Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-01-10

but there is a vast difference between
making love to a woman and loving
one. have just found that out for the
first time. l marvel at the past, and
/ am ashamed of it, but thank God
that | have been saved for this op-
portunity. l want to win you, and
am going to do 1t, too. In many
things l don't match up with the peo-
pie with whom you train. was born
out here, and I've made myself. There
are things that have happened in the
making that / am not especially proud
Of, and / am not at all satisfied with
the results, especially since / have
met you. The better 1 know you the
less pleased l am with Jim Arm
strong, but there are possibilities in
me, rather believe, and with you for
inspiration, God!"-the man flung out
his hand with a fine gesture of de-
termination. They say that the ease
and west don't naturally mingIe, but
it's a lie; you and 1 can beat the
world"
The woman thrilled to his gallant
wooing. Any woman would have done
so; some of them would have lost
their heads, but Enid Maitland was
an exceedingly cool young person, for
she was not quite swept off her feet,
and did not quite lose her balance.
Il like to hear you say things like
that" she answered. Nobody quite
like you has ever made love to me,
and certainly not in your way, and
that's the reason l have given you a
half way promise to think about it.
I was sorry that you could not be
with us on this adventure, but now 1
am rather glad, especially If the even
temper of my way is to be interrupted
by anything like the outburst of a few
minutes since"
II am glad, too," admitted the man.
For declare couldn't help it. If
have to be with you either you have
got to be mine or else you would have
to decide that It could never be, and
then I'd go off and fight it OUT
Leave me to myself" said the girl
earnestly 'for little while; it's best
SO; would not take the finest, nobIest
man on earth"
"And l am not that"
unless loved him. There is some
thing very attractive about your per-
sonality; I don't know in my heart
whether it is that, or"
Good" said the man, as she hesi-
tated. That's enough" He gathered
up the reins and whirled his horse
suddenly in the road. ct am going
back. I'll wait for your return to
Denver, and then"
That's best" answered the girl.
She stretched out her hand to him,
leaning backward. II he had been a
different kind of man he would have
kissed it; as it was he took it in his
own hand and almost crushed it with
a fierce grip.
We'll shake on that, little girl,'' he
said, and then without a backward
glance he put spurs to his horse and
galloped furiously down the road.
No, she decided then and there, she
did not love him, not yet Whether
she ever would she could not tell And
yet she was half bound to him. The
recollection of his kiss was not al
together a pleasant memory; he had
not done himself any good by that
bold assault upon her modesty, that
reckless attempt to rifle the treasure
OF her lips. No man had ever really
touched her heart, although many had
engaged her interest. Her experience
therefore was not definitive or con-
elusive. II she had truly loved James
Armstrong in spite of all that she
might have said, she would have
thrilled to the remembrance of that
wild caress. The chances, therefore,
were somewhat heavily against him
that morning as he rode down the
trail alone.
His experiences in love affairs were
much greater than hers. She was by