The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-09-17

you must find it without assistance.
l can only tell you one thing"
And what is that?"
'You do not advance toward the
goal by such actions as those of
moment since"
Look here said the other sudden
ly. Il am not ashamed of what did,
and I'm not going to pretend that
am, either"
"You ought to be-" severely.
We'll, maybe so, but I'm not;
couldn't help 1t any more than could
help loving you the minute saw you.
Put yourself In my place"
But am not In your place, and |
can't put myself there. l do not wish
to. If it be true, as you say. that you
have grown to-care so much for me
and so quickly"
1T 1t be true?" came the sharp in
terruption as the man bent toward
her, fairly devouring her with his bold,
ardent gaze.
We'll, since 1t is true" she admit
ed under the compulsion OF his pro
test. That fact is the only possible
excuse for your action
You find some justification for me,
them"
mo, only a possibility, but whether
it be true or not, do not feel that
way-yet"
There was a saving grace in that
last word, which gave him little
heart. He wouil have spoken but
she suffered no Interruption. saying:
II have beer woopd before, but"
True, unless tn" human race has
become suddenly Mind he said softly
under his breath
! but never in such UMgontle ways
Il suppose you have never run up
against real ed-hlooded man like
me before"
| If redhlooIed be evidenced mainly
by lacking d self control, perhaps
have not. Yet there are men that
have met that would not need to apol-
ogize for their qualities even to you,
Mr.. James Armstrong;
Don't say that Evidently make
| but poor progress in my wOoing
Never have ! met with a woman quite
like you'-and in that indeed lay
some of her charm and she might
have replied in exactly the same Ian
guage and with exactly the same
meaning to him--'l am no longer a
boy. | must be fifteen years older
than you are, for ] am thirty-tive."
The difference between their years
was not quite so great as he declared,
but womanlike the girl let the state
ment pass unchallenged
And | wouldn't insult your intel
ligence Ivy saying YOU are the only
woman that | have ever made love to,
but there is a vast Inference between
making love to a woman and loving
one. | have Just found that out for the
first time, | marvel at The past. and
am ashamed OF il. but | thank God
that | have been saved for this op-
Iortunity. | want to win YOU. and
am going TO do it,, too. In many
things | don't match up with the peo.
Pile 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
the results. especially since | have
met you. The better | know you the
less pleased | am with Jim Arm-
strong. hut there are possibilities in
me, | rather believe, and with you fer
inspiration, God, the man flung olt
his nand with fine gesture of d.
termination They sa% taat the east
and west don't naturally miugle, bu.
It's a lie you and | can beat the
world"
The woman thrilled to his gallaI
wooing. Any woman would have done
so; some of them would have los:
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.
Il 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 It
was sorry that you could not be
with us on this adventure, but now
am rather glad. especially If the even
temper of my way Is to be interrupted
by anything like the outburst of few
minutes since"
Il am glad, too" admitted the man
For | declare couldn't help 1t. 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 go off and fight ii out
Leave me to myself" said the girl
earnestly for a little while; it's best
so; would not take the finest, noblest
man on earth"
And I am not that"
Unless | loved him. There is SOME
thing very attractive about your per
sonali,. l don't know in MY IT.
whether it is that, Or
Good" said the man, as she tes.
tated. That's eIoa:,h," He ca,he,
up the reins and whirled his ne
suddenly in The road. u. ~ - : !,