Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-01-02


ried. GettiA> married is not making
my way in the world. 1t may do fol
some women, but not. for me. thank
you When sit down 10 talk over the
freight on copra | don't care TO have
proposals of marriage sandwiched in.
Besides besides
Her voice broke for the moment, and
! when she went on there was note Of
appeal in it that well nigh convicted
him to himself of being brute.
Don't you see? 1t spois everything.
1t makes the whole situation impos.
sible-and-and | so loved our partner
ship and was proud of it. Don't you
see? cant go on being your partner
if you make love to me. And | was
so happy"
Tears of disappointment were in her
eyes, and she caught swift sob in her
throat,
II warned you," be said graveIy.
"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 a blow in the face to Sheldon.
He smarted with the truth Of II, and
at the same time he smarted with
what he was convinced vas the injus.
tice of it. A CLEAN of triumph that
llckered in her eye because Of the
bit she had made decided him.
1T is not so one sided as you seem
to think it is be began Il was do
ing very nicely on Bprande before you
came. did not want you to stay. /
wasn't In love with you then. | want
ed you 10 go 10 Sydney. TO 20 back TO
Hawaii. Rut you insisted on staying
You virtually
He paused for 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 tiags
of battle painting her cheeks zoo
ahead. Don't mind my feelings"
'All right. won't" he suid deci
sively, realizing that the discussion was
In danger of becoming vituperarive.
scho0lboy argument You have in
sisted OH being considered hS a man.
would demand that you
talk like d man and like man listen
to man talk. And listen you shall.
II is not your falt that this unpeas-
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 a very desirable crea
-ure 80 far as | am concerned. You
have made me want you. You didn't
intend to: you didn't try TO. You were
10 made. that is all. And ! was so
made that | was ripe to want you
But can't help being myself. | can't
~ an effort of will cease from want.
ng you any more than you by an ef-
ort OF will can make yourself unde-
irable to me-"
"Oh. this desire, this want. want.
want" she broke in rebelliousIy. II
I'm not quite a fool. / understand
ome things. ! really think it would
'e a good idea for me to marry Noa
Noah or Adamu Adam or Lalaperu
here or any black boy. Then / could
i've him orders and keep him penned
way from me and men like you would J
cave me alone and not talk marriage
nd ! want. ! want s
Sheldon laughed in spite of himself
nd far from any genuine impulse TO
lugh.
"You are positively soulless." he said
avagely.
Because I've a soul that. doesn't
earn for man for masterY' she took
p the gauge. VERY we'll. then. 1 am
and what are you going to do I
bout itY'
Il am going to ask you why you look
Ike a womang Why you have the I
orm Of a woman. the lips Of woman.
be wonderful hair OF a wOmanY And
am going TO answer because you are :
woman. though the woman in you is
sleep and that some day the woman
I'LL wake up"
Heaven forbid" she cried In such
ldden and genuine dismay as to make
I'm laugh and to bring a smile to her !
wn lips against herself.
I've got some more to say 70 you.-
neloon pursued Il did try to protect
ou from every other man in the Solo.
'ons ard from yourself as well As \
u me. | didn't dream that danger lay 4
that quarter. So 1 failed to protect a
Do from myself failed to protect B
% at all You went your own vii. 4
u way just as though I didn't exist q
recking schooners. recruiting on Ma 7
ita and sailing schoooers. one lone g
Unprotected girl IN the company Of
me OF the wOrst scoundrels iu the
'lomons- 1 love y0u for thar too.