The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-02-25
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ON want To talk TO TOu.
''Talk, then; I Won't answer YOU"
"Will you answer if ] let o co."
Dolly thought FOR a minute and slow
ly answered. EYES,
''That's right" said Farquhar. re-
LEASING her. "l've been wanting to
speak to you this month past. Why
have you kept ont of my way"
"For the same reason that I'm speak
ing to you now; because l chose to-
"Bccause you chose to-Dolly, |
swear ncvcr saw n oma TO COM
pare with you for beauty. Why don't
YOU ride? On horseback you'd be a
queen"
81 used to-. hut my horse got staked
and had to be shot,
"Were you on him:"
~ was: aftcrward he was on me-"
"My God! I'm glad didn't see It"
81 was not hurt. and why should 1t
affect you if I had been:'
'Anything affects me that has to do
with YOU. I'm in love with you; you
know it,"
GLOW much:' inquired Dolly. He
stood. She still sat on the gate, one
foot swinging. and his face, thrown
back to look up at her. fronted the
sunset. Dolly felt like I'atima turn
ing the little golden key. but she was
at present mistress Of the situation.
and her spirits rose. Glow much:'
she said again.
"You want the whole fools cata-
logue? Hear. then: You're heaven and
earth. sun and darkness. flower and
dove and angel, light of my soul, fire
in my veins-nO. Ill be hanged if
those trashy SMILES will serve! I'll
tell you what you're like, quicklime
in the eyes. vitriol on the naked flesh.
See there!'-he pushed his sleeve up
dolly, though her nerves were toler-
ably steady, uttered All eXclamation-
"see those scars? I'll tell YOU what
they are-ants. I've been tied up to
be eaten alive by them. You put it to
yourself what that's like. Well, I'd
stand that all over again sooner than
have 0 refuse me-
That he was sincere and spoke the
truth Dolly could not doubt, and he
made her sick. She turned away her
face. Farquhar dropped from passion
to passionate %entreaty. his voice sank
to Il murmur, he captured her hand
and pressed it to his cold cheek. "Dol-
ly, Dolly. give yourself to me, and Ill
make you love me; | swear it. You're
my only one. my own. I'd not snap
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so much as kissed a woman before.
You'll never have a man say that to
you again and tell the truth. And III
never change: don't YOU make any err
ror about that. What l say today I'll
say again in fifty years. when you're
old and ugly. Only come to me. Dolly;
do come to me. Dolly, Dolly" He was
covering her palm with kisses. His
lips were hot. though he was shivcr-
ing, or rather shuddering. "If you'll
only come I'll make you love me" he
said, lifting his face, and the surpris-
ing strength of his passion made Dolly
own that the boast was likely to prove
true. She was moved. Bluebeard $
chamber was worth exploring, but she
did not want to stay there.
"Well, / don't love you, Mr.. Far
Quhar,' she said calmly. 81 hate the
way you talk. and l mean to be my
own mistress awhile yet
"Ill say no word that could hurt a
child.'
"What's the use of that? Your
thoughts are all wrong."
'T1l keep my thoughts in as I keep
my tongue"
mo" said Dolly. With mounting
spirit.
Farquhar bent his head against her
knee and breatl,ed hard. When he
looked up he was haggard. He was
suffering there before her eyes, but
hardly.
"Ill not take that answer as final
said he.
Its not meant to be, l want time
to think
"Do YOU? III have YOU yet"
Don't be so sure. I'd far rather
marry Mr.. de Saumarcz."
"Ilas that miserable little etiolated
pcnSioncr of mine dared to come after
you:'
Don't speak of my friend so. if YOU
please"
would YOU like me to go ard beg hi
pardon? Id do it. if you told me"
Only the thought of Lucian's dis
gust kept Dolly back from taking hin
at his word. Il like Mr.. de Saumarcz
and don't think like YOU Mt All
But you can give me the position
want, and he can't. l want time tc
think it over. Come to me three
months hence, and I'll tell YOU my de
cision."
u You like love ut second hand
Dc SaumareZ has carried his sweet
hearts letter against his heart for min,
years. and she wasn't YOU"
I'D like his love at tenth hand bet
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