Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-10-01

and he shivered uncontrollably ana
threw himself down on the couch.
I'VE can't do anything tonight"
said. you must GO to bed. You're
undone and won't be fit for anything
tomorrow unless you get some rest
I'll see II have bed ready"
Don't bother. l can't sleep. I hated
to get you out at this time of night.
but I hoped we might settle upon
something before morning."
II wish to the Lord we could!"
fervently calculated. -..
You can't think of any other way?"
Not now. But we must. The trou.
BILE is, there's nothing to appeal to in
Ankony. and nothing that I can get
hold Of to frighten him into decency.
l wouldn't give rap for his morals.
but his discretion is unassailable"
I've heard things limited. he reflected,
but nothing openly suggested. He'd
take precious good care of that. No,
l don't believe we can reach him that
way"
I'm afaid not
I'm not worth all this trouble" he
groaned.
Shut up and come along to bed"
Il tell you / can't sleep"
You must. Come along"
He followed me patiently.
Have your man wake me at seven,"
he said; Il must get home early"
When had seen him in bed, went
out into the dimly lighted sitting
room and sat down to try once more
IN nd of ha
difficulties.
Dan was awake and leaving the
next morning when awoke and, hear
ing him. looked out on the apartment
Stay for breakfast, can't your" I
called.
mo. thank you; I've got to get
home. but I'll come back after I've
seen Barbara, and tell you what's to
be done; but" with queer settling
OF his face. Il guess there's only one
thing to do"
Don't do 1t till you've seen me-"
! said hastily: II haven't given up
hope yet. Come to me before you go
to Ankony. I'll turn heaven and earth
to find something"
Don't bother. It's no use Honest.
iy. believe that. But she shan't mar
ry him."
He went, leaving me to reflect anew
on how much easier 1t is to tangle
things than to untangle them.
had scarcely reached the ONCE be.
fore he came. He looked bewildered
and uncertain. and. sitting down on
the other side OF the table in my priv
n IN OF
across 1t and leaned over to me. "Shs
says she loves him." he said.
"of course she says that!" I ex.
claimed.
Then you don't believe it,"
DO your"
Il don't know what to believe. I
didn't think 1t possible before. and
l can't conceive 1t now: but she
swears she does, and she looks-she
actually looks as II she means II. Do
you think she's pretending SO as TO
make It easier for me?"
Don't ask me. Hemingway"
ITS Just what you might expect her
to do. isn't it?' I accused her Of II,
but she only laughed at me and said
l was silly to imagine such a thing.
She says she refused him the night
before because she was piqued at
something he did and wanted to make
him suffer. but that she has cared for
him all the time. You can make
what you like out OF it,
I drummed on the table. I had
nothing to say. Things were dim and
vague and hateful to me in that acute
moment. l did not know what be-
lieved-what l wanted to believe.
was remembering all that had passed
between her and me pertaining to her
engagement. trying to make some.
thing definite and convincing out Of 1t,
but decided that much OF what had
deemed convincing had been based
merely on my own conclusions and
not upon anything she had actually
said or conveyed.
she says she'll marry him whether
( give myself up or not" he went on;
that 1t won't make a particle Of diff.
ference except that 1t will stir up an
unnecessary fuss. Ankony won't do
anything. Of course. when she's going
to marry him. and she says she is 60
ing to-"
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