Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-04-18

l am not sure.
I'm going away for two days. Per
haps when 1 come back you will know.
Sheba. Take your time. Marriage is
serious business. l want you to re-
member that my life has been very
different from yours. You'll hear all
sorts of things about Ee. Some of
them are true. There is this difer-
ence between man and good wom-
an. He fights and falls and fights again
and wins. But n good woman is finer.
She has never known the failure that
drags one through slime and mud. Her
goodness is born in her; she doesn't
have to fight for it,"
The girl smiled little TREMENDOUSLY.
Doesn't she? We're not all angels,
you know"
Il hope you're not. There will need
to be lot of the human In you to
make allowances for Colby Macdon-
add" he replied with an answering
smile.
When he said good-by it was with u
warm, strong handshake.
I'll be back in two days. Perhaps
you'll have good news for NE then"
he suggested.
The dark, silken lashes of her eyes
lifted shyly to meet his.
Perhaps" she said.
During the absence of Macdonald
the field agent saw less OF Sheba than
he had expected. and when lie did see
her she had an distracted manner he
did not quite understand. She kept to
her own room IL good deal. except when
she took long walks into the hills back
of the town. Diane had Il shrewd idea
that the Alaskan had put his fortune
to the test. and she not only let her
cousin alone herself. but Tended Cor
don from her adroitly.
The third day after the dinner Ell
Hot dropped around to the Pagets with
intent to get Sheba into a set of ten
MS. Diane sat on the porch darning
socks.
"Sheba is out walking with Mr.. Mac
donald" she explained in answer to Il
question as to the whereabouts of her
guest.
"Oh. he's back. Is he?" remarked
1tIupH luOOully.
He came back this morning. Sheba
has gone up with him to see the Lucky
Strike"
You're going to marry her to that
man If you can, aren't you?" he
charged.
IF I can. Gordon" She slipped a
darning ball into one of little Peters
stockings and placidly trimmed the
| hole.
ITS what l call a conspiracy"
us itf" Diane smiled.
Gordon understood her smile tc
mean he was jealous.
Maybe l am. That's not the point
he answered, just as If she had made
her accusation in words.
suppose you tell me what the point
is," she suggested
He isn't good enough for her. You
know that perfectly we'll"
Good enough !" She shrugged her
shoulders. "What man Is good enough
for nice girl, If you come to that
There are other things besides sugary
goodness. Any man who is strong can
make himself good enough for the
woman he loves"
Generally speaking yes. But Colby
Macdonald is different"
Ihonk heaven he is" she retorted
lmpatiently. Then added after mo
ment: He isn't a Sunday-school su
perintendent if that's what you mean.
THAT Isn't what mean at all. But
there's such thing as q difference
between right and wrong isn't there p
"Oh, yes. For instance, Mr.. Mac
donald Is right about the need of de
veloping Alaska and the way to do II
and you are wrong"
I'm not talking about essentia
right and wrong. Miss O'Neill is ideal
izing Macdonald. 1 don't suppos,
you've told her, for instance, that h,
made his first money in the Nortl
running a dance hall"
NO, 1 haven't told her any sucl
thing, because it isn't true" she re
piled scornfully. HE owned an oner,
mousse and brought In a company O
players I dare say they danced
That's very different, as you'd know I
you didn't have astigmatism of IN,
mind"
Not the way the story was told me
But let that pass. Does she know tha
macdonald beat her father out of on,
or the best claims on Bonanza and wa
indirectly responsible for his death p
Whats the use Of talking nonsense
Gordon. You know you can't prov
that, his friend told him sharply.
, Il think I can-if 1t is necessary
Diane looked across at him with a,
: impudent little tilt of the chin. !"
don't think I like you as well as
used to-"
Sorry, because I'd like you lust n
: well, Diane, If you would stop irwin,
TO manage your cousin into a maria
, that Will spoil her life" he answere,
gravely. THE happiness of Mis-
oNeill Is Of very great Importance I,
me-" =
DO you mean--T Wide-eyed sh
looked her question straight at him.
That's just what mean, Diane.p
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