The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-01-08

>'"''s. tcll lie III YOU
think l quite deserve what l am get
ting?'
Il am going away" came family
from Myrtilla's chair, but Myrtilla, her.
self sat still and even made n pretcnse
of putting stitches into her work. Find
Ing me silent through a long minute,
she sat very straight and added:
NATURALLY one is nervous at finding
| oneself alone with lunatic. Only
lunatics talk to things as though they
were people, ---.--------.
| Don't mind her, -imaryllis," | said
| softly. Poor creature she is Jealous.
She thinks you are no more than a lily
blooming in pot. We know better of
course"
Really l did not dream you had so
| much imagination" Myrtila said out
| right shipping her thread as she spoke.
l stared harder than ever at Amaryl-
| lis saying: imagination is fearful
thing sometimes. l am glad. Anaryl-
lis you altogether lack it. You would
never So" in ordinary civilities to Il
prel t;iil ld'pHtt l%jsrst tgrt"h:' ''""" i"rn-
"Dancing " sitting out every other
number, ! suppose, comes under the
head of ordinary civilitics,'" Myrtilla
said, her lip curling.
| kept on quietly: "And even if YOU
felt hurt YOU would let me explain.
The Ncrincws have hearts as big as
their fortune. Thus it happens l owe
them what money can never pay. Not
so many years back there was big
furry in the street that put my govern
or in tie worst sort OF hole. 1t needed
cool million to get him out, and n
Nerinew million did it. Yet the gov
ernor was hardly an acquaintance.
Nerinew. learned his extremity by
chance and came to his help because.
as he phrased it, he didn't think the
other side was putting up square
deal. 1t does not lessen the Ob!ica-
tion that lie got his million back, plus
| good profit. Eventually the Grant
ley girl will have it, with several mil
lions more. She is Il granddaughter-
unacknowlcdScd because Nine Vcr-
new wishes to seem rs young as their
fortunc-but the very apple of the Veri-
new eye. They wanted her TO be the
belle of the ball-she was shy and sensi-
tire and frightened half out Of her
wits. Somehow she trusted me-
81 don't ut all wonder at that" said
| voice from the fireplace.
bowed Gravely and resumed: When
| she is not frightened she is pretty, Am.
aryiliS. Her mead is splcnddly red
not quite so red as yours She is light
on her feet, too and loves to dance rs
well rs the flowers do. The trouble Is
she has DOt
rhythms she must move to, so needs
must lean heavily upon her partner.
understood; some of the others did not
occasionally one was nurred, still
more occasionally one impertincnt. And
single cad let her see he was ashamed
of dancing with her in spite of the mil
lions. At her first ball, Think of it!
l had to take away the sting of it some
how. Perhaps 1 did seem devoted, but
she didn't misunderstood | told her
about Myrtilla in our very first waltz"
a little inarticulate cry from the fire
place here. Covertly / saw tears on
Myrtilla's checks. She made as though
to rise, but sank back, turned away her
head and resumed the furious stabbing
with her needle. / gathered the green
'iS VI Niul y iiiS III lily IlunuS, l1lu my
check against it and said dreamily:
"Amaryllis, tell me why | am fated
to love dusky hair. All the painters
and poets agree that red is ever so
much more beautiful"
care you sure, quite sure, you do love
itT Myrtilla asked tremulously. She
was not answered i'm words.
Five minutes later Dicky, bursting I'm
upon us, found us side by side, looking
down at Amaryllis through sunshine
grown suddenly and magically warm
and golden. After long look Dicky
whistled, turned on his heel and said
from the door over his shoulder: $50
you two have made it up McSnifters
said you would, cause that red lily
bloomed so far ahead Of time. But /
don't care about that. All want is to
know what you're goin' to give me