Gunnison news-champion., 1922-08-04

less. and with q dust Of ashea-
reflected In the narrow pier glass.
bodiless-looking In her blue Bingham
gown. but somehow alive-nafurai.
This pier glass Lulu approached
with expectation. not because of her
self but because Of the photograph on
Its low marble shelf A large photo
graph On little xhelf-easel. A photo
graph Of man with evident eyes. evi-
dent lips. evident cheeks-and each Of
the SIX were rounded and convex. You
could construct the rest Of him. Down
there under the glass you could imagine
him extending. rounded and convex.
with plump hands and curly thumbs
and snug clothes. II was Ninian
Deacon. Dwight's brother.
Every day since his coming had
been announced Lulu. dusting the par
ior. had seen the photograph looking
at her with Its eyes somehow new. Or
were her own eyes newf She busted
this photograph with difference, lift
ed. busted. set 1t hack. less rs a process
than as an experience As she busted
the mirror and saw his trim SEM
blance over against her own bodiless
reflection. she hurried away. But the
eyes OF the picture follow ed her. and
she liked II.
She busted the south window sill
and saw Bobby Larkin come round the
house and 60 to the woodshed for the
lawn mower. She heard the smooth
blur Of the cutter. Not sig times had
Bobby traversed the lawn when Lulu
saw Di emerge from the house. Di
had been caring for her canary and
she carried her bird bath and went to
the well. and Lulu OWNED that Di had
deliberately disregarded the handy
kitchen taps. Lulu busted the south
window and watched. and In her
watching was no quality Of spying or
Of criticism. Rather. she looked out
on something in which she had never
shared. could not by any chance i'm
agine herself sharing.
The south windows were open. Airs
Of May bore the> soft talking.
"oh, Bobby. will you pump while
hold this" And again: "Now wait
till rinse" And again: "You needn't
be so glum"-the village salutation sig
nifying kindly attention.
Bobby now nrst spoke: "who's
glumr he countered, gloomily.
The iron Of those days when she had
laughed at him was deep within him.
and this she now OWNED. and said alb
sently:
II used to think you were pretty
nice. But don't like you any more"
"Yes. you used toi" Bobby repeat
ed derisively. 'Is that why you made
fun Of me all the timef"
At this Dl colored and tapped her
foot on the well-curb. He seemed to
have her now, and enjoyed his tri-
umph. But Di looked up ut him shyly
and looked down. II had to-" she ad-
mltted. "They were all teasing me
about you"
"They weref' This was q new
thought to him. Teasing her about
him, were theyf He strnightened
"Huhr he said. In magnificent eva
sion.
II had to make them stop. 30
teased you. IL never wanted to-"
Again the upward look.
"welli" Bobby stared at her. II
never thought It was anything like
that"
"Of course you didn't" She tossed
back her bright hair. met his eyes full.
"And you never came where could
tell you. I wanted to tell you"
She ran into the house.
Lulu lowered her eyes. It was as
Il she had Witnessed the exercise Of
some secret gift, had seen q cocoon
open or an egg hatch. She was think
Ing:
How easy she done II. Got him
right over. But how did she do that7"
busting the Dwight-iike piano. Lulu
looked oyer-shoulder. with manner Of
speculation. at the photograph Of
Ninian.
Bobby moved and pondered. The
magnificent conceit of the male In his
understanding Of the female character
was sufficiently developed to cause
him to welcome the Improvisation
which he had just heard. Perhaps
that was the way II had been. OF
course that was the way It had been.
What fool he had been not to, un-
derstand. He cast his eyes repeatedly