Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-01

Began to take some foapers out of her hatr
T didn't know anything was wrong
with me. mother"
"You act queer; declare you do,' >
asserted Mrs: Barclay. "You general
ly have lot to say. Have you and
Frank had falling out?
Dolly gave her shoulders sudden
shrug Of contempt.
mo; we got along as well as we ever
did," -
II thought maybe he was little
mad because you wouldn't dance to
night. but surely he's got enough sense
to see that you oughtn't to insult
Brother Dillbeck that way when he's
visiting our house and everybody
knows what he thinks about dancing u
"No; he thought did right about it. D
said Dolly.
"Then what in the name Of common
sense is the matter with you. Dolly
You can't pull the wool over my eyes
and you needn't try it."
Dolly faced about suddenly.
81 reckon you'll sit there all night un'
less | tell you all about it." she said
sharply. Mother, Alan Bishop was
there"
"You don't say"'
Eyes, and asked me to let him take
me to church tomorrow evening""
0Oh he did2"
"Yes; and, as l didn't want father to
insult him, p
"You told him what your pa saidf"
"No; just cold him father didn't
want me to receive him any more
Heaven knows, that was enough"
"Well, that was the best thing fol
you to do" Mrs. Barclay took deep
breath as If she were inhaling de-
licious perfume. Its much better than
to have him plunge in here some day
and have your father break out like
he does in his rough way. What. did
Alan say"
"He said very little, but he looked It
You ought to have seen him. Frank
came up just about that time and In
vited me to have some Ice cream, and
I had to leave him. he was as white
as a sheet. He had made an engage.
ment with me to sit out dance, and
he didn't come in the room again till
that dance was called, and then he
didn't even mention it. He acted 80
peculiarly / could see it was nearly
killing him, but he wouldn't let me
bring up the subject again. I came
near doing it, but he always steered
round It,"
"He's a sensible young man." de-
clared Mrs. Barclay. ANY one can
see that by looking at him. He's not
responsible for his fathers foolhardy
venture, but it certainly leaves him
In q bad fix as marrying man. He's
had bad luck. and he must put up with
the consequences. There are plenty OF
girls who have no money or prospects
who would be glad to have him, but
Mother" broke in Dolly as II she
had been listening to her own trou-
bled thoughts rather than her mothers
words. ':he didn't act as If he wanted
to see me alone. The other couples
who had engagements to talk during
that dance were sitting in windows
and out Of the way corners, but he
kept me right where I was and was as
carefully polite as If we had just been
introduced. was sorry for him and
mad at the same time. 1 could have
pulled his ears"
"He's sensible, very sensible" said
Mrs. Barclay in tone Of warm ad-
miration. "a man like that ought to
get along, and reckon he will do well
some day."
"But. mother" said Dolly, her rich,
round voice rising like a wave and
breaking In her throat, "he may never
think about me any more"
"Well, that really would be best,
dear, under the circumstances"
Best" Dolly blurted out. "How
can YOU say that. when-when'-
dolly, you are not really foolish
about him, are you?" Mrs. Barclays
face dropped into deeper seriousness.
Dolly looked away and was silent
for moment. Then she faltered: Il
don't know, mother. I-I'Dl afraid If
keen on feeling like do now I'll never
get over it,
"Ah, but you'll not keep on feeling
like YOU do now." consoled the older
woman. "Of course. right now, just
after seeing how hard he took it, you
will kind of sympathize with him and
want to help him; but that will all
pass away. 1 remember when l was
about your age l had a falling out
with Will Despree, young man my
father didn't like because his grandfa-
ther had been an overseer. And, do
you know, l thought l would actually
kill myself. l refused to eat bite and
threatened to run away with Will. TO
this day l really don't know what l
would have done il your grandfather
hadn't scared him away with a shot
gun. Will kept writing notes to me.
I was afraid to answer them, but my
father got hold Of one and went after