The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-28

~ say, Burton, it's hard for you to
stay cooped up here at work SO hard
and take no recreation at all. Re-
member those lines Of Charles Kings
Icy:
"When all the world is young, lad,
When all the trees are greon,
And every goose u swan, lad,
And every lass queen;
Then hey for boot and horse. lad,
And round the world away,
Young blood must have it's course, lad,
And every dog his day."
Boy smiled. II suppose you do
think it is hard for me, but l enjoy
it. Love makes labor light you
know I'd ten times rather stay
away from tho theatre than spend
money which my father needs so
badly, J. do not feel myself Il mar
tyr at all"
Time passed on. It was Noyem-
ber. Boy had been in the employ of
MIR. Lawrence nearly five months,
and had sent home two hundred and
twenty five dollars. She had been
home only twice, for she felt that it
was "risky business" to exchange her
male attire for feminine, even though
she did go and come in the friendly
cover OF night. She had been obliged
to got another suit, and to have her
hair trimmed several times, much to
her regret. Her spiritual monitor
now continually urged her to con
fess her ID ,ceit," she now callel it,
to old Mr.. Lawrence, but she bad
put it off flon day to day until it
seemed that she could not tell him.
In every letter that Minnie wrote
she begged Boy to confess her iden-
tity before she was "simply found
out" Aunt Ellen thought it would
be best. But oh, how could she tell
that kind, honest old gentleman the
deceit she had praeticed on him
Wouldn't he denounce her as a bold,
unsorupulous girlP And oh, he'd be
sure to tell Berthe!
One day Boy had been unusually
occupied and had very little to say.
Finally she laid her pen down for a
moment, and looking straight into
Bertis's eyes, asked: "Say, Law
renee, what would you think OF
girl who would masquerade whole
months in male attiroY' Breathless.
ly she waited for tho answer.
swell, Burton, I'd think her deuc-
edly immodests to say the least. Why
do you ask?"
"Oh, I've just been reading a very
interesting novel on that line. The
girl was driven to it in order to got
work.!
"Loan it to me whom you've fin
ished, Burton, please" said Bertie
'Con't loan borrowed property"
was Boys short answer, and her
words wore so chilling that Bertie
would not even ask the subject OF
her novel, or even where he might
find it, although he was anxious to
know. Boy resumed her copying,
trying to choke back the womanly
tears that seemed as if they must
come, despite her manly appearance.
$50 that's what he'd think of her! Oh,
heaven! why had she rushed head
long into such On awful abyss! Why
hadn't she followed good Aunt Ell
lens advice and let the thing alone!
or stayed at home With papa and
help 'Ducky' cook, and raise chichons!
Oh, she was beginning to be severe
!y punished she thought. What
had become of her spiritual moni-
tor? Had it deserted her and sent
conscience to lash her2 Poor Boy!
she didn't know that her eyes had
been opened by love. Hor spirltuul
monitor had not deserted her. but
was urging her to confess aud she,
fearing the consequences, began to
rebel. She begun to grow pale and
thin and her eyes looked rcd and
swollen. She WAS still prompt at
her desk and discharged her duties
faithfully, but oh. how changed she
was! Old Mr.. Lawrence was seri-
ously alarmed. Surely this hand
some, noble boy had not ti.lten to |
drink! Surely not! He could not |
believe that of Panl Burton. When
aver he met Paul'a pathetic eyes fix
ed on him in sad, imploring, ques-
joining way his kind heart ached to