Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-12-14
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FRESH EaE IN A GgEENHOTSE
at five tine NEXT dap I rang thu EEa4--
sY's heA2. Mas taken Through the 6E2w5-
trs -Co-1 8mtD that same library The
r4gu1s6ms over ire LGD@&e GoGgG4g be-
.wEam the amU gnDngs Iey- almost
Era@m ~a4 presently eme@re& frogu the
haaa. Z aErn5vAd the gHrgWEE Sh@ made
m 5lrt GO0rw ay-h=v big hat, Eer egn-
1gaa5essaE dress "a waiEe cloth that
sm-a1A- s@1aea- c02d face OF hers And
rs Z looked Z knew 1hAt wClhinE- moth
lMg-D0. mt ever her WlsE. h-E c0s1-
mz-6-c0uBd saU2 u8e from Trying to
make her mY OWE That resolve E1c11sE
mzVA sn@wn tn rmy FACET or Tire Pas
F81aB r5a1t inspired st-sCT she PAUSED
and EalEsE-
what rs ia ] asked. Are you
afraid OF n1eT
Ehe came forward proudly = Tue
snorga 5n Tier eyes No she said But
Il yo@ kzsw. you might be afraid Of
ne
i alu. Z confessed Il am afraid 81
YuG nec@uH@ ygu afsg8re SIN BIZ 4 97e8-
mg That 3 n4yoe26 rmr control I've
committed many foa15es In INV 3bte-
I have moods an which il aEunS<s me 10
defy fate But thGs- tDsa1es have al
WaFE 5#em Of my own willing You
II EamgAsG-~"ywu are q folly for me.
E11 oue rese e0rnpels Eae-
E1e z1r15se6-m0t dEScoHzrzgImgsy-ana
seated h=rx@5f o- a EhnE sofa in the
.urTR@r. a curIO2sly iunDTegIabse in
Er4nbc hsgn4ms. az Z nos<d-sOr n1E impulse
Exs 10 carry her by storm I Was as
sunsxsaa6 AT my OwE ~audzeifY, I Mas
Eonder8mg where my 9Ga~ OF her had
gore. m8y awe Of her superior nenes
srd breeding. Mama Will BE- DOWN
u 3 FEW minutes. said
Il didn't COME 10 SEE your mother
EurSsAc l. II came 10 s-= YOU
she a1EheG. then trcx@-Znd / thought
{ had once rBoEe got upon" her nerves
with my rude d-irectne4s. How eagerly
sensitive cur nerves are TO had inn
svesxsonx Of one we don't know. and
eos CGAarseAg iaseEssioge 10 bad iTnpre<-
sS0Ta4 q E@ do fs@s
II Esae I've offended again. as usual"
said l. YOU attach 70 much import
znce 10 petty little dancing-n7asteE
.rtckz and cap@Efrgs- Won 9lve-alNays
nave glved-ln an artificial atmosphere.
Real thsngE net az you like fresh air on
a hoshCuse Cover.
You are-fresh air" she Inquired.
=i1h Laughing sarcasm
Il am that refoTtesl J. And good
for you-as you'll find when You get
rse3 10 me.
I heard vosces in the next oom-
aer mothers and some mans. We
waited until IL was evident we were
TACT and surTBfsed its meaning. / looked
triurnphantly al her She drew furth-
~ back into her corner. and the al
rnrygr. stern frrnnesg Of her contour told
me she had set her teeth
u see yOu are B~eTyIng yourself" said
{ with q laugh. You are perfectly
I am going 10 propose 10 YOU"
She Earned scarlet and half started
1D-
YOU mo1her-in the next rOoTn-eZ-
rectH II. too I went on. laughing ever
more d~lE2greeabgy. Your parents need
noney-they have decided TO seIl you.
heir only large income producing as
set. And ] am Wiling 10 buy. What
10 you
i was blocking her way out of the
-Corn. she WAS standing her breath
coming fast. her eyes blazing. You
Sre-frfghtfui." she exclaimed in a low
voice.
..Recause Z am frank. because / am
aonest2 Because ! wan 10 put things
on a sound basis? / suppose. IL i came
Tying and pretending. and let you lie
and pretend. you would find me-alunost
toserable. Well, I'm not that kind
When there's no especial reason
way or the other. I'm willing 10 snlirk
ard grimace and doddeT n drivei.
like the rest of your friends. those
and gentlemen. But when there's
10 be transacted. i am bus
mess like. Let's not begin with your
thinking you are deceiying ne. and SO
hating me and despising me and try
ing to keep up the deception. Let's be-
gin right"
She was listening: she was no longer
longing TO fly from the room. she was
/ knew / had scored.
In any event" 7 continued" you
would nave married for money. You've
been brought up TO it. like all these
girls of your set. You'd be miserable
without luxury. IL you had your
choice between love without luxury and
luxury without love. it'd be "a Easy to
foretell which you'd DO az to foreteiI
now a starving poet would chocse be-
tween a loaf OF bread and a volume of
poems. You ma o love; but you
love iife-your kind Of life-better."
She lowered her head. 1T Is true
she said. 1T Is low and vile. but 1t Is
true"
Your parents need money" L be-
gan
She stopped me with a gesture.
Don't blame Them she pleaded. Il
am more guilty than they"
i was proud OF her as she made that
confession. You have the making OF
a cal woman I'm you.v said I. Il should
ave wanted you rel IL you hadn't.
But what 1 now see makes what
thought a folly of mine look more like
wisdom"
II must warn you" she said. and now
she was looking directly at me. II shall
never love you.s
Never IL a long time replied /. ..Tm
old enough 10 be cynical about prop
hccy."
II shall never love you" she repeated.
For many reasons ~ wouldn't un-
derstand. For n you Will under
stand,
II understand the many reasons. you
say are beyond me" said l. For dear