Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-13

know, IL a gardener or a, donkey boy
| did see my face" laughed Arlee.
Plenty Of them have had that pleas
ure before this"
She saw chat the Soung mans face
changed. Every clear-cut line of it
was sharp with repugnance You
need not remind me of that" he said
with muffled fierceness. staring down
at his plate.
The danger line!" she thought
while shaking her head at him, with
the tense semblance OF an amused
little smile. You aren't the
least bit English" she rebuked, and
thought you were"
mot In that And some day
England will see her folly"
America is seeing her folly now"
thought Ariee with secret bitterness
But when she raised her eyes they
were gently contemplative. She spoke
musngiy.
I'm things like that you aren't at
all what I thought you were-about
our social customs. I mean. Yet
fundamentally. / think you are"
That / am what"
What I thought YOU were"
! He waited, palpably waited, but
Arlee continued to peel n tangerine
with absorption. and the question
had TO come from him. He put Il
with an air OF indolent amusement.
yet she felt the intent interest in
leash.
And what did you think I was
like, chere petite mademoisele?"
Very handsome for one thing
Monsieur! You see. I owe you d
compliment for calling me such a
pretty name as this" With mis-
chieyous smile she touched the roses
nodding in her girdle. And very
antocratic for another. with very
bad temper. If you can't get your
way you would be shockingly dis
lagreeable!"
But / always get my way" he
assured her iazily. his teeth showing
under his small. black mustache
Il believe you do" Ingenious ad-
miration. simple and sustained. was
in the look she gave him. Her hands
were not half so Icy now, nor her
nerves so tense, She felt strangely
surer OF herself: the actual presence
of the danger Gained her. She must
make good with this, she thought
simply. In strenuous American
And yet" abe went, on thoughtful-
~. the pretty picture OF fascinated
absorption in this most feminine
/ topic--the dissection OF a young man
vet ydi are chivalrous. And !
think that is the quality we Ameri :
can girls admire most of all"
The unality--of induigence?" he
questioned. with half-railing air.
The quality--of gentleness"t
But is there not another quality
winch YOU American girls would ad :
mire more than that gentleness-if
/ son ever had the chance in your lives
to see 1t? The quality of dominance ?
The courage of the man who dares
what he desires. and who takes what
he wills? Is not that"
"Ah. yes, we love strong men," Ar
lee flung into the speech that was
bearing him on like a tide, but we
don't think them strong unless they
are strong enough to fight them
4 selves. They may take what. they
wiil--bnt they mustn't crush 1t. !.
There Is a. gentleness in great
strength can't explain what j
| medic, ~ go
An. l see, ! see" He smiled subt-
ly. Il am not to crush you. little Rose
of Desire" he said softly.
She met the sly Significance of his
gaze with look of frank, unfalter-
ing candor. "Of course not" she said
stoutly. when you-you make. me
nfraid of you, you make me like YOU
less You seem less like the friend
knew. on the boat"
/ "Ah, that boat. ;. You were nv
friend. thenn he added suddenly.
with note Of question soNndinp thru,
the affirmation. and she answered
quickly. looking away with an air of
petulant reproach. "Why, you know
| was, Captain Kerissen. And here
in Cairo"
Yes, here in Cairo" he interrupt
, ed trinmphantly. lin the face of those
eyes and tongues saw that red
headed dog of an Englishman look
ing his anger at you! But you smiled
on me before them all--those fools
those tyrannic fools"
But you mustn't abuse nv othe,
friends! They were only-stupid."
Stupid as their bloodNbrother. the
OK! -. But they are not in the
Il picture now-those other friends,r
4 Disagreeably he laughed. And vo,
90 not grieve for them-no? The
world has not touched you? There
is no one out there he made ees.
ture over the guarding wall-"no one
VINO holds a fragment of yom
thought, of your heart in his hands p
She looked at him as if puzzled
then burst into bubbling laueh
why, Of course not! I've inst had :
nice time with people. There has
never been bit of sentiment abou;
it,"
Not on your side," he said mean
fngly, and because this was hittine
the truth smartly on the head .he
looked past him in some confusion.
"Oh-boys." she said with a de-.
precating little laugh 1--WE neye,
listened to them"
He leaned back in his chair, feel
ing for his cigaret case, and the con-
tentment of his look deepened. you
have been a child, Asleep to life" he
murmured complacently II told YOU
you were princess-let us say q
sleeping princess waiting for the
prince. like that old fairy tale of the
English He was looking at his
cigaret as he tapped it on the arm
of his chair and slowly struck
a light. then, after the first
breath, But do you not hear his