Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-07-18

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ment pass unchallenged. !
"And 1 wouldn't insult your intel
ligence by saying you are the only
woman that | have ever made love to,
but there is a vast difference between
making love to a 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 OPP
portunity. l want to win you, and l
am going to do 1t, too. In many
things | 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 l am not at all satisfied with
the results, especially since l have
met you. The better | know you the
less pleased l am with Jim Arm
strong, but there are possibilities IN
me, I 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 east
and west don't naturally mingle, but
it's a lie; you and | 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 aver 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 1t,
| was sorry that you could not be
with us on this adventure, but now l
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 l declare l couldn't help 1t. II
have to be with you either you have
got to be mine or else you would have
to decide that 1t could never be, anc
then I'd go Off and fight 1t out"
Leave me to myself" said the CIR
earnestly "for a little while; it's best
SO; I would not take the finest, mobiles
man on earth"
"And | am not that"
tsTT-y-a- e,1.I kfuo THh1na {s anvna
thing very attractive about your pei
sonality: I don't know in my hear
whether 1t is that, Or" ',NN
Good" said the man, as she hes
tated. That's enough" He gathere'
up the reins and whirled his hors
suddenly in the road. II am goinI
back. I'll wait for your return t.
Denver, and then"
That's best" answered the girl.
She stretched out her hand to hin
leaning backward. II he had been
different kind Of a man he would hav
kissed 1t; as 1t was he took It in hi
, own hand and almost crushed 1t wit
!, a fierce grip.
We'll shake on that, little girl" h
: said, and then without a backwar
glance he put spurs to his horse an
I galloped ~furiousiy down the road.
No, she decided then and there. sh
did not love BIN, not yet. Whethe
I she eyer would she could not tell. An
4 yet she was half bound to him. Tn
recollection Of his kiss was not a
together q pleasant memory; he ha
T not done himself any good by thu
bold assault upon her modesty, ths
/, reckless attempt to rife the treasur
q Of her lips. No man had ever real
touched her heart, although many ha
engaged her interest. Her experienc
4 therefore was not definitive or CO.
, elusive. II, she had truly loved JAIME
Armstrong, In spite Of all that 81
might have said, she would ha,
, thrilled to the remembrance OF TIL
wild caress. The chances. therefor
were somewhat heavily against hi
a that morning as he rode down Il
tran alone.
His experiences In love affairs we
Il much greater than hers. She was I
no means the first woman he hi
It kissed-remember, suspicious reada
that he was not from Philadelphia
Il hers were not the first ears in
!: which he had poured p~assiona
r protestations, He was neither b.
q ter nor worse than most men perhaI
" he fairly enough represented the ave-
age: but surely fate had somethil
!. better In store for such q superb woi
ID an. A girl Of such attachments al
such infinite possibilities. she mu
mate higher than with the averai
" man. Perhaps there was a subcc
+ seriousness Of this in her mind as 81
silently waited to be ~overtaken by t
j. rest OF the party.
Il. There were curious giances a
strange specuiations in that lit
Re company as they saw her sitting b
Z. horse alone. A few moments befo
Ia James Armstrong had passed them
" a gallop. he had waved his hand
ht he dashed by and had smiled at the
.n- hope giving him q certain assuran'
ne although his confidence was scarce
warranted by the facts.
ar His demeanor vas not in consonan
with Ends somewhat grave and son