The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-10-27
you than any one else. y


you than any one else."
'sThank you, sir. for saying that
Thank you very muchI'' said ]
gratefully, saizing his hand and
wringing it hard.
/; "Just so. said he, removing it
from my grasp and looking anx-
Fiously; at it
| tsBut why this fervori"
I put Witch's precious epistle in
front of him. He read it twice
through attentiveiy, put it down
and, looking calmly at me, said:
Very interesting. but scarcely to
5s regarded as prelude to very
speedy matrimony, I should think. /"
"Ah, but it is. sir. A girl doesn t
write note like that and have done
with it. No, she continues to write
them. shall probably get SINH
lar note once month now, and that
will be very tiring. T give you my
word that ! did not sleep wink all
last night. The practice won stand
that sort Of thing long, you know, {"
said 7 earnestly.
"Yeu seem 10 have an accurate
knowledge Of women and their
ways, he remarked dryly.
5 Lallowed that speech to pass with
out comment. Comment seemed
superfuous.
"If might ask, I should like to
know whom you consider in fault
In this little MISUNDERSTANDING" he
asked.
Il am, sir. 1t stands to reason. I
should not be go anxious if she were
in fault" And then I explained
the whole matter, finishing up with.
Il can't remember exactly what /
called her; but, whatever it was, I
didn't mean it. "
+ II am not able to refresh vour
memory as to what you said on that
occasion. but can tell you what /
have heard YOU call her myself"
said Mr.. Druitt quietly, and then he
told me.
His tone Was a revelation to me.
Not that I'd s.oall Witch anything
worse than little fool, y but I real.
ICED what it must have sounded like
to the hearers and to him, her IA.
ther. Idon't know how l looked,
but ] felt mean, cheap, worthless-
utterly SO. began to stumble out
ayologiea. BE waved his hand.
All right, he ssid, s.but you see
your language is at times forcible. {"
He is awise man, 60 he said no
more. He showed his wisdom
therein, for went at oncp to see
Witch in a very contrite frame of
mind. ] was ready to make a mat
Of myself and let my darling tram. 4
pleon me- If it should 90 please her.
or q + to dc -as:;- :S othher e4tixavagant
thing, such. was the depth of nv !
humility Still, as I ;onr:eysa Put; Ut.
neyward I pondered as to who could
have stirred. up the strife abetween
US. Suddenly it. flashed across nv
Inind inat Witch had seated herself
beside Aunt Betsy Jane end that
Aunt Betsy Jane was her godmoth-.
sr, and therefore licensed to inter
sere. ! am net going to explain
how Aunt Betsy Jane came to be
Witch fs godmother. I am not a
lss{i novelist, and therefore don't
:h:nk it ecessary to explain every
hing 1t has nothing to do with
his steFy. Besides was only 9
Years old when she was christened
PC :.siist consulted as TO her spon. |
|esis To Be ssiissTzs 5, IL must have been i
a Aunt Betsy Jane who suggested the |
etter.
When / arrived at the Cedars. it |
vas aboutesl2 o'clock. IF all went |
veil, peace would reign between |
Natch and MYSELF in an hour, and.
ESQ Il would take her OF to Rich.
e get q boat from SMessum's;
9 y1yv s!lf tae river, come to anchor in |
! s,s5isaszl ter 4 Knew OF between |
eifhmcfaa. sasas. Hampton and then
1ake her name the day. But thinaa
idn 60 g we'll They went exceed
agl badly instead. When Amelia
8 Aeslilelia ia the Druitts' honsemaid) /
psnsa the door and I inquired for
Vitchs ehe said grayely:
IS Mi 81 DrHitt is not we'll, sir, hut
'iItea Eher you re here. /" /
hen she ahowed me into the din.
1g room. 81 This was oIninona IN