“Why, of course, Lee! I don’t change,” she said.
“But then, why—” There for the moment his utterance or courage failed.
“Lee, do you want the honest to God’s truth?”
“I reckon—I do.”
“Well, I love you just as I always did,” replied Flo, earnestly. “But, Lee, I love—him more than you or anybody.”
“My Heaven! Flo—you’ll ruin us all!” he exclaimed, hoarsely.
“No, I won’t either. You can’t say I’m not level headed. I hated to tell you this, Lee, but you made me.”
“Flo, you love me an’ him—two men?” queried Stanton, incredulously.
“I shore do,” she drawled, with a soft laugh. “And it’s no fun.”
“Reckon I don’t cut much of a figure alongside Kilbourne,” said Stanton, disconsolately.