The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-03-16

are past finding out or AT least the
way Of a maid with a man Is.
Cant / say anything at all without
putting my foot into itf"I asked in
despair. you break a mans back
with a load Of obligation one day, and
toss him lightly u Of your young life
the next. | haven't done anything TO
carr your-to earn the back OF your
hand. Jeanne: or II have. 7 don't
know what 1t IS"
you have committed the unpardon-
able sin" she accused coolly. Il don't
wonder that Miss Randle took your
ring of"
wasn't going to let the talk Shift
to Lisette o If ! knew It, and could
help II.
What is the objectionable sinT' /
asked.
ITO misunderstood to think a per-
son capable Of a thing when a person
is not to-just take It for granted
that a person is guilty-oh"-with a
little stamp of her foot can't bear
10 talk about IT."
guess It's a part Of a mans equip
lei 70 be dense and sort Of stupid
In his dealings with women. | mean.
Slowly, so slowly that ! thought the
catch would never snap and hold, my
fool mind crept back along the line,
searching blindly for the point at
which al this fiery Indignation toward
IRE rad hz--vr EzrSv rrA c~ff4 20 ~ 10
that moment Of our deliverance-
Dsddys and min-at the shafthouse
door. with this dear girl untwisting her
arms from her fathers neck, and with
ne saying, I'm q hu-t, either. We'll
come home, Miss Twornbly-or should
] SAP. Mrs BullertonT
"Je&nie!" ! gaspe1; 30 yon mean
that you're not going 70 marry Charles
BuilertOn;-that yo1 never mean tor
"Of course. Tn not" she retorted.
with & sa~sg little out-thrust Of the
so0-hbGs chin Put you thqught 50
small ~ NE that Jon simply took II
for granted"
ssggeS my head In deepest hu-
ui1ity.
"Tm as the dust under your pretty
feet. Jssnis please don't trarnpls me
too hard BufiertoD-tiIat is-er-ye
had e scrap the uert morning after
y0u vent ssey y0u know, end /
well. be rather go' the worst Of II.
And whsn ] tad him down and was
trying ~ make him tell us where you
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gone m with hira--he said you'd
planned 20 ~ With him m get mar
risd. Dut that you had failed 10 show
~ Al Atropia in time FOR the train"
lie told o lie. because that IN ne
way be IN made and he couldn't help
H." she said simply. still az coo az
q cucumber. HE sid We were going
20 Angels 10 get married, and II
didn't say we weren't; ] Just let him
talk and didn't say anything at all"
Wont you tell me . bit moreT' /
begged
You don't deserve II the least 1T
lie bit. but ! wili II began with the
deed your deed % the mine. One
day. when you we're over al the shaft
house, and had left yOur coat here IN
the cabin. ! saw him take the deed
from your pocket when be didn't know
! ives looking. He read II and put II
back quickly when he heard me stir
ring In the other room. knew II
hadn't beer recorded you and Daddy
had both spoken ~ that. ] felt sure
he'd AXE II again. and perhaps de-
stroy n. AZ first. ! thought I'd tell
you or Daddy. or both ~ you. But !
knew that would mean trouble"
I'VE were never very far from the
lighting edge In those days" ! admit
ted. Fullerton had shown me the
gun he always carried under his arm,
and had told me what 10 expect In
case I were foolish enough to lose my
temper"
II know" she nodded. "He killed
q man once: II was when I was n
little girl and We were living In Grip
pie Creek. He was acquitted on the
plea Of self-defense. So ! didn't dare
say anything TO you or to Daddy.
What ! did was to steal your deed
myself, when I had a chance. Daddy
has some blank forms Just like II, and
sat up n night In my room and
made a copy. II wasn't a very good
copy--your grandfather's handwriting
was awfully hard to initiate. Besides,
l didn't have any n%otnrisl seal. But
I thought II might do for-for some
thing to be stolen. Then 7 hid the
real deed and put IN. copy back In
the envelope In your pocket"
"And Fullerton finally stole IL, just
as o thought he would" 7 pnit In.
Tile did. You are d~readfully care.
less with your things; you nre nj.
ways leaving your coat around. just
where you happen to take II on. I
knew then that the next thing 10 be
done was to get your deed recorded
quickly. He--he was urging me every
day to run away with him. and I was
afraid to tell him how much I despised
him: afraid he'd take II out On d
and Daddy. 80 I Just let him 70 Oh
and tnlk and believe whit he pleased,
q course. he wanted to lids With me
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