Gunnison news-champion., 1922-07-28

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run about the word.
Lulu flushed. and her eyes and their
very browy appealed
-It was quarter she said.
'Theren be i've fowersl-
You bought itf-
Yes Theren be nve-shat's .
nickel apiece"
HIS tone vas a. methodIcai as II he
had been talking about the bread.
Yet ne give you . home on the
superstition that you have no money
to spend. even for necessities.-
His voice. without resonance. cleft
air. thought. spirit. and even flesh.
Mss. Deacon. indeterminately feel
Ing her guilt in having let loose tho
dogs Of her husband upon Lulu, In
terposed: swell. but. Herbert-Luiu
Isn't strong enough to work. What's
She dwindled. For years the fiction
had been sustained that Lulu, the
family beast Of burden. was not strong
enough to work anywhere else.
The Justice business said Dwight
Herbert Deacon-he was . justice Of
the peace--and the dental profess
sion" he was also q denfin-"do not
warrant the purchase Of spring now-
ers In my home~
well. but. Herbert" II was his
vtf6 again
no more" he cried briefly. with q,
slfRht bend Of his head. Lulu meant
NO HARM" he added. and kmiled e
Lulu.
There was . moment's silence inte
which Monona injected loud "Sum,
mum. nummy-num," - II she were The
burden Of an Elisabethan lyric. She
seemed to close the incident. But the
burden was cut on untimely. There
was. her father reminded her porteo-
tously. company In the parior.
'when the bell rang. I was 70 afraid
something had happened e d. sai1
Ina siShins.
Lets see." said DIS father. .whess
10 little daughter touightr
He must have known that che was
at Jenny Piow's at Q tsa party, for q
noon they had talked Of nothing else:
but this was his way. And Ina played
his game. alwayA She Informed him.
dufifully.
'-oh. no." said he. absentiy. How
could he be expected to keep his minA
on these domestic trines.
I'VE told you that this noon." said
Lulu. He frowned. dlsregardsd hee.
Lulu had no delicacy. $50
How much IL salmon the can nowf"
he inquired abruptly-this was one Of
his forms Of speech, the can. the
pound. the cord.
His partner supplied this informa-
ton with admirable promptness. Largo
size. small size, present price. former
prfce-she had them all.
''Dear me-" said Mr.. Deacon. THAT
10 very nearly salmoney, Isn't itr'
HERBERT" his Ina admonished, In
gentle. gentle reproach. Mr.. Deacon
punned. organlcaliy. In talk he often
fell silent and then asked some QueG-
tion, schemed to permit his voice to
flourish. Mrs. Deacon's return was
always automatic: "Herbertl"
"whose Bertf' he said to this. II
thought ] was your Bert"
She shook her little head. "You are
case" she told him. He beamed
upon her It was his intention to b.
q case.
Lulu ventured in upon this pleas
antry. and cleared her throat. She
was not hoarse. but she was always
clearing her throat.
THE butter u about all gone" she
observed. 'Shall l walt for the butter.
woman or get some creameryr
Mr.. Deacon now felt his little jocu-
larity lost before . wall Of the matter
Of fact. He was not .pleased. He saw
himself ~ the light Of his home,
bringer Of. brightness. lghtener Of dull
hours. It was q pretty role. He In
sisted upon II. To maintain II intset,
II was necessary to turn upon their
sister with concentrated Irritation.
"Kindly settle these matters with.
out bringing them to my attention at
mealtime." he said jcily.
Lulu flushed and was silent. She
was an olive woman, once Handsome,
now with dat, blush shadows under
her wistful eyes. And II only she
would look at her brother Herbert and
say something. But she looked at her
plate
II want some honey" shouted the
child. Monona.
There Isn't any. Pet" said Lulu.
VI want some." said Nonona, cycling
her stonily. But ahe found that her
hair-ribbon could Be pulled forward to
meet her lips, and she embarked On
the biting Of m end. Lulu departed
for some sauce and cake. II was
apple sauce. Mr.. Deacon remarked
that the apples were almost A. good
- II he had stolen them. He was
giving the Impression that be was IN
irrepressible fellow. He was eating
very slowly. Il added pleasantly to his
sense Of Importance to fesl that some
one. there In the parior. was waitins
Continued Next Week.