Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-09-21

mo. If they are safe, that is all
care. The clothes we have on are all
we need. We will change. You shall
wear these. and will try yours. Take
them off,"
I'm your presence"
Certainly"
81 have been taught by my father
never to-
"Bother your teaching! am your
teacher now"
"Well. at leust you need not put these
on" said Lisle. II have other apparel
here. You shall have a much better
suit than this one"
The extra suit was soon forthcoming.
and after that the two girls worked Oh
In silence, with here and there IN In
terjection from Erna. Lisle did not Of
fer any remark, and every question
that she would have asked during the
process of removing their outer gar
ments was nipppd in the bud by vehe.
ment protests from her companion.
The IntprjectiOns came when the
work of arraying Lisle In feminine ap
parel was in operation. The 'inStru
ments Of torture" were made to tit by
altering the laclngs. and when at last
they were clasped around l.iSle's waist
so tightly that she found 1t difficult to
breathe. Erna believed that the most
heroic part of the work was done.
Nothing about the costume came to.
gether, but woman's ingenuity Is ever
equal 20 feminine emergencies Of dress.
and the difficulties were surmounted
one by one. so that at last LLsla stood
before her instructor, having success
fully donned everything except the
tight fitting waist and skirt and the
footwear.
"Therew exclaimed Erna. stepping
back few PAGES and viewing with un-
disguised admiration the consumma-
tion Of her toll. "You are simply glo.
rious" she added. "As boy you were
Enthusiastically handsome. but as a wo-
man you are simply out Of sight! You
are perfectly beautiful! Here. let me-
pin this skirt on to you. 1t won't meet.
and it's too short, but | can make 1t
do. The waist will never come togeth-
er in the world, and we'll have to do
without that. Oh, dear; what ravish-
ing creature you are! There! l can
talk to you now without feeling that
every drop Of blood in my body had
gone to my face. could not get rid
Of the idea before that you were man
after all. Now l know that you are
not Look at yourself in that glass.
How do you like it?"
81 don't like it This steel Jacket Is
the worst Of all. Aren't you going to
dress in my clothes"
mo. don't want to. Come here.
Lisle. and sit down beside me. Are
you so very uncomfortable"
81 feel as though l were In a wise.
Must wear clothing like this always"
always" with a vehement nod.
Then. with sudden emphasis and wis
dom, Erna added: But not at once.
The people on this ranch must not
know of the discovery we have made
at least not now. You must be to them
as you have always BEEN"
"WhyT'
because you would not be safe here
II they knew that you are a woman"
"Why? Do all men hate women so?
Would they seek to kill me-"
"Kill you? No; but you would not be
safe"
bah! do not fear them"
"Of course not That isn't the ques-
tion. do not exactly know what Is
the question. only that it would not be
just the thing to do now When Craig
Thompson comes. we will take him In
to our confidence. He shall tell you
what to do; papa shall tell you what
to do"
"You are sure, very sure. that am a
woman. ErnaY
Goodness gracious. yes! hope so.
Heavens. you almost frighten me-!
Don't you see that. as small as | am.
my instruments of torture needed but
very little letting out In order to reach
around you! Don't you see how they
bring out your shape. so that 1t Is like
mine. only little more so? Don't you
see that we are alike In rot OF other
ways"
YES"
well. dont'that settle it?'
"Yes. suppose that settles It." said
Lisle slowly. She stood for moment
as though turned to stone, but her eyes
became fierce and her lips drew togeth-
er ominously.
"Yes, am a woman, one Of the out
casts Of the world-the cursed Of all
mankind! Oh. God. how | hate my
self: how loath myself; how | despse
everything about me that makes me
woman! My father Is dead. So be 1t.
| am glad that be Is dead. He knew.
and he deceived me. | asked him, and
he lied to me. III he were not dead. |
would kill him! would kill him, |