Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-05-23

but saw a sideloNg glance. u ,2 not
understand you," she said dempre,y
Il could not sit back there in the
Wagon and think" said |. u knew
TIA, YOU would he ridjng before long.
and guessed might perhaps talk
with YOU"
She hit her lip and half pulled up
her horse as II to fall back THAT will
depend" was her commcut hut we
rode on side by side. knee to knee.
Many things had studied before
then, for certain mysteries had come
to me. as to many men, who wish log
trallY Ia know the causes OF great phe-
nomcua, From hoyhood | had pom
dcrtd many things. had lain on my
back and looked up at the stars aud
wondered how far they were, and how
far the farthest thing beyond them
was, had wondered At that iudeter-
inmate Quotieut in my sums. where the
same figure came, always the same,
what was my soul and fNucird that
II was pale, blue flaming ohlatc,
somewhere near Ivy, back and in the
middle of my body such was my boy
iSh guess OF what they told me was u
real thing, had pondcrcd on that
fowl guide themselves | had won.
dcrrd, as child, how far the noun.
tamS ran. AS | had grown older had
read the law. read Of the birth OF
civilization, poudercd on laws and GUS
toms
Declaring that | must know their
reasons. had read of marriages IN
many lands, and many times had stud
led into the questions of dowrN aud
bride price. and consent OF parents
and consent of the bride studied mar
rage as covenant, II contract, as Il
human and so called divine thing. |
had questioned the cause of the old
myth that makes Cupid blind. | had
dclvcd deep as | might In law and
history and literature, seeking to solve
ms might what?
Al. witlcss. Il was to solve this very
riddle that rode by my side now, to
answer the question of the sphinx
What had come Of all my studies? Not
so much as | was learning now, here
In the open, with this sweet savage
woman whose Ieggins tinkled ms she
rode. whose tunic swellcd softly, whose
jaw was clean and brown. How weak
the preccpts of the social covenant
seemed. How feeble and far away
the old world we two had known! And
how infinitely sweet. how compelling.
ly necessary now seemed to me this
new, sweet world that swept around
us!
We rode on side by side. knee to
knee. Her garments rustled and tin
Killed..
Her voice awoke me from my brood
ing. II wish. Mr. Cowles," said she,
that II you are strong enough and can
do so without discomfort. you would
ride with me each day when I ride"
"Why?" asked. That was the wish
In my own mind, but | knew her rea-
son was not the same as mine.
"Because"-- she said. She looked at
me, but would not answer farther.
you ought to tell me-" l said quiet
ly.
Because 1t is prescribed for you"
mot by my doctor" shook my
head why, them
"Stupid-oh. very stupid officer and
gentleman she said, smiling slowly.
Lieutenant Belknap has his duties to
look after, and as for Mr. Orme, ! am
not sure he is either officer or gentle
man"
She spoke quietly but positively. |
looked on straight up the valley and
pondered Then | put out hand and
touched the fringe Of her sleeve.
II am going to try to be n gentle
man." said l. But / wish some fate
would tell me why 1t Is gentleman
can be made from nothing but man"