Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-04-03

did your"
do you want me to tell you lieT'
she asked In turn.
| mo, OF course not
"Then you'd better not ask such ques.
tions."
"You did mean 1t, then?"
She hesitated moment. then said:
"If | hadn't meant 1t, | wouldn't
have said it Now hope you're sat.
isfed."
Sim was thoughtfully silent for al.
most minute. Then he said slowly:
IL know 1t was cowardly for me to
act like done, a-runnin from them
cattle. But. Lord Almighty. how was
l to know they was cattle stead Of
soldiers when | didn't look back to see
what they WASP"
"Why didn't you look back instead
of charging up there the way you did
and making such spectacle as you
did Of yourself? or course | was
ashamed of you. How could help
itW
"Humph! It's all mighty fine to talk
that away as long as you ain't never
been in my place. ! guess that Mr..
Melvin. with all bis grand an mighty
airs. wouldn't a done no different his
self even If you do think he's so
great"
eyes on Sim. There was an expression
in her face and look in her eyes that
were new to him. and they caused him
to shrink away from her and look on
her with a feeling Of fear.
"Sim Banks" she said, you be care.
full what you say. for positively will
NOT bear to be lnsulted by you. I'll
submit to what Mary Mann may say.
because | can't help myself, but you
attempt to say such things and I'll
leave you in a minute and never live
with you again. Is your opinion of me
so poor that you think l am going }
fall in love with every man that comes
along"
"No; l never said anything about you
fallin in love with anybody"
Don't you Insinuate anything Of the
kind either. 1t will be time enough for
you to accuse me Of thinking that man
great when | have said or done some
thing to give you reason for doing 1t,
but not before. You continue to say
such things as that to me. and I'll hate
you with my whole heart and despise
you so long as live"
She arose and swept out of the room
leaving Sim dumb with astonishment
It was the first time In her life that she
had ever shown such spirit as that, and
he did not know what to make of 1t.
Still, he was more rejoiced than anger
ed by her words, for he reasoned that
they proved conclusively that she had
not been struck by Melyin's appearance
and that there was no probability Of
Mrs. Mann's prediction coming true.
Almost light hearted he went out on
the street and walked up and down In
the cool night air. He had been walk
ing so for quarter Of an hour when In
passing house he heard his name call
ed softly. He stopped and looked
around. and a woman stepped out OF
the shadow Of tree and stood leaning
over a fence near him. 1t was Mrs.
Mann, and, looking up into his face,
she smiled sweetly.
"Sim," she said, with pretty air OF
penitence, IL am sorry that said any
thing today to make you mad at me, an
1 hope you'll forgive me. Won't you,
please"
Sim hesitated for a moment, then
said:
"You done Loueesy a great wrong,
Mrs. Mann
"Don't call me that, Sim," she inter-
rupted. Don't you know I despise
that name?"
do you? Why?"
"If you was a woman an had to bear
the name of somebody you didn't love,
you'd know why"
Didn't you love your husband"
"You know didn't"
"How should know that"
"You ought to know that woman
never loves but one man."
"An in your case Dick Mann wasn't
that oneT
mo"
"Who was lt?''
Mrs. Mann blushed and acted con-
fused and finally stole a sly glance at
Sims face that ought to have told him
the whole story. But he was thinking
of something else and looking in an
other direction, so the effect Of that
smile and that glance was to a great
extent lost.
"You ought to know that without
askin," she said demurely.
Maybe | ought, but l don't, an
reckon 1t don't make no difference no.
how"
"No, | reckon it don't. not to you any
way" with a sad sigh. But you'll call
me Mary. won't you, sim?"
"Why. guess so, If you're very par
ticular about 1t. 1t don't make any diff
ference to me-"
ut does to ME. 1t makes all the diff
ference in the world what you call me.
1t don't matter about anybody else,
though"
well, I'll call you Mary. then"
THANK you. An now, Sim, you amt
goin to be mad at me any more, are
you?"
mo, ! guess | won't be mad at you.
but you done Loueesy wrong. You had
no right to say that about that stran-
ger"
mo, ! hadn't, Sim. know that now.
But can't bear to hear you talked
about the way you was, an felt l jest
had to take Loueesy down a peg or
two. oughtn't to have said 1t, but