The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-05-09

ment pass unchallenged.
And wouldn't insult your intel
ligence by saying you are the only
woman that have ever made love to-,
but there is vast difference between
making love to woman and loving
one. have just found that out for the
first time. ! marvel at the past, and
| am ashamed OF 1t, but thank God
that | have been saved for this op-
portunity. | want to win you, and l
am going to do 1t, too. In many
things l don't match up with the peo-
pie with whom you train. | was born
out here. and I've made myself. There
are things that have happened in the
making that / am not especially proud
of, and | am not at all satisfied with
tho results, especially since | have
met you. The better | know you the
less pleased | am with Jim Arm
strong. but there are possibilities In
me, rather believe. and with you for
inspiration, God!"-the man flung out
his hand with a fine gesture OF de-
termination They say that the east
and west don't naturally mingle. but
it's lie; you and | can beat the
world"
The woman thrilled to his gallant
wooinS. 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.
II 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 | have given you a
half way promise to think about 1t.
| was sorry that you could not be
with us on this adventure, but now |
am rather glad, especially IL the even
temper OF my way is to be interrupted
by anything like the outburst OF few
minutes since"
II am glad. too" admitted the man
For declare couldn't help it. II |
have to be with you either you have
got to be mine or else you would have
TO decide that 1t could never be, and
then I'd so off and fight It out"
Leave me TO myself" said the girl
earnestly FOR little while; it's best
so; would not take the finest, noblest
man on earth"
And am not that"
Unless | loved him. There is some
thing very attractive about your per-
sonality; 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 IL am going
back. I'll wait for your return to
Denver, and then"
That's best" answered the girl.
She stretched out her hand to him.
leaning backward. II he had been a
different kind OF a man he would have
kissed it; as it was he took it in his
own hand and almost crushed it with
fierce grip.
Wen shake on that, little girl" he
said, and then without a backward
glance he put. spurs to his horse and
galioped furousiy down the road.
No, she decided then and there, she
did rot love him, not yet. Whether
she ever would she could not tell. And
yet she was half bound to him. The
recollection Of his kiss was not al
together a pleasant memory; he had
not done himself any good by that
| bold assault upon her modesty, that
| reckless attempt to rifle the treasure
OF her lips. No man had ever really
touched her heart although many had
engaged her interest Her experience
therefore was not definitve or con
elusive If she had truly loved James
Armstrong, in spite of all that she
might have said. she would have
thrilled to the remembrance or that
wild cares3. The chances, therefore,
were somewhat heavily against him
that morning as he rode down the
| trail alone.
! His experiences I'm love affairs we're
| much greater than hers She was by
no means the first woman he had
! lIisSed-remember, suspicious reader,
! that he was not from Philadelphia
| hers were not the first ears into
which he had poured passionate
protestations. He was neither bet
| ter nor worse than most men, perhaps
! he fairly enough represented the aver
! age: but surely fate had something
| better in store for such a superb WON
| an. A girl Of such attainments ana
such infinite possibilities. she must
mate higher than with the average
man. Perhaps there was a subcon-
! seriousness OF this in her mind as she
/ silently waited TO be oyertaken by the
| rest OF the party.
! There were curious glaDces and
strange speculations in that little
! company rs they saw her sitting her
| horse alone. a few moments before
James Armstrong had passed them at
! gallop. he had waved his hand as
he dashed by and had smiled at IT EN-,
hope giving him q certain assur' zee,
although his confidence was scarcely
warranted by the facts.
His demeanor was not In consonance
with Ends somewhat grave and some