The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-05-31

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
see9' she hurried on. Il could have
far easier married the Elan Harnish
fresh from Klondike when first laid
eyes on him long ago. than marry yoG
sitting before me now"
lie shock his head slowly.
That's one too many for me. The
more you know and like a man the
less you want TO marry him. Famili.
arity breeds contempt-l guess that's
what you mean"
NO. no." she cried. but before she
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.
~ predominated, though he was un-
able 10 analyze It: while the simplici-
" delighted him-expensive simplici.
~. he decided. and most of it left.
overs from the time her father went
broke and died
She re-entered the room, and as she
crossed II 70 her chair. he admired
the way she walked. while the bronze
slippers were maddening.
I'D like TO ask you several ques-
tons" he began Immediately. Are
you thinking of marrying somebody
else?"
There ISN'T anybody else. don't
know anybody like well enough 10
marry. For that matter. don't think
| am a marrying woman. Office work
seems 10 spoil me for that"
1t strikes me that you're the most
marryingest woman that ever made
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 me-"
But Dede had herself we'll in hand.
That's unfair" she said. And II
you stop and consider. you will find
that you are doing the very thing you
disclaimed-namely. nagging. refuse
10 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 and
reviewed what had taken place. II was
not at all bad. was his summing up.
though there was much about II that
was baffiing. There was that liking
him the more she knew him and at
the same time wanting TO marry him
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 for
her overwhelmed him and swept him
away in his red automobile TO Berke-
| ley He left the achine several
blocks away and proceeded TO the
| house on foot But Dede was out. the
! landlady's daughter told him. and
added. on second thought. that she
was walking In the hills. Further.
more. the young lady directed him
/ where Dede's walk was most likely TO
extend. Daylight obeyed the girls in
structions. and soon the street he fol.
lowed passed the last house and itself
ceased where began the first steep
slopes OF the open hills. The air was
damp with the on-coming OF rain. for
the storm had not yet burst. though
the rising wind proclaimed its i'm.
minence AS far as he could see.
there was no sign OF Dede on the
smooth, grassy hills. To the right,
dipping down into hollow and rising
again. was a large, full-grown eucalyp-
tus grove. Here all was noise and
movement. the lofty. slender.trunked
trees swaying back and forth In the
wind and clashins their branches to-
gether. In the squalls. above all the
minor noises of creaking and groan.
ing. arose a deep drumming note as
of a mighty harp. Knowing Dede as
he did. Daylight was confident that he
would find her somewhere In this
grove where the storm effects were so
pronounced. And find her he did.
across the hollow and on the exposed
crest OF the opposing slope where the
gale smote its fercest blows.
Its the same old thing" he said.
81 want you and I've come for you.
You've Just got to have me. Dede. for
the more I thinf about II the more
certain I nn that you've got sneak.
ing liking for me that's something
more than Just ordinary liking. And
you don't dast say that Il isn't: now
dast your"
Please, please" she begged. I'VE
can never marry. SO don't let us dis
cuss Il.
Daylight decided that action was
more e6icient than speech. So he
stepped between her and the wind
and drew her 90 that she stood close
IN the shelter OF him. An unusually
sur sQuan bisw sbout them aud