Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-03
THE SUPERIOR SEX
BY HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
An EnthrG5in0 Romance

Synopsis Of Preceding Chapters-John
Steele takes Anne Temple home with
him on a stormy night when he finds
her asleep in his taxi. Marcia Steele,
Johns mother, is afraid of the girls
elfin appeal, and Of the fact that she re-
fuses to tell anything about her past.
But in spite Of Marcias opposition, Steele
falls desperately in love with the girl
Only thing keeps him from telling
her the truth and that is the fact that
she seems to be terrified at the very
thought of love Now go on with the
story.
CHAPTER XVI
The Woman of Iron
TIE was hardly conscious of anything but
II the hammering of his pulses as he bent
- over her. The next minute he had
lifted her from the chair in which she had
been seated and was crushing her against
his breast.
Don't you think 1 have something to say
about your leaving here?" He was whisper
ing, his lips against her hair. Didn't you
come to me out Of the night, and do you
think after what has happened I can give you
up?'
She was resisting him with all her might
She struggled like wild thing in his arms,
but for the moment he was reckless It
wasn't until with his lips on hers, he felt her
body shake suddenly with sobs he loosened
his hold and with sudden swift movement
she pulled away from him.
81 trusted you," she gasped "I thought
you were my friend. Oh, surely, surely I
must have made you understand how I feel
I can never be anything to you or any man.
don't want that kind of love, ever!" And
as she turned away from him, he could see
that she was making valiant effort to con-
troll her sobbng
He went over to her and with his hands
on her shoulders turned her gently toward
him. Her long amber eyes swept up to meet
his.
do you hate me so much?' His voice
trembled little as he SPOKE.
Instantly. she shook her head, and the
quick movement brought two tears rolling
down her cheeks.
mo, I don't hate you. How could I do
that? I like you, 1 trusted you"
And you don't trust me now"
II don't know. How can tell? Oh please
don't say anything more. don't want to
talk about it. I want you to understand how
l feel. 1 want you to go on trusting me-
Dearest, [ am not patient man, but am
willing to wait life time for you. want
you on any terms, at all costs, want you to
be my wife, but most Of all I want Won to
go on trusting me-"
She had stopped crying. Only the long
breaths that she drew at intervals told of
the intensity of feeling she had experienced.
The light from the lamp back of her turned
her hair into nimbus of flame. She was so
little and so helpless and yet so strong in her
ability to resist him. She was at one moment
a little girl and the next strange woman of
mystery with untold depths that he could
never understand, and he wanted her love so
much.
Anne he said slowly, "you said once
that you cared nothing about living and
asked you to give me your life. 1 ask YOU
that again, now, on any conditions that you
think fair. l want you to give the right to
take care of you, but l give you my word
not to ask for more than you can give If
you can trust me, prove it to me. You will
be free to do as you like, always I promise
you that"
1t was then that she looked at him, Anne
the woman, not the child, and her eyes were
for the moment like diamonds, so lighted
were they with hard kind of briliance
Her lips were curved into a peculiar little
smile and she spoke deliberately.
II could never trust you or any man that
way, for sooner or later you would forget to
keep that promise. You couldn't keep it, no
man could, and I would give in to you be-
cause you had been kind to me. No, John
Steele, you had better go your way and
will go mine, and some day you will be glad
because I refused to take you at your word"
(Next-The Master of the House.)
Renew your substitution now We cannot