Show the dominating fellow by JANE OSBORN 1 I copyright I 1 RD first time that roger tread J well proposed to eleanor james oat task was difficult actually but the second seemed easier ud by the time roger had proposed W eleanor five or six times he found S I 1 could do it without a tremor but f ways eleanor said bald no then one afternoon roger arrived the jameses five or ten minutes ilia ore the hour appointed to take tahe eleanor out to dinner at a country ton he left his car in the driveway aad strolled out to the orchard hop jg to find E leaner eleanor waiting for him there instead of eleanor lie he found an open candy box on a bench and beside the bench beaw a book lying open open on a the ground roger eat down took some candy picked icken up tip the book arid and glanced fit at th pages where it lay open women for some gome mysterious rea on actually prefer the dominating natii ll 11 he read because the love of this sort of man Is ardently possessive and therefore he loves or seems to love with more warmth than the selfless Eel fless man roger felt a sort of intellectual disgust tor for the sentiments of the writer and expressed himself with an Rudl audible ble bosh but be continued reading moreover a selfish man being an uncertain man it Is a lasting problem to keep him tills this uncertainty sharpens the edge of her love so bo this was the sort of doctrine which eleanor followed thought roger but he had barely reflected that hereafter he would profit by what he be had learned than he saw the lovely eleanor coming into the orchard ile he did not ask her where she wished to go as lie he usually did but started oft off at a lawbreaking law breaking speed to the country inn he had bad chosen after dinner lie did not ask her whether she wanted to dance but stood beside her made her understand by a gesture that he was mas ready roger felt elt somehow his new arole was succeeding ding eleanors manner toward him certainly seemed to have changed and once on the way home she lild bild a timid little hand upon his arn arm as lie drove being now a dominating domi rating man lie he quickly drew his car to tle cubb and stopped it then tykp the surprised meanor in his arim lie kissed her I 1 th they parted on eleanors threshold roger lid id not attempt to kiss her an all ong on the letters awaiting roger whir ic rearmed home nest night was one fee f nm nennor ile he tore open the ind and read haS hastily dear bear roser roger youve already proposed to m me eight times I 1 have kept count if C you como come and propose EL a ninth time my answer will be different eleanor linis thought roger as he rend read the letter a second and third time to male make sure 0 of the words was wag the result of being dominating and masterful what a blessing he had read that book of eleanors further meditations were interrupted by his younger brother that you roger he asked eleanor james jamea has been trying to get you thrilled with the joy of a successful I 1 lover over roger called the james number on the telephone and soon eoon he heard eleanors dear voice iq 1 I wanted to get you be before fore to tell you not to open that letter 1 I wrote ive changed my mind so please just burn it without opening why eleanor gasped roger feeling things go bleak and colorless around him you dont mean but we cant talk over the telephone ill run ran out to see eee you at once fifteen minutes later roger met meanor in the apple orchard but you do love me a little begged roger rather humbly forgetting in his emotion to be dominating q 1 I worship you and I 1 read your letter when I 1 came in you cant have changed your mind q 1 I certainly have sald said eleanor with spirit 1 I wrote that letter before you came yesterday id been thinking things over and decided that I 1 really care for you then yesterday you came I 1 wanted to keep my secret from you and then ba have ve you get the letter today and be surprised and last night you were well I 1 care for you at all you were so rude and so much like the other boys I 1 know not a bit considerate so I 1 stayed awake fill all night and thought things over I 1 decided roger koger that I 1 had never really known you till fill then roger im glad I 1 found out in time lime li but that your book said gald koger and his eye caught slight sight of the book that tie he had let fall behind the bench the day before I 1 pooh that was something we found in in one of the maids rooms one of them left it and we were reading it and laughing over it it wils was funny it ltv said roger forcing a laugh 1 I just happened to sea gee it yesterday and I 1 noticed it now behind the bench w why by I 1 mentioned it but eleanor dear forgive me for the way I 1 acted ies I 1 was very verv tired fired there had been a terrible beruh rush at the office I 1 myself please eleanor he begged very humbly 1 I dont want to force yon on but I 1 do love lova you so oer dear sighed eleanor 1 I loo loe sou clien lou ou talk illse that ill marry you it if you promise nevez to be rude and unreasonable again |