Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-11-07
TN WHICH SHE IS P1QUED"

After the hop at Barranca. I woke
early next morning. The group Of
easement windows that faced me were
changed Into one great splctch Of blue
like stained church-slass windows.
Slipping Into my neeligee l ran over
and looked ont at the resurrection Of
the morning. 1t was the time of day
vixen all little things are stirring. l
eoald hear the first shy twittering Of
the birds In the tropical oleander trees
that reached up to the window; their
tops all ending IN clusters of shell.
piak blossoms. Leaning out l caught
one In my fingers and the tug at its
stem aroused Its companion flowers
who sent up sen gf fragrance and i
drank In their sweetness.
1t was chilly, my chiffon neglicee
was too thin for the early morning.
I looked about for something with
more warmth to put about my shOuld-
eTs and seeing my evening cape ON "a
chair whane had flung It few hours
EARLIER, 1 wrapped 1t around me snug
ay and settling down in the silken pill
lews of the window seat, resumed my
dreaming Everything out Of doors WIS
20 fresh and lovely. the sparkling dew
drops making the blades Of grass and
trees irespleesiant. Suddenly l WIS con-
scious Of an intrudiue odOr-thai MAS
not the danny fragrance Of the oaennd-
'er-sno, 1t was ,stalr land heavy lit
came from the remains Of several Gig
.aFe<fes In q nearby .Rcceiver.
They seened to have mo part tA THE
picture and Il flung them far on of
rthe window. But so0ehow .the 19ell
'waa broken nd Thoughts Of the Aasce
came Surginx- Il renesAbereh Warrsn
TbAsr and fat q wave ,of emferrsss-
,ussat. After his wife lad treated ne
40 ,csA, I k,a interrss lin the party.
It ,waAn't that i Card about his ~
ing married. for j reallsrti that tn Mt.
Traction 1 had felt for ~, WAS ..y,r.
1ieial, Int resented hsAng placed III
the paa1ti0n a havinG Mrs. FisAsrr
think Il was n,a6 about hssr xoosl-kssA-
Ing husband. Well. vSs not .,ad
aiont hia,. md seycr va0ld he. fir
that matter.
Right nj that nss;I,ent thrs. WAS o.,.e
ahe Iarsop I wanis,i to ses- .Thr. NJ.
Cwrtiss wtighi. anil with III thou::.n
1f him ! h~rnIne very lonely. IL, ~
=" tiiffcrcn, from the other Mrn With
tl.cir hot lines" as l3llIc caibsI th..,.
II hs ever foil In i.yc with a g.r, u
would bc TN big lOys of his lic.. tls-
one real. livkig. thrcAbing atv. n,ur.
and is.d bc tsac to l~s in thouxnt ard
des.d-sot II fUrt like Warren Tis.n-.
And yss-h9 tsatcd flayprs. ] won
diered II ! had bsen reyred In . Iif
ferent err riron,iss4,i II I c~,ild have As,.n
ti,e dreaw-girl ~ wanted
II my uotier kad lived 1 would s'ot
have bss.D u flapisr. She wss attr.'.-
tive and rharminx. and cs,sJd is friv.
oIeua- and .,s.t she Aad deyfh of n,isI
unlike most Of my frien<l< mothers
and Q yearniny fur sssutxl attainment. a
Ehe hod waAas.d nse - be acranplixiA'l
ard urged n,s 10 study Art ard ~ ~
with ~ music will your nisd full
of Interesting sod hrautiful thiASs y'u
woa't be caught In the nselstroD that y
could hear ber sayinG. ]
woodercd II SIR meant jaxx. and raa.k. |
tall parties and pttiny. II slse had
not lecn taken away maybe ! woas1 |
have been curiiss wrights first love. |
And with his name ON my brrsth-J