The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-24

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you do ven WI be disappointed.
about ii. 1t is my dearest desire. 1t
is for you some day when you are
ready to be my wife,"
She started back from him as If she
had been stung. Her face went white
on the instant, not from maidcny en-
barrassment. but from the anger which
he could see flaming in her eyes
This taking for granted, This
when | am ready she cried passion
ately. Listen to me. Mr. sheldon. |
like you very well. though you are
slow and Il muddler. but want YOU to
understand once and for all that | did
not come to the SOlOmons to get mar
ried. Getting married is not making
my way in the world. II may do for
some women, but not for me. thank
you. when sit down to talk over the
freight on copra | don't care to have
proposals Of marriage sandwiched in.
BESIDES besidos''-
Her voice broke for the moment. and
when she went on there was a note Of
appeal in it that well nigh convicted
him to himself Of being a brute.
Don't you see? 1t spoils everything
II makes the whole situation impOS
sible-and-and so loved our partner
rh'p and was proud of it. Don't you
rec? | can't go on being your partner
# you make love to me. And / was
Ga happy
Tears Of disappointment were in her
Eyes, and she caught swift sob in her
throat.
II warned you.'' he said gravely
such unusual situations between men
and women cannot endure. told you
so at the beginning"
oh yes: it is quite clear to me what
you did. You took good care to warn
me against every other man in the
SOlOmOnS except Yourself"
1t was blow in the face to sheldon
He smarted with the truth of it, ana
1t the same time he smarteh with
what he was convinced was the inius-
ice of il. \ CLEAN Of triumph that
lickered in her eye because of the
hit she had made decided him.
ut is not SO one sided as you sc sm
to think it is" he began. Il was do
ing very nicely on Berande before you
came did not want you to stay.
wasn't in love with you then. l want
ed you TO 20 to Sydney, to go back to
Hawaii. But you insisted on staying.
You virtually
He paused for Il softer word than
the one that had risen to his lips, and
she took it away from him.
Forced myself on you-thats what
you meant to say" she cried, the flags
of battle painting her cheeks. go
ahead Don't mind my feelings"
"Al right. | won't" he said deci-
sively, realizing that the discussion was
in danger Of becoming a vituperative,
schoolboy argument. "Y0u have in
sisted OH being considered as man.
Consistency would demand that you
talk like man and like man listen
to man talk. And listen you SHALL
1t is not your falt that this unpleas-
antneSs has arisen. | do not blame
you for anything-remember that-and
for the same reason you should not
blame me for anything.
"You can't help being yourself. You
can't help being Il very desirable crea-
ture so far as | am concerned. You
have made me want you. You didn't
intend TO; you didn't try to. You were
so made, that is all. And 1 was so
made that | was ripe to want you.
But can't help being myself. l can't
by an effort of will cease from want
Ing YOU any more than you by an eff
fort Of will can make yourself unde-
sira BILE to me-"
"Oh, this desire, this want. want,
want!' she broke In rebelliously. III
am not quite fool. | understand
some things. | really think it would
be good idea for me to marry Noa
Noah or Adamu Adam or Lalaperu
there or any black boy. Then l could
give him orders and keep him penned
away from me and men like you would
leave me alone and not talk marriage
and L want, l want"
Sheldon laughed In spite OF himself
and far from any genuine impulse to
laugh.
"You are positively soulless," he said
savagely.
Because I've soul that doesn't
yearn for n man for masters? she took
up the gauge. Very well, then, am