Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-09-19
CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPTER XIV.
! Life at the Office went on much the
way it had always gone. Ee
In spite of their high resolve, there
was very measurable degree Of the
furtiye In their meetings. In essence,
these meetings were stolen. They did
I not ride out brazenly together In the
face of the world. On the contrary,
they met always unobserved, she rid
ing across the many-gated backroad
from Berkeley to meet him halfway.
Nor did they ride on any save rInfre-
quented roads, preferring to cross the
second range of hills and travel among
church-going farmer folk who would
scarcely have recognized even Day
light from his newspaper photographs.
He found Dede good horsewoman-
good not merely in riding, but in en-
durance. There were days when they
covered sixty, seventy, and even
eighty miles; nor did Dede ever claim
any day too long, nor--another strong
recommendation to Daylight--did the
hardest day ever see the slightest
chafe Of the chestnut sorrels hack.
"A sure enough hummer, was Day
lights stereotyped but ever enthusiast
tic verdict to himself.
His lifelong fear OF woman had orig.
mated out of nonund nding and
had also prevented him from reaching
any understanding Dede on horse
back, Dede gathering peoples on d
isumme. hillside, Dede taking down
dictation In her swift shorthand
strokesall this was comprehensive
to him. But he did not know the
Dede who so quickly changed from
mood tq mood, the Dede who refused:
stead astly to ride with him and then
suddenly consented, the Dede IA;
whose eyes the golden glow forever
waxed and waned & and whispered
hints and messages that were not for
lbs ears. IN all such things he saw
the glimmering profundities OF sex,
acknowledged their lure, and accept
cd them as incompre
But through It all ran the golden
thread of love. AT first he had been
content Just to ride with Dede and to-
be on comradeIy terms with her; but
the desire and the need for her In
creased. The more he knew sof her,
the higher was his appraisal Had;
she been reserved and naughty with
HIM Or been merely q giggling, SIM
pering creature OF 81 woman. sc would
have been different. Instead, she
amazed him with her simplicity and
| wholesomeness. With her great store
OF comrad elsness. The latter was the
4 unexpected. He had neysr looked
upon woman In that way. Woman,
the toy: woman, the harpy woman,
the necessary wife and mother OF the
races offspring all this had been his
expectation and understanding OF
\ woman. But woman, the comrade and
1 playfeIlow and joyfellow this was
what Dede had surprised him In. And
j the more she became worth while, the
more ardently his love burned, un-
consciously shading his voice with
4 caresses. and With equal unconscioua;
] ness tlaring up signal Ares IA his eyes.
Nor was she blind to 4, yet, Hike many
women before her, she thought 70 play
i with the pretty FIRE and escape the
consequent condagr alton z x
Winter will soon be- coming On /"
she said regretfuiiy. and with provoca-
4 ton, one dag. and then there won't
i be any more riding. =
4 But must see you III the winter
Just ne same. 3 he cried haatly.
She shook her head 81
I've been pretty good, ( he declared.
a Z leave y to you e haven III
i been pretty hard, too, I an tai HI y ST.
\ You Just think 1t over. NOT once have
4 I said word about love To syou and
me loving you all the time. That's
4 going some fora man that FUSED rs
4 having his oy1nj way sumeMhat
OF u rllshef when II comes To travel.
q Ing reckon I'D rush God Almighty
4 IL # came To q Isce over the Ia. And
4 YET dtdnt rush guess tl,isI
j fact m Indies tt0n oft how much Z
4 do lev you Of cssourse Il want you III
sI MARI me, Have I safd ord about
4 Though Mary d chirIp,;s n1ry ~ iits
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xltppst mad ne siok az TIM III
quiet, i haven't aak III Isl
& gSlnaffy ,es not skiing III fISN.
A Oh mt bur xcu satisfy 4
q ilop 81 re s wife fos u Hut
\ how &sslf % yous knos ! 4