Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-11-23

ure with boating, sketching, rambling and al
the other pleasant and-so-forths of summer
idling-time, which can be conducted q deur
and from which, therefore, she was not de-
barred.
So the days sped by as lightly as asthistledowr
puffs on a buoyant breeze till the woods began
to blush and the summer sojOurners to ebt
away. Trafton was not certain that Loye re-
turned his love- for she was by no means gir
to wear sweet secret as openly as the flowers
at her belt One morning, however, he re-
solved to put plain question, and wait for a
straightforward answer.
They were resting in scarlet nook of the
woods after long amble. She was looking
up at the point where red tree-shafts and blue
sky meet, with the wide, intent gaze Which he
remembered of old.
"Loye," he said, suddenly, "what do you
suppose I went to church at Fort hayno1
| for ?"
"Why, how can tell ?" bringing her gaze
from the tree-tops to his face. 'Perhaps you
went to show your new clothes, or to SEE what
the other gentlemen wore Or" she suggested
as a remote possibility, 'you may have gone
to hear the Sermon"
81 went to look at you. And looked at
you because''-here he faltered, then went on
quickly and Observation-Disclosures l loved
you"
Did flush spring to Loye's cheek, or was it
only reflection cast by the rosy leaves Did
quick smile curve her lips or was it only a
trick of the sunlight that played on her face
| Trafton could not tell, for she turned her head
so quickly.
''Loye,' he pleaded, after moments had
passed into minutes, ''what do you say Bet
ter ''No" than nothing, but make it "1es' II
you can.'
Ia of on, q n
pyramid which she was constructing with
tie scattering acorns but he wanted his an
swer, and she seemed in no haste to give it.
She was beginning to weave a very tasteful
wreath of the tinted leaves; but-his long
stretched patience would snap before it was
done.
At last she turned and said, in her pretty,
thoughtful way, wide eyes and reflective
little frown:
How strange it is that some words are so
hard to pronounce although they are really
very short YES for example" Then there
was a second edition of the smile and blush
which were unequivocal verities, and Trafton
read in the lovely eyes the answer that the
lips only skirted.
"That was blessed caprice of yours, Loye.
If it hadn't been for that | couldn't have
monopoliZed you as 1 have done all these
weeks. And perhaps, but for that, you would
have said Yes to some one else, and couldn't
have you for my own all long lifetime, as
I hope to do, sweetheart" said Trafton, a
few days later, as he slipped cleaning ring
on her finger
Caprice ~ she echoed.
Eyes, the caprice that led you to wait at
Mrs. Banding's table in order to give me
finishing surprise"
GAS if you were worth the trouble!" she
retorted. "Perhaps it is caprice to have
the hay fever p she mildly inquired.
"No-a thousand times no!' exclaimed
Trafton, energetically.
cit may he a caprice, to wish to go where
you will not have it ?''
"There could not be more emnently SEN
sible desire, e." fervently returned Trafton.
"And 1 suppose, of course, that it is a cap
rice not to have much money!" continued
Loye, with deadly sarcasm.
"Alas for freaksh humanity if that he so. -"
II have sneezed through the hay fever for
so many years that wanted desperately to
escape from it. But we haven't tnearly enough
money to allow me to go as butterfly, so
decided to go as bee. The New England
girls at the White Mountains put the idea in
my head, and recollected Mrs. Blanding, an
old neighbor of ours in New York, who was
keeping boarders here l wrote to her, stat
ing my dire need, and asking if could come
as waitress. She replied that I might. So
here came and here met Prince Charming,
who has been very good to me and given me
lovely ring" With glance at the spark
ling ring and smile to its donor, she added,
Gam l acquitted of capriciousness ?"
"In regard to the heat-handed Pyllis cpl
sode--yes! But suppose you inquire why
l came here?'
"Why did you 20 she returned, obediently.
because l, also have the hay fever? Loyee,
it is clear that you and | were made for each
other; for are we not pursued by a common
enemy and united by common bond -