Gunnison news-champion., 1924-03-21


Tor excitement. contempt Of the sim
re Pleasures Of life. have worked
: up"n my once cotneiy features. ] was
quiz e"oi-looking. you know. in III.
day you frs; knew me"
you were the most beautiful ckrbu-
/ fants of your season. he agreed
what do you think of me nowY-
! she asked
She met his gaze without siinchInx.
Her fac- was unnaturally thin. with
disfiguring hollows underneath her
cis'-ekhones: her lips lacked color;
even her eyes were lusieriess. Her
halT seemed 10 hcs brillIancy. Only
her silken eyebrows remained uniuD-
paired, and a certain charm OF erpr.s-
. sion which nothing seemed able 10 de
stroy
y on look tired he said.
Be honest. my dear nnn.- she re-
toinsf dryiy. Il am q physical wreck.
dependenf upon cosmetics for the looks
which l am SIN clever enough to
palm Oh on the uninitlated.-
why don't you lead n qu.~:sr :ifer'
be asked. "A month or 80 in the coun-
try would put ycu all right. II you
were my sister. I'd take you away for
a fortnight and put you on the road to
beins cured"
Then | wish / were your sister,
she sighed
Don't think I'm unsympa thetlc." he
went on, because I'm not. II is lust
you peOpi. who are cursed with
restisss brain who are IN the most
dangerous position. nowadays. The
ihiuss which keep US healthy and nor.
ma physicnlly-gnm.s. farces, dinner
parties Of young people. fresh air and
e1"rcise-nre the very things which
Hfisr time fall to satisfy the person
wiki Imagination. You want more out
Of life, always the something you don't
understand. the something beyond.
And 30 you keep on trying new things,
nni for every new thing you try. yor
drop an old one. Isn't IL something
Ike tha'i''
Il su'pose 1t is she admitted
wearily.
I could point out the promised land.
but how could ! lead you to itT' he
anSwered
You don't like ne well enough"
She sighed
Il Ike you better thnn You believe"
h. answered her, slack.ning his speed
little, we have met. suppose.
dozen times in our lives. have
danced with you here and there, talked
nonsense once, remember. at musi-
cal reception"
Il tried to dirt with you them she
Interrupted
He nodded.
Il WIS In the midst of n great case"
he said, "and everything that hap
pened to the outside II was swept out
OF my mind day by day. What I was
going TO say Is that have always
liked you. from the moment when
sDur mother presented me to you at
your first dance"
Il wish you'd told me So" she mur-
INJURED.
iii wouldn't have made any dioer-
cnce." he declared. Il wasn't In
In those days. ! don't suppose am
now"
Try" she begged hopefully
He smiled back at her. The re-
awakening of her sense OF humor was
something.
Too late" ne regretted. During
the last month or so the thing has
ward TO. only l don't think fate has
treated me kindly. have always
loved normal ways and normal people.
and the woman care for is different"
''Tele me about heri" she insisted.
-you Will be very surprised when I
tell you her name" he said. 1T Is
Margaret Hiiditch."
She looked at him for . moment In
blank establishment
.Heavens she exclaimed. '.olIyer
Hilditch's whe?''
II can't help that" he declared.
little dosgediy. shes had miser-
sble time. I know. She was married
10 q scamp. I'm not quite sure that
her father isn't as bad a one. Those
things don't make any difference"
They wouldn't with you" she said
softly. Tell me. did you say any
ri,ing to her last nightf''
Il did" he replied. Il began when
We were out alone together. She gave
me no encouragement to speak Of, but
at any rate she knows"
Lady Cynthia leaned little for
ward In her place.
do you know where-she Is nowy
He wns a little startled.
Down At the cottage. suppna
The butler told me tha, she never
rose before midday"
Then for once the butler was mis-
taken." his companion told him. Mar
garet Hilditch left Al six O'Clock this
morning. saw her in travelling
clothes get into the car and drive
away"
-She left the cottage this morning