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>> The tale _ for? flattered at tha D4 Published by Arrangemen with First National Pictures, Inc., and Frank CHAPTER XII. (Continued) The Countess slipped into a combing-jacket; then she seated herself on the springy couch of pine branches over which her fur robe was spread, and deitly caught up her long runaway tresses, securing them in place witha few mysterious {wists and expert manipulations, “Boy, indeed!” he scoffed, flinging himself. down beside her. “That's over with, long ago.” “Oh, 1 don’t feel motherly,” she ffused with that tell- ot in the Way you But you'll always be a boy to me—and to every other woman who learns to care for you.” “Every other woman?” Pierce's eyes opened, “What a queer speech. There iren’t going to be any other women.” He looked on while she lighted a cigarette, then after a mo- ment he inquired, “What do you serted, stil flush, mean, answered him with another tion, “Do you think I am the only woman whe will love you?” “Why—I haven't given it any thought! What's the difference, as long a%. you're the only one I care And I do love you, I wor- ship—” “But ‘there will be others,” she persisted. [here are bound to be. You're that kind,” “Really?” with emphasis. “I can read men; 1 see the color of their souls. You he call.” “What call “The—well, appeal. “Indeed? Pierce was puzzled. the sex-call, the sex Am, J supposed to fecl ut ? “By no means; you're not a cad. Men who poss: h, ountess nodded her head attraction are| a Lioyd Productions, Inc. “No, no! Please—” The Countess freed herself frgm Pierce's embrace. hy not? Are you afraid of She shook her head silently. ‘Then why not to-morrow instead of next month? Are you afraid of yourself?” “No, Tm afraid of—what 1 must tell you Phillips’ eyes were dim with de- sire, he was ablaze with yearni ngs in a voice that shook he said jon’t tell me anything. I won't hear it!” Then, after a brief struggle with hithself, he continued, more evenly: “That ought to prove to you that I’ve grown up. 1 couldn't have ‘said it three months ago, but I've stepped out of—of the nursery into a world of big things and big people, and I want you. I dare say you've lived —a woman like you must have had many experiences, many obstacles to overcome; but—I might not under- stand what they were even if you told me, for I’m Pretty green. Any- how, I'm sure you're good, I wouldn't believe you if you told me you weren't. It’s no credit to me that I haven’t confessions of my own to make, for I’m like other men and it merely so happens that I’ve had no chance to— myself. The credit is due to. circumstance.” ing is due to circum- the woman said. “Our lives haphazard affairs; we're blown chance—” “We'll take a new start to-morrow and bury the past, whatever it make it absolutely necessary for me to speak,” the Countess told him. Her tone again had a touch of weariness in it, but Pierce did not see this, “I know I'd have to, sooner or later, but it was nice to drift and to dream—oh, it was pleas- t—so I bit down on my tongue and spoiled sooner or late You don’t realize that you ha¥e it, and that’s what makes you so e, but—I felt it from the first, and when you feel it you'll prcbably become spoiled, too, like the others.” This amused Phillips, but the woman was in so- ber carnest. “I mean what I say. You're the kind who cause women to make fools of themselves—old or young, married or single. When a has it—she’s lost.” ‘m not sure I understand. At any rate, you haven't made a fool of + yourself.” “No?” The Countess smiled vaguely, questioningly, She opened her lips to say more, but changed her mind and in an altered tone de- . Stared. stuvc you call if I were si and you were forty it would be just the same. Women who are sex appeal become men playthings; the man who poss it always remain} Loy’ to the wo- man who loves him—a bad boy, a and prob- recly, pag ATS ly, but at the same e she will hover him as a hen hovers her chick, will be both n and lover to he He had listened ele but now don’t fol- you,” he sai “And it isn’t exactly pleasant for a_fellow to be told that he's a baby Don Juan, to be called a male vampire in knee- ally by the woman he’s going to- marry.” Disregarding her empt to speak, he went on: “What you said about other women thg way you said it—sounded al- most as“4f{—well, as if you cx peted there would be such, and didn't greatly caré. You didn't mean it that way, I hope. You do care, don’t you, dear? You do love me?” ips turned upon the Countess Courteau was earnest, worried. Her fingers tightened. over his. hand. When she spoke there was a certain listlessness, a certain fatigue “Do you need to ask at happened just now? I care altogether too much. That’s the whole trouble. You see, the thing has run away with me, Pierce; it has carrie off my fect, and—that’s precisely the nents ue trying to make. ped an arm about her i wae ca drew her close. “I knew » it wasn’t merely an animal appeal that stirred you. knew it was something bigger and more lasting than that. “Even yet you don’t understand,” ~ she declared. “The two may go to- gether and—” But without allow: ing her to finish he said, vibrantly: Whatever it is, you seem to ene 'y. struggle against the inevitable? You are’ struggling—I've seen you fight- ing someting ever since that first . night when truth came to us out of the storm. But, Hilda dear, I adore you. You're the most wonderful creature in the world! You're a god- dess! I feel unworthy to touch the hem of your garments, but 1 know that you are mine! Nothing clse matters. Think of the miracle, the: wonder of it! It’s like a beautiful dream. I’ve had donbts about my- self, and that’s why ve let matters drift. You see, I was a sort of un- > known quantity, but now I know that | p: I've found, myself. To-day I went through hell and—I came out a man. I'm going to play a man’s part ri ht along after this.” He urged eagerly. “We've a hard trip ‘ahead of us before we Dawson; win- ,ter may overtake a an ‘dela: "We can’t continue in way. Whi wait any longer?” “You mean—” the woman in- quired, faintly. “I mean e | WI I listened to nothing but the song in my heart.” She favored Pierce with that shadowy, luminous smile he had come to know. “It was a clean; sweet song and it meant a great deal to me.” When he under- took to caress her she drew away, then sat forward with’ her heels tucked close into the pine boughs, her chin upon her knees. It was her favorite attitude of —meditatior wrapped thus in the embrace of her own arms, she appeared to gain the strength and the determination nec- essary to go on, “I'm not a weak woman,” she be- gan, staring at the naked candle- flame which gave light to the tent. “It' wasn’t weakness that impelled me to marry a man I didn’t love; -|tress in her eyes. “It wasn’t weakness that impelled me to marry a man I didn’t love. it was the determination to get ahead and the ambition to make something worth while out of myself—a form of selfishness, perhaps, but I tell you all women. are selfish. Anyhow, he seemed to promise better things and to open a way whereby I could make something out of my life. Instead of that he opened my eyes and showed me the world as it is, not as I had imagined it-to be. He was —no good. You may think I was unhappy over that, but I wasn’t. really, he didn’t mean tauch to me. grieve me, thouch, was that death of my illusions. He was mer- cenary—the fault of his training, I dare say—but he had that man-call I spoke about. It’s really a woman- call, He was weak, werthless, full of faults, mean in small things, but he had an attraction and it was. possible to re mothering him. Other women felt it and yielded to so finally we went our separate ways. ‘I’ve seen nothing of him for some time now, but he keeps in touch with. me and—I've sent him a good deal of money. When he learns that I have prospered in a. big way he'll andountedty tum. up again, Phillips recoiled; his face whit- ened. " Dismay, reproach, a shocked Surprise were in the look he turned s companion. married!” he gasped. “Oh— ae nodded and lowered her eyes. “L supposed you knew—until I got re telling you, and then it was. too late,” Pierce rose; his lips now were as colorless as his cheeks. ‘m sur- rised, hu: he managed to say. How should I know? y, thir «s wretched—rotten! that I've got in a mess with a mar- r}ried woman. That's. what it looks like, tap.” His voice broke huskily. “How. could you do it, when I meant my love to be clean, honor- able? low could you let me put | tirel myself, and you, in Such a position ?/’ “You see!” The woman contin to avoid his eye. “You haven’ fou’ haven't’ the least People will say hi “I understand this much,” he cried, hotly, “that you've led me to make | something worse than a cad of my- ; self. Look here! There are certain things which no decent fellow goes in for—certain things he despises i other men—and that's one of them.’ He turned as if to leaye, then he halted at the tent door and battled with himself. After a moment, dur- ing which the Countess Courteau | watched him fixedly, he whirled, | crying: “Well, the damage is done. I love ou. I can’t go along without you. ivorce that man, I'll wait.” 'm not sure I have legal grounds for a divorce. I’m not sure that I care to put the matter to a test— as yet. “What?” Pierce gee at her, trying to understand. “Say that over again!” You think found yourself, but—have you know men pretty | well and I think I know you. You've changed — yes, tremendously — but what of a year, two years from now? You've barely tasted life and this is your first intoxication.” “Do you love me, or do you not?” he demanded. “I love you as you are now. 1 may hate you as you will be to- | morrow. I've had my growth; I've | been through what you're just be- ginning—we can’t change together.” “Then will you promise to marry | me_afterward?” \ The Countess shook her head. “It’s a promise that woutd hold only | me. Why ask it?” “Will you marry me?” he cried, | F hoarsely. She made a silent refusal. | “Then I can put but one interpre- | tation upon your actions.” “Don't be too hasty in your judg- ment. Can't you see? I was weak. 1 was tired: Then you came, like a draught of wine, and—I lost my | head. But I've regained i dreamed my dream, but it's daylight now and I'm awake. I know that | you believe me a heartless, selfish woman. Maybe I am, but I've tried to think for you, and to act on that | good impulse. I tell you I would have been quite incapable of it be- fore I knew you. A day, a month, a year of happiness! M ‘ost women of my age and experience would | snatch at it, but I'm looking farther ahead than that. I can't afford an- other rfistake, Life fits me, but you —why, tyou’re bursting your seams.” | “You've puzzled me with a lot of words,” the young man s: H ever-growing resentment, “but what do they_all amount to? You amused yourseix With me and youre tcauy enough to continue so'long as I pour my devotion a your feet. Well, I won't do f you lovéd me truly | you wouldn't refuse to ma .y me. sn't that so? True love isn’t afraid, it doesn’t quibble and temparize and split hairs the way you do. No, it steps out boldly and follows the light. You've had your fun, you've broken my heart.” Phillips” vaice shook and he swallowed hard. “ Hthrough; I’m done. I shall never love another woman as I love you, but if what you said about that sex- ( call is true— ll play the game as: you played He turned blindly. lowered head plunged out of the tent into the Countess listened to the sounds of his departing footsteps; then, when they had ceased, she rose wearily and flung out her arm There was a real and poignant di ‘ae j yore f ve “Boy! Boy! she whisneres wats sweet, but—there had to be Fo a long time She stood staring at nothing; then she roused hersel witha shiver®refilled the stove, and seated herself again, dropping her chin upon her knees as. she did: stinctively when in deep thought. “If only I were sure,” she kept repeating to herself. ‘But he. has the call:and—I'm too old.” CHAPTER XIII Rouletta Kirby could not. manage to get warm. The longer she sat beside: the stove the colder she be- came. This was not strange, for the room was draughty, people were con- stantly coming in and going out, and hen the door was opened the wind caused the canvas walls of the saloon to bulge and its roof to-slap upon the rafters, The patrons were warmly clad in mackinaw, fi and fur. To them the place wi comfortable enough, but to the who sat swathed in sodden under- Geuments it was like a refrigerator. More than once she tegretted. her heedless refusal of the Countess Courteau’s offer of a change; sev- eral times, in fact, she was upon the point. of returning to claim it, but she shrank from. facing that wintry wind, so low had her vitality fallen Then, too, she reasoned that it would be no a task to find the Countess at this hour of the night, | FOR RENT—Clean warm rooms THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Tribune Classified Advertisements MALE HELP WANTED | WANTED—Men and women to learn Barber trade. Great demand, big wages, Few weeks completes, Cat- alog and special offer free. 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You, front, the 1 utiful lots in the city, ing, only 00,00, 7 ROOM ho heat, everythi well built 7 ROOM ho complete, $2050.00 iS The be: t bargains 1h ness conditions country are conditions been in y make a ment b sent val FIRE of th ness, here the best they h: ars you can't help vod profit on your inv buying farm dands at s. BUY NO URAN T represent si E. YOUNG WL FURNI SALE e including, JRE FOR SALE new fu wie wind | FOR EXCHANGE KR TRADE ty, 320 acre of shade tre: ck pro crop next s Bismarek, it, Christmas is soon here, \hemstitching, picoting, and done by MRS. A. E. PETE! t Phone 241W, Bismarek, Get y. pleat N. 1 11-10 \ MOWN Poe “LNEVER WILL FORGE | WAY L TREATED THAT YOUNG MAN NEXT DOOR YESTERDAY ~ I KNOW HE THINKS UM HORRID — L WISH L COULD MAKE. HIS ACQUAINTANCE AND APOLOGIZE FoR MY RUDE! ID LIKE TO-AH- OH EXCUSE ME! Freckless and His Friends oe “OUR HOUSE SEEMS AWFUL COLD AND WE HAVENT A THERMOMETER, TO THE UAL AND ASIA 4 FOR A NEW ONE, TAG! 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