Gunnison news-champion., 1922-08-25


not always have been the principal.
and he could not be sure En-,
she talked IN nothings. and he an.
swered her 50.
Scft cries sounded In the center Of
the stream. TIE boat. well out of the
strong current. was seen TO have its
cars shipped: and there sat Dwight
Herbert gently rocking the boat.
Dwight Herbert would.
"Bertie. Bertie-plesse, you heard
his Ina say.
Mcnona began to cry. and her ia
ther was irritnted- felt that 1t would
. be iynominious TO desist. and did not
know that he felt this. But he knew
that he was annoyed. ard he took
refuge in this. and picked up the oars
with: Some folks never can enjoy
anything without spelling it,
THAT'S what was thinking" said
Ina. with a fash of anger.
They glidcd toward the shore In
hun Monona found that she enjoyed
crying across the water and kept II
7p. II Was almost rs good as an
echo. Ina. stepping safe to the sands
cried ungratefully that this was the
iast time that she would ever. ever
60 with her husband anywhere. Ever
Dwight Herbert, recovering, gnuged
the moment to require of him humor,
and observed that his welded wife
was as skittish as a colt Ina kept
silence, head poised SO that her full
little chin showed double. Aionona.
who had previously hidden a cooky in
her frock. now remembered II and
crunched sidewise. the eyes ruminant
Moving toward them. with Di. Bobby
was suddenly overtaken by the sense
OF disliking them all. He never had
liked Dwight Herbert. his employer.
Mrs. Deacon seemed to him 20 over
whelmingly mature that he had no
idea how to treat her. And the child
Monona he would like to roll in the
river. Even Dl -. He fell silent,
was silent on the walk home. which
was the signal for Di to tease him
steadily. The little being was afraid
OF silence. II was too vast for her.
She was like butterfly In q dome.
But against that background OF ru-
fned occasion, Lulu walked homeward
beside Ninian- And all that night, be-
side her mother who groaned in her
sleep. Lulu lay tense and awake. He
had walked home with her. He had
told Ina and Herbert about going to
the city. What did 1t mean? Sup
pose oh no; oh no,
Either lay still or get up and set
up." Mrs. lBett directed her ut length.
w
July.
When. On Q warm evening q fort
night later. Lulu descended the stairs
dressed for her Incredible trip to the
city. she wore the white waist which
she had often thought they would
''use" for her II she died And really,
the waist looked as II It had been
planned for the purpose, ard its wide.
outstanding plated lace at throat and
wrist made her neck look thinner, her
forearm sharp and velned. Her hair
she had "crImped" and parted In the
middle. pulled hight was 70 that
hair had been worn in Lulu's girlhood.
"Weli" said Ina, when she saw this
coiffure. and frankly examined It,
head well back. tongue meditatively
teasing at her lower Lip.
For trnvel Lulu was again wearing
Ina's linen dustey-the Old one.
Ninian appeared. In sack coat
and his diamond. His distinctly con-
vex face. its thick, rosy flesh, thick
mouth and cleft chin gave Lulu once
more that bold sense Of looking-not
at him. for then she was shy and
averted her eyes-but at his photo
graph at which she could gaze a.
much AZ she would. She looked up
at him openly. seAi In step beside him.
Was he not taking her to the cityf
Ina and Dwight themselves were go
ing because she. Lulu. had brought
about this party.
Act a. good a. you look, Lulie,.
Mn. Bett called after them. She gave
no Instructions to Ina. who was mar
Tied and able to shine in her conduct,
Il seemed
Dwight was cross On the way 10
the station he might have been heard
to take 1t up again, whatever 1t was.
and his Ina unmistakably said. swell,
nov. don't keep It going an the WY
there; and turned back to the others
with some elaborate comment about
the dust, thus cutting on her so-called
lord from hls legitimate retort. Al
msan advantage.
The city was two hours distant and
they were to spend the night On the
train. IN the double seat. Ninian be-
side her among ths baeR Lulu ut IN
the almple consclougneA that The
peopls IN knew tihat she too had been
chosen. 4 man and Z woman were
oppoGita With their little boy between
. them Lulu telt this woman's supe-
f1ofify Of expefieaes over her own,
and hniled at hes ffom world of fel-
lorship. Bat ~ woman nftsd ~