The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1913-09-19


Hes come. | Gasped. And In.
frightened to death, with nobody but
you TO run to. Hide me, quick Hes
fat, and hate him was tha,
deadly cold you can get when tear
runs into your very marrow aud con
geals the blood In your arteries
Quick, quick 80 / painted.
He II have been as pale MS | was.
and for an eternity Of a second he
looked at me, then suddenly heaven
shOne FROM his eyes and he opened his
arms to me with just one word
"lIereT"
went.
He held me gently for q half second
and then with a sob which ! felt rather
than heard. he crushed me to HIN and
stopped nay breath with his lips on
mine understood things then that
| never had before. and | felt that wise
guardian man angel take his finger,
from mine aud leave me safe at last
| raised my hand aud pressed It against
Johns wet lashes until he could let
me speak. and was melted into his
very breast itself.
Molly he said when enough ten
dcrnpss had come back into his arms
to let me breathe. you have almost
killed me-
YOU" exclaimed. crowding still
closer. or at least trying TO. Its not
you. It's ! that am killed. and you did
it! know you don't really want me
but cant help that I'd rather you'd
do the suffering with me than TO 10
II myself away from you. I'm 50 hun
cry aud thirsty for you that that /
can't diet any lonGerr' | put the case
the strongest way | knew how and got
a swooning m~Addening. luscious ~
suit.
Want you, Molly be almost sob
bed, and felt his heart rounding
hard next TO my shoulder.
YES. want me- answered with
NOR" spirit than breath left In me -
refuse To believe you are as stupid ~,
! IN. and anybody with even au ,rdi
nary mou Of brains must have seer
how hard was lighting for o
feel SURE left no stone unturned
Some uf them can already think
back and see myself tuggiug at aud II
makes me hot all over I'm fOolisn
and always was. 80 I'm 10 be excused
for acting that awful way. but you
are To blame for letting me do II. I'm
going 10 he vou punishment for ~,
for not having been stern Aud stopped
me You had better stop me some now
anyway, Tor II 60 on loving von n
| have been for the last few minute
Il will make you uncomfortable"
Peaches, he said after he had hush
ell Iue with another broken dose Of
love rs large ~ ne thought could
stand could have stood more!-"l
am never going Ia tell you how Ionl
| have loved you, but that day you
came "a me all In a tiutter with A.
Benefits letter I'm your hand II IL go
Ing 10 TAKE YOU a lifetime 20 settle FOR
You were mine and BilI's, How could
you bur IN don't understand!
| felt him Shudder In my arms as
heid him close was repaid for al
those tiresome exercises had taken
by the strength Ia crush him againsi
my breast almost as hard Ms he crush
ed me. our combined strength was
terrific, dangerous to life aud ribs. hu
heavenly!
Don't women know. Johny" ! man
aged TO ask softly In memory " a like
question he had put TO me across thai
bread and Jam with the rose II listening
from the dark.
What brought me 20 consciousness
was his fumbling with the buttons AZ
the waist or that blue muslin relict Of
Il sentiment hnd fastened but une
and the lace had got caught gu hi
sleeve buttons.
PLEASE don't button me into his pos
session laughed under his chin
TN still scared 10 d2ath OF him. and
you haven't hid me YETI
Molly, ne asked. this time with n
heaven laugh, where could YOU be
more eftrrtua.,y hid from N Bennett
than In my armsF"
spent ten minutes telling BIN
what Il hippopotamus really looks IKE
as put him 10 bed. but later. much u,
| should have liked 70. | couldn't con
sumo that horrible dinner that had
helped prepare at the Johnsou,' in the
shelter ~ Johns arms. lud had t.
face Alfred Ruth Chester was here
snd she faced him too
A man thar can't De- happy with u
womsa who Is willing 10 'fulnDl Ms
destiny doesn't deserve 10 be.
Then we came over here. and John
mad the most beautiful time persuadinr
aunt Ad"line how q good man ike MIR
Carter would want His young widow 10
he tHken care uf by being married Ia a
safe friend ~ his instead ~ being
eighty aud having folks wondering
whom sh" would marry
You nov Yourself how hard u time
a benutiful young widow has. Mrs.
Henderson he said ln the - ut
voice That always makes his p]nticnts
glad {" tax" his worst doses lie got
his blessing Il me with "A Wnruiuv