The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-03-28
A WOMAN'S
INSTINCT
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BY BARBARA BENEDICT
Associated Newspapers.
WNu Service
Associated Newspapers.
WNU Service.
HIRLEY CAKES was stubborn.
- You could tell that by looking
- at the set of her chin and the

~ at tne SET or her chin AND tne
tilt of her nose and the look
IN her eyes. She was stubborn, and,
therefore, Dave Norden was q little
surprised when she yielded in his
embrace and lifted her lips to be
kissed. He had been a little be-
wildered by her stubbornness, but
this-the pressure and warmth Of
her mouth against his-he under
stood perfectly.
He released her and said: "Jinksi
didn't think you really loved me.
thought you were only kidding.
Say, listen, there's a preacher over
to Meadows Corner. Wen drive
over there right now and get a Ii
cense and get married."
Shirley gasped. why the very
ideal"
Its grand idea," Dave said.
"Why, listen, I've been waitin' to
ask you to marry me ever since
you came out here. Only" he
grasped her arm and began leading
her toward the buggy, II didn't
daSt."
Shirley jerked herself loose. Her
eyes flashed angrily. Dave Nor
den, / believe you're serious. The
very idea! Just because told you
you were the incest boy I'd met in
a long time, / declared"
You let me kiss you," Dave chal-
lenged.
why, I've let dozens of boys kiss
me-" She knew she shouldn't have
said it. Dave couldn't understand
that. kissing meant more to him;
1t meant something sacred. 1t was
as good as promise.
''You haven't. You're just say
ing that. You want to marry me
only you're scared. Now that you've
gone this far you're trying to back
out. That's foolish, because after
it's all over you'll be glad"
She started to run from him, but
he overlook her easily.
"You let me alone Dave Norden,
you must be crazy!"
Crazy about you. You're coming
to Meadows Corner and you're goin'
to marry me-"
He lifted her into the seat with
no more effort than if she had been
doll, and climbed in beside her;
held her with one hand while he
picked up the reins with the other.
She fought and bit, but he paid no
heed, and this enraged her. 1t en-
ragged her because he was so strong
and handsome and clean and whole
some, and in SO many other ways
like the kiEd of boy she had some
times pictured.
Presently she sat still, staring an
grily out between the bobbing ears
OF the horse. He grinned and looked
at her.
That's right. Take it easy
Tucker yourself all out squirmin'
around
You won't get away with this, 3"
she said bitingly ''YCu won't make
me marry you. Soon as we get
where there's people, III scream"
I'VE won't see any people between
here and the Corner"
'There'll be people in town. A
body can't get married without peo-
pie around"
He nodded. That's So" Then:
Most of the people know how we've
been carryin' on. They'll under
stand"
''You mean-you'd tell them
Dave Norden!'
Wont tell them anything, let EN-
figure it o1t for themselves.
Dave Norden, you must be a
fool! You can't scare me. A girl
doesn't have to get married unless
she wants to-
Nope" said Dave, mot unless
she wants TO-"
And you think want to! Why,
wouldn't marry you if-if-for any
thing!"
Dave didn't answer. He wasn't
grinning any more and there was
a furrow between his eyes.
A mile this side of Meadows Cor
ner a nut came off the rear left
wheel and he pulled up. He climbed
out and looked at the wheel and said
he'd have to 60 back and find the
nut.
Without waiting for Shirley's re-
ply, if any, he started to backtrack.
He walked slowly with his head
bent. Fifty yards down the road
he found the nut and returned with
it. Shirley was sitting as he'd left
her, staring straight ahead, her
eyes still angry.
Presently they were Flooding
along once more. They passed sew
eral outlying houses and after
awhile turned into the main street
There were a dozen or more pedes-
TRANS in sight Dave glanced Side
wise at his companion, as if half
expecting her to scream and attract
attention.
But Shirley didn't, and when they
drew up in front of Gus Stevens
house she sat still. Gus was the
town clerk and could issue marriage
licenses.
Dave twisted the reins in his
hands and kept his eyes downcast.
There was a moment of silence. and
then he said: Listen, Shirley.
reckon if I wanted could 20 in
there and get US license and then