The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-30

I ners ms prfn W ent around her sud
denly Taken compile teiy on her guard
ste eonid make no resistance. indeed
nue. scarcely lmew what 10 expert nm.
d he crushed her q him and liiaaesi
her almost roughly. fun on the lips.
sHoKs dare YOU, cried sth0 girl, her
face salame, freeing herself at last,
and swinging her own horse almost to
the edge OF the road which here ran
on an excavation some atty feet ADORE
the river. h & y /;
a,sHoH Dare IT. iaughed the audal
cious man. apparently no whit
ahaghed by her Indignation. eWhen i
think of my opportunity, / am amazed
at my moderation"
Your opportunity; your modern.
tiony" m :;
: Yes, when l had you helpless I
took but, one k,ss;j Ismight have held
you longer and taken o ,hnndred.g
"And by what right did you take
that one2" haughtily demanded tho
outraged young woman, looking at
him 'bepesth9 Level hrowg while the
color slowly reeeded from her face.
She had never been kissed by a man
other thanen blood relation In hpr
life-remcmber. suspicious reader,
that she was from Philadelphia,=-and
ehe resented this sudden and unau,
thorized caress with every atom and
instinct Of her still somewhat .conyen,
tional being. t..ti9, ~ y
But aren't you half way engaged To
met" he pleaded In justification, zee.
Ing the unwonted Seriousness with
which abe had received his impudent
advance. Didn't you agree to give
me s,chance?' IL
II did say that l liked you very
much.v she admitted. mo man. better,
;andathat l thought that yeusmisht- :;
sAeWell. then be began. {
But she would not be interrupted.
u did not mean that you should en-.
10y all sthe'priyileges Of y conquest be,
fore you bad won me. l viii thank
you NOT 70 DO that again, str.P I, (. !,
SIT seemsg to$ have had q very dif,
rerenn effect upon yous than 1t, does
upon me. replied the man eoptfy, II
loved you before, but nov, since. I
hare Kissed you, 4 worship you. ~
at'it hasn't affected me that tway, tire.
torted the girl promptly, her faop ,ptili
frowning and indignant. MOT. at all.
and" 49, r
Forgive me. Enid" pleaded the
other. 1'I Just couldn't help Il. You
were so beautiful / had to. l took the
chance. You are not accustomed to
ourhvays.9 b g5. - ~, a !
rs this your habit In your love Of.
fairs" asked the girl swiftly and not
without a spice Of feminine malice,
y never had any love affair, be.
fore,n he replied with IA ready mascu.
line mendacity, at leagt mono worth
mentioning. But you see this Is the
west; we have gainedsyhat We have
by demanding every Inch that nature
offers, and thene claiming tho ali.
That's the way We play the game out
here; and that's the Wayne, wins % :!
;, but Ishave not vet learned to play
the game. as you call It. BY any such
rules." returned the Young, woman de.
sterminedly, land It Is not the way to
win me II /; am the stake. "&''2 y
t'"What IS the @way?n asked the man
anxieusly. +show me and I'll take lie
no matter what Its dtticultY.r Il
E' ."Ah, for me TO- point ont tho way
would DO TO play. traitor to, myself"
she answered, ..relenting and relaxing
a little before his devoted wsoollntgs.
you must find It without Assistance.
I can only tell you one thing. SEH:
/ ANA what is! ef6t ?"a lse ~ Ia
AaYou do not advance toward the
goal by such actions as those ,ott a
moment since4s ts,R s0Nm4S
look here" said the other sudden.
ly. II am not ashamed OF what I did,
and I'm not going to pretend that. I
am, either.r ~
You ought to be-" severely. ",
Well maybe go. but I'm not; I
couldn't help 1t any more than / could
help loving You the minute / saw you.
Put Yourself in my place."
But l am not In your place, aud |
can't put myself there. do not wish
to. II Il be true. as you, say, that you
have grown to-care SO much for me
and so quickly"
III It be true?" came the sharp In.
terruptionA %! the man bent toward
her. fairly deyouring her with his bold,
ardent. gaze. sti'5ht. III. ,t,.
well, since It isttrue," she admit.
\ ed under the: compulsion Of his pro.
test. That fact 10 the only possible
excuse for your action" s..' z
You find some Justification for me,
thenf" Is y
mo. only possibility, but whether
1t DO true or not, LIDO not feel that
way-yet.' /" s:sp.5H a.
There was saving grace in that
last word, which gave him q little
heart. He would have spoken. but
she suffered no interruption, saying:
Il have been wooed before, but
True. unless the human race has
become suddenly blind" he said softly
under his breath, b. go ~ ,s.T