Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-28

He took doaOp a bottle and some glasses.
don't often come to me for advice or
sympathy. I don't have it to give. But
maybe it will help you to tell me what
caused this night marauding expedi-
ton of yours" Seeing that she hest
tated, he went on: II suppose there's
q lot Of reasons why you shouldn't
confide in me. don't like that old
man of yours nor any of your friends,
but maybe that's why I'm Interested.
If any Of them has upset you I'll take
particular pleasure in helping you get
even."
II don't want to get even, and there
is nothing to tell,' said Necia, except
girls troubles, and can't talk about
them" She smiled a painful, crooked
smile at him.
"Your old man has been rough to
you?'
mo. no! Nothing Of that sort.''
'sThen it's that soldier| he quizzed
shrewdly. II knew you cared heap
for him. Don't he love you?
eyes. That's the trouble, and he
wants to marry me. He swears he will
in spite of everything"
"See here. I don't quite follow. I
thought you liked him. He's the kind
most women go daffy over"
Like him!" The girl trembled with
emotion. "Like him! Why-why,
would do anything to make him hap
py."
Il guess must be kind Of du1l,"
Stark said perplexedly.
Don't you see? I've got to give him
up. I'm squaw."
"Squaw h--l! With those shoulders"
Stark checked himself, for he found
he was rejoicing in his enemy's defeat
and was in danger of betraying him
self to the girl. In every encounter the
young man had bested him, and these
petty defeats had crystallized his an
tipathy to Burrel into a hatred so
strong that he had begun to lie awake
nights planning systematic quarrel.
He had brooded over his quarrel
with Gale and the lieutenant ever since
their first clash, for in this place they
furnished the only objects upon which
his mania could work, and it was q
mania, the arrangement of diseased,
distorted mind.
$50 you like him too much to stand
In his way" he said meditatiyely.
SLOW does your father look at it?"
''He wants the lieutenant to marry
me. He says he will fix it up all
right. But he doesn't understand.
How could hep
''You are doing just right" concur
red the man hypocritically, "and you'll
live to be glad you stood out" Now
that both his enemies desired this
thing he was set ON preventing it re-
CARELESS Of the girl. Flow did the
lieutenant take it when you refused
him?'
"He wouldn't take 1t at all. He only
laughed and declared he would marry
me anyhow" The very thought thrill
ed her.
"Does he know you love him?"
The tender, sobbing laugh she gave
was ample answer.
"Well. what's your plan?"
ELL don't know. am so torn
and twisted with it all that 1 can't
plan, but I have thought I-ought-to
go-away."
"Goodp' he said quickly, but his &C.
quiescence, instead Of soothing her,
had the contrary effect, and she burst
out impulsively:
"Oh-I can't-I can't! Ican't 60 away
and never see himi can't do it! !
want to stay where he isr' She had
been holding herself In stubbornly, but
at last gave way with reckless aban.
don. "Why wasn't born white like
other girls? I've never felt like an In
dian. I've always dreamed and fam
cied was different, and l am In my
soul. I know am! The white is go
strong in me that It has killed the red,
and I'm one Of fathers people. I'm
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