Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-24

/ 1t is not SO one sided as you seem
to think II is he began Il was do
/ ing very nicely on Berande before you
/ same. 1 did not want you TO stay.
| wasn't in love with you then l want
! ed you TO so 10 Sydney. to go back to
! Hawaii. But you insisted on staying
| You virtuaIIy"-
He paused for q softer word than
/ the one that had risen to his lips, and
! she took il away from him
/ Forced myself on you-that's what
/ you meant TO say" she cried. the flags
+ Of battle painting her cheeks. 60
ahead. Don't mind my feelings"
All right, l won't" he said deci-
! sively, realizing that the discussion was
/ in danger Of becoming q vituperadve,
{ schOoIboy argument You have in
sisted on being considered as I man.
/ Consistency would demand that you
/ talk like a man and like a man listen
TO man talk. And listen you shall.
1t is not your falt that this unpleas-
/ GntnesS has arisen. l do not blame
4! you for anything-remember that-and
[ for the same reason you should not
blame me for anything.
You can't help being yourself. You
can't help being a very desirable crea-
tUre so far as ! am concerned You
have made me want you. You didn't
intend 10: you didn't try TO. You were
/ so made. that is sill. And l was so
made that l was ripe to want you
But 1 can't help being myself. l can't
/ by an effort Of will cease from want
ing you any more than you by an eff
/ fort Of will can make yourself unde-
sirable to me"
oh. this desire, this want. want,
want she broke in rebelliously- IL
: am not quite a fool. l understand
. some things. l really think it would
. be good idea for me to marry Noa
I Noah or Adamu Adam or Lalaperu
I there or any black boy. Then could
/ give him orders and keep him penned
away from me and men like you would
leave me alone and not talk marriage
and / want, | want"
Sheldon laughed in spite of himself
and far from any genuine impulse to
/ laugh.
You are positively soulless," he said
savagely.
Because I've a soul that doesn't
I yearn for a man for master?" she took
up the gauge Very well. then, l am
soIi''eS9' anu "nal are Sou solns ~ uo
ABOUT II:
Il am going to ask you why you look
like a woman? Why you have the
form Of a woman. the lips Of a woman,
the wonderful hair of n woman? And
/ am gong 10 answer because you are
4 woman Inoueh Iue woman III you -
asleep ana In1I some Gay the "onah
VIII "ahe up
eli Ioi o'u' SHe eiieu III ouen
suoueh ana genuine olshnaE as 10 make
HlI1 la"Sn anu 10 O'IHs sHllle 10 neI
o"n lI'S against nerSel'
We SoI some more 10 81! u 9ou'
SAe'uoA Iu'9uSu- ulu Try 10 p'otecL
you from every o'he' man III the 500
LHo''S anu '!"-I l''iSe'l as wen y"
Io' me ] o4-" cream that ddHSet lay
II '1at quarter 80 Iaieu 10 protect
you from myself 1alIed 10 protect
you at an lou went your own WIZ
Iui way just as though d!nh exist
"tecAinE SchooherS' recruiting on Ma
iaI'a ana Stl''h% SchooheFs' one zone.
Unprotected Elr' IN the company OF
some OF me worst scouhdre's III the
N'lon'0HS. i"Ee you Tor that 100. l
rove you Tor All OF you' Just as you
are.
she mace Il moue OF dlstaste ana
, raised hahd pr"teStlhSiy.
Don l. ne S'id- GU nave no rlGht
10 recon from 'nS Aehuoh ol my rove
!sr YOU. ieiiiei-i5'r' tIi* IS man
Iaif- rom TIE point OF view OF lHe
laIh. you are man Inc woman IN
you Is Only incidental accidental ana
. irrelevant 1ou We GOT 10 listen TO the
baic statement OF TACT strange though
II IS th"t love you. You are better
/ OF ana SAFER on BeFande. In spite OF
the fact thar love you. than any
where else IN the Sotomons- But
. want you. as final item or man talk,
80 ~, 49,. - ,r-f,, -, ~, a.,
70 marry me. Want you to tni@S Of
/ I'm