The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-11-17
for a big hulking man to banker for
green fields and flowers
She moved nearer TO him

green fields and flowers
She moved nearer to him.
There's man there" she said oft
ly, "that-that-I think I--love
made it very pleasant for me. an| Ile'>
clever and well to do. thought Il fo@T
weeks here would satisfy me. lut
know now it won't must have tha
great big open-I can't be shut in.
Shall I write him Nor Almost to
herself she breathed the question agi-
tatedly under her breath.
Not if you truly love him. Daisy"
ne said generously. But l do want
you. dear. and-I'd like my chance
along with his Give me two wee2E.
then send for him and talk things over
and decide"
The two weeks were blissful ones
for both, but Margaret could not ue-
termine how great share Of the joy
giving was Jacks. They trudged con
tentedly along the dusty roads togeth-
er. picked berries, stole apples and
waded streams. TheX logged gayly be-
hind old Don. Jacks raw boned deliv-
though he We're thoroughbred.
Then she sent for Walter Antler and
waited in strange inlecision for him to
come She wrote him frankly of her
: desire for the country. her uncertainty
us to her feelings for him and told him
about ,.ac..s
Il don't think l understand" he said
uncertainty. standing tall and imnacu-
late beside Margaret the evening OF
his arrival His handsome, keen eyes
smiled good humoreGly into the girls
perturbel face. You say if | Will live
in the country you will consider my
proposal. U-h-m. I would lose my
mind. dearest. This place is very sweet
and pretty. yes, but two days Of it
would drive me to drink" He turned
to her earnestly. ''The city will seem
different with home of your own and
plenty OF servants and theGters and
| concerts. Inside Of year you'll say
the city'3 the only place Oh earth to
live. Really. my darling. you can't
mean this talk about the country It's
rank nonsense
Just then Jack swung lightly out Of
his buggy and ran up tie walk. He
did not know Antler he'd come. The
two men eyed each other for mo-
lnent tcnsely Then Margaret intro,
dl.ced them.
She looked full into Jacks tanned
earnest face. then turned slowly to
| -Antler's clean cut. virile features. The
! men breathed deeply. Each knew that
| the woman he loved was deciding for
! or against him. Margaret herself d.d
! not realize what she was doing. She
| broke the rasping silence with low:
! II can't so driving this evening. Jack.
| Come tomorrow evening. I'll so then.
! You've decided against me-" Antle!
| said. a strange lump in bis throat. rs
| Jack drove away. 'You-you love
| HIM"
Yes" she answered gently. He
! loves the life | do. You and l are
/ so far apart on things. It's the out,
wardness of each other you and love
| ! think. and with Jack its-its some.
thing that comes from within.
thought till you came if you would
| live in the country l would rather live
| my life with you than Jack, but
You would not-even then?' he
asked eagerly. She was very lovely
and he thought he loved her enough
for the sacrifice. She smiled in won
drous sympathy, for had she not meas
ured love that way herself?
II love him better for all time" she
said softly. ''de and | can be friends
! and comrades as we'll as husband ant
wife. and that's the only way to bt
happy ever after