Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-09-06

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you would not prove your innocence by
telling that was with you that night"
"As if I could possibly have done
such a thing! would have died first, ="
be protested warmly.
81 knew you would" signing weari-
| ly, land so came.
"And you would have stood up and
given such testimony for me; have OWL
ed before judge and jury, reporters and
the whole gossiping world that you had
met your brothers hired man alone at
dead of night; that you remained with
him Of your own accord for half an
hour or more? Indeed Artalissa swore
the time was fully three hours, but that
was one Of her amiable exaggerations,
am sure. 1t could not have been sc
long"
whatever might have been the time,
I should have sworn that was with
you every minute" she returned sim.
ply. "What else could havo done?"
"Oh, you heroine!" he exclaimed,
such passionate tenderness in his voice
that the girl half withdrew her hand,
trembling with shy apprehension. "And
to think what such an admission might
have cost you'll
They had reached the hotel, and he
led the way up stairs to the dimly
lighted parlor, while the sleepy porter
followed obsequiously. 1.-THE lady will
90 to her room presently. We will ring
when we want you, he said to the fell
low, standing in the door until the in
truder was safely committed to the
stairs II ought to have let you 60 at
once" he added then, turning to look
at the girls pale face with compunc-
tious tenderness, 'but I wanted to
thank you, and for that other time-for
that ride to Cameron's-brave little
woman You must let me speak Of that.
It meant 80 much to me.
"Ah, it was SO little to do. You had
saved my life"
"And if I had, though that is putting
it rather strongly perhaps, you took a
thousand times as much pains to save
mine. And now again.
again am confronted with record
Of wasted effort You did not need me
now any more than you did the doctor
whom brought you that other time,
she declared, with certain bitterness.
1.-THE question now is, At what time
does the next train leave for Denver?"
"You do not mean the very next
train?" he faltered appealingly.
"Most certainly do-the very next.
Why not2 You must see that the sooner
am away now the better.'
"There is a train that leaves at
$780," he reluctantly admitted. "But
you are so tired"
"But I shall 60 by that train just the
same" with a decisiveness which left
nothing to be said. THAT will be in
about two hours"
IA little less than two hours" His
face clouded over with frank disap-
pointment as he looked at his watch.
She noted now for the first time, her
eyes shyly approving, that he was
dressed in light summer clothes fash
ioned after the style of other mems
business wear. He had been fine look
ing fellow in the old corduroys which
had grown so familiar, but now he look
ed every inch the gentleman her heart
had held him to be. IF you are going
so soon," he added wistfully, II must
not detain you longer. You will want
to go to your room and rest. And or,
dered a little lunch sent up for you,
thinking you might need it. "
"It was kind of you, but am not
hungry. I supped full of horrors, !"
smiling up at him with something Of
her old brightness, from all easy chair
into which she had dropped restfully.
"And am so comfortable here. It is
hardly worth while to lie down-if
you do not mind stopping little Ion
GER"
"Well, no 1 do not mind certain
ly," smiling broadly at the idea Was
she not conscious of the exquisite ab-
surdity of such words to him?
There are so many things want
to have explained to me. About Ar
talissa, for instance. cannot under
stand how she came to turn against you
So"
"Oh. that" smiling embarrassedly.
"As Kipling says, That is another
story We had few words. was in
bad temper the morning you went
away, giving me no opportunity for q
word of thanks or farewell. 1t was
rather unkind of you, don'tyou think"
"Oh, if you say SO, perhaps. " Her
eyes dropped upon the handkerchief
which she was industriously drawing
through one gloved hand after the other.
but am waiting now to discuss Ar
talissa's conduct, not mine.
We'll, was in all ugly frame Of
mind, as 1 said, and it became fairly
maddening, the sense Of obligation to-
ward the girl, with the obvious misun-
derstanding OH her part, the expectation
that-oh, a man feels like a fool telling
such things!' breaking off miserably, a
deep flush staining his sunburned face.
Don't ask me to 60 into details. 1t is
enough to say that I felt I ought to ex-
plain myself somewhat; that I made a
bungling job of it, and she hates like
an Indian.
''But she has wiped off the score OF
all obligation by this" her eyes flash
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