Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-24
/ "I've returned" he said, sitting

bought 2UU plOWS IrOm nlm. Ella,
he'd make any man enthusiastic. He"-
"Is it possible that you have had
business transaction with man who
has grossly insulted me? Oh, Norwood. "
She burst into tears and sprang to
her feet. GAS my father is dead and
my brother is no longer man, 1 must
be my own avenger. I will call on him.
| will cowhide him as he deserves to be
All the Hampton spirit is not dead.
She took down riding whip, turned
to her brother and said: =,
cam I to 90 aloner"
"f you go, yes"
"Don't you feel like whipped cur,
Norwood" .1
"No, can't say that do"
"Merciful heavensI g it possible that
you are laughing at me? I am ashamed
Of you; hate you; p She rushed
from the room.
There came. nervous tapping at
Higglegag's door.
"Come in. F..
Miss Hampton entered.
"Are you the young lady I saw this
morning? Sit down."
81 have come, SIR
eyes, see. Your brother was here
just now, and am greatly indebted to
him. These temporary fits Of melan-
choly are awful All about girl
beautiful creature; dead now. Oh, how
I loved her! Last time saw her she
was looking back at me. Horse ran
away with her and killed her. You have
come to whip me? Well, we'll, so be it.
Oh, Dora Clyde, Dora Clyde, did !
think Sit down, please. Pay no atten-
tion to my rambling remarks. To die
to die of love! There, put your whip
down. In the night strange whisperings
come to me, breath warm with love,
but the icy morning breaks, and see
the frost 8 fantastic dance marks on the
window pane. Were you ever in love!''
II fear, sir, that I have wronged
you," said Miss Hampton. ~ did not
know that you were suffering. You
must pardon me. Goodby."
When Miss Hampton returned home,
her brother, who was still sitting in the
room, looked up and said:
"Well."
"Why, Norwood, that poor man is
grieving himself to death about a girl
that was killed"
Hampton roared.
"He is, just as sure as you live. ]
never saw such melancholy in human
BEINGS eyes"
"And I never saw such business.
"Oh, you are mistaken. Perhaps he
talked to you of plows because he saw
the girl on a horse-not exactly that,
but probably he did not know what he
was saying"
"Why, we made an extensive trade,
and, by the way, he told me to offer
you his apologies. -
"Why didn't you tell me! If you
had told me, wouldn't have gone to
see him. You ought to be ashamed Of
yourself.
'"I rather like him. Ella, and I'll tell
you what We'll do. Well invite him to
supper tomorrow evening""
"Idon't know about that Itwouldn' I
seem exactly right, would it?"
81 think so. The whole affair has
been 80 ridiculous that anything would
be appropriate now."
The next morning Higglegag called
on Hampton at the store, and when in
vited to supper heartily agreed to come.
Hampton and his sister lived alone
in an old red brick house almost cover
ed with vines. There were many shrubs
in the yard, and along the paths ro-
nance strolled hand in hand with quiet
fancy.
When they sat down to the table,
Miss Hampton, looking at Higglegag
with all expression of tenderest SYM
pathy, TOLD him that he must make
himself perfectly at home.
81 shall make myself near enough at
home to feel at ease," he replied, "but
shall not be so much at home that may
fail to remember that it is being here
and not there to which I am indebted
for SO pleasant al evening""
"You are shrewd fatterer as well
as" glancing at her brother, "a sharp
| business mail"
Gall sharp business men, Miss Hamp-
ton, are shrewd f1atterers, but they are
also men who believe that timely
statement of all effective truth is worth
more than groundless compliment. "
She looked at her brother and, catch
ing his mischievous eyes, smiled.
1.-The average Chicago man, l am
told," she said, "does not read many
books.
1.-THE average man, no matter where
you find him, is not devoted to books, y
he replied. "The Chicago man may not
read many books, but he thinks great
deal. While some men are worrying
over theory advanced in book the
Chicago man is watching the great kite
If this mornings thought and now's
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