The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-21
Continued from Yesterday

ranch, leaving Julia with her gl marry him but she put him off.
 Continued from Yesterday
 They thanked the woman, and be-
 ment house. for Julia never left Miss
 Toland long alone. In the Sacra-
 mento street car they both had to
 stand. but Mark found seats of the Fillmore street car, and
 laying his arm along the back
 of Julia's seat, swung about
 so that hds face was very close to
 hers. A world of wistful tenderness filled his voice as he said again:
 Well, darling. what do you think
 of it?"
 l Poor Mark! Perhaps if he had lady might have given him a kinder answer. But Julia was walking in a golden dream today. a dream peopled only by herself and one other, and she hardly noticed his emotion. She fixed her blue eyes vaguely on the | black eyes so near. and smiled a "Oh, answer me. Julia!" Mark said impatieptly- And a second later he
 asked alertly: ''Where'd you get the violets?"
 ''Oh-somebody," Julia temporized. Pink flooded her cheeks.
 1 ,"'Who?" said Mark, very calm.
 "Oh, Mark. what tone! Nobody you know!'' Julia laughed.
 "Is he in love with you?' Mark
 "Oh. don't be so silly! No, of 1 course he's not
 ! Tell me who he isi'' Mark com manied grimly.
 'Now, look here. Mark" Julia said sternly, you stop that nonsense. or you can get straight off this car, and I'll go home alone! And don't you sulk, either, for it's too ridiculous, and won't have it!''
 Mark succumbed instantly.
 said humbiy There was a little silence, then Julia, watching the Sun day streets said suddenl y.
 Look, Mark, look at the size of l that hatI''
 Mark, disdainfng to turn his eyes her face, said reproachfully:
 Are you going to answer me, Ju-
 How do you mean?" said Julia nervously.
 "You know what I mean" Mark answered, with an impatient nod: NO, I don't" Julia said, with 1 little laugh | ''Now, you 1ook-a-here, Julia-you grily. ''I am going to ask you to mar ] ry me! You've fooled about it, and l you've laughed about it and I've got | a right to know! I think about it al5 and the think fme about nf it a"TE his voice voice softened soft ii' suddeniyE''1 love you W fully, Julia,'' he said. And then, with sort of coneentTateo Passl1n added, ''So I'm going to ask you once 1 more. / want you to answer me, dye see?"
 The car sped on, changed across Market Street, turned into the Mis- sion Julia had grown a little pale. She gave Mark a f1eeting glance, looked away, and finally brought her eyes back to him again; HI wish you wOuIdn [ take things so seriously. Mark she began un- easily. You're always forcing me T don't want to get married at all
 'sNonsense," said Mark harshly.
 "Its not nonsense!'- Julia protest Mark saw her heightened colour, and mfsread it.
 'Yes," he said sneeringly. That's all very well. but I'll bet you'd feel again-if I let the whole thing drop!'
 "Oh. Mark" said Julia fervently, eff you only would.I don't mean junction seizing her at the look Of mortal hurt on his face. "But I mean-ff you only didn't love me! I've got what I want: And if Miss Poland takes me abroad with her next year. why, it'n mean more to me than any marriage could, don't you U hood was. Mark; my mother didn't love my father-'' And as a sud- den memory of the old life rose to confront her: Julia's tone became Married people ought to love each other. Mark she said positively. I know that. And I won't-1 never will marry a man I don't love If everything goes wrong, after that: you have only yourself to blame. And so many times 1t goes wrong Mark I should be unhappy should happier going m yown way-wonder- ing if I wouldn't have-have gotten you understand me and during it Mark had twisted about, | and pulled his hat over his face. Now, | in a voice curiously dead and hard, | he asked briefly:
 "Gotten farther-wherep
 ''I don't know" said Julia candid | ly. ''But the more l read, and the | more I think, the more it seems to ! me that any one can be anything in l this world; there's some queer rule | that makes you rise if you want to rise, if only you don't compromise! The reason so many people dont ul- timateIy get what they want is be- cause they stop trying for 1t, and take something else!'
 And marriage with me would be a compromise, is that it?' Mark nut tered sullenly.
 Tt would be for me- Julia an swered sereuely Because staying where I am keeps me nearer what want
 Money, huh2 asked Mark
 'Oh. money, no! Books and talk things And-if I loved you, Mark, then don't you see it would be the right thing to marry you?" she add ed brightly. But now. it would only be because it was easier, or oe- cause I was. tired of The Alexander. no ..y sunnose so., Mark answered drearily.
 A long sileIfce ensued- In silence +beI got off the car, and walked the cheerless twilight of the dirty streets, and they were almost In sight of the settlement house oe- fore Mark burst out. a little husk- fly: Il. Juhe?"
 "Oh. Mark I SeeI rotten about iti"