The Lamar register., 1918-03-13

That presupposes a volatility of emo
ton that people of any strength of
character are not likely to indulge in.
But-for instance, man can have d
very definite ideal of the kind of wom-
an he would like for a mate, the kind
of woman he could be happy with and
could make happy. And whenever he
finds a woman who corresponds to that
ideal he's apt to make a strenuous at
tempt to get her. That's pretty much
how felt about you"
you had no right to kdnap me-"
Hazel began.
"You had no business getting lost
and making II possible for me to carry
you or" BIZ replied. isn't that logicl"
"I'll never forgive you" Hazel
flashed. at was trencherous and I'M
manly. There are other ways of win
ming a woman"
"There wasn't any other way open
to me-" Bill grew suddenly moody.
"Not with you In Cariboo Meadows.
I'm taboo there. Why I'd have been at
your elbow when you left the supper
table at Jim Briggs that night If l
hadn't known how 1t would be. l went
there out of sheer curiosity to take a
look at you-maybe out of a spirit of
defiance, too, because / knew that l
was certainly not welcome even If they
were willing to take my money for a
meal. And came away all mp in the
air. There was something about you
the tone of your voice, the way your
proud little head Is set on your shoul-
ders your makeup in general--that
sent me away with a large-sized crouch
at myself, at Cariboo Meadows, and at
you for coming in my way"
"Why?" she asked in wonder.
because you'd have believed what
they told you, and Carlboo Meadows
can't tell anything about me that isn't
bad" he said quietly. MY record
there makes me entirely unfit to asso-
ciate with-that would have been your
conclusion: And ] wanted TO be with
you. TO talk to you. to take you by
storm and make you like me as / felt
/ could care for you. You can't have
grown up, little person. without realiz-
ing that you do attract men very
strongly. All women do, but some far
more than Others"
Perhaps" she admitted coldly.
Men have annoyed me with their un-
welcome attentions. But none of them
ever dared go the length Of carrying
me away against my will. You can't
explain or excuse that"
I'm not attempting excuses" Bill
made answer. 'There are two things
I never do-apologize or bully. / dare
say that's one reason the Meadows
gives me such black eye. II they
weren't a good deal afraid of me. and
always laying for chan ,e to do me
up, they wouldn't let me stay in the
town overnight. SO you can see what
a handicap / was under when 1t came
to making your acquaintance and
courting You in the orthodox manner"
you've made n great mistake" she
said bitterly. "lf you think you've re-
moved the handicap. I've suffered a
great deal at the hands OF men In the
past six months. I'm beginning to be
lleve that all men are brutes at heart"
Roaring BIZ sat up ana clnsped his
hands over his knees and stared fixedly
into the fire.
'No." he said slowly, "all men are
not brutes-any more than all women
are angels. I'll convince you of that"
"Take me home, them" she cried for
lornly. "Thats the only way you can
convince me or make amends"
mo" BIZ murmured, "that isn't the
way. Wait till you know me better.
Besides, 1 couldn't take you out now If
/ wanted TO without exposing you to
greater hardshlps than you'll have to
endure here. Do you realize that it's
fall. and we're in the high latltudesi
This snow may not go Off at all. Even
II IT does It will storm again before u
week. You couldn't wallow through
snow to your waist in forty-below-zero
weather"
"People will pass here, and I'll get
word out" Hazel asserted desperately.
"What good would that do you?
You've got too much conventional re-
gard for what you term your reputa-
tlon to send word 10 Cariboo Meadows
that you're living back here with Roar
ing Bill Wagstnf, and won't some one
please come and rescue you" He
paused to let that sink in. then con-
tinued: Besides, you won't see
white face before spring; then only by
accident No one in the North, out
side of a few Indians, has ever seen
this cabin or knows where II stands"
She sat dumb, racing iuwardly. For