The Bismarck tribune., 1933-08-28
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himself: "She's the loveiest thing
! ever saw. The very loveliest."
The somnolent eyes Of the woman
turned to him: "You care for her
that much?" she asked quietly.
He laughed without mirth. II
suppose that is to say there arc
lovelier girls in the world and that
I've probably met them. Well, per-
haps so. But" He broke Of, and
reaching for her hand, pressed it
with a rueful smile against the
heavy pounding Of his heart.
1T goes like that night and day.
I can't sleep for it. can't tell You
when I've eaten . real meal. I get
hungry and try to eat. I turn sick
and my throat closes up. pretend
when others are by. That's ALL"
He let 60 her hand, his dark face
suffused. II suppose you think I'm
. fool to tell you," he added. 81
don't know why did. I'm not usu-
ally given to that sort Of thing"
She felt no inclination to smile at
his forthrightness. He had de-
scribed her own suffering too accu-
rately. Only she had forced the feod
down-choked it down, while she
kept tho silken thread Of CONVEX
sation spinning betwixt herself and
her husband.
"You told me-" she said softly,
because you felt I'd understand.
The most reticent people yield un-
expectedly to understanding"
"I never imagined could BE-
like this" he said painfully. n
never cared greatly about girls q
70 youngster. Went in for sports
and rather scorned the fellows who
seemed to lose their heads over first
one girl, then another" Adding:
"But I don't feel Is if there1l ever
be another"
"Your type and mine, always
think that. It may not be true; but
certainly we don't trsngfer ou1
hearts at viii, nor love often. Love
with Us is intensified by reticenee
We rarely love at first sight u
shallower people do."
"I loved her the minute I saw
her." he said. II had never had
much faith in such love myself. But
there it is"
"You had been secluded from
women, all women, for two years,
That might account for it in you
case."
ri don't think 80. I felt ~ il ia
always loved her. For eenturiea
Through many lives"
"And did you feel she had loves
your" asked Pamela gravely.
Eyes. OF course. I feel she be.
longs to me. Otherwise l." He
broke of sharply.
"Have you told her? Talked Il
her as you have to met"
Eyes. But-she's wholly taken ur
with her father-likes to hirt with
all men-but cares nothing for
any Of them"
"Ah." Pamela's white lids fe1
and she returned to her contempla-
ton Of the sea. Was it to say thil
to her that he had made his seem.
ingly impulsive confession? To 70.
assure her? On reflection she didn',
think 80. That gesture Of placing
her hand over hi4 heavily pounding
heart, the words that had followed
low spoken - one In great pain
had not been premeditated. The n.
assuring words had been IN aftel
thought torcover Pat and also per.
haps to help her.
She did not look at him agai1
or renew conversation, but thinking
Of the long 1.-the figure beside her
the lean brown face and fine eyes
she found Jimmie for the first time
at . disadvantage. And she won.
dered at Pat. That girl could fail
to be stirred by the love Of such 4
man, revealed all too clearly thu
blindness Of q deep infatuation 70,
another. As indeed Jacks impulsive
confession revealed the hopeless at.
titude Of his mind.
The morning rides begun in piqus
and for unholy feminine reasons
took on . strange significance fol
Patricia. Heading in . wild galloy
out Of the exuberant grounds into
| . still and vaporous dawn shs would