The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-06-18
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OF THE WIND
Scopyright, 1904. by Daily Story Pub. Col
ISABEL BOWMAN TUILEY

There is not one of you,' he was
saying, with suppressed vehemence,
who really appreciates deep, honest,
enduring love if it isn't always froth-
ing over with compliments. Words
Nave more weight with woman than
.Heticent faithfulness. A fellow who
fools. but fatters her, will be able to
win with her, when a poor dog of a
fellow who only knows how to love her
will be turned down with the cold
comfort of tolerant friendship"
He was glowering across the ice cold
spring, bubbling up from the messy
footrest of the mountain, at a girl who
Was idly swinging tin cup by it's han
die encircling her forefnger. She was
dressed all in white and her blond hair
eurled out from under her white hat in
provocative little rings, whilst her soft,
appealing blue eyes were gazing at
Peter with exasperating innocence and
mock admiration.
''HoW wise you are, Peter!" she said
In her fresh, sweet voice. "You really
have brought the study of woman to a
f1ne point! Your knowledge of us is
profound"
The red deepened on Peters face. "It
should be profound" he growled,
from the amount of time l have
wasted in studying you"
mo time-don't the copybooks tell
uB!-is wasted that is we'll employed,
and am all sweetness and light
That's the trouble-you are sweet,
dfabolically, irresistably sweet"-Kit-
ey's Iashes dropped to hide the smile
In her eyes-.but you haven't an atom
Of heart"
But '-guilelessly-"if I had been
endowed with heart, would it have
been preordained to beat for you,
Peter?'
Peter muttered something between
his teeth. "Of course, make no such
absurd claim! But if you had shred
of feeling you would not play with a
mans heart as though it was rub
Der ball, for the sake of seeing how
high you can knock it and how often
1t will rebound"
A shade of guilty expression swept
over Kitty's face, but she fastened to
protest But Peter raised a siencing
hand.
II know my own experience. l have
proposed to you four times''-"three'
WAS the humble correction across the
sprlng-"But this has been final; I
shall accept DR.. Browns offer to 20
abroad with him next week to study
'enc1gh to cast you out of my heart l
eoughI to be shot as weakling!" and
me sfrode down to the lake where a
yaw1 was drawn half up on the shore.
.EHsy had rowed across the lake from
che opposite shore, where the cottage
was her parents had rented for the
summer, and had landed to refresh
themselves at the spring. And here
Pesr had again laid his heart and
promising future as physician
at her disposal. Heretofore he had
accepted refusal with manly dignity
thai had kept his pain we'll hidden and
only left visible his logged determi-
nation to succeed. So quiet had he
been that Kitty had no realization of
fstence, and SO to-day, instead of her
'msral gentle and half alluring refusal
she ti1ad pricked him on to his entire
.7css of self-command and an unwonted
't5ecSayaaion of finality. Like most per-
ssnus who play with fire as an amuse-
Ineni she had let 1t get beyond he,
Guntz11. AS she gazed after him as he
sxeut To the boat she saw by the set Of
nis shoulders that his words had moi
been filed with air. And then, to he1
amused dismay, she also saw that hi
waS SO absorbed in his own thought.
-ahaf he had pushed the yawl into the
1ake and was getting in himself with
cut realizing that he was leaving hel
Nehlrd
Efhs went halfway down the path ant
eszIfnB TO him. "Peter!" she said
EsIsnhwely, remember it is five milel
walk around the lake and don't thinl
z am quite equal to it to-day"
Hetnr awoke with mortified conster
NATION at his unintentional rudeness
<'N beg your pardon" he stammered
Cyl wasn't thinking what I was do
eng"
Exc held the bow while she stepped Il
'tzNT he did not raise his hand to he'll
Srern Gut when she was safely settle
,Tampasg the cushions in the stern he 20
I'm md took up the oars without any fur
tsher words. He pulled out into tn
Lake, his white duck hat pushed dow,
r5vgT mis- brows, his lips set in
straight line that betokened unaltera
Die resolution, his eyes gazing owe
Eaer head at the shore they were leav
sing behind; neither was there any fur
cher lettering or dallying with the oar.
Ghey were piled with a steady monoto
tay that meant straight and swit
sarme getting.
KITTY, too, was SILENT but her brai
ssIsB not idle; she was revolving som
means by which he would be compelle
shs he the first to break the silence
Dnne broken, Kitty hoped that her pow
IT might be regained. Yet she kne
ESetT.s resolutions were concrete
G1SMngg-and she wondered what lii
sxsgnad be like without Peter.
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