The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-03-20

yVu Hi-in tndt Way-uOWn IN my soul,
/ mean. I am sure of it now. We are
not suited to each other We think DIFF
ferently about great many things
| We"
Look here" he exclaimed roughly,
no longer able to disguise his anger;
You've got to stop this everlasting"
Lot go my arm, Barry Lapellel" she
cried. Don't you dare lay your hand
on me like that!"
He loosened his grip on her arm and
drew back sulkily. "Ah, 1 didn't mean
to hurt you and you know it. 1
wouldn't hurt you for anything in the
world. What 1 was going to say" he
growled, controlling himself with diff
! Guilty, sis this: if you think I'm going
to take this as final, you're very much
mistaken. You'll get over this, just as
you've gotten over your peevishness
before. I've spoiled you, that's the
truth of the matter. 1 always give in
to you"
Il tell you 1 am in earnest" she
cried hotly. This is for good and all,
and you make me furious when you
talk like that. am doing my best to
be kind and considerate, so you'd bet
ter be careful. Barry Lapelle, not to
say too much"
I He looked into her flaming eyes for a
moment and then muttered slowly,
wonderingly: by heaven, Viola. be-
lieve you do mean It. You-you are
actually throwing me overT
II can't help 1t, Barry" she insisted.
Something don't know what-has
come over me. Can you imagine any
thing more horrible than to be married
to a woman who-who didn't love
you?"
Yes" he snapped. II can. It's worse
a thousand times over not to be mar
ried to the girl you love-and to see
her married to some one else. That
would be h-l-h-l, - You under
standf"
She drew a little away from him.
But not the HI 1t would be for me
when I found out-too late. Won't
you understand, Barry7 Can't you see
how terrible 1t would be?"
Say. when did you get this idea into
your headr' he demanded harshly.
What put 1t there7 Isis there some
one else?"
you know there isn't" she cried In
dignantly. "Who else could there be7
Don't be foolish, Barry"
by Cd, if some one else has cut
me out, Tll-Tll-"
There is no one else, 1 tell you'll /
don't love anybody swear it."
He eyed her narrowly. HAS Kenny
Gwynne anything to do with all this ~
She started. Kenny? why-no-of
course not"
TT would be just like him to turn
you against me because he thinks I'm
not fit to Say, II I find out that he's
been sticking his nose into my affairs,
I'll make 1t SO hot for him-brother or
no brother-that he'll wish he'd never
been born. Wait minutel I'll tell
you what think of him while I'm
about it-and you can run and tell
him as quick as you please. Hes a
G. D. snake In the grass, that's
what he is. He's a conceited, sancti-
monious. white-livered-"
stop that !" she cried, springing to
her feet, white with fury, her eyes
blazing You are forgetting yourself,
Barry Lapelle. Not another word
How dare you speak like that about
my brothsrr
He sat staring up a her in a sort of
stupefaction.
! How dare your she repeated furi-
ously.
He found his voice. You weren't
sticking up for him this time last
week." he sneered. you were hating
him like poison. Has the old woman
had change of heart, too7 Is she
letting him sit in her lap SOS she can
feed him with a spoon when he's hun
cry and"
| Il wouldn't marry you If you were
the only man in the world, Barry La
pelle," said she, her voice low with
passion.
She whirled and walked rapidly
away from him, her head in the air.
her hands clenched. Leaping to his
feet. he started after her. calling:
"Wait minute. violaI Cant you
see I'm almost out Of my head over
what you've Oh, well, 60 I'll I'm
not going to crawl after you'll But let
me tell you one thing, my girl. You'll
be talking out Of the other side Of your
mouth before you're much older. You'll
be down on your kpees-"
Don't you follow me another stepl"
she cried over her shoulder.
He was not more than two yards be-
hind her when she uttered this wither-
ing command. He stopped short.
| well, this Is HI of a way to
treat gentleman !" he shouted, hoarse
with fury.