Nielremembered noticing that figure the first time
he was ever in thehouse, when Dr. Judge Pommeroy, she said quietly, I think I will
haveMr.
I cant think of yourname, my boy, but I remember
you. And I will plant some of his ownrose-bushes beside it.
The men will begin down here at six
oclock.
He took the pale blue envelope again, and held
itout at arms length, regarding it. When women began to talk about still
feelingyoung, didnt it mean that something had broken?
If you had her, youwould not have come home at all.
Beasleys and Molly Tuckers had their chance at last. Dennison hadproudly told him
that Captain Forrester might live a dozen.
It had cost himsomething, but now that he had taken
the step, he was glad. If she made me a list of articles to get at the store, Inever
had to hide it. He met the women withfirmness: they were very kind, but now nothing
was needed. Forrester paid no heed to him, did not look at him, satstaring at the
wall.
But shell never sell em all, unless she can get the
saloons totake em. He looked very grave and slowlylit a cigar.
Forrester ortalking about his business projects.
Yes,there was something that I wanted to take up with him.
Could you stay at the hotel for a few weeks, and
let me have BlackTom?
You say this young lawyer is
unprincipled?
She rose andshook out her rumpled skirts. Ogdens
position, he understood, was a difficult one.
Did you ever see anything like the wine
glasses!
Its a confidential matter, and concerns another
person.
Get me Colorado Springs, the Antlers, quick!
Forrester looked at them, then turned away her head on thepillow, her lips
trembling.
I never want to see you again whileI live, and I
forbid you to come and look at me when Im dead. Nowtell me about the Adamses and
what George is like.
She transferred her business very
abruptly.
He had steeled his nerves for wild
reproaches.
But he has a lease for five years, and he could
make it verydisagreeable for us, dont you see?
Peters is my lawyer and my tenant; Ihave to see
him, and Im certainly not going to his office. He didnt look aday older; one eye was
still direct and clear, the other cloudedand oblique. All those platters andcovered
dishes stuck away with the tarnish of years on them!
Ogden had come to the Forresters morefrequently
than any of their Denver friends.
Forresters sun-dial taken over and put above his
grave. Forresterhimself told me it would be worth that. I went over latethe other
night, and she was on her knees, washing up the kitchenfloor.
There was something very sad in his voice, and
helpless. She didnt treat him with much consideration.