Gunnison news-champion., 1922-10-06

"Yes. I'm going oR-fcr q while Ny
satche,'s In the bakery-l had my
breakfast In the bakery"
"Say.- Cornish cried warmly. @then
everything wasn't all right last nightr'
-As right a. Il can ever be with me-"
she told him. -Oh. yes- Dwight fos.
gave me-"
Forgive youl"
She smiled, and trsmbIed-
Look here" said Cornish. -you
come here and sit down and tel ne
about this-"
He led her to the folding table. -
TIE only social spot In that vast area
q his. seated her In the one chair.
and for himself brought up Q piano
stool. But after all she told him moth
ing. She merely took the comfort Of
his kindly Indignation
"lt came out all right" she said
only. But I wont stay there any
more ! can't do that"
'.Then what are you going to dor
"In Milton yesterday" she said, Il
saw.an advertisement In the hotsl-
they wanted = chambermaid."
"Oh. Miss Bett |" he cried. At that
name she flushed. why" said Cor
nish. you must have been coming
from Milton yesterday when ! saw
you. I noticed Miss Di had her hag
-" He stopped. stared. "Yoa
brought har back |" he deducsd every
thing.
.-ohw said Lulu. ~Oh. no-I mean
II heard about the sloplns again tAis
morning" he said. That's Just what
you did-you brought her bach
You mustn't tell thatl You wou'tf
You won'tr
mo. Course not" He mullsd II.
You tell mo this: Do they knowf I
mean about your going after hsrr
mo"
"You never toldr'
They don't know she went"
.That's Q funny thing" he blurted
out. ''for you not to tell her folks-l
mean. right Cd. Before last night. :"
you don't know them. Dwight'd
never let up o. that-he'd Joke hse
about 1t after q while"
"But II seems
-Ina'd talk about disgracing her.
They wouldn't know what to do.
There's no sense In telling them. They
aren't q mother and father" Lulu
said.
Cornish was not accustomed to deal
with 70 much reality. But Lulu's
reality he could grasp.
.You'rs a trump anyhow" he A.
hrmed.
"Oh. no." said Lulu modestly.
Yes. she was. He insisted upon II.
you've been . Jewel In their home
all right" said Cornish. II bet they'll
miss you n you do CO."
they'll miss my cooking" Lulu said
without bitterness.
They'll miss more than that. l
know. I've often watched you
.you havef" It was not 10 much
pleasure as passionate gratitude which
lighted her eyes.
"You made the whole place. said
Cornish.
"You don't mean just the cookingr
mo. no. l mean--well. that first
nsghf when YOU played croquet. ! felt
at home when you came ont"
That look Of hers. rarely seen, which
was no less than look OF loyelIness,
came now to Lulu's face. After a
pause she said 'Well. must be 60
Ing now. wanted to say go0d-by to
you--and there's one or two. other
places. .
Il hate to have you CO." said Cor
nish. and tried to add something. II
hate to have you CO." WIS all that he
could find to add.
Lulu rose. "Oh, weil.~ was all that
she could find.
They shook hands. Lulu laughing
little. Cornish followed her to the
door. He had begun on Look here.
1 wish ~ when Lulu said
.'good-by." and paused. wishing In
fesseIy to know what he would have
said. But all that he said was:
"Good-by. ! wish you weren't going"
$50 do l." said Lulu. and went, still
laughing.
Cornish saw her red dress vanish
from his door. flash by his window.
her head averted. And there settled
upon him depression out Of all pro-
portion to the slow depression Of his
days. This was more-It assailed him.
absorbed him.
He came back to his table. and sat
down before his lawbook. But he sat.
chin on chest. regarding II. No !.
No escape that way.
4 step ut the door and he sprans
ups II WAS Lulu. coming toward him.
hsr facs unsmilins but somehow quite
lighted. n her hand was . letter.
.sss.. ne said. AT ths once was
III. -.
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