Gunnison news-champion., 1922-09-08

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III I en- take Il oue b polllng ~.
fseth. ysa can.- Dwight replIg1 ~0RsS
said II. a might nafsy ~ ~
o1thsG o. +.
o. shis tlelr frsen1shiD beoln
fhsncsfbrth. When hurlness Was ~
~ tdIs hosrs Of both msn Wao -,
gufied with idle gossip.
How the dickens did .you thlnk =
pianos for liner Dwight asked ~
once. ~Now. my father was deut1u,
- came by Il natural-never eateso9
my head to be anything else. But -
amos"
The music man-his name was ,Neo
Cornish--threw up his chin In q ~
ish fashion. and said he'd be jIggero6
II he knew. All up and down the Wars
bleton main street. the chances neo
that the answer would sound ~
same. TIN studying law when ] ese
the chance" said Cornish, as one who
makes = bid to be thought Of Dcs0
highly.
Il see.- said Dwight. respectfully
dwelling ON the verb.
Later on. Cornish confided more -
Dwight: He was to come by llttjo
Inheritance some day-i0t much. ~
something. Yes. II made 4 man feel .
certain confidence. -.
"Dont 1T" said Dwight, heartily. -
II he knew.
Every one liked Cornish. He tosa
funny stories. and he never compars6
Warbleton save to Its advantage. %
at last Dwight said tentatively et
lunch:
"what II ! brought that Nell Or.
nish MP for supper one Of theoo
nightsf"
"Oh. Dwightie. do" said Ina. n
there's man In town. let's know IT.
swhat II brought him up tonightr
Up went Ina's eyebrows. Tonight
"'Scalloped potatoes and meat loaf
md sauce and bread and butter"
Lulu tIlbuted.
Cornish came to supper. He Wa0
what u known In Warbleton a. dap
per. This Ina saw A. she emerged -
the veranda In response to DwishtaD
informal halloo on his way upstaira
She herself was In white muslin. nov
much too snug. and blue ribbon. 10
hr greeting their guest replied In thse
engaging shyness which 70 not awk-
wardness. He moved In some pleasane
web Of gentieness and friendliness.
They asked him the usual QuestiooAI
and he replied. rocking all the time
with faint unduIating motion Of
head and shoulders: Warbleton was
one Of the prettiest little towns that
be had ever seen. He liked the people
they seemed different. He was sure
to like the place. already liked Il.
Lulu came to the door in Ninian's
thin black-and-white gown. She shook
hands with the stranger. not looking
at him. and said. "Come to suppes,
ALL" Aonona was already In her place,
singing under-hreath. Mrs. Bett, after
lowering In the kitchen door. entered:
but they forgot to Introduce her.
"Where's DIT" asked Inu. II declare
that daughter Of mine ID never any
where"
A brief silence ensued as they wers
seated. There being guest. grace was
to come. and Dwight said. unintelligi-
bly, and like lightning. a generic ap-
| peal to bless this food. forgive all our
sins and finally save us. And there
was something tremendous In this
ancient form whereby all stages Of
men bow in some now unrecognixed
recognition Of the ceremonial Of tax
Ing food to nourish iife-and more.
At "Amen" Di flashed in. her Of
fees at the mirror fresh upon her
| perfect hair. silk dress turned up at
the hem. She met Cornish. crimsoned,
fiuttered to her seat. Joggled the nble
and. "Oh. dear" she said audlbly to
her mother. II forgot my ring"
The talk was saved alive by frank
| effort. Dwight served, making jests
about everybody coming back for
more. They went on with warbleton
happenings. improvements and open
ings; and the runaway. Cornish tried
hard to make himself agreeable. not
ingratiatingly, but good-naturedly. He
wished profoundly that before coming
he had looked up some more stories
IN the back Of the Musical Gaxettes.
Lulu surreptitiously pinched OF an
ant that Was running at large upon
the cloth and thereafter kept her eyes
steadfastly on the sugar bowl to see II
| It could be from that. Dwight pre-
tended that those whom he WINS help
ing second time were getting more
than their share and facetiously land
ed on Di about eating 10 much that
she would grow MP and be married,
nrst thing she knew. At the word
married" Di turned scarlet, laughed
heartily and lifted her glass Of water.
~And what inatrumentn An vnra