Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-02-05
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hear, Echo. tell me you love me; that
you love only me- that you will always
love me, no matter what shall happen;
that you never loved until you loved
me-" n 2$43} 3$s$s { 5 81; ~ /. IS
81 Echo sat upright with q start, "What
do you mean r. she exclaimed. "Of
course love you and you only, but the
future and the past are beyond our
control. Unless. you know Of /; some
thing that is going to happen which
may mar our love your question is
silly, not at all like your Mother Goose
nonsense-that was dear And as for
the past, you mean Dick Lane 4 ss%l
Eyes, mean Dick Lane confessed
Payson in. a subdued tone. 81 am
jealous Of him-that Is, Of even his
memory" 5:s-s,5 .'Es5 's@S Ar as
"That is not like Jack Payson. What
has come over you? 1t is the shadow
Of your thunder bird. You know what
what it is, for it remains the same, the
only difference being that now, know
it never was love. Even If it were he
is dead, and I love you, Jack-you
alone. Oh, how you shame me by
forcing me to speak Of such things!
have tried to put poor Dick out Of my
mind, for every time think Of him it
is with g wicked joy that he is dead,
that he cannot come home to claim me
as his wife. Oh, Jack, Jack, I didn't
think it Of you'll" ..-r..
And the girl laid her face within her
hands on her lovers knee and burst
into fit of sobbing. "'"
Jack Payson shut his teeth. .}~
'sWell, since l have lowered myself
, so far in your esteem and since your
! mind is already SHINING against Dick
Lane we might as we'll go on and set
, tie this matter, promise will not
mention it again. But l, too, have
troubles Of the mind. am as am,
and you ought to know it. I said
was jealous of Dick Lanes memory
It Is more. I am jealous Of Dick Lane
himself. If he should return, would
y
wife?". -.l..,. .., -. LIZ ,.ss ..
; Again she sat upright. By a strong
effort she controlled her sobbfng. =,
z"The man I admired does not de-
serve an answer, but the child he has
proved himself tolbe and whom can.
not help loving shall have it. Yes: If
Dick Lane returns truesto his promise
shall be true to mine" :ss:t n. g. * s.
She arose and went into the house..
Payson rode homeward, through the
starlight consumed by torturing jeaI-
ousy. He now had no thought Of con-
fiding in Jim Allen. He regretted that
he had touched so dangerously near
the subject Of Dick Lanes return IN
talking to Bud and Polly. His burn
, Ing desire was to be safely married to.
Echo Allen before, the inevitable re-
turn Of her former lover. g..
/ "Fool that was not to ask her one
more question. Would she forgive her
husband where she would not forgive
!, her lover? What, will she think of me
when all is discovered, as it, surely
will be? Well, must take my chances
Events will decide ,;,.. HI \
On his return to Sweetwater ranch
he put the place in, charge Of hts new,
foreman, Sagebrush Charley, and went
out to hunting cabin he had built
in the Tortilla mountains. Here he
fought the problem over with his con-
science-and his seltishness won. He
. returned, fixed In his decision to sup,
press Dick Lanes letter and to go
ahead with the marriage. 81