The daily independent., 1937-08-06
ETHE C'APTIVE"BRIDE"
/ BIZ GARRETT WILLouCHaY

marry, But she nCrfCr loIC You IKE
me. White woman nCffCr can loie
like na-tiff woman. She gone loE
riding now. She not come ba'h
three. fOuH hour .. Loic me- Ja-
ackr she whispered tcnSeIy, press
inc against his knees.
Page pulled back and his e.
bow dislogcd the papers on ms
desk. one sheet Zig%aggcd down on
| a current Of air and settled ON the
floor.
The words RECAP: STIKINS
COSTS" stared up at him.
| He grippcd the arm Of his char.
"A vein stood out on his temple.
You must wait a little, Baby,
hC said lmStCadily. Wait until -
until after I've bought the big
house. Then you can come to see
me there. Then this won't do!
He showed her roughly from NM,
Willow! Get up now! Get up, and
get off this boat before some one
comes and finds you here!
The Indian girl sighed with a
scmblanCe of submission and came
to her feet. She stood before him,
her slim body dropping, her eyes
dOWncaSt. Il think you don't
like ne moOCh." she said gently.
so I so Ja-ack. I go. But
maybe first you KEGS me once
>" She looked at him bcScech-
ingly. Jos lcCtle kCCS?" She edged
nearer to him.
He was silent. A heavy pulse
beat showed in his throat.
Slowly she leaned over his knees,
putting her hands out until she
was graSping the chair back on
either side OF his head. "Ja-ack.
She lowered her face to his, half
closed eyes two pools of flame
Jos . leetle baby KEGS, Ja-ack. -
No! No! Wait till /"
With an oath Of surrender, he
caught her in his arms.
All right, you brown she-dcvil!
I won't wait" he said thickly
Both of them were oblViouS to
to the fact that Denny Keith had
come to the open door and, with
one hand arrested in the act Of
knocking, WAS standing there, wide
eyed. too aghaSt for the moment
20 formulate any plan of action.
After the first moment of sham
ed shock. Denny turned from the
open door and fled. her tennis
shoes making no sound on the
deck. She never knew how she
crossed the gangplank and made
her way out 10 the road.
Denise tried to forget the repel-
lent scene in PAGES cabin but it
flashed ruthleSSly before her -
Jack Page. the man who had only
yesterday made love to her, en-
bracing an unwaShed little savage
in his arms A little savage
who. she knew now. had consider
ed her rival for the mans ia
yOr!
The idea was preposterouS. out
ragcOuS. yet others must have haG
it also. Sentences broken off al
| Denny'S approach; looks eXchang-
/ cd: these came back with THEN
true interpretation And Bourne
! She recalled their meeting with
/ Willow on the road this afternoon;
/ MS quick, searching glance and
instant change of subject. He had
! known. He must have thought her
q fool to be SO blind. And he was
right She had accepted Pages
restrained attentions with q GER
tain satisfaction: had been pleas
cd to think she had the power to
stir him CmOtiOnally And all the
while every flattcTing spcdO, Cv-
cry move of his to entertain her
| had been coolly calculated for one
| purpOse-tO win River House. No
wonder Bourne had said. There
are some methods. some weapons.
I scOrn to use"
Rev Bourne was. undoubtedly
a Self-SuffiCiGnt CgOtiSt; yet he
had to his credit a certain diSci-
plined power and a cold honesty
which had made il impossible for
him to play up to her for his own
gain. He had even advised her to
keep River House because of the
income It would bring her. But it
was TOO late now. Sylvia had al
ready contracted large debts pre-
pairing for her daughters wedding.
The sale must go through. Page
was, of course, now impossible as
a buyer. She would have to sell
to Bourne. Tonight she would send
for him and get the transaction
finished.
The rehef she felt at this deci-
sion was broken into by sounds in
the Compound-tne thud of hoofS
and a shouted command. The
voice was Derek's; yet Rio Carew'S
outfit was not due to return for
three weeks.
In sudden alarm she came to
her feet and went to the open door
to learn what had brought the
hunting party home ahead of
time
The sun had gone down and in
the gathering twilight Derek and
his helpers were preparing to un-