Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-09-02
Copyright. 1905. by HARPER a BROTHERS

me, and-yes, II he had fathers looking
out OF Jail windows on every street cor
ner In proud old Richmond. Oh, I've
thrown up my job! I'm not the man
for II. The weight Of hair would
make me work on the other side. You'd
better send me away. My own heart
Is hopelessly In danger.
Il have never met the real thing In
man form before. Think Of 1t! There's
Charley Mason, at home, who will talk
to a girl by the hour about how he
was obliged to call Delaney out for in
sulting Richmond girls, and II Della
ney hadn't humbly apologized shots
might have been exchanged, with the
accent on the might That's the fash
ionable, bouquet courage. The real
thing is where a man acts like this
Buckley did last night and then gets
as mad as the dev-as mad as the very
dickens when It Is mentioned In his
presence. Mrs. Cranston, believe you
have been trying to keep God from do
ing a beautiful piece Of work so that
you can do an ugly one-hideous e1-
cept to the sight Of narrow, squint
eyed people. I may be getting crooked
mentally for not espousing the govern
or's cause, but after what I've seen
this morning, after seeing that couple
together and reading their throbbing
hearts, can see 1t only one way"
"The son Of a convict" groaned Mrs.
Cranston. "Never, never! Lydia will
not do it. She respects our feelings
too much. You say she doesn't yet re-
alize that she's in love with him2"
"Not yet. but she's light sleeper.
Mrs. Cranston. Somebody will throw
cold water in her face, and she'll open
her eyes. I fancy II you and the ma
jor were to begin to urge her marriage
to Governor Telfare that she'd rub her
eyes and wonder If abe had a night
mare. She wouldn't talk driving home.
took her hand. It was as cold as Ice,
but her face was on fire. had spent
the whole morning sneering at every
thing we came to-the little law Of
fees and stores and the clerks coming
to wait on US without their coats-and
as we approached the warehouse /
laughed at its dingy appearance and
told her didn't see how she could
stand to live In such town. On the
way home she looked up at me and
said: You may as we'll quit running
Darley down, Kitty. ! have found
more real worth and nobility Of char
acter here than in any city ever Wis
ited' There you are. Mrs. Cranston!
The first thing a woman begins to do
In falling in love Is to justify her
choice. and your daughter can justify
hers like judge OH the bench"
"There Is one thing that will make
her hesitate" said Mrs. Cranston, look
ing up with steely stare. Her ia
theirs heart Is set on her marrying
Governor Telfure. and the majors
health is failing. really believe If she
should not obey his wishes-if she
were to do such dastardly thing as to
marry this Buckley. 1t would kill him"
THAT situation may influence her."
admitted the Virginia girl. "a woman
will often marry a man she doesn't
love to crafty those she does. But If
Lydia does marry Governor Telfare.
she'll carry an ideal Of another man in
to his home and down to her grave,
even If she lives to give her husband
grandchildren. But. oh, Mrs. Cranston.
l wish 1t could be otherwise. l wish,
with all my heart, that I could walk
down this minute and call that man out
and tell him I'd come to give Lydia
to him, to have and to hold forever.
And when the divine fire blazed up In
his manly face I'd like to kiss him
and assure him / was not spy work
ing against him, but his friend. The
dear fellow thought he had made him.
self ridiculous before us this morning,
when he had simply tangled himself up
in our heartstrings and left them bleed
ing In his favor"
Don't, don't" Mrs. Cranston rose
and stood frownlng II see ! can't
count on you. Kitty; but, at least, you
will not-you know what l mean?"
mo. shall have nothing to do with
it either way" said Kitty. with smile.
IT can promise you that-at least,
think can"