Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-12
NOT LIKE Other MBN.
By Frederick Van Rensselaer, Dey.
Author of "The Brotherhood Of Silence
"The Quality of sin," Etc.
Copyright, 1901.
CHAPTER XVII.

CdAF ELY ~ VII.
"NoT LIKE OTHER WOMEN EITHER!'
IN HE scene changes once more to
Nevada-to the ranchhouse
l@1 where Lisle passed the years
SEzA) of her youth. Gathered upon
the veranda near where the low win
dows Of the library opened from 1t
were Lisle and her mother. Thomas O.
Thomas of Kansas City and bis daugh.
ter and. sitting upon the balustrade.
with bis long legs dangling over 1t.
Craig Thompson.
A year had passed since that same
party. with the exception Of Mrs. Bar.
rington. was assembled there-a year
that had meant much to Lisle and In
fact to them all. Craig was just the
same old Craig. not a whit altered ex-
cept by the disappearance OF the beard,
which he had not again permitted to
grow. and the fact that he wore his
hair shorter than formerly. In other
respects he was the same. He had re-
sumed his western manner and habits
with his western dress. and. II the
truth be told. Lisle liked him better 80.
There was something lncongruous and
unfamiliar about him while he was In
the east. and. after the trip abroad.
during which he accompanied Llsle
and her mother. they all elected to re-
turn to Nevada, at least for the sum-
mer, and Erna and her father were In
vited to join the party.
Regarding the reunion Of mother and
daughter at that time one year ago.
when, with Craig. Lisle had left the
presence OF her lawyer to call upon her
mother. very little need be said. To
look upon them now. side by side. one
seemed to be the counterpart Of the
other. with the difference wrought by
years alone. for. although Lisle had re-
sembled her father. she certainly was
1.-The Image Of her mother"
The two ranches were combined into
one. and both were under the manage
ment Of Craig Thompson. who had
lived the free western life so long that
be preferred 1t to any other and who
also clung to his western name with
the same tenacity with which he ad.
hered to habits which had become Sec
ond nature to him.
Tell you what. Llsle." he said when
the conversation Jagged somewhat,
.people who live In the great cities OF
the east don't know what life is. You
can't live to please yourself in such a
place. no matter how hard you try. and
out here you can't help 1t. The only
times In my life when | feel independ.
ent OF all creation are when ! have got
my legs a-straddle of good horse.
with q coiled RATA on the pommei Or
my saddle. a pair OF forty-fours In my
belt, cool breeze from the peaks OF
the Sierras filling my lungs and my
eyes roaming over a bunch OF cattle
that stretches away just as far as can
see. That's the life for me. and I'm
going to live 1t to the end OF my days.
You and your mother can 90 poking
round the world seeing things all you
want to. but I'll stay here and see that
the bunk accounts don't dwindle and
keep my account with the Lord straight.
too. for | don't believe could do 1t In
the east"
You ought to marry. Mr.. Thomp-
son." said Erna. You wouldn't be so
lonely when Llsle and her mother are
away"
well. | don't know about that May
be you're rigbt. and maybe you're
wrong. cant tell. though, what |
would do II you were little older or |
were a little younger. Perhaps In that
case I'd ask you to marry me-"
1T might be that the difference In
our ages would not be Objectionable to
me-" said Erna mischievously. "You
might ask ME anyhow. 1t Is the only
way TO find out"
mo. II isn't. There Is another"
"What Is it?'
"Never to ask at all. You see, Erna.
I don't want you. l never would be
contented anywhere unless was boss,
and II you made ME stand around the
way you do your dad I'd be the unhap-
piest fellow out Of Jail. aud anyhow
you're spoke for. so Tom tells me-"
81 might give the other fellow the
mitten for your sake" she retorted.
Then / wouldn't have you anyway"
be answered. "A gal that'll 70 back on
one fellow for another will never be
true to anybody. and wouldn't give
2 cents for her-not If she was the
prettiest critter this side of kingdom
come. Come on. Tom. Let's 80 over
to the corral and see the horses"
AS they moved away Mr.. Thomas
murmured in an undertone:
what lovely woman Llsle Isl!
"You bet!" replied Craig.
Tonight reminds me Of the first time
that | ever saw her" continued Thom-
as. "She was n man then. but even
then | noticed that she was not like
other men,"
mo, and now she amt like other
women either. She's got enough OF
both In her to make the finest woman
on top of Gods green earth, and that's
what she is.'
After that they changed the subject
and talked horse.
THE END.