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


"Should It not have stitches, Uncle
Caspar" asked the sweet, eager voice.
II think not. The flow is stanched.
II the gentleman will allow Hedrick to
trim the hair away for plaster and
then bandage it think the wound will
give him 10 trouble" The old man
spoke slowly and in very good English.
"Really, uncle, Is It not serious"
mo, no." interposed Grenfall Lorry.
II knew 1t was triHe. You cannot
break an Americans head Let me go
to my own section, and Tllte ready to
present myself as good as new In ten
minutes" :;
"You must let Hedrick bandage your
head" she insisted. go with him,
Hedrick."
Grenfall arse and started toward
bis section, followed by Hedrick. :.
81 trust you were not hurt during
that reckless ride" he said. more as a
question, stopping in the aisle to look
back ather.
II should have been q mass Of bruis-
es, gashes and Jumps had it not been
for one thing" she said, faint flush
coming to her cheek, although her eyes
looked unfalteringly into bis. "Win
you Join US in the dining car? l will
have a place prepared for you at our
table,"
"Thank you. You are very good. l
shall join you as soon as am presenta'
ble."
1--WE are to be honored, SIR" said the
old gentleman, but in such way that
Grenfall had distinct feeling that It
was he who was to be honored. Aunt
Yvonne smiled graciously, and he took
his departure. While Hedrick was
dressing the jagged little cut Grenfall
complacently surveyed the patient In
the mirror opposite and said to himself
a hundred times: "You lucky dog! 1t
was worth forty gashes like this. BY
Jove, she's divine"
In a fever of eager haste he bathed
and attired himself for dinner, the i'm
perturbable Hedrick assisting. One
query filled the Americans mind, Il
wonder II am to sit beside her." And
then: 81 have sat beside her! There
can never again be such delight"
It was 7 o'clock before his rather un-
usual toilet was completed. "See If
they have gone to the diner, Hedrick,"
he said to the manservant. who de-
parted tremendously.
81 don't know why he should be so
very polite" observed Lorry. gazing
wonderingly after him. 'T'm not a
king. That reminds me. l must intro
duce myself. She doesn't know me
from Adam"
Hedrick returned and announced that
they had just gone to the dining car
and were awaiting him there. He hur-
ried to the diner and made his way to
their table. Uncle Caspar and his niece
were facing him as he came up be-
tween the tables, and he saw, with no
little regret, that he was to sit beside
the aunt-directly opposite the girl.
however. She smiled up at him as he
stood before them, bowling. He saw
the expression of inquiry In those deep,
LIQUID eyes of violet as their gaze wan
dered over his hair.
"Your head? see no bandage." she
said reproachfully.
saThere Is q small plaster, and that is
| all. Only heroes may have dangerous
| wounds" he said laughingly.
"Is heroism in America measured by
the number of stitches or the size OF
the plaster?" she asked pointedly. I'm
nv country it is Joy and not a ca
Iamity. Wounds are the misfortune OF
yalor. Pray be seated. Mr.. Lorry-is 1t
not ?" she said, pronouncing it quantity.
He sal down rather suddenly on hear
ing her utter his name. How had she
learned It? Not soul on the train
knew it, he was sure.
81 am Caspar Guggenslocker. Permit
me, Mr.. Lorry. to present my wife and
NV niece, Miss Guggenslocker," said
the uncle more gracefully than he had
ever heard such thing uttered before.
In q daze. stunned by the name
Observation-Disclosures over their
acquaintance with his own when he
had been foiled at every fair attempt
TO learn theirs, Lorry could only num-
ble his acknowledgements. In all his
hfe he had never lost command of him.
] self as at this moment. Guggenslocker!