El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-04
tContinued from Saturday,

IL makes the WuQLe SlLud uO4 ALIpDs-
sible-and-and 1 so loved our partner
ship and was proud Of It Don't you
see? I can't 60 on being your partner
If you make love to me. And was
so happyr
Tears Of disappointment were in her
eyes. and she caught a swift sob in her
throat.
81 warned you" be said gravely.
such unusual situations between men
and women cannot endure. told you
so at the beginning"
tOh. yes; It is quite clear to me what
you did You took good care to warn
me against every other man in the
SOlomons except yourself"
It was a blow in the face to Sheldon
He smarted with the truth Of It, and
at the same time he smarted with
what he was convinced was the injus-
tice Of it A CLEAN Of triumph that
6ickered IN her eye because Of the
bit she had made decided him.
1T is not so one sided as you seem
70 think it IS" he began. ''I was do
ing very nicely on Berande before you
came I did not want you to stay. /
wasn't in love with you then. want
ed you to go to Sydney, to go back to
Hawaii. But you insisted on staying
You virtually
He paused for a softer word than
the one that had rissn to his lips, and
she took It 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. won't" be said deci-
sively, realizing that the discussion was
in danger Of becoming a vituperadve,
schOolboy argument. "You have in
sisted on being considered as a man
Consistency would demand that you
talk ike q man and ike a man listen
to man talk. And listen you shall
It is not your falt that this unpleas-
antness has arisen. l do not blame
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 l am concerned. You
have made me want you You didn't
intend TO; you didn't try TO- You were
so made that IS all. And / was so
made that l was ripe to want you
But can't help being myself. can't
by an effort Of viii cease from want
ing you any more than you by an eff
fort Of viii can make yourself unde-
sirabIe to me-"
"Oh. this desire, this want. want.
WantF' she broke in rebelliously. 81
am not quite a fool l understand
some things. I really think it would
be a good idea for me to marry Noa
Noah or Adamu Adam OF Lalaperu
there or any black boy. Then ! could
give him orders and keep him penned
away from me and men ike you would
leave me alone and not talk marriage
and I want, want
Sheldon laughed In spite Of himself
and far from any genuine impulse to
laugh
You are positively sOuness," he said
savagely.
Because I've a soul that doesn't
yearn for a man for masterg' she took
up the gauge. VERY well. then. l am
and what are you going to do
about ftY
Il am going to ask you why you look
ike a woman? Why you have the
form OF a woman, the lips Of a woman.
the wonderful hair OF a woman? And
I am going to answer because you are
a woman, though the woman in you is
asleep and that some day the woman
viii wake up"
Heaven fOrbidr she cried In such
sudden and genuine dismay as to make
him laugh and to bring a smile to her
own lips against herself.
I've got some more to say to you"
Sheldon pursued i did try to protect
you from every other man in the Solo
mons and from yourself as well. As
for me, didn't dream that danger lay
10 that quarter. So 1 failed to protect
you from myself. l failed to protect
you at all. You went your own viii
ful way just as though l didn't exist
schooners. recruiting on Ma
alta and sailing schooners. one lone.
girl in the company of
some Of the worst scoundrels in the
SOlomons. 1 love you for that too,
love you for all Of you, just as you
are"
She made a moue Of distaste and
'aised a hand protestingly.
Don't ne said You have no right |
o recou from the mention of my love
or You. Remember. this is a man
ak From the point Of view Of the
ak. you are a man. The woman in
you IS only incidental. accidental and
relevant You've got to listen to the
lald statement Of fact, strange though
t is. that love you. You are better
IF and safer on Berande. In spite Of
he fact that / love you. than any
where else in the Solomons. But I
want you, as a final item Of man talk,
o remember from time to time that /
owe you and that it will be the dear
st day Of my life when you consent