The Adair County news., 1922-11-14

W. %TIss-
~ Told You Long Aso You Couldn't
Come to This House," Linda An
swered Through the Panels.
through the panels. II want you to go
away,
Simon laughed softly. You'd bet
ter let me in. I've brought word of
the child you took to raise. You know
who mean"
Yes, Linda knew. do you mean
BruceT she asked 81 let Dave in
tonight on the same pretext. Don't
expect me to be caught twice by the
same lie.'
''Dave2 Where is Davef" The fact
was that the whereabouts of his broth
er had suddenly become considerable
of a mystery to Simon. He had
thought about him and Linda out In
the darkness together, and his heart
had seemed to smolder and burn with
jealousy in his breast. 1t had been a
great relief to him to find her In
the house. ..E
81 wOnder-where he is by nOw,"-
Linda answered in a strange voice.
mo one in this world can answer that
question, Simon. Tell me what you
want
She opened the door. She couldn't
bear to show fear Of this man. And
she knew that an appearance OF cUur-
age, at least, was the wiSest course.
mo matter about him now. l want
to talk to you on business. If meant
rough measures, wouldn't have come
alone"
NO." Linda scorned. "You would
have brought your whole numbering
band with you. The Turner'S believe
in overwhelming numbers"
The words stung him, but he smiled
grimly into her face.
1--WE come In peace, Linda" he said
gently. "Pve come to give you a last
chance to make friends"
He walked past her into the room.
He Strengthened the chair that had
been upset, smiling strangely the
while, and sat down in 1t.
Then tell me what you have to tell
me-" she said "Pm in a hurry to go
to bed-and this really isn't the hour
for calls.'
He looked long time into her face.
She found it hard to hold her own
gaze. Many things could be doubted
about this man, but his power and his
courage were not among them. The
smile died from his lips, the lines
deepened on his face. She realized as
never before the tempestuous passions
and unfathomable intensity of his ma
ture.
"We've never been good friends"
Simon went on slowly.
'We never could be-" the girl an
swered. "We've stood for different
things"
"At first, my efforts to make friends
were just-to win you over to our side.
1t didn't work-all it did was to waken
other desires in me-desires that per-
haps have come to mean more than
the possession of the lands. You know
what they are. You've always known
that any time you wished-yOu
could come and rule my house"
She nodded. She knew that she had
won. against her will, the strange,
somber love of this mighty man. She
had known it for months.
"As my wife-don't make any mis-
take about that. Linda, I'm a stern,
hard man. I've never known how to
WOO. 1 don't know that 1 want to
know how, the way it is done by
weaker men. It has never been my
way to ask for what wanted. But
sometimes it seems to me that If I'd
been little more gentle-not so mas
terful and so relentless-that I'd won
you long ago."
Linda looked up hravely into his
face. mo, Simon. You could have
never-never won mel oh, can't you
see-even in this awful place a woman
wants something more than just brute
strength and determination. Every
woman prays to find strength in thu
man she loves-but 1t isn't the kind
that you have, the kind that make:
your men grovel before you, Asi
makes me tremblA H6kA lJn tklkinl
to you. It's a Big, balm sttength-ant
can't tell you what Il Is. It's some