The Washington herald., 1911-02-19
BURNING DAYLIGHT.
~ ~ By. .cAcK L0ND0N

abruptly to make up her mind and stepped forward
where she confronted the two men, Her face was
pale but set with determination, so that Daylight,
looking at it. reminded of the day when she first
rode Bob.
wait" she said. II want to say something rlam,
If you do this insane thing 1 won't marry you I
refuse to marry you"
Hogan, in spite of his misery gave her a quick
grateful look.
I'll take my chance that" Daylight began.
Wait" she again interrupted "And if you don't
do this thing will marry you"
Let get this proposition clear" Daylight spoke
with exasperating slowness and deiberation. AS
understand it, if keep right the business game
you'll marry me? You'll mary me if 1 keep on
working my head off and drinking Martinis?"
After each question he paused while she nodded
an affirmation.
And you'll marry right awayT
''Yes"
To-day? Now"
Yes"
He pondered for a moment.
mo, little woman, won't do 1t. 1t won't work.
and you know it yourself 1 want you-aI of you;
and to get it III have give you all of myself and
there' be darn little of myself left to give If
stay with the business game. Why, Dede, with you
the ranch with I'm sure of you-and Of my
self I'm of you anyway You can talk will
won't all you want, but you're going to marry
me Just the same. And now, Larry, you'd better be
going I'll be at the hotel in little while and since
I'm not going step into the Office again, bring all
And
you can get me on the phone there any time This
smash is going through. Savve? I'm quit and
done"
He stood up sign for Hogan to go. The
latter was plainly stunned. He also to his feet
but stood looking heplessly around
Sheer downright absolute insanity" he NUT
tered
Daylight put his hand on the others shoulder.
Buck up, Larry. You're always talking about the
wonders of human nature, and hele am giving you
another sample of 1t and you amt appreciatng it.
I'm a bigger dreamer than you are that's all, and
I'm sure dreaming what's coming true. It's the
biggest best dream I ever had and I'm going after
1t to get IT.
'rBy losing all you've got" Hogan exploded at him.
"sure-by losing all I've got that I don't want
brides just the same. Now you'd better hustle out
to Unwin and Harrison and get down town. I'll
be at the hotel and you call up any time"
He turned to Dede as soon Hogan gone
and took her by the hand
And now little woman, you needn't come to the
Office any more. Consider yourself discharged And
remember, 1 your employer, so you've got to
come to me for a recommendation, and if you're not
real good 1 won't give you one. In the meantime
YOU Just rest up and think about what things you
want to pack up, because We'll just about have to
set up housekeeping your stuf-leastways, the
front part of the house"
But, Elan, won't; won't If you do this mad
thing never will marry you"
She attempted to take her hand away, but he
closed on it with protecting fatherly clasp.
"wm you be straight on honest? All right here
goes. Which would you sooner have-me and the
money, or and the ranch?"
"But'- she began.
mo butts Me and the money!"
She did not answer.
'sMe and the ranchT
Still she did not answer, and still he was undls-
turbed.
You see know your answer, Dede, and there's
nothing more to say. Here's where you and quit
and hit the high places for sonoma- You make up
YOUR mind what you want to pack and I'll have some
men out here in couple of days to do it for you.
It will be about the last work anybody else does
for u.s. You and I will do the unpacking and the
arranging ourselves"
She made a last attempt.
ELAN, won't you be reasonable? There is time to
reconsider 1 can telephone down and catch Mr..
Hogan as soon as he reaches the oSice"-
why I'm the only reasonable man in the bunch
right now," he rejoined. Look at meas calm
you please and as happy as king, while they're
Auttering around like lot of cranky hens whose
heads are liable to be cut off,"
I'D CRY If l thought 1t would do any good" she