The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1923-08-23

,, cover 1t. All his hideous person, all
his actions and speech. are masks Of
his real nature. Nels Is Joy. q sim
pie, sweet, kindly, quiet man whom
some woman should have loved. What
would love have meant to him! He
told me that no woman ever loved him
except his mother, and he lost her
when he was ten. Every man ought to
be loved-especially such . man A.
Nels. Somehow his gun record does
not impress me. never could believe
he killed a man. Then take your fore.
man, Stewart. He Is q cowboy, his
work and life the same a. the others
But he has education and most Of the
graces We are In the habit Of saying
make 4 gentleman. Stewart u Z
strange fellow, just like this strange
country. He's 4 man. Majesty, and I
admire him. So. you see, my impress
siOns are developing with my stay out
here. like the country. like the men.
One reason I want to 60 home soon
Is because am discontented enough
at home now. without falling in love
with the West, for. Of course. Majesty.
I would I could not live out here.
And that brings me to my POINT Ad.
hitting all the beauty and charm and
wholesomeness and good Of this won
derful country, still It Is no pfacS for
you, Madeline Hammond. You have
your position, your wealth. your name,
your family. You must marry. You
must have children. You must not
give up all that for a quixotic life In q
wilderness"
II am convinced, Edith. that shall
live here all the rest Of my life"
"Oh, Majesty! hate to preach this
way. But I promised your mother I
would talk to you. And the truth IL
hate-I hate what I'm saying. I envy
you your courage and wisdom. know
you have refused to marry Boyd Har-
vey. could see that IN his face. I
believe you will refuse Castleton.
Whom will you marryf What chance
Is there for q woman Of your position
to mary out here? What in the world
will become Of your
"Quien sabe" replied Madeline,
with q smile that was almost sad.
Not % many hours after this con-
versation with Edith Madeline nat With
Boyd Harvey upon the grassy promon.
tory overlooking the west, and she
listened once again to his suavs court.
ship.
Suddenly she turned to him and
said, BOYD, II married you would
you b willing-glad to spend the rest
Of your life here In the West3"
Majesty" he exclaimed. There
was amaze In the voice usually 10 even
and well modulated-amazs In the
handsome face usually 30 Indifferent.
Her question had startled him. She
saw him look down the iron-gray cliffs,
over the barren slopes and cedared
ridges, beyond the cactus-covered foot
hills to the grim and CHASTITY desert
Just then. with Its red wells Of sunlit
dust-clouds, its illimitabls waste Of
ruined and upheaved earth. It was .
sinister spectacle.
NO." he replied, with Q Jingle a
shame IN his cheek.
Madeline said no moro. nor did ho
speak She was spared the pain Of ~
fusins him. and she imagined he would
never ask her again. There was both
relief and regret In the conviction.
1t was impossible not to like Boyd
Harvey. He was handsome, young.
rich. well born, pleasant. cultivated
ne was all that made gentleman Of
his class. He was considered very
desirable and eligible young man.
Madeline admitted all this.
Then she thought Of things that
were perhaps exclusively her own
strange ideas. Boyd Harvey's white
skin did not tan even In this south.
western sun and wind. His hands
were whittier than her own. and a. soft.
They were a proof that he never
worked. His frame was tall. graceful.