The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
. She Had Her Way.
5 BY A. CONSTANCE sMEDLEY.
Observation-Disclosures

HDUT, darling, 1 must be at the Office
ID tomorrow morning. l can't lose
all my clients"
I've told you you're not to go back
tonight"
But l must, dear. Really"
The speakers voice verged on the
plaintive.
You can go in the morning. l
don't mind you leaving me 81 much
when the suns shining and its bright
and cheerful"
~ shan't get in till afternoon, then.
and that means another whole day
wasted. l must catch my train to-
night"
Then you'll have to turn right
around the second we get up to my
hotel and walk all these five dreary
miles back to the station. And on
this bitter night, without your dinner!
You can't travel hundreds of miles
without anything to eat. Don't be
ridiculous?"
"Ill get something at the station"
Miss Dennison conveyed by her ex-
preston that she considered the re-
sources of the station inadequate.
You are not going tonight, dear?''
X must, pet"
you are going to stay and eat a
good dinner beside a blazing fire and
have a real nice cosey evening. Just
think how dull I'll be if you go and
leave me all alone to listen to the howl
ing Of the hateful wind!"
I'D give anything to stay, my own
darling little girl; you know that as
well as l do. I'll be down again for
the weekend"
Then you don't love me, and you
loved mel"
ooh. my darling, don't begin all
this! I've got to catch that train to-
light, and nothing you can say or
do will make me miss it,"
Gil never speak to you again if you
go by it; I swear 1 won't"
For heavens sake, don't let's have
another scene! I'm getting perfectly
sick of it ALI"
Then why don't you turn right
round and leave me? Why do you
walk on beside me? Why do you stay
engaged to me?"
Because I'm a foo1!""
AS Miss Dennison could not consist
emily contradict this assertion, she con
frmed herself to a dignified toss of her
head and continued to walk along the
road in naughty silence.
A row of telegraph poles stretched
desolately before them, and the wind
swept across the marsh and hummed
mournfully along the wires. Far away
the sea doomed, and the sharp, white
sand flew up from the road in stingine
showers, so that Miss Dennison nut
her muff before her face as she battled
onward The man at her side strobe
on with downcast head and hands
rammed deep into the pockets of his
overcoat. His cap, pulled low down
over his frowning eyes, partly protect-
ed his face from the onslaught of the
gale. He was a strong, thick-set man
and his expression resembled that of
q well-beaten, but desperately goaded
dog.
~ SASSAy 6uoI VI IW1uu ScuI
the girls boa flying round her, hat, and
the man caught it just in time. AS
three miles still had to be traversed
before they reached the hotel where
Miss Dennison's people were staying,
and Miss Dennison was of a chatty
disposition, she welcomed this oppor-
.tunity to break the silence.
IF I were a man I should be per-
fectly ashamed to let a girl insult me
and trample on me so! l don't know
what sort of a husband you think
you'll mal1e!!"
The man preserved a discreet silence.
Il always wished to marry a nan l
could look up to. Why, you can't have
any self-respect at all"
you've done your best to kill it,
haven't you?'
ItispoIicy for the owner Of the dog
TO maintain 2 firm hold u it resents