Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-09-15


She was seated before a cheerful
crate fire looking over magazine she
had brought to pass the time on the
train.
"Come in," she said, pleasantly
enough, he reflected, now that Miller
was not present to absorb her atten-
ton. 81 expected you to get up lit
tie earlier. Those guns down at the
barrooln just about daybreak walked
me, and couldn't go to sleep again.
There is no use denying it, AL, we
have barbarous way Of amusing our
selves up here in north Georgia"
He went on and stood with his back
to the fire, still unable to rid his brow
Of the frown it had worn the night be-
fore.
"Oh, reckon you've got too citifed
for u.s." he said, "along with other ac-
complishments that fast set down
there has taught you"
Adele laid her book open on her lap.
"Look here, Alan" she said, quite
gravely, whats the matter with you?'
Nothing that know Of" he said.
without meeting her direct gaze.
"Well. there is" she said, as the out
come of her slow inspection Of his
clouded features.
He shrugged his shoulders and gave
her his eyes steadily.
81 don't like the way you and Miller
are carrying on" He hurled the words
at her sullenly. "You see, I know him
through and through"
"Wcll. that's all right" she replied,
not flinching from his indignant stare,
"but what's that got to do with my
conduct and his?"
"You allow him to be too familiar
with you," Alan retorted. "He's not the
kind of a man for you toto act that
way with. He has firted with a dozen
women and thrown them over; he
doesn't believe in the honest love Of a
man for q woman or the love of a wo-
man for a man."
"Ah, am at the first of this" Adele
instead Of being put down by his
stormy words. was smiling inwardly
Her lips were rigid, but Alan saw the
light of keen amusement In her eyes
"Is he really so dangerous? That
makes him doubly interesting. Most
girls love to handle masculine gun
powder. Do you know, If was Dolly
Barclay, for instance. an affair with
you would not be much fun, because
I'd be so sure Of you. The dead Level
of your past would alarm me-"
"Thank heaven. all women are not
alikew was the bolt he hurled at her
"If YOU knew as much about Ray Mil
Ter as do. you'd act in more digniied
way on first acquaintance with him.
"On q first-oh, see what you
meanw Adele put her handkerchief to
her face and treated herself to a merry
laugh that exasperated him beyond ell
durance. Then she stood up, smoothing
her smile away. Let's 60 to breakfast
I'm as hungry as bear. told Ray
burn-I mean your dangerous friend
Ir. Miller-that we'd meet MIN in the
dining room. He says he's crazy for q
cup of coffee with whipped cream in it
l ordered it just now."
"The dew Alan bit the word in
two and strobe from the room. she fol.
lowing. The first person they saw in
the big dining room was Miller, stand
ing at the stove in the center Of the
room warming himself. He scarcely
looked at Alan in his eagerness to have
q chair placed for Adele at little ia.
BILE reserved for three In corner of
the room, which was presided over by
q slick looking mulatto waiter whose
father had belonged to Miller's family
"I've been up an hour" he said to
her. IL took a stroll down the street
to see what damage the gang did last
night. Every sign is down or hung
where it doesn't belong. To tease the
owner, an old negro drayman, whom
everybody jokes with. they took his
wagon to pieces and put it together
again on the roof of Harmon's drug
store. HOW they got II there is a puz'
zle that will 60 down in local history
like the building of the pyramids"
"Whisky did It," laughed Adele
"That will be the final explanation"
81 think you are right" agreed Mil
Ter.
Alan bolted his food in grum silence
unnoticed by the others. Adele's very
grace at the table, as she prepared Nil
Iers coffee. and her apt repartee added
to his discontinue. He excused him.
self from the table before they had
finished, mumbling something about
seeing if the horses were ready, and
went into the office. The last blow to
his temper was dealt by Adele as she
came from the dining room.
"Mr. Miller wants to drive me out In
his buggy to show me his horses" she
said. half smiling. "You won't mind
will you? You see. he'll want his team
out there to get back in, and'-