The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22

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provinces where they hate anything ioresn--doi
know th:rts government at Pen and net
heard of the l'nited Starts, and man has to re
his wits. our lie may depend Oh 4 phrase. q
my Chinese lent Innch yet Aud at TIE bssE .its
rough life, | suppose, alter this" he gave car
less gesture That included al the bsantiiui hrel
Sara's whole art-iled lie.
For Sara orphaned al sixteen and mistress OF NJ
fortune twenty, had been allowed to Follow oi
most OF the extra, aganl impulses OF her ardei
ustufG l.uc,,iy these were usually Tor Others an
for all beautiful idess but the man before ht
never questioned, Those things-and what they In
pied~-would have no power 10 attract him; eNiAi
ing, be could see in them no mptdment that conl
cp'ne between II vas herself liz wanted, thi
woman that had suddenly bloomed FOR him out o
Sras Indifference. the woman supremey desirable
ana therefore 20 he possessed
I've never thought particularly about marrying
4 ere has bern too much 10 do. But want you Z
he my vile. can give you, Al lt1iti name that
worth somefhins where people know my record. an
for woman like you.-" he estioned her
minute. and when the fre had lesped into her eye
that had mad. them As martial a. hi: own. ne wen
on. "And~what is your name; e;Sht gave it to him
with stn lips--"Sara i know you carel saw it,
! want you VIII you Gomez -
or an instant she was happy completely thrilled
face and scanned him, with scrt OF slow wonder
that this claimed her, came ont OF space, nm
Known the moment before His race had Redeemed
liz arm tighreued around her, she was almost
Ncfc rapacieus the telling that had drawn his face
oGi ol its control made her almost shudder. The
son IN was more cruel than The cold.
With sick wonder TIE fairy castle of her dreaming
crashed around her She forced herself back, loos-
ratd his grasp va, oat of hi. embrace. His sur
fri5F made him yield aalf-realiaing
" hafs the matter what hes h2ppeuedf" he de-
'aanded. too startled TO be furious. What have /
Gone- are you III
She shook her head and crouched down by the
tta table, her elbows crashing among the cups and
her her ands
II don't in the least understand Bur then /
nsytr did understand y omen"
hers "as s9n'r eoatenpt in the last word. and
p voice wa becoming angry. Does this mean
|. AT you have changed your mind. thar you don't
care or ne after all2 II ts So just say tt
She rased her eyes and looked at him again. His
oNe and longing swept over her she saw the
power OF the whole he stood erect She had
"et him, the man who had called to her ont Of
= 1AC4fnrss OF nothing the being who cond
loeFae the pen-up capacity for loving within her.
rho could sratiTy the craving to abase herself who
would be worth losing the world for. She had
NATTER she u md : y @ eou aO se aeesot wot
:; She would never meet it again. Why must she
I've him up lnyoluntarily her arnu vent out to
II sn't 50? You do care know you do You
ouldn't have pretended Come to me-Sara---.''
& .bae, me magic h. oh Gt her % name On his Ps srpPed
'eAk aud sore. But size rose and faced him. one
ard eraspins the tanle, feeling al bay.
y Is! Yes, | do love YOU ! want YOU TO know
'at but | VIII nci give my self to you You cant
'e stared AZ her in silence, while tie anger that
Ad possessed him vanished before the sense OF
lmething uuyeldihg His face paed, stiffenea
gala into cool control.
y ou say you love met" he repeated. She nodded
Su Oh won't marry me? Then you must tell me
ny Perhaps you're not free" he blazed out
: not--e;ssy to give you up Her face quiverse
she realized what his going away meant to her
= Killing She said i under her breath. Blu,
nj tell >ou. You wouldn't understand il did tell
~ But it is hopeless. ! can't"
Again he faced her in silence, scanning her face
5ubt OF her suffering. Some band around his hesr,
as breaking at the sight OF it,
You love ms" he repeated wonderingy "An.
~ are free Yet you won't marry mef Because
some reason you think il would not be fiphtf
y es, she said and waited.
lie turned away from her and stood. thinkine
last be turned on her face that was fervid viii
nirstion tf,S
'You are plucky" he said. 81 tell you, cou,aas
itis recognition gave life to her She reused her
2ks met, like the silence of two armed fore.
tore the charge has been sounded Then tho
.;hed and the struggle between the two was on
Neither wavered. Harthen put all the force
n into the determination to conquer and Sar
swcred with 4 quiet that forbade
Ard then IN the silence miracle happened r.
N'St tauCG out OF lHe fco-DToWn Nifh th
adews around them OF black velvet and sars.
II looked forth
4 proud and shy and tender thing il was. that had
iden ITSELF tnlidly While the gallant woman Of her
nt forth to conquest Proud as il was II Asd
ed hunbly. companoned by sweet and loyins
oughts. and known only by its messengers az
ntle deeds. Hidden as ii was II had louaed ba,
nately to be known. But no woman save he
'ther who had wonderfully equipped hr,
essed II; and 10 no man had she shown II ubtSi
: revealed i to this one. And as he stood In
cyancc berore her eycs--whose very light was byt
the shsdow OF this blindness made in truth
the very downright honesty of him was cured
last he knew her. He looked into her soul anxt
I'd
lie bent lis head, and with gentleness that va,
{ The hneeiins of lesser man his hand sropea
hers, and took ii into his He looked Al I,
nderingty, adoringly, its white sweetness scented.
strange there in the grim brown hand Who's
ole life had been to tear down where hers hsd
n to cherish. The lover carried It TO his III,
h halting, awkward movement and kissedsit
is bps had barely touched it before they les
go.
an more than sorry that have-troubed yoa,.
ssfn, and stopped. Il am so sorry that sut.
Sit keeps me from being sorry for rnvselfs Eut
go away now-since YOU caa't--go with me
ie turned, had walked half the length OF ths
her ciA crff I'D I'M, T..