The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-22

ment pass unchallenged.
"And wouldn't insult your Intel
ligence by saying you are me GUY
woman that / have ever maze rove w
but there is a vast difference between
making love to woman and loving
one. l have just found that out for the
first time. I marvel at the past, ana
I am ashamed of IT. but l thank COO
that l have been saved for this OPP
portunity I want to win you, ana :
am going to do 1t. too many
things don't match UP with the PEG
pie with whom you train. was porn
out here, and I've made myself. Inere
are things that have happened IN the
making that am not especially proud
! of. and / am not at all satisfied Win
| the results, especially since nave
met you The better ! know you the
less pleased I am with Jim Arm
strong. but there are possibilities In
me, | rather believe, and with you Tor
inspiration, God."-the man flung out
his hand with fine gesture OF de-
termination. They say that the east
| and west don't naturally m1ngle, put
it's a lie; you and can beat the
world"
The woman thrilled to his gallant
wooing. Any woman would have done
| so: some of them would have lost
| their heads, but Enid Maitland was
an exceedingly cool young person, for
she was not quite swept off her feet,
and did not quite lose her balance.
Il like to hear you say things like
that" she answered. Nobody quite
like you has ever made love to me,
and certainly not#in your way, and
that's the reason i have given you
half way promisesto think about It.
l was sorry that you could not be
with us on this adventure, but now /
am rather glad, especially II the even
temper of my wayls to be interrupted
by anything like the outburst of a few
minutes since"
ST am glad, too, admitted the man,
"For i declare couldn't help It. + !
have to be with WI either you have aye
!. got to be nina or ,slse you would have
n 10 decide mat Il Gould never be, and
then I'd go off and fight 1t out. Z
Leave me to myself, Z said the girl
earnestly for d little while; It's best
so; would not take the finest, noblest
man on earth
"And am not that"
sunless I loved him. There Is some
thing very attractive about your per
sonality; I don't know in my heart
, whether 1t Is that. Or
Good" said the man, as she hest
, tated That's enough" He gathered
up the reins and Whirled his horse
suddenly in the road. It am goina
back. I'll wait for your return tx
!, Denver, and then"
, That's BEST answered the girl.
She stretched out her hand to him
leaning backward. II he had been I
different kind Of man he would hav'
kissed it; as It was he took 1t In hi
q own hand and almost crushed 1t witt
a fierce grip.
We'll shake3on that, little GIRL h
!. said, and then without a backward
glance he put spurs to his horse an
I galloped furiously down the road.
No, she decided then and there, sh
did not love him, not yet. Whethe
/ she ever would she could not tell. An
d yet she was half bound to him. TIL
, recollection of his kiss was not a
together pleasant memory; he ha
Y not done himself any good By tia
h bold assault upon her modesty, tia
u reckless attempt to rifle the treasur
e of her lips. No man had ever reall
touched her heart. although many ha
n engaged her interest. Her experienc
d therefore was not defnitive or col
d elusive. If she had truly loved Jane
Armstrong, in spite OF all that sh
4 might have said, she would hav
O. thrilled to the remembrance OF tn;
la wild caress. The chances, therefor
were somewhat heavily against hi
G. that morning as he rode down Il
trail alone.
err His experiences In love affairs wei
at much greater than hers. She was
no means the first woman he he
at kissed-remember suspicious reade
le that he was not from Philadelphia
Ut uSES were uOt the 4lISL Goals AA
8: which he had poured pass1ona
:" protestations. He was neither be
as ter nor worse than most men, perha]
iy he fairly enough represented the ave
age; but surely fate had somethir
j.. better in store for such a superb VOL
lp an. A girl Of such attachments al
ke such infinite possibilities, she mu
mate higher than with the averaI
ly man. Perhaps there was a subco
/ seriousness of this In her mind as 81
l silently waited to be overtaken by t
Oh rest of the party.
III, There We're curious giances al
strange speculations In that lit
Ike company as they saw her sitting b
liz. horse alone. A few moments befo
tie James Armstrong had passed them
ay gallop, he had waved his hand
Mt he dashed by and had smiled at the
IN hope giving him certain assuran
ne although his confidence was scarce
a warranted by the facts.
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