The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-04
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By LILLIAN ". HALE.

For some time there was nothing said
both knew that absolute and contentej
satisfaction in which there is no need of
words Clinker, experienced as he was,
felt something entirely new and passing
sweet in having this pure and tender per-
sonality beside him; to have her alone
in the narrow compass of two wheeled
cart and in the isolation one feels whep
being rapidly borne above the ground by
swift horses was sensation that he had
been longing for since first he had seen
her. He felt In its highest degree that
fierce sense of protection that impelled
him to seek battle and STAY an enemy TO,
her sweet sake He felt the same exulta-
ton with which, when centre rush in a
foot ball game, he had rushed upon the
enemy, and his analytical mind began to
dissect his emotions and to speculate why
his yet undeclared love should cause SEN
sations so closely analogous. He real
lied that love and war, the primitive pas
sions of man still held their old force and
IRE as in the days when man slew his
enemy with his club or stone ak and an
nexed his bride to his own possessions.
Elizabeth watched the beautiful horses,
80 well trained that they seemed to have
mouths Of velvet; their tawny names
few in the wind, their sheeny coats re.
fected the sunshine in irridescent
CLEANS; she noted Tom 8 strong hands
in very correct gloves; he seemed to
handle the horses with much ease. She
never would have believed she could Sit
beside any man with such feeling of alb.
solute trust and confidence; she had all
the feeling of confidence and security that
she would have had with one Of hel
brothers, with difference. She was TOO
young and happy to be analytical; she
/ just gave herself nptto being SO sereDely
and divinely happy that she did not
think much; she did not look beyond,
but did carefully note the fine when Gin
ker looked at his watch and saw that it
was half past four, and sighed with, salts
faction as she thought she would not have
to go home until dinner time-half past
| six-two hours. She knew that Tom
would not take her back until he must.
81 always wanted horses, but papa
could not keep them after he lost ]
money, so we have had all our rides
cable cars, unless at funerals, and ha
riding in close carriage anyway. OF
sometimes the boys take me out, but "
all hate hired horses.'
"You will have them hereafter, my
| darling" he said, in matter-of-f fact
! tone
Startled, Eliza beth turned her head and
looked at him; her large dark eyes had
in them something of an animal at bay
I what George Eliot terms the /" ferceness
| of maidenhood'' rose within her at these
words; her pride rose up in arms at the
assumption of possession. He understood
! that he had not sued in due and proper
] form, and now, unless he was prompt in
deed to PROSTATE himself, her pride would
| get the better of her love, and cause him
to be obliged to enter into long and
tedious siege before she would surrender !;
he was not experienced for nothing, and
4 as there were no spectators but loaded ap-
pie trees on one side of the road and
stubble on the other, for he had at once
1 headed the horses out Of town, he pro-
4 ceeded to abuse himself to the dust.
! Bringing the chestnuts to walk, he held
them with one hand and with the other he
seized hers.
"Forgive me, Elizabeth; had no right
to say such words without your permits
sion; do give it to me, that | may fini
words to tell you how much / love you. I
wanted to do that the first week | knew
you, but YOU could not love me then; YOU
! felt offended because | did not see you
rehearse Lady Clare; after you took me
for Dudley, and / felt your arms around
my neck, could not see you again that
night unless / had you in my arms, so
| forced myself to wait I went to Alien.
l vile 10 get eVlQSBce LUZ W
Sonle because l could not be near you
and hold my tongue any longer. ] wantei
to satisfy yeur parents, for you are young
still. and ] could not win your love sur
reptitiously- what is the use of
words9 For Gods sake, say you love
me.
/ He had dropped her hand and got h,
arm quite around her waist, and she real
lied something of the strength of the
man who could pitch such marvellous
curves and could win victory on any con
tested field of foot ball.
She made little movement Of resist
ance that reduced him quite to despair
care yeu going to say that you can 7
Elizabeth he said in such tones Of
misery and discourag cement that Shit
laughed literally in his face, as he ha'
his lips to her cheek.
81 was reading in newspaper the 9th
err day about man who embraced b.
L. 80 80, warmly that he broke thre