Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-13
CHAPTER V.

ry her ideal American and invites
him to come and see her at Edelweiss.
CHAPTER V.
SENTIMENTAL EXCHANGE.
YF Lorry slept that night, he was
not aware Of it. All night long he
tossed and thought. Her face was
- everywhere. Her voice filed bis
ear with music never ceasing, but 1t
was not the lulling music that invites
drowsiness. He heard the clock strike
the hours from 1 to 8, when he arose,
thoroughly disgusted with himself. He
worshiped his mother, but in several
instances that morning he caught him
self lust In time to prevent the utter
ance Of some sharp rejoinder to her
pleasant, motherly queries. Twice she
was compelled to repeat questions, his
mind being so far away that he heard
nothing save words that another wom-
an had uttered, say, twenty-four hours
before. His eyes were red. and there
was q heavy droop to the lids. His
tones were drawling and his voice
strangely without warmth. His face
was white and tired.
"You are not we'll, Grenfall," his
mother said, peering anxiously into his
eyes. 1.-THE trip has done you up. Now,
you must take good, long rest and re-
cover from your vacation"
He smiled grimly.
"A man never needs q rest 80 much
as he does at the end of his vacation,
eh, mother? Well, work will be rest
full. / shall 90 to the Office this morn
ing and do three days work before
night. That will prove to you that
am perfectly we'll"
True to his intention, he went to the
Office early. virtuously inclined to work.
His uncle greeted him warmly and a
long conference over business affairs
followed. To Lorry's annoyance and
discontinue he found himself frequent
ly inattentive. Several important cases
were pending, and In a day or two they
were to 20 into court with damage
suit Of more than ordinary conse-
quence. Lorry senior could not re-
press his qualification over the return
Of his clever, active nephew at such an
opportune time. He had felt himself
unable to handle the case alone. The en-
durance Of young and vigorous mind
was required for the coming battle In
chancery.
They lunched together, the elder ca
ger and confidential, the other respect
full -absentminded. In the after
noon the junior went over the case and
renewed search for authorities and
opinions. fully determined to be con-
slant in spite of his inclination to be
tickle. Late in the day he petulantly
threw aside the books, curtly Informed
his astonished uncle that he was not
feeling well, and left the office. Until
dinner time he played billiards afro
ciously at his club; at dinner his moth
er sharply reproved him for fagrant
inattentions; after dinner he smoked
and wondered despondently. Tomor-
row she was to sail! If he could but
see her once more!
At 7:3O his mother found him in the
library searching diligently through
the volume of the encyclopedia that
contained the G's. When she asked
what he was looking for, he laughed
idiotically and in confusion Informed
her that he was trying to find the name
of the most important city In Indiana.
She was glancing at the books in the
case when she was startled by hearing
him utter all exclamation and then
leap to his feet.
"Half past 7! l can make it,"
"What is the matter, Gr q, dear"
"Ohr' he calculated. bringing himself
I'D with start. Il forgot-er-yes,
mother, I'll just have time to catch the
train, you know. Will you kindly have
Mary clean up this muss Of books and
so forth? I'm off, you see, to New
York--for a day only, mother-back
tomorrow! Important business-just
remembered it, you know-ahem! Good
by, mother! Goodby" He had kissed
her and was In the nall UeIore sue Ialf-
ly understood what he was talking
about. Then she ran after him, gain-
ing the hallway in time to see him pass
through the street door, his hat on the
side of his head, his overcoat 6uttering
furiously as he showed his arms into
the sleeves. The door slammed, and
he was off to New York.
The train was ready to pull out when
he reached the station, and it was only
by hard run that he caught the last
platform, painting, but happy. Just
twenty-four hours before she had left
Washington, and it was right here that
she had smiled and said she would
expect him to come to Edelweiss. He
had had no time to secure Dertn III
the sleeper, but was fortunately able
to get one after taking the train. Gren
fall went to sleep feeling both disap
pointed and disgusted disappointed
because of his submission to sentiment
disgusted because Of the man who oc
cupied the next section. A man VINO