Gunnison news-champion., 1922-09-22

'.you know I left that Album Of Old
Favorites here. Some Of them We
know BY heart
Lulu looked -Tn tell you some
thing she said: THERE'S some Of
these can play with one hand-by
ear. Maybe"
-why. sure,- said Cornish
Lulu sat 1t the piano. She had on
the wool chally. long sacred to the
nights when she must combine her
servants estate with the quality Of BE-
Ing ina's sixtes. She wore her coral
beads and hef cameo cross. In her
absence she had c.ught the trick oe
dressing her hair % that Il looked
even more abuadant-but she had
not dared 10 try II % until tonight,
when Dwight was gone. Her long
wrist was curved high. her thin hand
pressed and fingered awkwardly. and
at her mistakes her head dipped and
strove to make all right. Her foot con-
tinuously touched the loud pedal--the
blurred sound seemed TO accomplish
more So she played How Can !
Leave Thee" aud they managed to
sing It. So she played Long. Long
Ago" and Little Nell OF Narragan.
sett Bay Beyond open doors. Mrs.
Bett listened, sang. It may be. with
them; for when the singers ceased.
her voice might be heard still hum
ming loud closing bar.
"welli" Cornish cried to Lulu: and
then. In the formal village phrase:
you're quite 4 musician"
"Oh. not" Lulu disclaimed II. She
looked mp, flushed. smiling. I've never
done rhis In front Of anybody" she
owned. II don't know what Dwight
and mad say. i. = She drooped.
They rested and. niraculously. the
air Of the place had stirred and quick.
ened. as II the crippled. hating melody
hao some power Of Its own, and
poured this forth, even thus trampled.
Il guess you could do most any
thing you set your hand to-" said
Cornish.
"Oh, no." Lulu said again.
"Slng and play and cook"
~But can't earn anything. I'd like
to earn something But this she had
not meant to say. She stopped. rather
frightened.
"You wouldl Why. you have 1t nns
here, thought"
"Oh. fine. yes. Dwight gives mo
what have. And do their work"
II see.r said Cornish. IT never
thought Of that" he added. She
caught his speculative look-he had
heard tale or two concerning her re-
turn. as who In Warbleton had not
heardf
"You're wondering why didn't
stay with himi"' Lulu said recklessly.
This was no less than wrung from her.
but Its utterance occasIoned In her an
unspeakable relief.
''Oh, no." Cornish disclaimed, and
colored and rocked.
"Yes, you are" she swept on. "The
whole towns wondering. Well, I'd like
'em to know. but Dwight won't let me
tell"
Cornish frowned, trying to under
sttnd.
won't let your" he repeated. "I
should say that was your own AFFAIR"
mo. Not when Dwight gives me all
I have"
'oh, that" said Cornish. THAT'S
not right"
''No. But there 1t is. 1t puts me
you see what 1t does to me. They
think-they all think my--husband
left me-
1t wns curious to hear her bring out
that wordItentatively. deprecating-
ly, like some one daring u foreign
phrase without warrant.
Cornish said feebly: "Oh. we'll.
Before she wllled it. she was telling
him:
.IIe didn't. He didn't leave me-
she cried with passion. HE had an
other wife" Incredibly 1t was as II
she were defending both him and her.
self.
Lord sakes!" said Cornish.
She poured 1t out. In her passion to
tell some one. to share her news Of
her state where there would be neither
hardness nor censure.
1--WE were in Savannah. Georgia"
she said. I'VE were going to leave for
Oregon-going 10 go through Caiifor.
MIA. We were in the hotel, and he
was going out to get che tickets. He
started to 60. Then he came back. l
was sitting the same rs there. He
opened the door again-the same ms
hare saw he looked different-an
he said quick: There's something
you'd ought to know befors we xo.'
And, of eenrse. sai4 'whatr And he
said + right out-how he wns MARRIED
slghtssn years aso and n twO years
- m aWly ard she must b dead.
bat ~ wasn't sure. He hadn't the
peoofG 30, Of course. / eAme home.
B1t 4 wasn't him Isft me"
mo 10. OF course he didn't
Ooenish aaid esrnestiy. -But, Lordp
aakas@ ~ 1aid again. He rose 10
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