The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-31

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~ Have Been Told That Was No
Longer to Force My Attentions Up
on Miss GiIIis."
market l beg some special distinc-
ton, some different classification in
your eyes"
You are becoming quite hard to |
please her face turned partially |
away, her look meditaative, and
and dictatorial but l will try. You |
are intelligent, splendid dancer, |
fairly good looking, rather bright at
times, and, no doubt, would prove
venturesome If not held strictly to
your proper place. Take it all in all,
you are even interesting, and-I ad
nit am inclined to like you"
The tantalrzing tone and mannlr
nerved him; he grasped the white
hand resting invitingly on the grass,
and held it firmly within his own.
You only make sport as you did
once before. l must have the whole
truth"
ooh, no; to make sport at such a
time would be sheerest mockery, and
l would never dare to be so free
Why, remember we are scarcely more
than strangers. How rude you are!
only our third time of meeting, and
you will not release my hand"
Not unless / must, Nadia" and the
deep ringing soberness of his voice
startled the girl into suddenly uplift-
ing her eyes to his face What she
read there instantly changed her mood
from playfulness to earnest gravity.
ooh, please do not-do not say what
you are tempted to-" her voice almost
pleading. Il cannot listen; truly l
cannot; l must not. 1t would make us
both very unhappy, and you would be
sure to regret such hasty words"
Regret" and he yet chung to the
hand which she scarcely endeavored
to release, bending forward hoping to
read in her hidden eyes the secret her
lips guarded. Am l, then, not old
i enough to know my own mind?"
! "Yes-yes; l hope so, yes; but it is
not for me; it can never be for me
am no more than child, homeless
waif, a nobody You forget that l do
not even know who am, or the name
1 ought rightfully to bear. l will
not have it So"
MAZDA, sweetheart" and he burst
impetuously through all bonds of re-
straint, her flushed cheeks the inspir-
alton of his daring Il will speak,
for I care nothing for all this. 1t is
you love-loye forever. Do you I'M
derstand me, darling? l love you. /
love youl"
For an instant-one glad, weak,
helpless, forgetful instant-she did
not see him, did not even know her
self; the very world was lost. Then
she awoke as if from a dream, his
strong arms clasped about her, his
lips upon hers.
You must net" she sobbed "a
tell you no. I will not consent;
will not be false to myself You have
no right; I gave you no right"
He permitted her to draw away
and they stood facing each other. be
eager, myStlheo, thrilling with pas
sion almost beyond mastery. she trem
bling and unstrung, her cheeks Grim
son, her eyes filed with mute ap
peal.
L read it in your face" he insisted
, 1T told of love"
Then my face must have lied,
! she answered, her soft voice tremu
, lous, "or else you read the messag
wrongly 1t is from my lips you mus
take the answer"
And they kissed me-"
:. IF so, knew it not It was b
no volition of mine. Lieut. Brant,
have trusted you SO completely; tina
vas not right"
My heart exoHerates me-
Il cannot accept that guidance"
-Tnen you do not love me?"
She paused. afraid of the impuls
that swept her on. Perhaps" tn
low voice scarcely audible, Il ma
: love you too we'll"
You mean there is something
some person, perhaps-standing be
tween?"