The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-08

Simple Dash simple people-never
could stand them! Thing admired
was brains Aloud | said gently-al-
most humbly:
so glad you like him, don't you
know-did like. mean"
Did like? do still!"-her tore
lifted in earnest protest. love TO
think OF brave. dear Arthur and his
knights-so few. and yet so full OF
love. OF gallantry and daring!"
So his nights were like that! BY
Jove. | was devilish glad then that
they had been so few-that waA some
comfort. dash Il. | wondered X the
beggar was dead. But what difference
did il make now, after all? She was
mine now and she knew | knew IL !:
that was why this sweet. ingenious
child was laying bare 10 me her past
the darling.
Really. ought not 10 let her go on.
Never mind them now" urged
soothhgly. And needless OF the win.
dows, hitched a wee bit closer.
That's all past and gone and you and
will yet see rs good nights as they
ever were" | spoke with assurance.
Don't you think so?" | added. softly.
She sighed. Il don't know hope
so!"-she fingered obviously over It,
looking away again, the while her
hand put back the fieecy. golden
what.you-call.it that was smuggling 70
her eyes. | looked at the goddess
like forearm. barred TO above the ell
bow. where it slipped from sight un-
der the roll OF sleeve. and thought OF
that night in my apartment when she
had made me feel OF her biceps. don
you know.
You don't know" repeated with
gentle reproach. oh. say. you
know. You know you know you
know" BY Jove. that sounded rather
rum. but knew she knew knew she
knew-see?
She looked at me siGewise, her
slender forefinger pressing the halt
parted lips slowly shaping in a curve.
Then her little teeth flashed. jewel
Nke-regular jolly pearl setting in the
irankest. sweetest smile.-and then
her glorious arm and wrist arched
suddenly toward me.
Yes" she said contritely. and with
the most delightful. kindest infection
and laugh-such a laugh.--a laugh
gurgling melodious-oh. dash It,
yes; mean just that!-like the flute
notes in the overture 10 what's-his-
name-that sort,
That's the way love to hear a
man talk" she said warmly. Il think
il takes an American to stand up for
his own place, his own times-please. :"
And gently, but with a lovely smile,
she withdrew her hand that l had
folded close In mine, ] let II go. for
saw her look toward the house. and,
OF course, ! Enthusiastically careless
OF me not 10 have remembcred-but
she would know from my nod and
shrug that | comprehended.
signed, and my deep breath
brought her gaze back to me and her
flashing smile as well.
anu bO, but ruiu, hNA
chin, you think there are Just as
many knights now as there used to
be-"
| almost laughed at the childlike
question-but | didn't. Dash II, no, |
wouldn't have done so for the world.
Just looked at her seriously and an.
swered her in kind:
Perfectly sure OF II. don't you
know"
And. by Jove. l was! Knew II there
had been any change, some newspa-
per.reading chap at the club would
have mentioned it-that was safe; es-
pecially one silly ass who was always
reading OF some jolly comet that was
coming. lie would know about the
nights.
"Yes-Oh. yes, there are just as
many" affirmed positively, and add
ed quickly: More, you know" For
suddenly | remembered 1t was leap
year. and knew there was some jolly
rhyme about leap-year gives us one
day more-so. OF course. there'd be
another night.
You don't know how glad l am TO
hear you say that" she said musingly.
There are just as many knights, you
mean, but the conditions have
changed--the man Is changed-is that
IT."
should say the man was changed!
"Oh, dash II. yes!'. I blurted. BY
Jove. I hoped there wouldn't be an.
other change.
You mean"-with little. chai-
longing. puzzled smile, she leaned for
ward. her elbow resting upon her knee
like a sculptured, Grecian pillar; her
iiower-like curving fingers supporting
her chin like a Corinthian what's-its.
name, you know. the sort OF thing the
ancient what-you-call-'ems Railways
added to top OF their stunning mar
BILE columns-you know!-well. like
that-"you mean We may find knights,
not only In the field, but In the shops.
upon the streets-even in the slums !;
or In the hospitals, In the church or
upon the bench-that Is your idea?.
Il wasn't my idea at ALL should
say not! Who wanted to spend nights
providing around that way? Why