. her cameo pin. !.
She went into the lighted dining
room. Monona was In bed. Di was
not there. Mrs. Bett was In Dwight
Herbert's leather chair and she lolled
at her ease. II was strange to see this
woman. usually 80 erect and tense,
now actually lolling. as II lolling were
the positive. the vital. and her ordi-
nary rigidity a negntion Of her. In
some corresponding orgy Of leisure
and liberation. Lulu sat down with no
needle.
"Inie ought to make over her de-
laine." Mrs. Bett comfortably began.
They talked Of this, devised mode,
recalled other delaines. "Dear. dear"
said Mrs. Bett, II had on a delaine
when met your father" She de-
scribed II. Both women talked freely,
with animation. They were individuals
and alive. To the two pallid beings
accessory to the Deacons' presence,
Mrs, Bett and her daughter Lulu now
bore no relationship. They emerged.
hnd opinions. contradlcted, their eyes
were bright.
Toward nine o'clock Mrs. Bett an
nOunced that she thought she should
have lunch. This was debauchery.
She brought In bread and butter, and
dish Of cold canned peas. She was
committing all the excesses that she
knew-offering opinions, laughing. eat
Ing. 1t was to be seen that this WON.
IN had an immense store Of vitality,
perpetually. submerged.
When she had eaten she grew sleepy
rather cross at the last and inclined
to hold up her sisters excellencles to
Lulu: and. at Lulu's defense lifted an
ancient weanon
"what's the use Of finding fault
with Inief Where'd you been II she
hadn't marriedT
Lulu said nothing.
"what say7" Mrs Bett demanded
shrilly. She was enjoying II.
Lulu said no more. After long
time:
"You always was Jealous Of Inie,"
said Mrs Bett, and went to her bed.
As soon as her mothers door had
closed. Lulu took the lamp from its
bracket. stretching up her long body
and her long arms until her skirt lift
ed to show her really slim and pretty
feet. Lulu's feet gave news Of some
other Lulu, but slightly incarnate.
Perhaps. 10 far. incarnate only in her
feet and her long hair.
She took the lamp to the parlOr and
stood before the photograph Of NinIan
Deacon, and looked her fill. She did
not admire the photograph, but she
wanted to look at 1t. The house was
still, there was no possibility of inter-
ruption. The occasion became sensa-
tion, which she made no effort to
quench. She held rendezvous with
she knew not what.
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