Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-08-28

"Oh, don't" nurnured Edith ntSerably
IT am fool, an utter fool, and I only
wish the fool killer would appear at the
door this minute. :"
"You are an angel, only human
enough to be half starved and all worn
out, rejoined the other soothingly.
"Sit right there, dearie, and don't move
until I bring you CUP of tea"
81 don't want anything. I cannot
eat, !" the girl listlessly protested as Mel
sine hustled about arranging dainty
little supper ''They gave me such q
lunch at Cameron's. They opened all
the canned things they had on the place,
I think, but I could not eat was not
hungry.
"Then don't dare to offer that as an
excuse for not eating now, you unreason'
able woman. Do take some tea at least,
DEAR" holding out the cup, with a
glance of tender coa1ing. "Of course
you must be half dead.
"And to think that I might have
spared myself all the worry and all that
wild goose chase, as Hugh calls it; to
think that while I was flying across the
country, merely proving what foolish
ness could be capable of, Artalissa was
quietly saving the mans life by the
simple magic of common sense! When
I think how wild I was-and all fol
nothing-ah, it is such joke, Nelsine,
is it notp Did you ever hear Of any
thing funnier?" laying back her head
and laughing in wild merriment until
hysterical tears were pouring down her
cheeks. 'Oh, why don't you laugh.
Nelsinep Such joke!
Poor girl! 1t may become a serious
joke for you if you don't eat something.
You will make yourself i'll. Edith, u
tenderly stroking her hair as she stood
over her. TRY to be calm, dear. E"
"Oh. I am calm as a summers morn
ing. And I am waiting to hear all about
it. want all the details Of the joke.
What did he say when she saved his
life in such romantic fashion? Did he
fall on his knees and cry, My preserver,
my preserver?' What should one say
when ones life is saved? So far as
remember, said nothing at all
$50 far as know, the horse raine,
said no more" replied Nelsine dryly,
yet hoping perhaps to divert the girl
from her unnatural hilarity. ITO tel
you the truth, whether it was booziness
or embarrassment, whatever the cause,
1 thought the fellow behaved rather
shabbily. But men take everything fol-
granted when women are in love with
them. I presume he will be graciously
pleased to reward her devotion by allow
ing her to lay down the rest Of her life
for him, and I shall have the small sat-
isfaction of saying, I told you 30,
while I am looking up another girl "
Without doubt What could be
more proper? 1t is only pity that
could not have known, 80 that l might
have brought q minister instead Of q
doctor. Perhaps they will allow me te
send one back from Cheyenne TO-
morrow"
Tomorrow What do you mean?'
cried Nelsine, with startled stare, foI
the moment convinced that the girl had
taken leave Of her senses
II told Mr.. Blythe that l would go
back with him. He will be taking the
doctor back to Hereford City tomorrow,
you know"
But for you to think OF going with
himl Why, Edith, my dear, dear girl,
what can you mean! Surely you are
not"-
"Oh, don't you see?" peevishly inter
rupting the storm of expostulation ready
to issue from the others parted lips.
II was going in a few days anyway,
and this will save YOU the long drive to