Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-15

My anger was rising.
Just like men they're always self
sh, and want to keep all the sport to
themselves"
Il was not viewing 1t. assure you.
from a selfish standpoint
Really Then fail to see your rea-
son for objecting to a woman having a
little fun
Far be it from me. I only said l
objected to seeing her IN the hunting
field. There surely are lots Of other
opportunities for fun"
None half so nice. Why do you OBJ
ject:"
He hcsitated. suppose he saw l was
annoyed. and did not wish to add fuel
to the flame.
Why" l persisted. fixing my eyes
full upon his with a judicial stare.
WELL he murmured, I'm sorry
If you are offended, but l confess
consider it fast and unladylike."
jumped up, my face like a peony.
THANK you," ! said, cuttingly, and,
without attempting any farewell,
walked away, my head held high in
the air.
should have liked to look back and
see how he had taken my anger, but
my dignity refused TO permit it. l won
dered If he was following and hoped
he was not Yes. ! certainly hoped
he was not, for as l began the descent
of that wretched Tor I realized that
dignity was incompatible with bogs.
Unaided by his strong right arm, !
swayed pcrilously to and fro sprnging
from clump to clump OF heather, but
nevertheless sinking ankle deep from
time to time in treacherous morass.
Almost in tears struggled on, but be-
fore | was halfway down the end
came. l had leaped from n quaking
mound of peat only to land myself
right into the middle Of a bog; already
my right foot had disappeared, the left
was sinking fast / found, to my dis
may, that could not extricate my
self.
"Oh, OH" cried, and looked around.
There stood Jack, close behind me,
and how truly glad l was to see him
there.
Jack" cried. piteously. "Oh.
Jack, I'm sinking. DO help me out.
i am so frightened!'
Even in that moment Of horror
flicker of II smile on his face. If he
had laughed would never have for
given him, for although, / confess,
must have looked suprcmely ridiculous
standing there, | wanted any onlooker
to be blind to the fact. Stepping on
small bowller of rock which stood
near Jack stretched forth his arm.
and, cutclling franticafly at it. was
hauled gasping and shaking on to terra
firma.
"Sit down." said Jack, authorlta-
lively.
And l obeycd, laughing and crying
hysteriaclly
MY shoes I managed at last to
whisper, CHANGING from my mud bespat-
tered stockings to where two little Ok
|
sively in the very middle Of the bog.
But to my surprise Jack did not stir.
II wanted to talk 10 you, Gwennie."
he said gently, and l suddenly became
conscious that he still held my hands
| in his own.
"Well, DON'T l retorted, rather
rudely, for l was seized with wild
anxiety to jump up and run away.
was angry with myself because l felt
most unexpected blush dyeing my
cheeks an unlovcly red. do not blush
prettily. and was, moreover, also sud
denly alive to the fact that my strug-
gle in the bog had left me woefully
disheveled. | was about to rise-but
alas. remembered my shoes with a
pang.
| please, Mr. Merevale." l said. cold
ly, will you get me my shoes? I'm
I'm in n hurry.
''Ccrtainly." he replied coolly. But.
if you will allow me, nave something
to say to you first, Miss Harrison"
Tears of angry vexatlon stood in my
eyes OF all the mean advantages that
ever man took
II won't allow you," cried. II don't
want to hear what you've got to say
II want my shoes mt once"
He still held both my hands. ! had
tried to free them. but ] could not.
was furious Mt his mastery over me,
and trembled on the verge of retalia
ton by tears-a sure method of subju-
CATION against obdurate mankind.
Are you quite sure, Gwennie:' he
said. changing his tone so suddenly,
and bending forward to look into my
downcast face with such strange new
tenderness on his own that was
completely taken by surprise. SO sur
prised, indeed. was I that l quite for
got to reply; the shoes were for the
moment forgotten likewise ! suppose
Jack construed my silence as sign
of grace: at any rate, lie took every
mean advantage Of the situation, and l
well. whether liked it or not had
to listen to all he had to say. When he
had finished | managed to look up shy