Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-27
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BY
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Z covyRioHT,ooe.sY HARPER q BROTHERS

clared. That's what like In wo-
man-good looks and brains. I believe
In strong methods md straight talk,
too--none Of this serenntllng and moon
light muste for me. When See a gil
I like go and get her. That's me.
make love like man ought to-"
The girl laughed derisively in bis
face ,. p" .-tt' H-i I
'"Now, don't get sore. fI'meun busi.
ness. I'm no soft talking southerner
with gold buttons and highfalutin
ways don't care II you are squaw,
I'll take you"
Don't talk to mel, she cried In dis
gust, her voice hot with anger and re-
sentiment.
But he continued, unheeding: Now,
cut out these airs and get down to
cases. ! mean what say. know
you've been casting Sleeps eyes at Bur
reli; but, Lord. he wouldn't have you,
no matter how rich you get! or course
you acted careless In going of alone
with him, but don't mind what
they're saying around camp, for I've
made little slips like that myself, and
we'd get along"
"IIl have you killsdp' she Missed
through her clinched teeth, while her
whole body vibrnted with passion.
"Ill call Poleon and have him shoot
you!" She pointed to the river bank a.
hundred yards away. where the Cana
dian was busy asserting skins.
l,,t A. "a. l,n al, 90
temper and shrugged his shoulders rs
he answered her roughly,
Understand me, I'm on the square.
So think It over and don't go up In the
Dir like skyrocket." .--
She cried out Mt him "Go-ro--gor
and finally he took up his bundle. say
Ing rs he stepped out slowly!
San right, But I'm coming back.
and you'll have to listen 20 me. don't
mind being called squaw man.
You're pretty near white, and you're
good enough for me. I'll treat you
right. Why. I'll even marry you II
you're dead set on Il. Surc,"
She could scarcely breathe but
checked her first inclination tn call
'Poleon, knowing that II needed only n
word from her to set that nut brown
savage ut Runnion's throat. Other
thoughts began to crowd her brain and
TO stifie her. The fellows words had
stabbed her consciousness and done
something for her TINT eentler means
would not have accomplished. They
had opened her eyes to athing that
she had forgottcn--a hideous thing
that had reared Its fangs once before
to strike, but that her dreams OF hap
| piness had driven out Of her Eden.
All at once she saw the wrong that
had been done her and realized from
this brute'B insult that those early
fears had been well grounded. 1t sud
| denly occurred to her that IN all the
hours she had spent with her lover,
In all those unexpectedly sweet ana
intimate hours. there had never been
one word Of marriage. He had looked
into her eyes and vowed he could mot
live without her, aud yet he had never
said the words he should have said
the words that would bind her to him.
His arms and his lips had comforted
her and stilled her fears; but, after all.
he had merely made love. A cold fear
crept over the girl. She recalled the
old corpOrars words Of few weeks
ago. and her conversation with Stark
| came back to her. What II It were
true-that which Runnion implied
What II he ala not intend to ask her.
after all? What II he had only been