Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-03-29


she hurried on. Il could pave
far easier married the Elan Haflsf
fresh from Klondike when irst laio
eyes on him long ago, than MARI you
sitting before me now"
He shook his head slowly.
That's one too many for me The
more you know and like a ma the
loss Won want TO marry him. tmili,
arity breeds contempt guesshats
what you mean"
mo, no." she cried. but befe she
could continue, a knock came the
door.
His eyes. quick with ~obsdauon
like an Indians. darted abf tne
room while she was out. The ppres'
sion of warmth and comfort aIbeau'
ty predominated. though he IS un-
ah,e IN analyze It: while the hplici-
ty delighted him-expensive npilcl'
ty, he decided. and most of lett
overs from the time her fatf went
broke and died.
She re-entered the room. a1as u
crossed it to her chair. he lmlred
the way she walked, while tpronze
slippers were m%addening.
"I$ like to ask you sevd cues
tons" he began immediate Are
Won thinking OF marrying. lebody
else?"
There isn't anybody elsf don't
know anybody | like we'll ugh TO
marry. For that matter. | q MN
| am a marrying woman. Qe WORK
seems to spoil me for that.
1T strikes me that you're most
marryingest woman that eVnaoe a
man sit up and take n%oticeInd now
another question. You se|ve just
got to locate the lay of thnd. Is
there anybody you like auch as
you like me?' u.
But Dede had herself WIN mana.
That's unfair" she saiTAnd II
; you stop and consider, yGlll md
that O are doing the yer ing you
. disclaimed-namely. naggif refuse
to answer any more of youestions.
. Let us talk about other tb. How
Is Bob"
Half an hour later, wing along
through the rain on Telph Ave
= nue. toward Oakland, Day. smoked
one of his brown-paper cities and
y reviewed what had taken r 1t was
. not at all bad, was his sing up,
= though there was much a 1t that
was bathing. There vast liking
:. him the more she knew and at
: the same time wanting tFry him
less. That was a puzzler.
Once again, on a raj Sunday,
i weeks afterward, Daylig roposed
y to Dede. AS on the first he re-
strained himself until hiager for
:. her overwhelmed him anept him
=. away in his red automob' Berke-
- ley. He left the mach several
- blocks away and procee(to the
house on foot. But Dede out. the
l~andlady's daughter tol'm, and
added. on second thong hat she
Al was walking in the hiINurther-
6M more, the young lady ted him
aM where Dede's walk was nlkely to
vi extend. Daylight obeyedStrrs in
XII structions, and soon the he fol-
81 lowed passed the last hotd itself
ceased where began thlt steep
} stones of the open hills. air was
damp with the on-cominsain. for
the storm had not yet though
the rising wind proclaiits i'm
| minence. AS far as Md see,
there was no sign OF ION the
smooth. grassy hills. ; right.
dipping down into a holld rising
again, was a large. full gtucalyp-
tus grove. Here all vase and
movement, the lofty, sltrunked
trees swaying back and in the
wind and clashing their hes to-
gether. In the squalls, ;all the
minor noises of creakini groan-
ing, arose a deep thrumnote as
of a mighty harp. Knovede as
he did, Daylight was combat he
would find her somewh this
- grove where the storm effere so
pronounced. And find he did.
across the hollow and onKposed
crest of the opposing slo,re the
gale smote its fiercest 81
and ITS the same old thit said.
;. is 81 want you and I've CIR you.
Of You've just got to have de, for
lore the more | thinf about more
and certain | am that you've sneak
let ing liking for me thatething
lied more than Just ordinary And
tied you don't dast say that now
dast you?"
her please. please" she I'VE
the can never marry. SO don Is dis
rave cuss it."
ling Daylight decided tnat was
bout more efficient than speso he
light stepped between ner a1 WIND
and drew her so that she close
81 in the shelter of him. 4ually
stiff squall blew about and