Evening star., 1928-05-06

thing gentle In them, as there often is
In the eyes of a genuine killer. And
kind of charm lay over the man that
was as definite as the color of his hair
Nobody knew how many women had
fallen for Matt. but there had been q
lot Of them. But he had never mar
RED Molly realized that his proposal
vas great honor. But the strongest
feeling that she had was that blend OF
fear and loathing that waved back and
forth inside Of her and made her little
sick.
Listen. Matt. I'm not going to
marry you. nov or ever, because don't
care about you told you that before,
and you knew / meant it. You knew
wasn't going TO change, and you
oughtn't TO have come up here like
this. Nov I'll fix you some lunch. and
then you'll have TO go down again"
Matt shook his head Noticed the
weather." And Molly saw through the
window that the snow had begun
IL was an important snow: they both
knew that. Coming as il did on top of
several Others. II il held on long enough,
II was going 10 say the final word for
nobody knew how many days 10 traffic
on both rail and wagon road But
You know as well as / do" Molly
said. that you've got good two hours
before the road gets bad. BY that time,
you're going 10 be half way down"
Matt Farr settled himself back IN his
chair and took a pipe from hts pocket.
He was reaching for a match when
Molly struck one for him. Thanks, "
he said.
She held the little flag OF fame in
hand as steady as the lamp-bracket
on the wall. He noticed that and liked
u anc smiled. He pulled until the
smoke came 10 suit him.
I'm not going At all" he said slow
~. "D'you see. Molly7"
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THERE was long pause. while the
wind screamed like a great beast in
pain, and the little, hard fakes
scratched bIsily at the sides of the
house, fiiling the tracks below the shed
filling the Vagon-road. fillIng the pass
Farr took his pipe out Of his mouth
Reverend Green's at the other end Of
the telephone there. with the license
end Witnesses who know our voices. and
. everything It'n be perfectly regular p
He looked around him connntedly
/ And this is real nice place 10 spend
our honeymoon. Wen get 10 know each
ether" His yoice grew earnest and a
little piaintiye you never have reall,
known me-" he concluded wistfully
You'd get a wife like that2" ahs
said. feeling the precious moments slip.
/ ping through her fingers You'd bs
willing 10 start out by making her hate
j your"
Il never got anything IN my life" hs
said slowly, except the things took
! Bob0dy's ever given me anything Ant
I nova tinge 0f Somberness came in4
his face nobody ever VII Unless it'i
p grave. Some ~ the boys have prom.
! lsed me grave free Why shouldn't
take you for my wife, since / wan
you? You wouldn't hate me long Yos
4. couldn't Ia te TOO good ~ you Yol
you don't know anything about M
good points you know
Yes. ! do" she said. cO0i and quiet
With her heart bobbing about some
where just behind her teeth. wonder
ing where she'd shoot him. II she hal
~ There's something shout you tina
+ like There's q man buried down Ii
you that woman like me could havi
married. IT. Well, never mind In
sorry for that man Hes never hat
nla chance
She came over and laid her hans
gently on his shoulder And he's gOinl
| ~ take y9u on down tie road and leapi
me here alone
FsTf stared np 81 her tides ol feel
ing playing Eainsl each other 10 hl