Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-25
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CHAPTER LIV


" HE minute the doctor had left
the room Jean turned toward
= her own door, eager for the
chance to escape.
"Jean!" the tone of Marks voice
brought her to a sudden stop, and
she half turned back toward him
He came striding across the room
toward her and with his well hand
whirled her about so that she faced
him.
20, please!' she said, and her
voice shook. Haven't you humbled
me enough? I can't stand any more.
Don't you suppose I know how
much you must despise me, but
surely you've had your revenge
now. Let me 60"
she raised her eyes then to his
blue ones. They were no longer
cold, but hot with feeling, they
literally blazed down at her, but
even then she misunderstood, and
shuddering little hid her face in
her hands. Then she felt his arm
about her. crushing her to him, but
her body remained rigid in his
hold. She had not believed him ca
pable of this. surely he might have
let her escape without forcing her
to endure anything more.
And then he spoke and his voice
ly tender. Don't you understand"
he was saying. Cant you see that
I had to have you this way in
order to be sure that had you
at all? Do you actually believe that
a. man like me could love a woman
her while he had breath in his
body? You don't know much about
men, do you, darling, darling?" His
voice sank almost to a whisper
as he repeated the word against
the waves of soft dark hair. Jean,
you love men'
But she would not, she would
not even raise her head and when
he forced it back quickly with that
imperious way of his so that it
lay against his arm, she yelled her
he laughed softly, exultantly as he
kissed her lips.
Under the spell Of that kiss Jean
ceased to be a rebel. She surren-
dered as abject1y as though she
had been in reality his slave to do
Tell me you love me-" he whis-
pered passionately between his
kisses, and she opened her eyes
then, wide and gray but no longer
frightened, proud and very dark,
with an emotion she was no longer
II love you, DEAR" she said very
family, "do You love me?"
Love you?" he breathed "It's the
biggest thing in my life, it's every
thing that care about in this
World, my love for ,y yoq' Once I
more than I did when possessed
you even against your will, but
afterward, I knew that I loved you
even enough to give you up If it
meant your happiness. / love you
so much that those terrible weeks
without you seemed uncomfortable. I
wanted you back then whether you
wanted to be here or not. I thought
that just the sight of you, even
knowing that you hated me, would
be better than life without you, but
l forced myself to get over that
idea
There was a sound in the room
and Jean suddenly whirled away
from Marks arms to look into the
surprised eyes Of Mana, who for the
second time, was preparing to serve
lunch.
Bring on the food, Mama" Mark
said, laughing boyishly, land see
that it's good food, for this is a
bridal feast" He laughed at Mana's
bullying eyes, and caught Jean in
his arms again the moment the
Indian had left the room. 1t seemed
as if he could never get enough
of her, and Jean, who was now in
the arms of the man she loved,
wanted nothing more of life than
just that.