The evening world., 1912-08-29
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Triangle Cupid
y Charles Alden Seltzes
An Adventure Romance Of the Big Wel
Nutbos Of "Ths 1wo-Cun AansC

Once inside the house Miss Tag
carts face grew grave. That mocking
laugh had been only a sham. She had
realized his earnestnsss; there vas
promise In Il OF deep. serious feeling.
Only let him show the slightest trace
OF weakness In his determination 70 DO
this thing that had brought him to the
Two Bar l.. and she would press him
to n complete surrender. She though.
she had detected such . sign In him
that night Why had he taken the
trouble to ten her that he had never
hurt any ono SOS they've died from
it?"
In the two weeks that he had been ~
the Two Bar l. he had had ample time
TO devote his thoughts to the business
that had brought him: he had also had
tims TO think Of the things she hah
said to aim that day on the wood
plateau when she had overtaken him
returning from Higsins's cabin. II this
speech that night had como a. q result
OF that meeting and the TRADE she had
delivered against him she felt THAI she
had been making some progress.
herself; q woman invites trouble whom
she deliberately sets about the task Of
guiding a mans emotions. OF shaping
his conduct 30 that his actions viii re-
fleet her will And Harlan was Q man
grown. In spite OF his questionable BIO
feHslon he was no fool and In appear
ancc he was . man upon whom any
woman would look with favor. When
she thought Of his earnestnsss In tsiiins
her that he had killed no man. che oeulS
not help but SEQ that he had told her
that TO keep her from judging him too
harshly. To what end? she knew that.
too.
Woman cannot blind herself TO mans
admiration. Nor-whe,her or not shs
rcciprocates--can she successfully resist
some little emotion OF satisfaction.
Harlan was a gunnGhter--a bad man IN
tho accepted term-but he was likewise
ngurc which. once seen by q woman.
stood boldly out In the memory. There
fore, when Miss Tagsart sousht her
bed on the night Of this meeting her In
terest In his words kept his face Srsai-
nently In her thoughts.
The next morning. when she Wa re-
moving q soiied towel from the roller
ana replacing II with Q fresh one. she
became aware OF some one standing
beside tho porch. She aurnsd quickly 10
face Harlan.
Ive confs TO say that Tn sosn'
over on the Cimarron with the OUTFIT"
he said.
She had turned her back to him. For
= moment she stood thus, making a
pretsnse Of adjusting the towel Thsn
she swung around. looking at him with
slight mockery In her eyes.
How very good Of YOU" she taunted,
lie smilsd-disregardinS the sibs my
stsyin' here has opped your rides ~v,r
10 HlssinGs place" he said. q don't
want you to Keep in the house On my
account
DO you think hawsr' che returned
her lips settling into firm iinss.
I've heard tho boys tsikin'." he ss,d.
They say you've been rjdin' over there
two or three times . weed. They've
thought It was curious that you didn't
ride any more"
And so you're going away % ths,
they won't think You are responsible for
my staying At home. thought they
said you were a brave man?"
She saw the lines of his face ruddenly
harden. his eyes Elinted with the cola
expression that she had seen In thsm on
tho day he had ridden up TO the porch
and she had slurred him.
~ amt afraid of nothin'" n. .-,s