The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-20
Stories Of an Inland State.

and Joey began to see fa:ntly the strength
of Madge's mind. It was she who O.
termined the route they should take; she
who announced the hour Of parting in the
morning and the hour of rest at night;
she who superintended every detail OF his
flight.
There was a hrmness and decision about
her movements that was almost masculine.
and which disconnected Joey and flied him
with an awe for her.
| He had felt within him the guilt of hav-
ing hindered the vent OF sincerity in his
declarations of love to her, and he believ-
ed she must have felt the presence Of the
damper, but now when he tried to open
the draughts Of his passionate nature she
would have none Of 1t, but met him with
q practicability which benumbed and per-
picked him.
Are you happy. Madger' he had ask
ed.
Yea"
"But not demonstrative?
mo. Does the wound still hurt your"
at il now without pain. Madge, II
you will consent. would like to talk to
you about love-"
You should not talk about love. Don't
you think It would be safe to put into q
| town now?"
II don't care for the towns. Madse. Do
you love me?".
Eyes"
'tHow muchT'
'Bushel measurement or poundsT'
'Madge! You are fnvolous!
Then you consider love serious thing"
"A very serious thing"
ct am glad to hear that. Win you re-
turn at once to your home as soon as the
! wound heals?"
"Pshaw Niadge! That should not con-
ern me now. Don't you know what ro-
nance ft?'
Romance? Why certainly Joey"
"Wen what Is itT'
81 fear it is mostly foolish recollections
and foolish dreams, joey"
"And never q reality"
"I have found It so but once.~
Them"
cit is unfair Of you to ask"
ST know Madge. Your long journey in the
night and the return-that was romance
| It was the impulse Of romance which drove
you on"
"Med.cine-fever medicine-only that"
''You are 80 dreadfully practical, Madge."
he said.
But something IN her black eyes told
him of the fepressions Of impulse. and 1t
fred him with the desire to reveal It. as
child will take delight In revealing an arti-
Gle hidden by his fellow, and he stopped
and took her hand and said:
"You are hiding your feelings Madge.
and I will not have 1t. You must hide
| nothing from me-"
thing"
'.Nonsense Madge. When We love we
| 70 back to the Garden Of Eden. Love
alone of all things In the world has not
grown old Every lover is Adam. every
sweetheart Eve Eden IL exclusion. The
world contains two, now as primevally, and
only two"
THAT is very foolish =.
| "Foolisf, Madge." he said miffed that
she did not appreciate his artificial exposi-
ton Of the proposition
"Dreadfully foolish! Joey have hurt
you?"
Eyes Madge."
She turned her eyes to his quickly and
said:
| IT love you. Joey, so much"
| The sudden passion in her voice brought
him to her side, but she held him away.
| ''Madse," he cried. "You are the dear
est woman in the world!'
| He remembered having said something
similar to another woman a week ago. The
memory Of 1t came insstently to him now.
He held her outstretched hand when she
began speaking now. but gradually loosen
ed his grasp and let it fall. as she con-
| tinued.
"As I have read and listened Joey,
have come to know that men have secrets
which their sex preserves and women sec
| rets which their sex preserves. Both hold
| them sacred. One secret Of our sex will
now reveal to you, IL YOU wish"
| He stared In establishment at the girls
seriousness.
IAN women. Joey. have the inclination
| TO be putty-some Of them deny it-but Ii
Is true"
You think that. Madger
81 know It."
And that 10 not your secret?" he said
| with q smile.
THAT is not my secret" she said with
gravity. Women are putty In the hands
of men. Their nature is to submit, &c
| cuddle blind, reckless and unheeding into
| the arms Of dependence, to surrender mind
and soul and wish to man. to nestle down.
reliant unquestioning. unsuspicious. with
out the wish TO deny anything, without the
thought Of possible protest. with only
confld:ng love which in submitting. all but
cringes."
You think that Madge." he said no more
| lightly.
II know II. That Is our part in love"
And that fs your secret" he asked.
mo" she answered. II told you that
some women denied this. I should have
said most Of them. Some Of them deny
|. to themselves and are miserable.
woman can not be masculine, but she can
throw away her femininity-and be miser-
able for life"
"why do they throw II away?''
Because OF the brutality IN men"
For the first time he began TO see the
purpose of her long serious speech.
you said moment ago that love was
exclusion. It 10 many things. With men
think it is pride Of possession. with wo-
| men 1t is dependence"
do all women feel this?'
"The woman who loves. feels Il. The
poor woman who does not feel It, merely
thinks she loves The true woman feels
submission, sleeps secure IN IL. ana X II IS
never abused. is happy. But In her ma
ture Is the secret Of her sex -"
And that MadEe?'
st might call IL the dead-l;ne Of dignity.
Do you understand?'
NO"
"And many men who have crossed Il ana
lost love do not understand 1t and never
will Submission 10 submission. Trus; Gre
a,es itself and is self-de.truccive. Every
Woman IoeY has A innate 6.Huisy a