Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-01

S2S tOrial room with blue satin
ribbon, the purchase Of which at the
Dry Goods Emporium had been direct
ed by a sudden inspiration Of his supe-
rior, Mr.. Parker Of the composing
force. 1t was Ross intention to gar
nish each chair with an elaborately
tied bow, but as he was no sailor and
understood only the intricacies of a
hard knot he confined himself to that
species of ornamentation, leaving, how
ever, very long ends Of ribbon banging
down after the manner Of the pendants
of rosettes. Mr.. Schofield was alone at
his labor, his two confreres having be-
taken themselves to the station to meet
the train from Rouen.
1t was wet, gray day. The wide
country lay dripping under formiess
wraps Of thin mist, and the warm, driz-
zling rain blackened the weather beat
en- shingles Of the station, made clear
rejecting puddles on the unevenly
worn planks of the platform and damp
ened the packing cases too thoroughly
for occupation by the station lounger.
The bus driver, Mr. Bennett, and the
proprietors Of two attendant "cut un-
ders" and three or four other worthless
whom business or the lack Of it called
to that locality availed themselves Of
the shelter of the waiting room, but the
gentlemen Of the Herald were too agi-
tated to be confined save by the limits
of the horizon.
They had reached the station half an
hour before train time and consumed
the interval in pacing the platform un-
der q big cotton umbrella, addressing
each other only in monosyllables. Those
in the waiting room gossiped eagerly
and for the thousandth time about the
late events and particularly about the
tremendous news Of Fisbee. Judd Ben
nett looked out through the rainy door
way at the latter with reverence and a
fine pride of townsmanship. He de-
clared it to be his belief that Fisbee
and Parker were waiting for her now.
For all Carlow knew why Fisbee had
gone to meet the strange lady at the
station when she had come to visit
the Briscoes why he had come with
her to the lecture. why he had taken
supper at the BriScocs' three times and
dinner twice when she was there. Fts-
hce had told the story TO Parker on a
melancholy afternoon as they sat to-
gcther in the Herald office, and Parker
had told the town. 1t was simple
enough indeed, and Fisbee's past was
Il mystery no longer. 1t might have
been revealed years before had there
been anything in particular to reveal
and if it had ever occurred to Fisbee
to talk of himself and his affairs
Things had habit of not occurring to
Fisbee.
Mr.. Parker, very nervous himself,
felt his companions elbow trembling
against his own as the great engine,
rceking in the mist and sending great
clouds of white vapor up to the sky,
swooped down the track, rushed by
them and came to a standstill beyond
the platform. Fisbee and the foreman
made haste to the nearest vestiDule
and were gazing blankly at its barred
approaches when they heard silvery
laugh behind them and an exclamation.
Upstairs and downstairs and in my
lady's chamber! Just behind you.
DEAR
Turning quickly, the foreman beheld
blushing and smiling little vision,
vision with light brown hair, vision
cnvelopcd in light brown rain cloak
and with brown gloves from which
the handles of big brown travelling
bag were let fall rs the vision dis
appeared under the cotton umbrella,
while the smitten Judd Bennett reeled
gasping against the station.
Dearest" the girl cried to the old
man, you should have been looking
for me between the devil and the deep
sea. the parlor car and the smoker!
I've given up cigars, and I've begun
to study economy. so l didn't come OH
either!
The drizzle and mist blew IN under