Gunnison news-champion., 1924-03-07

{ usuai, who's taste IN arr and living l.
distorted and bizarre You know
what / mean. don't you-black draw
inr-roons, fHrur!st wallpapers. opium
dens and a eocaine box! lis 10 soins
e-xtenJ arectarIan. % c0urse. bur it,
folly that claims It's Victims
She studied him for moment at
tentively. His lennn-ss was the Iea.-
ness Of muscular strength snd condl-
tion. his face was full OF vigor and
determination.
You al least have escaped the ab
normal she remarked i am no,
quite sure how the entertainments n;
tn. Walled House would appeal 10
you. but II my father should invite
you there. should advise you not to
go"
"why natT' he asked.
She h-sitai.d for a moment.
Il really don't kn0w why should
trouble To .iy. you advice she said
As q matter of fact. don't carr
whether you 90 or not In any case
you are scarcely likely TO De asked
Il am not sure that 7 agree with
YOU" he protested Your father
seems 10 have taken quite fancy 10
me-
And your" she murInured
We'll, Ike the way he bought that
horse" Francis admitted And an
beginning To realize that there may be
something In th. theory which he ad
vanced when he invited m. to accom-
pany him here this evenins-thai
there Is a certain piquancy In ones In
tercourse with an enemy. which friend
ship lacks There may h. coinplrxi
ties In his character which IA yet |
have not appreciated
The curtain had gone up and the last
act Of the opera had commenced. She
leaned back In her chair. Without a
word or even II gesture. he understood
that a curtain had been let down be.
tween them. He obeysd her unspoken
wish and relapsed into silence. Her
very absorption. after all was a hope
full sign. She would have him believe
that she felt nothing. that she was liv.
ing outside all the passion and senti
meni Of life. Yet she was absorbed In
the music. Sir Timothy came
back and seated himself silently I,
was not until the tumult of applause
which broke out after the great song
of the French ouvrier tha, word
passed between them.
Not another wor, was spoken until
the curtain fell. Fran,is fingered for
n moment over the arrahgemrni nf her
cloak. Sir Timothy was already out
side. talking TO some ncqun'nfnnces.
1T has been d Srea; pleasure to see
you like this Unexpectedly" he said. a
little wistfuIly.
cannot imagine why she an.
swered. with an undcrnote Of trouble
In her tone. Remember the advice
l gave you before No good can come
OF any friendship between my father
and you"
There Is this much of good in II. a'
any rate" be answered. MS h. held
open the door for her. '-if might give
me the chance of seein. you some
times
That Is not a matter worth cnnsid.
ering." she replied
Il find IL very much worth consider
ing. he whispered. losing his head for
u moment rs they stood close tn,c;l.r
in tie lln light % the DpN and n sud
den sense Of the sweetness nf het
thrilled his pulses ''rhrre :sn'I any
thing in The wor'd aa:i - mlr,, 8,
10 see yon ofteanr--t" hnv. m
chance
There was n"uienrnry gl"w IN he
eyes Her lips guivcref. T9ir les
uar.s. trf fft.slt g... ~
he fancieI OF rspr"af rr:,lnir i IN
spoken. S.r T'im"'hy vas .aiIh ~,
them nj The entrance
Il have be .lsE:ls .,rs ,iittliirh's
permission 10 call n Cnr:.on street
Francis said bni'Iiy
Il am sure nIy ,lau-hrcr WI he lie
lighted" was The cold but courteous
reply
Margaret herself INSIDE no ro.smeni
The ear drew up and she stepped int
it--a tall slim figure. wonderf al,
graceful in her unrelleved black. her
hair cleaning as though with soin
sort Of burnish. ms she passed under
meath the electric light. She looked
back at him with smile of farewell
as he stood bareheaded upon the
steps, a smile which reminded him
somehow Of her father. little sar-
donic, little tender. having in II some
family challenging quality. The car
rolled away.
{Continued Noxf WeekN