Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-06

had kissed Mary Lyons and Edna Bur.
rage. but their brothers were present,
"A foolish habit. isn't it?'
81 do not know. have no grown
cousins" she replied demurely. "You
Americans have such funny customs,
though. Where live no gentleman
would think Of pressing lady's hand
until it panied her. Is it necessary"
In the question there was quiet dig
nifty, half submerged In scorn, 30 point
ed, 80 unmistakable, that he flushed,
turned cold with modification and has
tily removed the amorous fingers.
Il crave your pardon. 1t is such a
strain to hold myself and you against
the rolling Of this wagon that l un-
consciously gripped your baud harder
than knew. You-you Will not mis-
understand my motive?" he begged,
fearful lest he had offended her by his
ruthlessness.
81 could not misunderstood some
thing that does not exist" she said
simply.sproudly.
by Jove. she's beyond comparison!
he thought.
'"You: have explained. and am sorry
l spoke as l did. shall not again for
get how much l owe you"
Your indebtedness, If there be one,
does not deprive you Of the liberty to
speak to me as you will. You could
not say anything unjust without ask
ing my forgiveness. and when you do
that you more than pay the debt. 1t is
worth great deal to me to hear you
say that you owe something to me. for
I am only too glad to be your creditor.
II there Is q debt. you shall never pay
it. 1t is too pleasant an account to
be settled with you're welcome II
you insist that you owe much to me.
shall refuse to cancel the debt and al
low it to draw interest forever"
"What a financier" she cried. THAT
lest was worthy Of courtier's deepest
fattery. Let me say that l am proud
to owe my gratitude to you. You will
not permit 1t to grow less"
THAT was either irony or the pretti-
est speech q woman ever uttered he
said warmly. Il also am curious about
something. You were reading over my
shoulder in the observation car
81 was notr she exclaimed indig-
nantly. How did you know thatT'
she inconsistently went on.
"You forgot the mirror in the oppo-
site side Of the car"
Zach! Now l am offended!'
with q poor old mirror? For shame!
Yet. In the name OF our American glass
industry. | ask your forgiveness. 1t
shall not happen again. You will ad-
NIT that you were trying to read over
nv shoulder. Thanks for that immuta-
BILE nod. Well. am curious to know
what you were so eager to read"
"Since you presume to believe. the
mirror instead If me, will tell you.
There was dispatch on the first page
that interested me deeply"
81 believe thought as much at the
time. Oh. confound this road! For
half a mile or more the road had been
fairly level. but. as the ejaculation in
dicates. q rough place had been reach
ed. He was flung back in the corner
violently. his head coming in contact
with a sharp projection Of some kind.
The pain was almost unbearable. but II
was eased by the fact that she had In
voluntarily thrown her arm across his
chest, her hand grasping his shoulder
spasmodically.
ooh. we shall be killed" she half
shrieked. "Can you not stop him? This
is madncss-lmadness"
"Pray be calm! was to blame, for
I had become careless. He Is earning
his money; that's all. 1t was not stip-
ulated In the contract that he was to
consider the comfort Of bis passen'
gers" Grenfall could feel himself turn
pale as something warm began to trio
kle down his neck. "Now, tell me
which dispatch it was. l read all OF
them"
"You did? OF what interest could
tQey nave Uetu9
curiosity does not recognize rea-
son."
"You read every one of them?"
"Assuredly."
"Then shall grant you the right to
guess which interested me the most.
| You Americans delight in puzzles. l
am told"
"Now, that is unfair"
$50 it is. Did you read the dispatch
from Constantinople" Her arm fell
to her side suddenly as If she had just
realized its position.
"The one that told OF the French am
bassador's visit to the sultanP
Concerning the small matter or Q
loan of some millions-yes. Well. thai
WAS of interest to me inasmuch as the
loan, If made, will affect my country"
"Will YOU tell me what country you
are from?"
81 am from Graustark."
"Yes; but don't remember where
that is"
"Is it possible that your American
schools do not teach geography? Ours
tell US where the United States Is 10
Gated"
81 confess ignorance"
"Then shall insist that you study
map. Graustark is small, but / am as
proud Of it as you are of this grea'
broad country that reaches from oceal
to ocean. can scarcely wait until
again see our dear crags and valleys
our rivers and ever blue skies, oul
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