Arizona republican., 1901-02-18

fesSeu tne tear-Stalneu cneeR.
 What close bed-fellows are joy and sorrow. The tears of joy are but the jolly p,cugh- boys turning the furrows for sorrows grief
 She was weepinS joyously. Her relief was so great. her happiness so trans cendent, she deiiel and enthroned the man then and therr. Nrver could the world be fit habitat for her alone, nor heaven a perfect elyslum without him.
 He abandoned himself to the be- witching felicity. He no longer stood passive. He slyly pressed her waist. Encouraged by her evident qualification he repeated the experiment boldly. He became aggressive and daring. He strained her clcSe and snatched delIc- ious kisses from her cheek. brow and lips He was drunken with the rare elixir of a beautiful womans charms.
 It is well you are not gifted with om- impotence. Jack. That loyal, bleeding heart would be lacerated and crushed. lad, if, perchance. you could peep through your hateful prison bars ana photograph the scnsuous scene.
 Never had Jim held such ravishlng. voluptuous creature to his heart. The wine of passion tingled to his finger tips. He forgot himself. He grew bolder. She bluShed furiously and hid her face. thsn stood apart with down. cast head.
 She was simple, unsophistlcated giri. She was totally unschooled in coquetry and a stranger to intrigue. Her life had been one of childish good ness, innocence and purity. Until the sweet pollen of Jacks love had fertH- ized her budding womanhood, causing it to expand and contract in bcwilder- ing. delightful little hutters of half concealed possibilities. she had been absolutely Guilelcss, and as innocent as Eve in her first day of earthly para disc.
 Suddenly she raised herself on her tees. clasped his checks in her hancs and kissed him again and again.
 She had been innocent of the joy oc loving until Jack had crept into her life. Her lonely s-lBude, with no com panions of her own sex, and no play mates, except the Indians, had starved her youthful heart. She was hungry for love Her soul craved it passlontely anu N'.eH SHt hISN JdCh Ietutlltu III overilowing measure all she lavished n him, she gave herself unrs strained. Do nc. think l am trying tD excuse her, as though excess of loving were fault On the contrary it is virtue. Love in half measure is a sin and deceit.
 Jim was dc,rious. Endurance has it's limits. He forgot his errand, forgot Jack and his pitlful plight. forgot man hood and honor-that quality in man corresponding to virtue in woman-and reveled in the present joy. IL was a ravishing dream, from which he would soon awake, no doubt. but the memory of which would thrill forever He cared not for time or eternity; all days were the same to him. This was the perfect G1y-a,l others in his life had but led up to this one. This was the climax, the apex.
 This was not his first embrace of wo- man. by any means. He had thought TO more rf hugging girl in the old school days than of tuteldIy chastise- ment. He had sworn undying love into many tinted. shsll-like ear But never had he lost his head before. Never had contact with woman created such delicious thrills, nor produced such paridisian passions.
 Every day for cars she had seen, and been in close contact with Indian men and women clad in their pictur esquc abbreviated costumes, without a thought of it's immodCsty.
 Her conduct with Jack had been sim plicity and candcr itself. Their love .,i, ,uin evil conception.
 Now for the first time she was start led by rush of uniefined fears. Her cheeks were aname. Her heart thump- ed violently. She tried |, raise h-r eyes to Jims, then stool quivering for mo- ment. then fled like frightened fawn into the cave, where she covered in the darkest corner, trembling as with chill.
 Jim stood like a fool. bewildered. Then he cursed himself like man in good strong Saxon. After a wllr he followed her to the cave entrance and knocked.
 There was ID answer to repeated raps go he timCi usly followed the pas sage in. It was so dim in the inter r he could discern nothing but fantastic caricatures of furniture. Soon the wavy darkness changed to light and he saw the crouCing girl in the farthest corner.
 He knclt humbly b. her side and said:
 Forgive mo. love"
 She tremblcd sp she could not com mand speech.
 "I am very sorry. I am a cursed vil- Han. l could throw myself from the highest cliff, l am % ashamed" he said contritely. 2
 There is nothing to forgive" she murmured. faintly. ''I am very fool ish. l sup-se I was weak with the joy of seeing you again But-but-"
 But what, dear?"
 Q, nothing-much." shc said con fusedly.
 70, but there is. and you must tell me"
 Well, l was just going to say you did not seem like my old Jack"
 Now is your opportunity, Jim. make a clean breast of 1t, man.
 But he hesitatcd and the opportunity was gone.
 "You look just the same. but thought-Tm mistaken and foolish. I know-but did not recognize the touch You didn't-h-a-kiss me just the same. either. she said. bashfuly.
 Jim was amused despite the heavy heart.
 Shall I try again?"