The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-10
ME- Copyright i.cs by tho errin Nh
ODE Deluge II
W. BY DAVID GRAHAM PHILLIPS ENA
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BY DAVID GRAHAM PHILLIP,


a burn. II have never seen you Ike
this. 1 didn't believe you capable Of
Os much feeling"
I could not trust myself 20 speak. II
Rob COREY could have looked ga on that
scene. could have understood II. how
amazed he wculh have bean!
What happened down town today"
she went on. Tell me. " may know"
I'm tell you what | didn't think. ten
minutes ago. I'd tell any human being"
YcId /. They've got me strapped down
In the press At ten o'clock IA the morn
inE-prccisely at teu--they'rc going 10
put on the screws" | laughed. II
guess thcy'll have me squeezed pretty
dry before noon
She shiytrcd.
$50. you gee" 7 continued. II don't
deserve any credit for giving you up. l
only anticipate you by about twenty
four hours. Mines a dcath-bed repent
anC".'
'I'd though, OF that" said she re-
f,ectivcly. Presently she added: Then.
II is true" And I knew sammy had
given her some hint that prepared her
for my confession.
"Yes-I can't go clustering through
the matrimonial market replied !.
i've been thrown out. I'm a bsgsar ut
the Eateu."
"a begEar at the gates" she muir
INJURED.
| got up and stood looking down nj
her.
Don't pity me-" said. My re-
mark was figure 81 speech. ! want
no aims | wouldn't take even yoI M
aims. They'll probably get me down.
ard stamp the lifc out O. me-uearly.
But not quite-don't you lose sight OF
that. They can't kill me. ami they can't
tame me. Ill recover. aud III s'raw
the street with their blood and hr"Kca
bones"
She drew I'm her breath sharply.
And a minute ago / was almost liE-
Ing you" she exclaimed.
rctreatcd to my chair ana gave her
n smile that must have been grim.
Your ideas az lifc and -! iuen nre
like clustered nuns" rail l. II
there are any real men among your Hc-
quaintanCCs. you may IND out some
day that They're TO; much like lapaogs
Hs they pTctcud-Und ihnt you wouldn't
like them. " they we're
"whct-juHt wha'--hnEpn 10 YOU
down town tniuy-aftgr ypu left m" =.
- friend oF mine has Eyul Turing me
into a ;rnp-why. ! can't cutie id'huW.
Today he spTaus the trap a~l ran
away"
~ friend ot ypIra?'
"'rhc man wc wore 'H.IaE about
your or -Hl--LuaE ia.."
"Lnrg.gn." sine .uU.'rf. "-N be-"
ton. told mo tHrf .n..u.r knew uul
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''v1u urs gfryr 10 v..H rHF.' srm asked.
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c-.od. Intelligent. rnnt aHa understood
tho whole -! life tho Gara au .uIiy as
r,e lIrht. and tarr she I.uH cHuablc 10
1.-Two ~. too. 10 wEs not 20 Ilg. that
was questioning Ia there 10 was a
woman.
"Y,s-I.anrlou." I rcr''.l. "Uut rye
no quarrel with him. My reverse Is
nothing but the forum" % war. ! as
sure you. VIXEN ! see him again. I'll uc
as friendly ne cyer-"nlS n!t less Of
u trus rus , "s'. i'n y. We we, re Il NO, ~,
"a va l!v' IAu,.H ""Nt u. w -. - W
light now on one side. now Oh me other
w ShNIEe sIues Nh'.,,'Ur J.. 'Ai't 49,
'h'' ana unutr me ,o"g ""' n''-",
sary to gle warning. Today. before
Knew ne was me "ss"fe'H. hnh .'ale
my p'"hs 20 uy l" save MsscI AT ms
expense. thouEh i b,n'Nrd hIm l" De
me pest itlehl hhd down Town. NO
doHpl mes got some E""i reason Tor
creeping M on ~" ~ the dafk.
You are sure IL was no. she re-
p"atrd.
He and nobody else" replied l. He
decided Ia do me up-uud ! guess he'll
succeed. He's not tho man 90 M his
gun unless he's sure the bird viii fan"
do you really not care any more
than you show" Hh" asked. or Is
your manner only braygGo--to show
OF before me-
Il don't care n damn. since I'm TO
los. YOU" said |. zen be- n goIrsnd
TO have n hard row Co hoe th,. next
few months or years"
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sprAhs 10 my t"ct
Anita" | cried, my arms stretched
toward her.
EIt she only looked Cull." at mo.
folded h,r arms the moro lightly ana
said:
DO not misunderstood me. The bar
gain Is the sam" 40 before. II YOU
want me on those terms l musi-Givc