Gunnison news-champion., 1922-09-22

dsfing.
-of course.- nId Lsiu. -of courss
you won't-you wculdnt--
Say anythIngf- he OWNED ~Noe
Tor do'iarA Not he repeated. -for
dollars
But knew you wouldn't . she told
him.
He took her hand. .'Good-nixht,- =
ne said 1--we had an awful nice time
singing and listening to you talk-
Vel. OF course-I mean" he cried
the supper was just nne. And %
was the music.
'Oh. no." she said.
Mrs. Bett came Into the hall.
Luiie." she said Il guess you
didn't notice-this ones from Ninian.- =
-Mother!"
Il opened it-wlV. Of course did
It's from Ninian."
| Mrs. Bett held out the opened en-
! veiope. the unfolded letter. and q gel.
lowed newspaper clipping.
See" said the old woman. says,
Corie Waters, music hall singer
married last night to Ninian Dea-
con- Say. Luiie. that must BE-
her. :"
Lulu threw out her hands.
"There!' she cried triumphantIy.
-He was married to her. just like
be sald!"
The Piows were At breakfast next
morning when Lulu came In casually
et the side door. Yes. she said, she
bad had breakfast.' She merely want
cd to zee them about sor6eshing. Then
che said nothing. but eat looking with
troubled frown a Jenny. Jenny's
haiP was about her neck, like the
hair Of . little girl. . south window
poured light upon her. the fruit and
honey upon the table seemed her only
possible food.
"You look troubled. Lulu,- Mrs.
Plow said "Is II about getting uorkr'
"No." said Lulu. mo. I've been
places. I guess the bakery 10 going
to let me make cake"
Il knew II would come to you" Mrs.
Piow said. and Lulu thought that this
was strange way to speak. when she
herself had gone after the cakes. But
she kept on looking about the room.
II was 10 bright and quiet. As she
came In. Mr.. Piow had been reading
from q book. Dwight never read
from book n table.
II wish" said Lulu. a. she looked
at them. But she did mot know what
she wished. Certainly II was for NO
moral excellence. for she perceived
none.
-what 10 II. Lulur' Mr.. Plow asked
and he was bright and quiet too. LuiN
thought.
"well." said Lulu. ''it's not much.
bot wanted Jenny to tell me about
last night"
LAST nightf"
"Yes. Would you-" Hesitation
was her only way Of apology. .where
did you got" She turned to Jenny.
Jenny looked up In her clear and
ardent fashion: I'VE went across the
river and carried supper and then we
came home"
What time did you get homer"
"oh, II was still light Long before
eight. II wns"
Lulu hesitated and flushed, asked
how long Di and Bobby had stayed
there Mt Jenny's; whereupon she
heard that Dl had to be home early on
account Of Mr.. Cornish, so that she
and Bobby had not stayed at all. To
which Lulu said an "of course" but
first she stared at Jenny and SO I'm
paired the strength Of her assent. Al
most at once she rose to go.
Nothing elseT said Mrs. Plow.
catching that look Of hers.
Lulu wnnted to say: "My husband
was married before just as he said he
was" But she said nothing more. and
went home. There she put 1t to DI
and. with her terrible bluntness, re-
viewed to Di the testimony.
you were not with Jenny after
eight o'clock Where were your"
Lulu spoke formally and her rehears-
ais were evident.
Di said: "When mamma comes
home. I'll tell her"
With this Lulu had no idea how to
deal. and merely looked al her help
lessly. Mrs. Bett, who was iacing her
shoes. now said casually:
mo need to wait till then. Her and
Bobby were out in the side yard sit
ting In the hammock till all hours"
Di had no answer save her furious
flush. and Mrs. gett went on:
Didn't l tell you? KNEW 1t before
the company left. but didn't say a
word. Thinks I. she wiggIes and
chitters.' So I left her stay where
she was."
But. motherw Lulu cried. .You
didn't even tell me after he'd scne."
Il forgot IT," Mrs Bett said, ''find-
ing Ninian's letter and all" She
talked Of Ninian's letter.
Di was bright and alert and firm Of
flesh and erect before Luiu's softness