Show 66 FD bv 01 tome kezy it Is only saying the a ord that is hard the rest Is easy which word questioned heulah suspiciously that you love me and will be my wife keelah breathed more freely it Is not difficult to love you she said softly but I 1 can t say the rest but it if aou ou care for me why not we are arguing in a circle object ed reziah as she turned miserably to the window will carter watched matched her curiously as she stood outlined in the glow of the setting sun a slender girlish figure with a wealth of black hair and a determined ter mined little chin sweetheart what is it are you afraid 7 T there was a long silence yes breathed the girl at last of me 9 no can not you let things be why are men always so anxious tor for a change ah ali why indeed laughed the man did ou ever read the marriage 7 9 she demanded presently I 1 know its meaning carter as her stoutly instead of a little portion of your friendship you will nill be all mine to live and work for for better for worse I 1 could be sure of you the trouble Is what about my share in the contract don t say contract kezy it is so beastly cold blooded you need only to say yes but yes in this instance Is so wide it covers love honor and obey 0 laughed carter with new light you conscientious little prodigy why couldn coulden t you have said so we will cut obey many girls do what care I 1 tor for torm term it if you will have mea but keziah shook her head no it must be all or nothing it if unable to answer for myself I 1 have no right to attempt it no interrupting car ter who would bave spoken let me finish there are too many unhappy worn wom en all because they overlooked that word obey will do you realize I 1 have never obeyed any one in all my life dear father spoils me in his eyes I 1 am always right and there ha has a been no one else now suppose iou ou command do this or that and 1 I 1 I am not saying that I 1 should but it is possible suppose I 1 refused 9 then the noes would have it but it is absurd dear have we ever come to such a tilt in all the years that we have known each other keziah shook her head we are not married yet carter wanted her tor for his wife and when carter made arr ail effort he gener allf all succeeded in I 1 is aim but as the days lengthened he grew despondent he ile had to acknowledge that keziah s will was out of all proportion to her slight frame you are going to this coaching pic pie ante inquired carter one evening as he s sat t with keziah on the porch she assented and you they are such a funny crowd he grumbled the doanes are well enough but nome ome of the men they ad mit are no good the marchalls marshalls Mar I 1 hate ou to meet them but anyway i shall be there so 1 I am glad you are going carter gripped her hand with sud den passion it if you would only trust me always these last weeks have been an eternity I 1 can t stand it much longer after he had gone her head pillowed on the rail where his hand had pressed keziah tried to picture life without will carter a calamity that bad never before seemed possible on the evening of the picnic harriet doane visited keziah overflow over overflowing flom ing with lit but I 1 cant say the rest enthusiasm everything prom sed delightfully light fully when cafter arrived with disappointing nev news s I 1 am awfully sorry but I 1 can not go 0 will keziah kei bah iah was mas in dismay cher up giri awed harriet ff there are the ajar hall boys boy now behold my magnanimity you shall take your choice oh no refused keziah while carter s brow grew black As he rose to go keziah followed him to the hallway can t 3 ou on put off this trip 9 I 1 must take tonight to night s express to albany I 1 have only time to get my satchel you understand good by kezy and considering the Mars hails 3 aou oil won wont t go tomorrow to morrow will you youa keelah a ees widened with aston ashment of course I 1 shall bad enough with me to care for you opposed carter but alone he consulted his watch 1 1 I dare not wait be reasonable dear it is you who are unreasonable accused keziah hotly carter m as half way down the steps but he turned keziah I 1 can not explain further LJ JL J I 1 don t want you to go but I 1 know I 1 am right and I 1 don dont t want you to go I 1 have promised harriet repeated keziah and he was gone well how was mas the picnics in quiren carter a couple of evenings later as he watched matched keziah making tea heard didn dian t you go lou ou objected so strong strongly lT you remember yes but you said I 1 know 1 keziah eziah smiled wisely but afterward I 1 found it was what you said that counted so she broke off suddenly as carter a changed and triumphant loyer over bent over her condemned out of our own mouth he exulted darling I 1 ve en the fortress of our will but keziah did not understand I 1 forbade your going the only time I 1 ever tried authority and sweetheart you obeyed 0 O it was not obedience it was love protested keziah with lowered head for carter carters s arms were closing about her and all tear fear of the future had melted away sweetheart I 1 fancy that Is what it always amounts to with a true wife ife just love ethel barrington in bos ton globe |