Bisbee daily review., 1911-11-21
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thread of love At first he had been content just to ride with Dede and to 1 be on comradely terms with her; but | the desire and the need for her in- creased The more he knew of her, | the higi c. was his appraisal Had she been reserved and naughty with him, or been merely a giggling. sim pering creature of woman, 1t would have been different. Instead. she amazed him with her simplicity and ! wholesomeness. with her great store | of comradeliness. The latter was the l unexpected He had never looked upon woman in that way Woman. the toy; woman, the harpy; woman, the necessary wife and mother of the races offspring-a1 this had been his expectation and understanding of woman But woman. the comrade and playfellow and joyfellow-this was what Dede had surprised him in. And the more she became worth while, the more srdently his love burned. un- consciously shading his voice with caresses. and with equal unconscious ness faring up signal fires in his eyes. Nor was she blind to it. yet. like many women before her. she thought to play wish the pretty fire and escape the consequent conflagration."
 | Winter will soon be coming on,~ she said regretfuIly, and with provoca- | ton. one day, "and then there won't be any more riding
 But must see you in the winter 1 just the same" he cried hastily. She shook her head
 i've been pretty good" he declared. T leave it to you fl I haven't It's been pretty hard. too. I can tell you. You just think it over. Not once have ! said a word about love to you, and me loving you all the time That's ! going some for a man that's used to ! having his own way. I'm somewhat ot a rusher when it comes to travel ing. I reckon I'd rush God Almighty fl it came 10 race over the ice. And yet I didn't rush you. l guess this fact is an indication of how much I do love you Of course I want you to 1 marry me. Have I said word about 1 it, thought Nary a chirp, nary fiut- i ter. I've been quiet and good though | it's almost made me sick at times, this keeping quiet l haven't asked yCu to marry me I'm not asking you now. i Oh, not but what you satisfy me ] sure know you're the wife for me. But | how about myself? Do you know me i well enough to know your own mind?' | He shrugged his shoulders. q don't know. and I ain. going | 10 take l chances on it now. You've got to l know for sure whether you think you 1 could get along with me or not, and I'm playing @ slow conservative game, aih't a-going to lose for overlooking my hand"
 This was love-maIing of a sort be- 1 yond Dede's experience. Nor had she l ever heard of anything like 1t.
 50 you see" he urged, just for a square deal we've got to see some more of each other this winter. Most i likely your mind ain't made up yet
 "But it is," she interrupted. "i wouldn't dsrepermit myself to care for |, you. Happiness. for me, would not lie that way. like you, Mir. Harnish and all that. but it can never be more than that"
 Its because you don't like my way of living" he charged, thinking in his own mind of the sensational joy-rides 1 and general profigacy with which the l newspapers had credited him-think ing this, and wondering whether or not. in maiden modesty, she would | disclaim knowledge of it.
 To his surprise. her answer was flat and uncompromising.
 "No; [ don't"
 l q know I've been brash on some Of those rides that got into the papers, | he began his defence. "and that I've been travelling with a lively crowd "
 q don't mean that" she said. though I know about it. too, and cant say that like it. But 1t is your | life in general, your business. There are women in the world who could marry a man like you and be happy but I couldn't And the more I cared for such a man, the more unhappy l should be- You see. my unhappiness, in turn. would tend 10 make him un- happy. I should make a mistake. and ! ne hUuiu Ntdkt dM EAitctA AfAA1NcA though his would not be SO hard on bim because he would still have his business"
 "Businessi" Daylight gssped. Whats wrong with my business? | play fair and square. There's noth- ; ing underhand about it. which can't be said of most businesses, whether Of the big corporations or of the cheat ing, lying. little cornergrocerymen. l play the straight rules of the game, and I don't have to lie or cheat or break my word"
 Don't you, sec he vent on, the V ssA game is a gamble Everybody ESnibles in one way or another. The farmer gambles against the weather and the market on his crops So does tde United States Steel Cooperation The business of lots of men is straight robbery of the poor people. But I've