Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-14

old, crippled employee Of the works.
who was engaged on the top floor, that
he came near losing his own valuable
life'"
Olivia flung the paper down with
moan. And the whole wide ocean be-
tu"er .,si Nv 'cvnl My lover
Miss Malvina was subbing heiplessly.
Olivia sprang to her feet passionately.
Don't let us waste time crying, Miss
Malvina. Help me to pack up Help
me to get ready. We will start home
tomorrow. We will 60 to him. Oh. Tom.
Tom! why did let you drive me away
from you"
"Olivia! Tom Broxton drive you
away from him?'
"Yes. he did. he did! asked him =
to-have me-and he refused. Yes, he
didv'
She was wringing her hands In an
agony Of fearless distress.
"Olivia"
"Oh, please don't keep repeating my
name for all the world like parrot.
Miss Malvina"
"Why. the boy is perfectly wrapped
cp in you"
"He isn't, he isn't! He despises me.
and IL love him! have loved him
all my life. and-and did not know ii.
He was so meek and lowly that tyr
annized over him. Oh, to think of the
miles of salt water between us and
him! Who knows? SUPPOSE She
turned white to the very lips.
Miss Malvina, frightened at the
storm raised by The Morning News.
mendaciously cast discredit on 1t and
its methods.
"But. my dear Olivia. you are work
ing yourself up into perfect fever so
unnecessarily. Don't. you know the
newspapers never tell the truth? They
can't afford to. They have to spread
every sensation out so thin. to make 1t
cover so much space. that you would
see right through 1t If they didn't color
it up high and smear it all over with
manufactured features. Now, | don't
| doubt for q moment that Tom BroX-
toms legs have done double duty in
that paragraph as we'll as on that fire
escape"
"He Is none the less hero. a great.
brave fellow" said Ollie. Frightening
into combativeness under this comfort
ing view Of the case.
"Of course he Is. and no one knows
it better than do. Suppose we send
q cablegram to ask about him."
81 am going straight to him." said
Ollie. with lofty superiority to all lets
and hindrances.
"But if no vessel should be sailing
Immediately. my dear?"
"Oh. Miss Malvina. please get to
packing our trunks. You are such
creature for pointing out obstacles"
| Whether Miss Malvina's meek spirit
would have held good under this fresh
outburst of injustice will never be
known. Some one knocked at the door
Of their apartment. Ollie, feverishly
anxious to be doing something, answer
ed It herself
"You? Why
She moved hack from the door, and
Clarence Westover entered. holding
newspaper in his hand.
81 am awfully glad to find you In.
am just back from Berlin: found lot
Of mail matter waiting for me. this
among It,"
81 know-we know" said Olivia, nod.
ding her head slowly.
"It's about Broxton. mean" Clar.
ence said.
eyes: we have seen It,"
Westovers handsome face was
wrinkled with perpleXity. He found
himself in rather an awkward predica-
ment He had come to plead Tom
Broxton's cause with the woman they
had both loved.
"It is an awful pity" he said, glanc-
ing at the paper he still held. "There
are not many men like Broxton in the
world"
Not a single one." Miss Malvina in
terjected. with decision.
81 thought perhaps-you might
You see. feel deucedly otlicious."
| MlSS AldlNllld dllu are Stdl liiS ioi
America Immediately" said Ollie. with
bluShing dignity.
"Good The sooner the better! But
don't know Of any vessel that sails
sooner than the one | have taken pas
sage by. That goes on Wednesday.
This is Monday"
"You?'
Westover looked at her meditatively.
A demure smile lurkcd in the corners
Of his mouth. How desperately in love
with this pretty little thing he had
once fancied himself! But that was
before he had met his Clementine,
whom he had married a week before
in Venice.
"Yes. my wife and | sail for America
on Wednesday," he said quietly.
"Your wife? I've had heard
that
81 hope you will like her. Ollie"
81 know shall adore her, Clarence"
"You see." he went on maliciously,
"after you made up your mind that
you would never, never marry any
body. felt it a duty | owed myself
to fall in love with somebody else"