Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03

Her head strained against his hand
to be down again, and all her strength
was exerted to be away. She found she
could not move in any direction. !.
"Oh, you're hurting my neck. What
shall l do? I can't scream-think
what it would mean!-you're hurting
my neck!''
''You are hurting your own neck
stop it,"
He kissed her face, softly, her
cheeks, her eyes, her chin.
eve loved you so-don't- what's
the use? Be sensible. My arms have
starved for you so-do you think
they're going to loosen now? Avice
Milbrey-Avice Milbrey-Avice Mil.
brey!"
His arms frightened about her as be
said the name over and over.
That's poetry-it's all the poetry
there is in the world. It's verse
say over in the night. You can't un.
derstand it yet-it's too deep for you
1t means I must have you-and the
next verse means that you must have
me-a poor man-be q poor mans
wife-and all the other verses-mil'
lions of them-mean that I'll never
give you up-and there's q lot more
verses for you to write, when you un'
derstand-meaning that you'll neve,
give me up-and there's one in the be-
ginning means I'm going to carry you
out and marry you to-night-now, dc
you understand?-right off-this very
night"
"Oh! Oh! this is so terrible! Oh
it's so awful!'
Her voice broke, and he felt hel
body culver with sobs. Her face was
pitifully conYulsed, and tears welled in
her eyes.
LET me go-let-me-go!"
He released her head, but still held
her closely to him. Her sobs had be-
come uncomfortable.
Here" he reached for the little
lace-edged handkerchief that lay be-
side her long gloves and her purse, OF
the, table.
She took it mechanically.
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you" She managed it with difficulty
between the commissions that wer,
rending her.
He put his lips down upon the sof
hair.
} 81 wont-do you understand that
Stop talking nonsense"
He thought there would no end t
: the sobs.
"Have it out, dear-there's plenty O.
time.'
Once she seemed to have stopped thu
tears. He turned her face up to his
own again, and softly kissed her we
eyes. Her full lips were parted befor,
him, but he did not kiss them. The
sobs came again.
} There will soon b.
over"
At last she ceased to cry from sheer
exhaustion, and when, with his han(
under her chin, he forced up her heat
again, she looked at him a full minute
and then closed her eyes.
/ He kissed their lids.
There came from time to time thu
involuntary quick little indrawings O.
breath-the aftermath of her weeping
He held her so for a time, while
neither spoke. She had become to-
weak to struggle.
my arms have starved for you so,
he murmured. She gave no sign.
Come over here" He led her, I'M:
resisting, around to the couch at thu
other side of the table.
| "sit here, and we'll talk it over sen
sibly, before you get ready"
When he released her, she started
quickly up toward the door that lee
into the hail.
Don't do that-please don't be
foolish"
He locked the door, and put the key
in his pocket. Then he went over tt
the big folding doors and satisfied
himself they were locked from the
other side. He went back and stood
in front of her. She had watched him
with dumb terror in her face.
Nov we can talk-but there isn't
much to be said. How soon can you
be ready?"
"You are crazy!"
'Possibly-believe what you like"
"How did you ever dare? Oh, how
awful"
IF you haven't passed that stage
I'll hold you again."
mo, no-please don't-please stand
up again. Sit over there-I can think
BETTER
Think quickly. This is Saturday
and tomorrow is their busy day. They
may not sit up late tonight"
She arose with a little shrug of des.
peration that proclaimed her to be in
the power Of a mad man. She looked
at her face in the oval mirror, wipine
her eyes and making little passes and
pats at her disordered hair. He went
over to her.
mo, no-please 60 over there again
Sit down a moment-let me think. II
talk to you presently"
There was silence for five minutes
He watched her, while she narrowed
her eyes in deep thought.
Then he looked at his watch.
II can give you an hour, if you've
anything to say before it's done-no
longer"
She drew long breath.
mr.. Bines, are you mad? Can't 20,
be rationale"
II haven't been irrational, I Civ