Gunnison news-champion., 1924-03-21
PACE SIX
CHAPTER ~

after the Yah ~ .hr first twilight. rn
the points ~ fhnN- cigarettes El"ysf
Ike lI''ln sIeris ~ dre through tie
"uv"lmp'n- GrrErr-s
A. Last Lady Trn'hIa rose to her
feet ami .huus ont me folds Of nrr
Hinrhan,us Ep7rr. Hlr.nc alike IN ~.
-hnre''s.r,-s. and -rar'.rrs, 81" Ut
% rirn-r''- ar' 'a'a lnF band upon Sir
Tmu'ls.s rr-H.
"Con"" she said must I rem nj
you n srlr rr..- --f You arc r..
-Hna m, -fr 30. .-- q, the Walled
llnus. '..r.-,- ''1- dark"
"Iu ..grH 500. .srm better lu .nr
mormu= l" r.. a.rG n~r. rlsn.
With .rr. r-....-.. ,u r's feet
"T"-f...." -.r .rsu,rui. hut
have tarrs POO -." 'h"sn nou
Sir Taorl5 r.,s"d bag at The
.nhlr
~Mo-earr'. ho enid. "nul you Ia,oR
rf'cr Mr L~i-ar ynr m,rlr u.a"7
N"u wu '1.us, us. LeI,amo We
snnl' not Dc. -van .ns
Thr, moved auas together tow ard.
:hr -hru.h-rr nnH rl, a""r In rh.- sail
h"h.n1 Francis -.-am.e Oh, scat
"Arr gpu un' a'.n rar'nu- 20 pane
'rats N" mF~',-.a- hnaanl the wall.
Mr. Lrd,1mrr Margaret asked
Not so ru1,g. aut that would
much prefer 10 remain here" he an.
swcrcd
with mcT
with you"
She knocked the nsh from her Gig.
arctic She was looking directly az
him. and he fanr.rl ihat there was q
CLEAN ~ curiosity In her beautiful
eyes There was certainly little
NOR" nhondon abou, her attitude. She
was IonuIng hack In a corner Of her
hlEh-haryrd chal-. and her gown. al
though it lnrkrd the daring uf Lady
Cynihlns. seemed To rest about her
Ike cloud OF hlur-gray smoke.
What curious meal ," she mur.
INJURED Can you solve puzzle for
me. Mr. L"dSumf'
Il would do ANYTHING for you that
! could" he answered
Tell me-. then why my father asked
you here tonIshtI can understand
his bringing YOU to the opera. that was
just "A within Of the moment. but an In.
vitation down here savorS OF delihcrn.
tion. StuAI"usly polite though you are
10 one another one is conscious all
the tim" "f the hostility beneath the
surface"
u think that so far as your father
Is concerned. It IL part of his peculiar
disposition" Francis replied. You
remember be once said that he was
tired Of entertaining his fricnds-that
there was more pleasure In having an
enemy az the HnHrd."
Are you an enemy, Mr. Ledsam ,"
she asked ruri"uSly.
He rose u little abruptly TO his feet.
ignOring her question. There wcrr
servants lowering In the background.
VIII you walk with me in the gar.
densr' he begged. 'Or may take
you upor the riverT'
She rose to her feet For n moment
she seemed to hesitate.
The river. think" she decided
I get wrap. You will fnd some punts
moored TO the landing stage there in
the stream, like the very largest and
Iuost comfortable
Francis strolled TO the edge Of the
stream, and made his choice OF punts.
Soon a servant appeared with his arms
full Of cushions. and n moment or two
ND enY t,,
erInlne cloak. She smiled little dep
recatingiy as she picked her way across
the lawn.
Don't laugh at me for being such
. chilly mortal. please" she enjoined.
And don't he afraid that am go
Ing to propose long expedition.
want to go to little backwater In
the next stream"
She settled herself In the stern and
they gllded down the narrow thorough
fare. The rose bushes from the gar.
den almost Tapped the water as they
passed Behind the long low cottage.
the deserted dinner table, the smooth
lawn with Its beds Of scarlet geranl.
ums and dropping lilac shrubs in the
fairyland to attain perfection OF
detail unreal, almost theatrical
TO the right when you reach the
river, please she directed. You will
find there Is scarcely any current We
turn MP the next stream
There was something almost mysteri-
ous. little impressive. about the broad
expanse OF river into which they pres
entity turned. Opposite were woods and
then sloping lawn. From a house
hidden In the distance they heard the
sound Of woman singing. They even
enught the murmurs OF applause as she
concluded. Then there was silence
only the soft Eurgling of the water
cloven by the punt pole. They glided
past the front of the great unlit house.
past another strip of woodland. and
then up narrow stream.
To the left here" she directed. -and
ihea stop