Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-11-03

copy holder, the work his entrance
had interrupted.
What have you got on today he
asked, genially.
She replied promptly and pleasantly:
Nothing Of any consequence
At this reply he turned toward her
surprised Heretofore she had ever been
eager to talk to him about her work or
his And he had enjoyed these talks not
little, rather proud Of the compre-
| hension that enabled him to cover her
skips and understand where most men
would have been utterly at fault. Had
| enjoyed this next to the ready sympathy
! that comtorted all his bothers. So hs
! looked at her carefully as she lay back
| in her swivel chair, her hands inert
| upon the arms of it, cigarette dropping
| from one corner of her weli-made
mouth, the serenity of her brow, the
| fire of her souI-lit eyes, the grim courage
of her chin, and asked kindly: "Tired?"
Daisy reused instantly. Why, did
you want anything?"
! Madison was too Injured to the doc
| trine that a woman should always be
! ready to serve a mans purpose to notice
! the unconscious sarcasm of her re-
! sponse. Besides he did want something.
| 1t had occurred to him many times
| that it would be well for bis work and
well for him if Daisy Dunbar should
come to be counterpart of his life, a
! hand-maiden to keep trimmed and
/ tended the lamps of his genius. But
! while he Cravea her comprehension he
shrank from the thought OF marrying
woman who made such scaut sacrifices
to the gods of his temples. He shud-
dered at the thought Of introducing as
his wife a woman he could not control.
A woman who would say what she saw
fit to say. and do what she saw fit to DO,
/ whether the powers that be approved
/ or disapproyed. Hitherto he had
counted Daisy Dunbar a harG-headed
! woman. But her pres ent patience under
/ the first reproOf he had ever admins
tered quickenod Madison TO sweeter
dreams If she loved him she would be
eager to bow her high head beneath his
/ Caressing hand; to fOrego her cigarettes
for the deep kisses Of mans great love;
to yield her splendid spirit to his mould
| ing He would be ever so patient and
gentle, he promised himself in GLOW
Of tenderness. He would make submis-
sion sweet to her. He would condone
her bad breaks and forgive them, He
| would not expect her to change instantly
from the untamed thing to the tanned.
, But he would teach her-ah, how ten
derly. a pleasant moisture weled to
his lids His lips trembled He took his
hands neryously from his tyouser
pockets and turned to her She was still
absorbed in that study of green and blue.
and the tenth hung halt-forgotten from
her fingers.
What are you thinking or" he asked,
tenderly.
"Of the deep joys OF moving"
Moving! You are not going to
move?"
Daisy bethought herself of the cigar
cite and coaxed it gently. AYE" she
said through the smoke, 81 move out
tomorrow"
But Daisy you mustn't 90 that"
Excuse me. MIR. Madison. but when
did l give you the right to my first
name?"
won't YOU give me the right to your
first name if | give you the right TO my
last one? Won't that be a fair trade?
Dear, did it never occur to you that you
and | were made for each other?"
. why, yes. In a way. we are"
Don't you think we would be very
happy if We belonged to one another
do you think 1t would be pleasant
to belong to somebody else?"
4 think it would be very pleasant tC
belong to you, dear"
DO you? Do you know what belong.
ing means? To be bridIed and bitted, tC
come at a call and go at touch If you
belonged to me | should require you tc
do a did; to accept my judgments anC
, bow to my decisiors. DO you think that
would be so PLEASANT"
But, dear, used the term in a deeper
more sacred sense"
Rather, you used it in more fem.
mime sense. | fancy 1t was that was
to DO most Of the belonging. wasn't it?'
She got up. Eegligently Gusting the ashe.
from her long tie and smiling at him il
gOOd-natured amusement. Too strons
for bitterness too fearless for falsity;
her words came quiet to Gentleness,
, | "Wcll, dear sir. the chances are that ..
, | or even one hour ago, I should have
been GLAD and proud to DO the belong
! ing-Iye dreamed my dream and feC
! my soul on things that seemed Tor quit,
an infatuated while. Luckily you
| wanton insult walked me from my cream
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