Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-05-31

N Telly to 60 with him on his
&$S daily drive to the head of the
island. He had described the excit-
ing incidents Of his trip both to his
wife and Telly. and, feeling obliged to
do so, had told them that Mr.. Page had
taken charge of the case and would
communicate with him when anything
definite was learned. sTelly had SEEM
ed unusually cheerful ever since. and
more affeetionate, and had Mt once set
about painting the two sketches Albert
had sent.
"The leaves Is turnin' purity fast,"
he said to her that day, 'an' I thought
mebbe ye'd like ter 60 with me an take
look at EN-. They won't last long,"
When the two had logged along IN
almost silence for a few miles Uncle
Terry said, pointing to small rock BY
the roadside, "Thar's whar fust found
Mr.. Page, Telly."
He watched her face closely as he
spoke and noted the look Of interest
that came.
II told him that day." he continued,
chuckling, that lawyers was mostly
all thieves, an the fact that he didn't
take it amiss went fur to convince me
he was an exception. It's hit bird
as allus fiutters. From what he's done
an the way he behaves, I'm thinkin'
more an more O. him the better I know
him, an I believe him now to be as
honest an square a young man as l
ever met"
Uncle Terry was silent few mo-
ments while he ficked at the daisies
with his whip as they rode along.
"Ye've had a couple O. letters from
him sense he went back, hain't YEP he
asked finally. II noticed they was In
his writin'." He saw a faint color
come to her cheeks.
eyes, he wrote me he was finishing
couple of sketches he made here, and
wanted to have me paint them for him.
They are the ones I am working on
now"
That's all right, Telly," continued
Uncle Terry briskly. I'm glad ye're
doin' it fer him. fer he's doin' good
deal fer US"
Nething further was said on the sub
ject until they were on their way back
from the head Of the island. The sun
was getting low, the sea winds that
rustled among the scarlet leaved oaks
or murmured through the spruce thick
cts had almost fallen away, and just
as they came to an opening where the
broad ocean was visible he said:
did We ever stop ter think, Telly,
that Lissy an me is gittin' purity well
long in years? I'm over seventy now,
an in common course O. things I won't
be here many years longer"
"What makes you speak like that,
father2 Do you want to make me
blue"
"Oh, 1 didn't mean it that way, Tel
", only l was thinkin' how fast the
years go by. The leaves turnin' allus
makes me think ont. 1t seems no time
sense they fust came out, an now
they're goin' agin! 1t don't seem
more'n two or three years sense ye was
a little baby a-pullin' my fingers an
callin' me dada, an now yer woman
grown. 1t won't be long afore yer
a-sayin' yes to some man as wants
ye, an a-goin' to home O. yer own"
$50 that is what you are thinking OF,
father, Is It? And you are imagining
that some one Of the name Of Page Is
likely to take me away from you, who
are and always have been all there is
In life for me-"
She paused, and two tears trembled
on her long lashes, to be quickly brush
ed away. "Please do not think me 80
ungrateful," she continued, "as to let
any man coax me away from you, for
no man can. Here I was cast ashore,
here I've found a home and love. and
here I shall stay as long as you and
mother live, and when you two are gone
I want to 90 too." She swallowed q
lump that rose In her throat and then
continued: "As for this legacy that
you have worried about 30 much, and
l am sure has cost you good deal, IT
is yours, every penny Of 1t, and wheth'
! er it is big or little. you are to keep