The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-03-08

not come to the SOlOmOns to get mar
ried- Getting married ia not making
my way In the world. 1t may do for
some women. but not for me. thank
you. When aft down to 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 a note of
appeal In it that well nigh convicted
him to himself Of being a brute.
Don't you seer II spoils everything
1t makes the whole situation impOa
sible-and-and SO loved our partner
ship and was proud of It Don't you
zee? can't 20 on being your partner
II you make love to me. And I was
90 happyr'
Tears of disappointment were in her
eyes. and she caught swift sob in her
throat.
II warned you" he said gravely.
such unusual xitua lions between men
and women cannot endure. I told you
80 at the beginning"
"Oh. yes: It il quite clear to me what
you did. You took good care to warn
me against every other man in the
S0lomons except yourself"
II was blow In the face to Sheldon
He smarted with the truth of 1t. and
at the same time be smarted with
what he was convinced was the injus
tice OF 1t. A CLEAN of triumph that
6ickered in her eye because Of tho
hit she had made decided him.
1T is not SO one sided as you seem
to think It is.' he began. Il was do.
Ing very nicely on Rerande before you
came. ] did not want you to stay.
wasn't In love with you then. I want
ed you to go to Sydney. to go back to
Hawaii. But you insisted on staying
You virtually
He paused for softer word than
the one that had risen to his lips, and
she took 1t away from him.
Forced myself on you-that's what
you meant to say" she cried. the days
Of battle painting her cheeks. 90
ahead. Don't mind my feelings"
"All right. l won't" he said deci.
sively. realizing that the discussion was
In danger Of becoming q vituperacive,
schOolboy argument "You have in
sisted on being considered a. . man.
Consistency would demand that you
talk like Q man and like q man listen
to man talk And listen you shall.
1t II not your falt that this unpieas-
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 youraelf. You
can't help being . very desirable Urea
ture 10 far a. am concerned You
have made me want you. You didn't
intend to: you didn't Try to. You were
% made. that II all And I was 20
made that was ripe to want you
But can't help being myself. can't
By au effort Of will cease from want.
Ing 700 any more than you BY an e.
fort Of will can msks y0urueif uude-
sirabts to me-"
"Oh. this desire, shia want. want.
want!' she broke h rebelliousay. ~
am not quite Q fool. undesstand
some things. ] really think Il would
b Q good idea for me to marry Noa
Noah or Adamu Adam Or LAhpseu
there or any biack boy. Then could
give him orders and keep him penned
away from me and men like you would
leave me alone and not talk marriage
and I want. I want"
Sheldon laughed IN spite Of himself
and Tar from any genuine impulse to
laugh.
"You are positively soulless," hs said
savagely.
"Because rye . soul that doesn't
yearn for man for masterT she took
up the gauge. Every well. then. am
soulless. and what are you going to do
about itY'
II am going to ask you why you look
like a woman? Why you have the
form of woman. the lips Of woman.
.he wonderful hair of wOman2 And
l am going to answer because you are
a woman. though the woman in you Is
asleep and that some day the woman
will wake up."
"Heaven fo-bid!" she cried in such
sudden and genuine dismay as to make
him laugh and to bring smile to heI
own lips against herself.
1--WE got some more to say to you.
Sheldon pursued. Il did try to protect
you from every other man In the Solo
mons and from yourself az well. Al
for me. I didn't dream that danger lay
In that quarter. So I failed to protect
you from myself. ! failed to protect