Gunnison news-champion., 1923-02-09

Was tie boy y ho had just h+-n hurt
viii I.ild you s0me things: hlsTl Jus,
sh8g; ~ you and yog can have hi.
mounts
Harries cuntIuuei 60 watch Eaton;
the claIirn=e had been put 80 as 20
XIV. him 10 ground for refusal but
timidity
-yuu q at care toy Avery ,Hun,ed
hin d-friy.
why don't you try uT' Harriet
fDGni herself saying 10 him,
lie hssitaisd She realized II Sa-
not rImIdlty he vas feeling: IL Xas
sp-r-rhins d.-.T-r and stronger than
thsf II Was fear: but 80 plainly IL
ras not fear Of bodily hurt that she
rrose'I lnstinctiy-iy toward him In
s1fr1a'ny He looked swiftly nj
Aysry- then sr her then away. He
,--.in-d 10 fear alike accepting or re-
fusinE 10 play: suddealy he made s
fsrlsiOn-
~TU vlay"
lie s1arted Instantly away to the
when he rode onto the field. Harriet
was censclous that. . some way. Ea-
ton -sas P!ayinS n Tart As he listened
10 Ayery's directions.
Avery appointed himself TO oppose
Eaton wherever possible, bestlnE him
In every contest for the ball: but she
saw rat Donald, though he took it
upon himself to show all the other
players where they made their mis-
takes, did not offer any instruction TO
Eaton. one Of the players drove the
ball close to the barrier directly be-
fore Harriet: Eaton and Avery rnced
for Il. neck by neck. Eaton by better
riding gained Q little: ss they came
Up. she saw Donald's attention vas
not upon the ball or the play; In
stead. he was watching Eaton closely.
And che realized suddenly that Don
aid had appreciated as fully ~ her
self that Eaton's ciumsiness was Q
pretens~. II vas no longer merely
polo the two were playing: Donald,
suspecilng or perhaps even certain
that Eaton knew the game. was try
Ing 20 make him show II. and Eaton
was watchfulIy avoiding this- Just In
front Of her. Donald. leaning forward.
swept the ball from In front Of Ia
tons pony's feet.
/ For a few moments the play was all
ct the further edge Of the field; then
the ball crossed with 4 long curving
shot and came hopping and rolling
along the ground close TO where she
stood. Donald and Eaton raced for II.
''Sieimnn 90 Avery called TO n team
mate 10 prepare to receive the ball
after he had struck II: and he lifted
his mallet 10 drive the ball away from
, in front Of Eaton. But as Avery's
club was coming down, Eaton. like
Hash and apparently without Hitting
his mhllet ut all, caught the ball o
sharp, smacking stroke. II leaped like
bullet. straight and true. toward the
rual. and before Avery could turn, Ea-
ton was after II and upon IL, but he
did not have TO strike again: II bound.
ed on and an between the goal.posts
while together with the applause for
{ the stranger arose laugh at the ex-
pense OF Avery. But as Donald halted
before her. Harriet saw that he was
not angry or discounted. but was
4 smiling triumphantly TO himself: and
! rs she called In praise 10 Eaton when
he came close again, she discovered
4 In him osly dlsmay at what he had
done.
/ The practice ended, and the players
I rode away. She waited In the club
house TIL Avery and Eaton came up
4! from the dressing rooms. Donald's
triumphant, satisfaction seemed to
have increased: Eaton was silent and
I preoccupied. Avery, hailed by q group
I OF men. started away: as he did so,
he saluted Eaton almost derisively.
Eaton's return Of the salute was open
ly hostile. She looked up at him
keenly, trying unavailingiy TO deter:
mine whether more had taken place
between the two men than she herself
| had witnessed
You had played polo before-and
played II WELL" she charged "why
did you want to pretend you hndntY'
He made no reply. As she began to
talk Of other things she discovered
with surprise that his manner toward
her had taken on even greater f6fmai-
ity and constaint than II had had
since his talk with her father the day
before
The afternoon was not warm enough
to sit outside: In the club house were
gathered groups of men and girls
who had come In from the golf course
or from watching the polo practice.
She found herself now facing one Of
these groups composed OF some of her
own friends. who were taking tea and
waters In the recess before some win
dows. They motioned to her to Join
them. and she could not well refuse,
especially as this had been a part Of
her father's Instructions. The men
rose, as she moved toward them. Ea-
ton with her: she introduced Eaton !;
. chair was pushed forward for her,
and two OF the girls made q place for