The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-31

ooh, I Scc.' I.al was Enthusiastically
relieved.
II wish YOU would tell ne how YOU
set about it,"
I'D rather not discuss the question:
II beg yo"r pardon" said Dolly.
Twice now had he shut UP like an oys-
ter and lincEel her fingers. and she
was half uhgry until she recognized
that lc mean 40 ruhenc$S. To this
conclusion was she brought by the
study of his face. l.al when he spoke
of himself had Il trick OF dropping his
ryrliuS. 80 that. as the lasllcs were
long. l.is eyes We're hidden completely.
He was foolish enough to he modest.
Tho compression oi his sensitive lips
notified Dolly of another cXtenuating
circum>tancc-nHmely. that he was un-
comfortable to the point of frenzy. In
escaping her inquiries he was ready to
leap clear over the bars Of ~politencss.
Surely, then. since he 50 Hal"ronsly de-
Tended their privacy. his convictions
must he very dear TO him. As she was
missing thus the dropped lids were
raised With ~hiSronccrtiilg abr1ptncSs.
anu !.dl = tjt,itltlIul 't"lh SIhf N.SS
locked down aprralingly.
II did not mean to DC rude. would
rather Lu rIluc to any one than YOU
he said.
DolIy'S breathing q%uicscncd. \ warm
spring rose in her heart. II had no
business to ask you, but l thought per-
Nnls | might DO something myself"
SHE said.
ut is only that r. Here Lal stop
and finally clothed his thought in Z
general law. altogether eliminating the
painful personal pronoun l. AN anna
tours private opinion is ncvcr very in
trrestjng.'
".\nd you would rather not talk
about your private opinions
I'm not very good at it," 1.al admit
| ted. I'm fact. | generally make a fool
| Of myself when | try. as on the present
| orcaeion." Tie victim OF ;~plasit had
put off his apology until they were
! close to til" hall. and further CONVEX
sution was stopped by their arrival at
the door.
"You're coming In" said Dolly as lie
paused.
He shook his head.
"i,nn't You approve of this"
I'm afraid | don't like religion when
it's vulgar" said I.al, He raised his
hat and walked Oft down tho street,
and Dolly ANA her friends Went in.
At Swan!,orough there We're two
~ryangelists. whose names appeared Oh
the program as Rev. DR.. Brown and
Rev. :. Jones. for your true temper
annr evangelist csr!lcws the adjective
'tlle' as Ii4idly as temperance in his
speeches. The me spoke on Gospel
DynnmicS;" the other proved the Bible
Il total abstinence book and incidental
H. himself no orator. Angela found it
hard to feel pleased. She looked ut
Bernard and saw him yawnin" unaiS-
@ui%elly and then at Dolly. who sat
With hands folded. i%na11entivc. but
composed.
And Dolly was composed. Though she
WAS conscious OF Il strange eXaltation
which POSED her check and set her
heart throblin@ and pulses beating in
time with it in every finger. \ we'll
spring of soft warmth suffnsed her
frame. SHE shut her eyes and saw vi
SiollS. she who was no d~reamer-vi-
sinns in which one figure alone was
constant. she owned the truth. Il
love him." she told herself. Shame
she did not feel. She believed that Lal
loved her back. and ven if he did not
there w:ts 40 humiliation since her gift
was voluntary. since She was proud Of
her love. He won her by being better
'han herself. Dolly vas IL little pagan.
Her love was wild as !, bird. but in it
ran a Puritan strain which claimed an
answering purity in the man she loved.
lr]rcproachablc though he WAS, Noel
Earunllar could not give her that. nor
yet could Iucian, though he was nearer
to her ideal.
When they came out Dolly listened
herself added her word with moderate
indifference. They walked together to
1he station. but Dolly. whose mood
vas dreamy. soft ani! dangerous. dis
Soriltcd herself from the others and
walked alone. As she passed tho Sail
ols' Arms. which seemed II popular
hoStolry. the door again stood open.
and again Dolly glanced in and again
saw the crowded bar. but this time
La was leaning across til" ounter
]culvcrsing With tho harmaid.
Dolly did her best To get Bernard
away from the station before I.nl came
up. but as she had only that mornin.
been preaching the duties "f man to
unprotected females AMI as Bernard y
desire; ven wholly along With his
duty SHE could not detarh him from
Angela. She won't away herself on the
prntrXt of ordering the dogrart. met
In in tn" ~>!H1inn yard. looked full in
li; face and refused to NOV him.
Angela was waiting iml,aticntly. l.al
bad promised to meet her ut Il O'Clock.
,licil train Wcnt at G:11. and it WIS ROW
five minutes past. l.al WAS always q
act in Enrninw his c~u.a.pnnNtS An