Some situations, like fate, were beyond resisting.
"Shore I did," replied Flo, dreamily.

This was the voice of a girl who was being confronted by happy and sad thoughts on her birthday.
"Don't you--love me--still ?" he asked, huskily.
"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.