The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-02
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make him change on the instant like
this? She hardly knew him, he stood
so tall and straight. The, eyes. too,
Swallowed with hopelessness, were un--
ike Genes, the hands. large. hard and
firm, shook
Gene. she said, why are YOU un-
happy if you lover,
The silence grew long before he an
swered: Because she don't love me,
and because / amt got notiingsto 6ffer
used to; and beca use / hate myself for
letting these yearszslip by"
She came closer, and her hand stole
to his
"TIl help you. Gene. I'll help you to
build coy little home, III"
stop"
She stood looking wiId-eyed at him.
wondering why her words had brought
the shadow and sorrow and pain anew
TO him. She he'd been fond of him ever
since he had come to the ranch six
years before. He had been big and
strong even then, though he could not
have been man.
She slipped her arm through his and
directed their steps homeward Tbey
walked for time in silence. but Pres,
entity, as they reached the level road
he said abruptly:
I've been figuring that Ican.t Keep
on no longer in this rut I've got to
break loose and make start I've got
a few hundred dollars saved A fellow
can't help save some out here soFss L
guess / wouldn't had that. but I've
been figuring on how best to start. 1
thought, Miss Selma, as how you might
advise me-
First. you must tell nc of this love. p
She felt the tightening OF his muscles
as her hand lay on his arm. II can't,
Selma, ! dare not
.'Why?"
Didn't tell you that she has every
thing a woman wants What have to
offer her? Besides, she he's learning
and is accomplished. She can choose
from the best of men
Gene that's lovely. What u ro-..
nance"
stop: Can't you see how you're
tearing me? How
Her hand slipped from his arm. and.
stepping back, she looked at him with
a slow glance. You're not tire man
thought You were. If you arc 50 easily
hurt. What If this woman is wealthy
what If she has other siitors2 Are !
you, who have always been SO big and
strong and brave. going. TO step aside
and let another man walk off witla%the
girl YOU love? For shame. Geie. A
schoolboy wouldn't give up SO weakly
The hot blood burned in his face
"You-you may say this to me, J on
know that l amt got no education. nor
nothing much" -;
She was laughing, and drawing him
toward the house "A woman doesn't
marry q man for luxuries-pot the kind
Of woman you would love-and IL you
expect to retain my respect or-~your
courage. don't let me see any more sor-
rowful faces"
But. Selma. you don't know-you
can't know how impossible
Nothing is impossible" They had
weakness. Make her love you, Or
She broke off.
''0r what2" he asked.
Or I'll never never. believe in: you
again
~And if ! should win her lovee9
oh. Then I'd think you were. SPLEEN
The old. il ght retiirned to his eyes:
no. mot the old light. for beneath the
brightness a new look ,hurDed. She.
left HIM: and while she assisted Sing
. with the supper dishes She could not
take her mind from the thought of
Gene. as.e - = !.
During t6esweel< she saw him only
as lie SAT- al the table. surrounded by
the set look Of his strong features,-sby.
the sstra gIltenfng OF IFS broad Shout
-sders. that he had determi1edy-to take
her ADVICE - -...s z
- II came to her. one day and said:
did you ever thiHIs Of how m ucfly good
land vas Isirl wa ted along the ris er-
'e'rle tiile LAND 2, 3. X. =. - :
..F,ut it's not wasted Selma might
complain OF her native land but like
human. nature the world over, she. re-
scented any slight from another on the
subject. why, it's the duck hunters,
paradise. and the tule folks have enter
tanned some of the country's greatest
men: besides, there have been some
wonderful crops raised in that RICH.
moist SOIL" -
That's what I mean Gene said.
musingly a man can't lose out if he
puts his last dollar in.that. land"
But suppose there should be an
overflow
1--WE figured on that. IL a crop was
sowed a man would lose his labor. but
on. the other hand the ground would be
enriched with the sediment from the
river, and it's only once in every eight
.or ten years that there's a food Do
you think it would be. very, lonesome
for-for-''
You are thinking. ef making a home
there for herr"
Yes" .
Nov. that's more like the man we
all admire" she said, proudly. But
why don't you buy some land from
father? 1 don't want you to go so far
away"
He took a step toward her, but
checked himself, and after moment
he continued: i've got to do some
as high priced. could get a section
of II with the money II would take to