Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-04

She sat ! long time, nursing one slim
knee between her palms.
Mr. 0tIars- Sllr appealcd ~ him ~
last, ~how might one reopen IA rather
d%iitifnlf subject with-wiih a suddcniy
most difficult -rer-ationaiists
Wilton. turning la~ head he made an
srfr:
II thiak Fat !, -e.hed is a. good IS
ANY, lt -s- e Joe says the csly
way Il rrensa -ument j. 10 take a
running jump and md. All s~praddlel ont.
right ii the middle Of ii. He insists that
such procedure leaves 40 doubt in the mind
Of any one that the discussion is about To
Lc resumed"
"rhcu shall ! consider that I've taken
the-ihe Jump and hndcda"
Just when She wa- wishing most that she
could zee his face he swung around TO-
ward her. Again hi~ gravity was 4 total
~ gentle thing. y made her remember ths
self possessed kindlinc-S with which Ia
had met her unreasonable rage the nigh
before.
Twice I've been bitterly M ind to you.
she began. 'nncc 4 long time ago and-and
once last NIGHT. And on both occaSion.
You have just tried IN tell me, indirectly ~
least, that you cared, hadn't youl'
'Indirectlv! ?" hc muTmured. WAS J
a- obscure as thatl" And then whimsic
ally, ''WaH'i you can that cxplanatioa
enough ana let me lrll il to you again
50 Won can't misunderStand?"
"iva asked Won to forgive mo the first
offen-e,'' she hurriedly denied his appeal.
-And 0'Niara years ago you told me ! dill
not think Won good enough toto Ne nav
knight. Nv oHthfr-t was only childish
temper that daE, but an you think la,'
night that Z eifl underrrted you2"
Steve finally hook his head when ~hs
persisted in vait,ng for his answer.
"You Just haye finished now.' he warn
cd her, however, I'm not going 10 tell yor
one single hit or what ! think "a Won unti
Il coues my turn"
She tried N, ian-h ~ his StuhhornnesS
bot she had trouble with his explanation
which grew more v~eyingly intricate and in
voIyed the further She went.
Then wen say Won didn't" she c%untin-
ucd. II told Yon last night. less kindly.
than ! might have, that was engaged to-.
Mr.. WicI rr-i ar. Md Eve just confessed
800. that didn't know "a eiri could care
for any man M mutterailv, as iliIG.y aaf'
prlcless n, as Miriam cares for the man
lGurry i. That I'M the truth. For quite
IA long. lone tiua. II has been understood
that WIS to marry Mr.. Wickersham.
Il.-. Er. Lr..--.I Ls.-EY,,l Ir.-
lrlr.c prtf~ .i:ro~ haf. Mr.. 0'Mara. ! have
li-Jy- hecr -ra fr- ir-t WHY long 4 time
that the ahiti ~ care Tor any one the
the Way ] thik yun believed last night
might care for you wa- left ont Of me. And
~ in wa=n't ron who awoke my contempt
even thoisl I oid turn against vou. II was
myself. I'd wa- | md not yuu who was
not good cnoreh' FOR even if ! am thc kind
.of Girl who cnu't love anybody very much
except ryrtap herself, 7 should w least
play fair. i.r'i-isn't that -o?'
Minute a.tar minnie passed. while she
at plai,ine ihe cloth tielt stretched over
nnc knee. softly a-luivcr. -he wait
od. earnest. osaer that he understand from
.hcr .zl'r. ae that whirh -hc dd not yc:
understand q 30 herself. Aeain she wish
rd that ~ wonl1 inrn. She wanted rreatlv
VIZ w.. vhatcyer there might ~ behind h-
heavy silence.
~l-t.f itg~ -br faltcrcd timidly.
hni yet vhan hi- head did come arouad
.-ln lornl lr couidn't face him.
"Is II my turn rowe" he asked.
Ter answer was barely audible.