Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-12

agent In Chicago.
seeing the others look of alarm. '1'm
not going to assault crippled man,
you know, but III give him lift in
wheat some of these days. See if ]
don't"
"The bankruptcy courts have been
kept busy for years with men who have
endeavored to give Mr.. Grimwood a
ift, as you term it. Better proceed
with caution, Stillson.
"That's all right" cried Howard
with the supreme confidence Of young
man in his accent.
Shaking hands with the manager, he
entered the board of trade room and
was speedily absorbed in the tumult
there, but nevertheless found occasion
now and then to direct his eyes briefly
toward the telegraph Office.
As time went on Elinor McClintoch' 8
new occupation became less and less
strange to her. She quickly mastered
the details of her calling, and, Fielders
departing. not without manly sigh,
the whole duty of the Office devolved
upon her. Messages, code or plain,
passed rapidly to and fro under the
nimble manipulation Of her pretty fin
gers, and there were no complaints that
information now reached ears not in
tended for it. But even had she done
her work less honestly or less expertly
he would have been brave man who
found fault with her conduct of bust
ness, for the whole board Of trade. with
the possible exception of old Grimwood;
was avowedly in love with her. Some
of the older men said they liked her for
her fathers sake; but, popular as he hau
undoubtedly been. this hardly account.
ed for the universal admiration bestow-
ed upon his daughter, and the Stock Ex-
change would have risen as one man to
protest against her removal had Mr..
Sandys proposed such thing. For the
first time in history an action of the
Western Union received unstinted ap-
probation. But they all recognized that
Howard had the lead as far as the fair
telegraphist was concerned and that he
was the man to keep it. The reluctant
introduction which he had practically
forced from the manager had given him
an advantage at the beginning, and
many of his young rivals maligned
their luck that this advantage had not
been theirs. Howard sent many tele-
grams, and fingered over the counter as
he handed them in. turning away often
to find the cold. critical eye Of old
Grimwood fastened upon him, which
made him rave inwardly and wish the
ancient broker would attend to his own
business-a complaint which few had
ever urged against the hardened specu-
lator.
One evening as Elinor was walking
home young Howard met her at a
street corner and expressed great sur
prise at the coincidence He told her he
was on his way to see a sick friend
who lived on Sixteenth street. and was
quite taken aback when he learned that
she also lived on Sixteenth street. He
made the brilliantly original remark
that this was a small world after all.
and asked if he might walk with her.
as their paths lay in the same direction.
He was further amazed to hear that
she rarely took a street car even when
it rained. for she was fond of walking.
and it turned out that he, too. was a
devoted pedestrian. She believed what
he said. as women will when they have
a liking for man. and if his conscience
did not check him for his mendacity it
must be remembered that his was a
conscience nurtured in the wheat pit
and perhaps somewhat out of working
order because of the jars received there
And before we, who are happily perfect,
blame him overmuch it is we'll to take
into account the fact that he was al
ready deeply in love with the girl, and
much may be forgiven a young man in
that disturbing but delightful condi-
tion.
The illness of Howard's friend proved
to be case that apparently baffied the
medical skill of Disopolis. for the young
man was compelled often to visit him.
and. of course, as the hours when he
was free to do so conceded with those
when Miss Elinor was on her way home
it is not surprising that the two often
met and walked toward Sixteenth street
together. At first the girl was seriously
alarmed about the illness Of the i'll fated
friend, but her memory was better than
Towards s, and she was astonished wher
the invalid developed several new mala
dies each week. bidding fair to become
the most complicated instance of hu