Gunnison news-champion., 1923-01-05

Eaton understood She could NOT
more plainly have asked him what he
was
And an engineer. I suppoee.- he
said. easily. would think Of if only a.
an elemen, to be included In his for
mulas-sn L or m Q. or . b. TO be
put In sorDeHhere and square rooted
or squared so that the roof-truss he
Was figuring should not buckle under
It's weight
-oh-so that is the way you were
thinking OF ity'
-You mean Eaton challenged her
directly. am I an engineery
-Are youT
oh. no; was only talking In pure
geDeralities. just as you were
"Let Us 20 on, them she said yayiy
Il see can't conceal froIa you that
I am doing you the honor TO wonder
what you are A lawyer would think
OF Il in the light OF damage II might
create an1 the subsequent possibilities
OF litigation She made little pause
a business man would take II into
account. as he has to take into account
all things In nature or human; IL
would delay Transportation. or harm
or aid the winter wheat
-or stop eornpe,itiea somewhere
he observed. more Interested.
The fash Of satisfaction which came
to her face and as quickly was
> checked and faded showed him she
thought she wss on the right track.
business" she said. still lightly,
"will-how Is II the newspapers put
rf-wiIi marshal Its cohorts: I, viii
send out its generals In. command OF
brigades o. sno~plovs. Its coloneis In
command Of regiments Of snow shov-
elers and It's spies 20 discover and 10
bring back word Of the effect upon the
cropA'
You talk he said. -as n business
were q war"
isn't itt-iike war. but war In
higher terms"
In higher termsy' he questioned,
attempting to make his tone like hers
but n sudden bitterness now was be-
trayed by II. -Or In iowerf'
"why. in higher she declared. de
mnnding greater courage. greater de-
votion. greater determination, greater
self-sacrifice. Recruiting officers can
pick any man OF the streets and make
q good soldier ef him. but no one
could be 10 sure Of finding q satisfac-
tory employee In that way. Doesn't
that show that daily life. the eveFy-
day business Of earning a living and
bearing ones share In the workaday
world. demands greater qualities than
warT
Her face had flushed eagerly MS she
spoke: darker. livid flush answered
her words on his.
But the opportunities for evil are
greater. too" he asserted almost
fiercely. How many of those men you
speak Of on the streets have been de-
liberately. mercilessly, even savagely
sacrificed 10 some business expedlency.
their future destroyed, their hope
killed. Some storm OF passion,
whose meaning she could not divine.
was sweeping him.
You mean," she asked after an in
stant's silence, ''that you. Mr.. Eaton.
have been sacrificed In such wayT'
Il am stlli talking in generalities."
he denied inerectively.
He saw that she sensed the un-
trufhfulness OF these last words. Her
smooth young forehead and her eyes
were shadowy with thought. Eaton
was uneasily silent. Finally Harriet
Dorne seemed TO have made her de-
cisIon.
Il think you should meet my father,
Mr.. Eaton" she said. would you
like tor
He did not reply at once He knew
that his delay was causing her to
study him now with great surprise
Il would like to meet him. yes" he
said, -but"-he hesitated, tried to
avoid answer without offending her.
but already he had affronteh her
'but not now. Miss Dorne"
She stared, at him. rebuned and
chilled. .
You mean" The sentence. obvi-
oasly, was one she felt 1t better not
to anish. As though he recognized
that now she must wish the converse
uoh u emu ne got up. Sne rose
stifiy.
TN see you into your car. II you're
returning fhere," he offered
Neither spoke. a. he went with her
into the next car; and at the section
where her father sat, Eaton bowed
silently. nodded to Avery. who coldiy
returned his nod, and left her Eaton
went on into his own car and sat
down. his thoughts in mad confusion.
How near he had come to talking
to this girl about himself even though
he had felt from the first that that
was what she vas trying to make him
do! Was he losing his common sense?
Was the self-command ON which he
had so counted that he had dared to
take this train deserving him? He