The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-07
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/ Virginia turned back to her new
found lover.
! She was little frightened by thu
expression on his face His eyes
were glowing, the color had risen
in his cheeks. he was curiously
eager and breathless.
| Before he comes" he urged.
! We've been apart SO long"
HIS hand reached out and seized
hefs. He Grew her toward him.
she didn't resist: she felt a deep
self-annoyance that she didnt
crave his kiss. He crushed her to
HIM, and his kiss was greedy.
She struggled from his arms AMI
he looked at her in startled amaze
ment. In fact, she was amazed al
; herself!
/ That first night Bill and Harold
made hunks on the floor of the
cabin, but such an arrangement
could only be temporary.
They might be imprisoned for
weeks to come. Bill solved the
/ problem with a single suggestion
! They would build a small cabin
for the two men to sleep in. Many
times he had erected such a struc-
ture by his own efforts; the two
OF them could push it up in a few
hours work
! I'm really not much good at
cabin building" Harold protested.
But l don't see why Bill shouldn (
go TO work at it. l suppose yod
nired him for all camp work"
] For an instant Virginia stared al
h IN in utter wonder, and then "a
swift look of grave displeasure
came into her face.
You forget. Harold. that it was
Bill that brought you back. The
thirty days he was hired for were
gone long ago" But she softened
at once. It's your duty to help
him, and I'll help him, too, if
can
/ In the next few days Bill mostly
left the two together. trying to find
his consolation in the wild life oil
the forest world outside the cabin.
Harold had taken advantage OF his
absence and had made good prog
ress: Virginia period of adjus,-
I ment to him was almost complete.
/ She Gid not. however, go fire.
Quently into his arms. Someway,
an embarrassment, sense of in
appropriateness and unrest always
assaiied her when he tried to Claim
the caresses that he felt were his
due.
Not now. Harold" she would
tell him. Not until we're estab-
lished again-at home"
Finally his habits and his actions
did not quite meet with her ap-
prevail The first of these was only
little thing-a failure to keep
shaved
The stubble matted and grew on
his lips and jowis. Bill, in con-
trast, shaved with greatest care
every evening.
A more important point was his
avoidance of his proper share of
Bills daily toll.
There was a little explosion. one
afternoon, when he ventured TO aG-
wise her in regard to her relations
with Bill.
Harold spoke tolerantly, patron
izingly. Those fellows are apt to
take an advantage of any familiar
Eity. They're all right if you keep
EN- in their place-but they're
mighty likely to break loose from
it any minute. I'm sorry you ever
let him call you Virginia"
Virginia's eyes blazed.
y Listen. Harold" she exclaimed.
II don't care to hear any more
such talk as that l don't need or
want any such warnings. l don t
/ care what you think of Bill-for
that matter, you can be sure that
Bill doesn't care at all either-but
In ask you to keep your thoughts
to yourself. Oh, if you only knew
how good. how strong, how true
he has been-how tender he has
been to me
Harold was torn with jealous
rage. and in his fury and malice
he made the worst mistake of all.
81 hope he hasn't been too tender
l." he suggested, viciously.
The girl answered only with her
ewes: but, her answer was unmis-
taxable. Harold muttered some