Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-13

T don't quite understand It," waa
Elinors comment, when they had put
distance between themselves and Pen
elope's Joyous grinding-out Of Wag'
ner scroll. 'It looks as II the owners
had just walked out at a moments
notice." ... .-...
"They did," said Kent "They
went to Europe, believe. And by the
way; think I have souvenir here
somewhere. Will you 60 up to the
first landing of the stair and point
your finger at that Windows"
She did it, wondering; and when hi
had the line of direction he knelt ir
the cushioned window-seat and begar
to probe with the blade OF his pen
knife in a small round hole In the
woodwork.
what is it?" she asked, coming
down to stand beside him.
'This." He had cut out fattened
bullet and was holding 1t up for her
to see. at was meant for me, and
I've always had an idea that | heard
it strike the woodwork"
For you? Were you ever here
when the house was occupied?"
Eyes, once; it is the Senator Duvall
place. This Is the window where l
broke in"
She nodded intelligence.
81 know now why you are going to
buy 1t. The senator Is another OF
those whom you haven't forgiven"
His laugh was ready denial.
81 have nothing against Duvall. He
was one Of Bucks dupes, and he Is
paying the price. The property Is to
be sold at forced sale, and 1t Is q
good investment"
'Ts that all 1t means to you? It is
too fine to be hawked about as thing
to make money with. It's splendid
ly ideal home-leaving out that thing
that Penelope is quarreling with"
And she made a feint Of stopping her
ears.
He laughed again.
"Ormsby says I ought to buy 1t, and
marry and settle down"
She took him seriously.
"You don't need 1t. Miss Van Brock
has very lovely home Of her own"
she said soberly.
It was at his tongues end to tell the
woman he loved how the woman he
did not love had refused him, but he
saved himself on the brink and said:
why Miss Van Brooks"
Because she is vindictive, too.
and"
"But I am not vindictive."
Eyes, you are. Do you know any
thing about Judge MacFarlane's fam
lily affairs?"
"a little. He has three daughters;
one Of them rather unhappily married,
I believe" ...
"Have you considered the cost to
these three women II you make their
fathers name byword in the city
where they were born?"
"He should have considered It," was
the unmoved reply.
David" she said; and he looked up
quickly.
You want me to let him resign?
| 1t would be compounding a felony.
He is Judge, and he was bribed-"
She sat down beside him in the
cushioned window seat and began to
plead with him.
"You must let him co." she insisted.
ut is entirely in your hands as chair
man of the house committee; the gov
ernor, himself, told me so. know all
you say about him is true; but he is
old and wretched, with only little
while to live, at best"
There was a curious little smile curl
Ing his lip when he answered her.
"He has chosen good advocate 1t
/ Is quite like q man of his stamp to
try to reach me through YOU"
David" she said again. Then: 81
really shouldn't know him II I were
to see him."
Then why" he began but there
was a love-light in the blue-gray eyes
to set his heart afire. "You are doing
this for me?" he said, trembling on
the verge of things unutterable.
"Yes. You don't know how 1t hurts
me to see you growing hard and merci-
less as you climb higher and higher
In the path you have marked out for
yourself"
1.-The path you have marked out for
me-" he corrected. do you remem-
ber our little talk over the embers OF
the fire in your sitting-room at home?
I knew then that had lost the love
might have won: but the desire to be
the kind Of leader you were describing
was born in me at that moment. !
haven't always been true to the ideal.
I couldn't be. lacking the right to
wear your colors on my heart"
DON'T" she said. 81 haven't been
true to my ideals. IL sold them,
David"
She was in his arms when she said
II, and the bachelor maid was quite
lost in the woman.
"Ill never believe that" he said 10y
ally. "But II you did, we'll buy them
back-together."
Penelope was good to them. 1t was
full half-hour before she professed
herself satisfied with the mechanical
piano-toy: and when she was through.
she helped the woman caretaker to
shut the venetians with clangings
that would have warned the most OBJ
livious pair of lovers.
And afterward, when they were free
Of the house. she ran ahead to the
waiting auto-car. leaving Kent and
Elinor to follow at snail's pace
down the leaf-covered walk to the
gate. There was a cedar hedge to
mark the sidewalk boundary. and
while 1t still screened them Kent bent
quickly to the upturned face of hap
piness.
Zone more" he pleaded; and when
he had 1t: "Do you know now. dearest,
whv 7 brought you here to-day?"