The Dolores star., 1924-09-12
/. Robert Stead
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CHAPTER xV-Continued.
bylrs Bruce-rath.r nice name"
Chat was l saying? oh. yes; !;
l,s | grew to like her-very
I couldn't marry her. You
why"
benny, ,ou big. big boy!" she
uured do you suppose every
marrles his fist choice7"
has always seemed to me that
(cond choice Is makeshift. 1t
BIZ seem quite square"
10. l fancy some second choices
really first choices. Wisdom comes
experience. you know"
lot alwHy9. At any rate l couldn't
~ her while my heart was yours"
suppose not" she answered. and
he acted n touch of weariness in
solte. 81 know something of what
led afrection-lf one can even say
dlvldrd-means. Denny, I will
a confession. I knew you would
back: | always was sure you
ID come back. Then I said to my
III will see this man Grant us he Is.
|the reality will clear my brain of
bis ideulsm which l have woven
n him. And so l have encouraged
to come here; have been most
|nyentlunal, | know, but i was
Us that have cultivated your
|nlntance, and, Denny, nm so dis
5inted."
)lsappointed? Then the mirage
cleared away7'
b the contrary, 1t grows more
|rted every day. see you tower
|aboye all your fellow humans;
ing up Into n heaven so far above
that they don't even know of Its
ence. see you as really The
|on.the-ITIll. The idealism which
ought must fade away is justl-
heightrned-by the reality"
L had turned her face to him, and
II, little rs he understood the ways
tomen. knew that she had made
great confession. For moment
bid himself in check. then
somewhere in his subconscious-
came ringing the phrase, every
worth his salt takes what
Pants That was Transley's NOR
Translcy, the usurper. who had
Rd himself into possession OF this
which he had never won and
never hold; Transley. the fool,
frlng his days and nights with
$y. he seized her In his arms,
plLa down her weak resistance;
lew her to him until, as in that
by foothIll river somewhere in
(unny past. her lips met his and
ned their Caress. He cared now
nothing nothing In the whole
but this qulverlng womanhood
IN his arms.
pu must 60" she whispered at
D. 1T Is late, and Franks habits
3omewhat cratic"
held her at arms length, his
upon her shoulders. do you
Pse That fear-of anything-can
me surrender you now?"
pt fear. perhaps-I know it could
|e iear-but good sense may do 1t.
not fear that made me send you
early from your previous calls.
Is discretion"
" he said, a new light dawning,
pc marNeIed again at her consum-
artistry.
nt must tell you," she resumed,
pk lenres on business trip to-
Pw night. He will be gone for
Time, and shall motor into
10 see him off. / am wondering
Wilson," she hurried on, as
not Daring to weigh her words;
VIII be aray-I am letting her
little holiday-and I can't take
h INTO town with me because 1t
pc so Inte." Then, with a burst
nfesSlon, she spoke more DELHI
y That's isn't exactly the rea-
,ennison: Frank doesn't know !
Ie' Surah go. and IL can't ex-
lace shone pink and warm in
row OF the freight. and as the
pcance of her words sank In upon
'raht marveled at that wiznrdry
gods which could bring such
~ 10 the foot OF man. A tender
'ach hs he had never known suf-
h'm her very presence was holy.
mg The boy over and let him
.he night with me. We are
cnuins and we shall get along
dldly."