Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-22

ever since I landed, and the more see of you the better I like you" Tt isn't necessary to tell me that she replied. 1.-The price of sugar win be just the same"
 "Yes. and you're bright, too," he de- clared. That's what I like in a wo- man-good looks and brains. believe in strong methods and straight talk, too--none of this serenading and moon- light mush for me. When I see a girl like go and get her. That's me. make love like man ought to-" The girl laughed derisively in hls face.
 "Now, don't get sore. I mean busi- ness. I'm no soft talking southerner with gold buttons and highfalutin ways. 1 don't care if you are squaw. I'll take you"
 Don't talk to me!' 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. I mean what I say. 1 know you've been casting sheep's eyes at Bur- rell; but, Lord. he wouldn't have you. no matter how rich you get! Of course you acted careless in going off alone with him, but I don't mind what they're saying around camp. for I've made little slips like that myself, and we'd get along"
 "rll have you killedw she hissed through her clinched teeth, while her whole body vibrated with passion. sI'll call Poleon and have him shoot you!" She pointed to the river bank hundred yards away, where the Cana dian was busy asserting skins.
 But he only laughed at her show of temper and shrugged his shoulders as he answered her roughly:
 Understand me, I'm on the square So think it over and don't go up in the air like q skyrocket."
 She cried out at him "GO-so-gow and finally he took up his bundle, say ing as he stepped out slowly:
 "All right. But I'm coming back, and you'll have to listen to 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 if you're dead set on it. Sure!"
 She could scarcely breathe, but checked her first inclination to call Poleon, knowing that It needed only word from her to set that nut brown savage at Runnion's throat Other thoughts began to crowd her brain and to stffic her. The fellows words had stabbed her consciousness and done something for her that gentler means would not have accomplished. They had opened her eyes to a thing that she had forSotten-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 brutc's insult that those early fears had been well grounded. It sud denly occurred to her that fin all the hours she had spent with her lover in all those unspeakably sweet and intimate hours. there had never been one word of marriage He had looked into her eyes and vowed he could not live without her, and 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 corporals words of a few weeks ago, and her conversation with Stark came back to her. What If 1t were true-that which Runnion implied7 What if he did not intend to ask her, after all? What if he had only been amusing himself? She cried out sharp ly at this, and when Doret staggered in beneath a great load of skins he found her in a strange excitement. When he had finished his accounting with the Indian and dismissed him she turned an agitated face to the Frenchman.
 "Poleon." she said. I'm Tn trouble. Oh. I'm in such awful trouble"
 Gro, be continued.)