Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-10-24

husband. You could follow your own
sweet will, and nothing would be too
good for you. I'd give you everything
your heart desired"
Except yourself" she interrupted
suddenly, almost sharply. Don't you
see?" she hurried on. II could have
far easier married the Elan Harnish
fresh from Klondike when / first laid
eyes on him long ago, than marry you
sitting before me now"
He shook his head slowly.
That's one too many for me- The
more you know and like a man the
less you went to marry him. Famili-
arity breeds contempt--I guess that's
what you mean"
mo, no." she cried, but before she
could continue, knock came on the
door.
His eyes, quick with observation
like an Indians, darted about the
room while she was out The impress
sion of warmth and comfort and beau
ty predominated, though he was UNI
able to analyze 1t; while the slmplici-
ty delighted him-expensive simplici-
ty, he decided, and most OF 1t left
overs from the time her father went
broke and died.
She re-entered the room, and as she
crossed it to her chair, he admired
the way she walked, while the bronze
slippers we're maddening.
I'D like to ask you several ques-
tions," he began Immediately. Are
you thinking of marrying somebody
else?"
There isn't anybody else. | don't
know anybody like we'll enough to
marry. For that matter. don't think
| am marrying woman. Office work
seems to spoil me for that"
ut strikes me that you're the most
marryingest woman that ever made q
man sit up and take notice. And now
another question. You see, I've Just
got to locate the lay Of the land. Is
there anybody you like as much as
you like mel"
But Dede had herself well In hand
"That's unfair" she said. "And II
you stop and consider. you will find
that you are doing the very thing you
Overwhelmingly >hagging. refuse
to answer any more Of your questions
Let us talk about other things. How
Is Bob?"
Half an hour later, whirling along
through the rain on Telegraph Ave
nue. toward Oakland, Daylight smoked
one Of his brown.paper cigarettes ant
reviewed what had taken place. 1t wal
not at all bad, was his summing up
though there was much about It tina
was battling. There was that liking
him the more she knew him and a
the same time wanting to marry hin
less. That was puzzler.
! Once again, on rainy Sunday
weeks afterward, Daylight proposed
to Dede. AS on the first time, he re
strained himself until his hunger TO
her overwhelmed him and swept hin
away in his red automobile to Berke
ley. He left the machine severa
blocks away and proceeded to tn
house on foot. But Dede was out, tn
landlady's daughter told him, an,
added, on second thought, that sh
was walking in the hills. Further
moro, the young lady directed hin
where Dede's walk was most likely /
extend. Daylight obeyed the girls IN
structions. and soon the street he To-
lowed passed The last house and itsel
ceased where began the FIRST stee
slopes Of the open hills. The air wa
damp with the on-coming Of rain, 70
the storm had not yet burst. thong
the rising wind proclaimed It's In
minenee AS far as he could see
there was no sign OF Dede on tn
smooth, grassy hills, To the right
dipping down into a hollow and risin
again, was a large, full.grown eucalyI
tus grove. Here all was noise an
movement, the lofty, slender-trunke
trees swnying back and forth in III
wind and clashlng their branches L
gether In the SQUALLS above all tn
minor noises Of oreaking and groar
Ing, arose a deep drumming note q
Of mighty harp. knowing Dede q
he did, Daylight was confident that h
would find her somewhere In thi
grove where the storm effects were S
pronounced, And find her he dl,
, across the hollow and on thd expose
crest Of the opposing slope Yhere III
! gale smote It's fiercest blows
. TITS the same old thing, q he sa!,
II want you and I've come for 20,