The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-15

will send for Yskov and he shall
bring my two fddles. He has always
take care OF me-now he will take
care Of US both. He will mako our
fires. cook our food. do all theso
things: and we shall do whatever
We please"
you can't live anywhere" the
Princess larily objected, without
earning any money at ALI Even
the poor old dune-bug needs some
TO buy his nuts with. And what
would we do when It began to get
cold and the Winter came7"
I'VE shall build little house
that shall keep out The cold. And
the money--tbAt is nothing. We
have much. When that 10 gone 1
will send Yakoy TO the city and be
shall arrange one concert and will
be Boris LsraEef again for one af'
ternoon and will bring back the
money and givo It to you Just as !
give II this time"
She straightened her back and
stared at him. you don't mean"
sho demanded. that you got all
that fof playing one concerts"
lie nodded. Il have told you !
am the greatest violinist In the
world. That is what the man gave
me. do not know how much II ts.'
a. ~ AAn ~
said the Princess. Goo whist
hats most es much ss I get In a
day myself"
Bill pulled her back into his arms
again. There was, she felt. a tinge
OF impatience about the cAress.
Let us not talk about money"
he said. 1T Is Destiny that say
we shall do this. II bring US here
together, TO this paradise place, and
Il say, Now Is your chsnco-now
you can begin to nye.'"
Bill" she protested. People can't
do that unless they're married"
She said II simply enough, with.
out pre-calculation, but under tho
intensity OF Bills gaze she felt Q
fright blush tingling In her face.
1T is easy, is II not, In this coun.
try to msrry7 There are no hard
formalities. We find the right sort
OF man he read q few words out OF
. book and my, Now you are mar
ried.' We could do that this morn
ing. Sholl We not do that. Princessf
And then come back here and make
our homer"
She was cngulfed In a wave of
panic. This dream, It seemed, you
couldn't waken yourself out OF with
any mere shake. OF tho head; II
kept on insisting It was true. real,
something 20 be grappied with.
was clutching Eer with a grip be.
.ond her strength to break. She
wished wildly for q moment that
she hadn't pushed Joe overheard,
that she had let him come along.
She tried to reassvre herself.
This was only Bill. II was silly 70
he afraid OF him. yet her heart was
ihrobblng so loudly she thought II
must be audible TO him.
She bad scrambled to her feet
and he had sprung UP too. He was
looking at her as he had looked
yesterday. He was trembling, too,
just as she was. Something was
going 20 happen in another minuts,
but she didn't know what.
And then the silence was broken
for them by the sound, faint and
Tar off somewhere among che sand.
hills. o: a tune played on q flagoo-
let-tum tum, te tum to tum-the
dune!bug coming back with q bas.
ket of oandelions!
The Princess uttered q wild 1T
tie laugh. We've eaten syery
single one Of his nuts, Bill! We'll
have to run for our lives!"
But Bill didn't laugh. I'VE shall
not rum" no said decisively. we
shall stay and talk with him. We
shall ask him where We must 10
TO get married. He will know"
There was something in equal
parts delicious and terrifying abori
this. He was q new Bill and no
mistake; no longer a boy, helpless,
appealing TO an instinct In her
which even she had recognized as
half maternal. but a man, quits
clear as TO what he wanted and In.
tent upon getting II.
The dune-hug. returning with q
basketful Of greens and garIanded
with the blossoms of the same
tumble plant, was greeted by Bill
with the same ceremonious gravity
hat had been so effective with him
before. and the devastating raid
rpon his larder was apoioketioAliy
admitted; and though the dune.
lug firmly rejected Bill's proposal
to pay for their consumption In sor.
I'D cash, II was plain that the
warmest good feeling prevailed
both ways.
1T Imports nothing" Bill said
We 30 away, we come back some
time to-day, and when we come wa
bring nuts--whatever you like"
Not on my account, trust!"
the bug protested. II shall do per.
fectly well with what stores hays
left until my next marketing day"
I'VE come back anyway" Bill
Informed him. I'VE think this is
the place where we are going TO
live" Then, seeing that his host
looked rather thoughtful. he added,
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