Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-13

"G1Dyn." satd he, ''artu you be my 1DtJef''
black eyes a radiant look Of happiness
such as no man could have witnessed
unmoved. what! Do you mean iti
Your
Indeed / do, Gwyn. mean 1t most
steadfastly. and l yill do everything
In my power to make you happy"
Still she stood as If under some spell,
quite still and breathing quickly. A
sort Of glory seemed to frame her face
and make it at that moment more ex-
quisitely beautiful than that Of any
woman he had ever seen. After q
pause Of some seconds Mason put out
his right hand and gently raised hers
to his lips. Kind, tender as the action
was, perhaps the quick intelligence Of
the love stricken girl detected In the
touch something which told her Of the
difference between his feelings toward
her and hers toward him. However
that may be, after a lapse Of another
moment she gave long sigh and then
drew away her hand sharply, with a
laugh which grated little on his ear.
Doctor" said she sharply, 'you are
very good, very good. and thank you.
But no. We won't spoil 1t. You are
ny sweetheart" and again her voice
quivered on the word, while you stay
here, but when you go, and that will
be soon now, very soon, you and l will
be both as free as air."
"But If l don't want to be free,
Gwyn" persisted Mason with all
loverlike ardor.
The girl flashed upon him q proud,
searching look.
But you do" cried she quickly.
There was q moments silence, then
1t was she who spoke again:
I'm not ungrateful, doctor. don't
deny that If was In your rank Of life
that-that I'd give you different an
swer"
But surely that Is my business" in.
terrupted Mason quickly. IF l, un.
derstanding oil the circumstances just
as well as you do
"But | doubt If you do" said she
quickly. 81 doubt II man. even q
clever man like you, can understand
and see 1t all as we'll as even q simple
sort of q woman. Anyhow, I've made
up my mind, and l beg you not to say
any more about 1t, because l don't
deny it's a temptation for me-" She
a
temptation l don't mean to yield to-
and as | know what's best for me as
we'll as you, why, talking would only
make 1t worse for me to bear"
"But, Gwyn, don't understand you
quite" She shook her head gently
and smiled. He went on, You are not
happy here, know"
She raised her hand quickly to stor
him, evidently fearing what he might
be going to say.
II am not very happy" said she. 81
don't deny that. But my going away
wouldn't make me any happier.
should always be worrying about those
had left
"And you don't think you would be
happy enough as my wife to forget
your worriesT
After q short pause she answered ir
low voice:
mo. Because feel the differences
between you and me and between my
friends and my ways and yours more
than you can do just now. You dom
see me with open eyes just yet. sir, be
cause of all the circumstances Of youl
seeing me first. You can't see that In
only Just n farmers daughter, will
the ways Of my own class, which are
not the ways Of yours. don't know
whether could ever do right In n new
life, and know you'd have to &c
through a deal OH my account at first
Oh, know 1t; know It! And 80, II
you please sir, we'll say no more abou
| it. but stick to our bargain And you're