Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-27

OOCtOm OF CQlQGS seemed SuQQenly TO
slide from under him. He was like
one sinking in some hideous quagmire.
He felt as II he were choking.
"Why, Of course" she cried scorn-
fully, "just as you took me up for
amusement. You were such a fine,
well dressed, Immaculate mound of
conceit that couldn't resist the temp
tation, and you hid your condescension
SO poorly that thought you ought to
be taken down peg. knew was a
squaw, but wanted to see If were
not like other women, after all, and If
you were not like other men," She
was talking rapidly now, almost
shrilly, for she had never attempted to
act before, while he stood dazed and
speeches., fumbling at his throat
while she rallied at him. "You needn't
waste time debating whether I'm good
enough for you, because I'm not-de-
cidedly I'm not your kind, and you are
a joke to me-"
He uttered an inarticulate cry, but
she ran on unheeding, her eyes wide
and glowing like Goals, her lips chalk
white. "You see, it's time stopped
such foolishness anyhow, for I'm to
be married on Sunday"
"You are going to be married?" he
muttered laboriously.
eyes, to Poleon. Why, that's been
understood for years."
He whirled upon the Canadian in q
fury, and his words came hot and tum-
bling.
"D-don't blame him!' cried the girl
Historically. 81. is all my doing. He
had no part in it."
Eyes," said Doret In a restrained
/ voice, "dis aim no work Of mine."
you're liary' breathed the Ken
tuckian, now fairly wild with anger
but the other looked him squarely be
tween the eyes and made no move.
"M'sieu'," he cried, "1'm livin' tort,
year an never took no nam LAX da,
before, but dere's reason here wy !
can't max no answer"
"Why. you aren't really angry, lieu
tenantY' Knocked Necia. "It's only the
| joke Of an ignorant half breed cir,
whose sense Of humor is all out OF
gear. You mustn't quarrel over a
squaw!'
She tainted him like baited badger,
| for this thing was getting beyond her
control. and the savage instincts Of the
wilderness were uppermost.s
"You are quite right he replied. 81
am very foolish, and the laugh is. with
you" His lips tried to frame a smile,
but failed. He bowed low and, turning
walked out.
| The moment he was gone she cried
breathlessly:
you must marry me, Poleon. You've
got to do it now!"
"Do you mean dat for sure?" he said
"Can't you see there's nothing else
for 1t after this? I'll show him that he
can't make me toy to suit his conven-
fence. I've told him I would marry
you on Sunday, and I'll do it or die. OF
course you don't love me, for you don't
know what love is, suppose. How
could your She broke down and be.
gan to catch her breath amid coughing
sobs that shook her slender body
though they left her eyes dry and fe
verish. "I-rm very unhappy, b-but
I'll be good-wife to you. oh, Poleon
If you only knew
He drew a long breath. When he
spoke his, voice had the timbre of some
softly played instrument and tremol
ran through his words.
mo! I dom know wat kim Of love
Il fnys M ~ ~
know is de kim I sing bout in my
songs. s'pose it's different breed to
yours, an I'm begin to see it don live
nowhere but on dem songs Of mine
Dere's long tam waste here now
five year-but tomorrow 60 again
lookin' for my own countree."
"Poleon," she cried, looking up with
startled eyes, mot tomorrow, but Sun.
day! We viii 60 together"
He shook his head. Tomorrow
Necia! An go alone"
Then you won't marry me" she
asked in hushed and frightened voice
i moi Dere's wan ting I can't dc
even for you, Necia; dere's wan ting ]
can't geeve, OATS all-jus' wan on all
de worp. I can't kill de LII god wit
de bow an arrer. He's all dat max
de sun shine, de birds sing an de
leaves Whisper to me; he's de wan Ill
Teller wat maxi my life wort livin' an
keep music in my soul. If / keel I'm
dere ain no more lef' LAX it, an I'm
never goin' fin my Lam OF content
nor sing nor laugh no more. I'm
t'inkin' / would raider sing songs to
i'm all alone onderneat' de stars beside
my campfire an talk Wit I'm In my
bark canoe dan 60 livin' wit you in
hne house an let i'm get col am die"
but told him I'd marry you-that
I had always intended to. He'll be.
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