Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-09-04

doing something which to another
might seem simply irrational?"
Frequently, my child. 1t is all that
saves me from madness, as vaccination
keeps one from smallpox. But what
crazy move are you meditating now?
Is it to go back and retract that tele-
gram?"
"Not quite SO bad as that, bullock
al, those"
Barbara Hallet was silent for mo-
ment, amazedly turning over in her
hand the two bits of pasteboard which
the girl had given her, cloud of some.
thing like displeasure creeping in a
warm flush across her fair face. "a
ticket for Cheyenne and a sleeping car
section. Well, I must say, Edith, that
this appears little too irrational for
my comprehension, but perhaps you
will be good enough to explain. "
"It is only-oh, don't be vexed, Bar
bara. It breaks my heart to think that
you may be displeased with the whim,
for, of course, it is merely whim.
But want to 60 back to Wyoming for
a few days. Indeed I feel that must
CO."
"But 1t is perfectly preposterous, run
ming off like this" knitting her brows
fretfully over the tickets. Wire Mel
sine to come down if you want to con-
suit with her, though for that matter I
thought you had already settled it to
suit yourself. thought you knew your
own mind
Edith had occasionally been put to
confusion by her friends feminine habit
of jumping at conclusion upon the
smallest shred of evidence, but now
there were thanks to heaven in her
heart for this hint so opportunely offer
ed but Nelsine cannot leave the chill
dren," she breathlessly protested. 1T
would be 80 much easier for me to 90
to her. And it is such little journey,
now that I know the way"
"But to fly off at tangent like this
You are planning to take the night train,
take 1t. To get into Cheyenne at no.
body knows what uncanny hour-that
rough, cowboy town."
"Oh, the place is beautifully civil
lized" She tried hard to be calm,
though her lips rebelliously tremhled.
"And one is not obliged to face even
the electric lights of the place unless
one chooses, so the ticket man told me.
The sleeper is sidetracked there until
morning, for which reason you must see
that it is the very train to take to get
to the ranch comfortably, as one has
the advantage Of the early start for the
long drive across the country. ! would
much rather spend the night in the
sleeper than be obliged to stop over at
Cameron's, as did before" "
II have good mind to go with you, y
announced her companion, her face
frightening with the idea "Ireally feel
that ought to if you will insist upon
going. If it were not for Paul.
"But you cannot leave the child; you
must not" cried the girl quickly.
"Why should you think Of it? There is
not the slightest reason"
"There is not the slightest reason for
your going yourself, so far as I can see, "
Mrs Hallet declared, with palpable
air of pique, "unless you have found
your stay with me so disagreeable"-
"Ah, you don't know, you can't un-
derstand, and I can't explain" Her
lips were now pitifully aquiver and
such pain In her appealing eyes as re.
minded Barbara Hallet of some animal
hurt to death. Don't ask me to tell
you until come back, dear. must 60,
and you must not try to stop me- That
is all I can tell you now. Only trust
me, Barbara
TO BE CONTINUED.