Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-12-05
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CHAPTER 1.-The story opens in the
town of Granville, Ontario, where Miss
Hazel Weir is employed as a stenographer
IN the office of HarriH ton and Bush. She
estate agent, and the wedding day is set.
While walking with him one Sunday they
meet Mr.. Bush, Hazel's employer, who for
the first time seems to notice - her sI, at at
quest, she becomes his private stenog-
After three. months Mr.. Bush
proposes marriage, which Hazel declines,
Hazel leaves her employment, Mr.. Bush
warning her he would make her sorry for
him.
CHAPTER 3 makes an effort, oy
gift of flowers, to compromise Hazel in
the minds Of her FRIENDS; she returns turns,
his horse and fatally hurt. He sends for
Hazel, who refuses to see him before he
dies. Three days afterward 1t IS an
Hazel. sin PREPARATION for any wrong I
may have done her." Hazel recognizes at
once what construction will be put upon
the words. Bush had his revenge.
CHAPTER Iv-Cariboo. Meadows ig in
a wild part of British Columbia. and Ha-
eel, shortly after her arrival h,oa Loses sSe
wanders until night, when, attracted BY
the light of a campfire. she turns to Y,
hoping to find somebody who will guide
' nsa arotae' known nv a." to cariboo Meadows as
"Roaring Bill Wagstaff," who had seen
her at her boarding house there. ne
promises to take her home IN the morn
Ing, but she is compelled to spend the
night in the woods.
CHAPTER V-They start next day,
Hazel supposes, for Cariboo Meadows, but
Wagstaff finally admits he is taking her
to his cabin in he mountains. He IS re-
sspectful and considerate and : d nd Hazel,
and has to him
iii never forgive you" Hazel
flashed. "It was treacherous and IN
manly. There are other ways Of Win
ming a woman"
"There wasn't any other way open
to me-" Bill grew suddenly moody.
mot 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 !
hadn't known how it would be. I went
there out of sheer curiosity to take a
look at you-maybe out Of a spirit of
defiance, too, because I knew that ]
was certainly not welcome even if they
were willing to take my money for q
meal. And I came away all up in the
air. There was something about you
the tone of your voice, the way your
proud little head is set on your shout
iders, your makeup in general-that
sent me away with a large-sized crouch
at myself, at Cariboo Meadows, and Al
you for coming in my way"
"Why?" she asked in wonder.
because you'd have believed wha'
they told you, and Cariboo Meadows
can't tell anything about me that ism
bad" he said quietly. my record
there makes me entirely unfit to asso
iciate with-that would have been YOU
conclusion. And I wanted to be will
you, to talk to you, to take you b!
storm and make you like me as I fel
I could car for you. You can't have
grown up, little person, without realiz
ing that you do attract men yer.
strongly. All women do, but some ia:
more than Others"
Perhaps" she admitted coldly
"Men have annoyed me with their III
welcome attentions. But one Of then
ever dared go the length of carrying
ame away against my will. You can
explain or excuse that"
I'm not attempting excuses" Bill
made answer. "There are two thing
I never do-apologize or bully. I dar
say that's one reason the Meadow
gives me such a black eye. If the,
weren't a good deal afraid Of me, an,
always laying for a chance to do m
up, they wouldn't let me stay in tn
town overnight. So you can see wha
q handicap I was under when it cam
to making your acquaintance an
counting you in the orthodox manner.
you've made a great mistake" sh
said bitterly, "if you think you've re
moved the handicap. I've suffered
great deal at the hands of men in tn
past six months. I'm beginning to be
lieve that all men are brutes at heart.
Roaring Bill sat up and clasped hi
hands over his knees and stared fxedl
into the fire.
"No," he said slowly, "all men ar
not brutes-any more than all wome
{ are angels. I'll convince you of that.
"Take MI home, then," she cried fol
:lornly. "That's the only way you ca
convince me OF make amends"
"No," Bill murmured, "that isn't th
way. Wait till you know me bette
Besides, I couldn't take you out now
I wanted to without exposing you t
greater hardships than you'll have t
: endure here. Do you realize that it
fall. and we're in the high ATTITUDES
. This snow may not 60 off at all. Eve
.. If 1t does it will storm again before
. week. You couldn't wallow throug
snow to your waist in forty-below-zer
weather."
. "People will pass here, and I'll &c
: word out" Hazel asserted d~esperatel,
!. "What good would that do you
> You've got too much conventional r.
, gard for what you term your reputs
, ton to send word to Cariboo Meadow
!. that you're living back here with Roal
ing Bill Wagstaff. and won't some on
please come and rescue you" II
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