Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-03

! ing for her. She had no business setting
up as q young lady full fedged, with
beaus and all that, entirely without
my leave"
"Oh, hadn't she2" Rob called from
the door back Of him. "Well, Jack, the
scolding must wait. I am too happy
just now to quarrel, even with you. But
when am all by myself again, as blue
and miserable as frost bitten rosebud
its only that way I'm ever like a
rosebud-why, then we will begin, and
I shall give You back Ecorn and railing
with interest. "
"But what shall we do tonight2"
Jack queried, with a show Of intense
anxiety. Rob laughed lightly as she
said:
"Tonight? Oh, tonight you are to
have supper with us, and an extra lump
Of sugar in your coffee, and two hot
waff1es, in place Of one, to reward you
for the noble way In which you did
your duty toward unprotected woman.
hood today"
"Don't make sport of somebody who
wants to be eur friend and can be a
mighty helpful one," Jack said 30 low
that only Rob heard 1t. She shook her
head willfully and ran to lead her ia.
ther in to the table, where she kept up
food of laughing chatter throughout
the meal. Jack got no chance to say a
word to her in private until he was on
the point of going away.
It was then 10 O'Clock. He had said
his goodbys and was passing down the
steps when Rob ran after him with his
handkerchief, crying out: mercy,
Jack! See what you came near doing
losing one Of your beautiful birthday
handkerchiefs.' think ! could guess
who worked your name so ounningly in
the corner, but I won't tell you. Men
are so vain anyway. But suppose she
saw it and grew jealous, like Othello''-
"Come outside with me a minute, "
Jack said, catching her arm and draw
ing her beneath the poplars "Rob,
darling, why do you torment me sol
How long must keep eating my heart
out in this way?"
II don't quite know what you mean, "
Rob said, thankful that the only light
upon her was the low silver Of newly
risen moon. She shivered. Her hands
grew cold. In spite of her pride, her
deadly hurt, it was hard to believe in
Jacks treacbery with his voice in her
ear. He tried to take her hand. She
drew it away and looked it with its
fellow at her back.
"Maybe I am fool for my pains, "
Jack said thickly, "but-but I asked
you to marry me. I ask it again. love
you, you only, so we'll I could kiss the
ground you tread-that is, I love the
girl knew and believed in and called
BY your name. l do not want woman
who can tolerate the Ben Topmarks. II
you mean to keep him dangling after
you, then, by the Lord, you can't have
me. Oh, little girl, don't say-don't
think me jealous brutel I can under.
stand how you may have done it-all
for whim, to make the rest who hate
you so cape and stare. You see, know
all your wickedness-in fact, rather
love you the better for it. Say that is
truth, darling-say you will never dc
it any more; that you will give me the
right to keep him from troubling you"-
Rob had been shaken by his plead
ings, his comprehension, but at the last
words her anger famed again. She
drew little farther away and said,
with an accent Of delicate irony:
"Why, Jack, how can you think be
troubles me? You ought to know better
than anybody in the world what fasci'
nation runs in the family and how i'm
possible 1t is to escape It,"
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