Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24
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FROM The ROMANTIC AMERICAN DRAMA.
THE NOVELIZATION BY A. D. HALL.
CHAPTER w.
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Charlie Sherwood came slowly up
the long street, exchanging gay salu-
tations with the ladies who were en-
toying the cool air upon the verandas
of the various houses apportioned 10
the officers. The bright, good-looking
young fellow was a universal favorite
with the fair sex, but he laughingiy
refused all invitations to stop for
chat, and kept on his way. his destina-
ton being the last house in the. row.
1t was now nearly two hours since
he had had his last quarrel with the
little major, and he thought 1t was
about time to make 1t up. ....
AS he came in front Of the house, he
paused and looked up at the windows.
Then a soft voice called to him from
behind the vines of the piazza, and
Dorothy's smiling face peeped out at
him. She also had recovered from her
little burst of temper, and was quite
ready to be friends again, even to
make the first advances.
Charlie dashed up the steps two at
a time.
"oh, Charlie" said Dorothy, plain
lively, coming forward to meet him.
Did I hurt you much?"
Broke my ear drum" was the res
ponse in a cheerful tone quite at vari-
ance with the dire tidings he was i'm
parting. "Swiftwind had to set 1t for
me-"
II am awfully sorry" murmured
Dorothy, just little frightened. Let
me see It."
You can't The diaphragm Of the
asphagus has been telescoped with the
spiral mangetis.'
The little majors face grew long and
her lip began to tremble. Gracious!
that must be something awful. E..
rs it so bad as that?" she asked.
very seriously.
Then Charlie laughed. not having
the courage to tease her any longer,
and her fears fled at once.
"You are really not hurt them"
Cant you see how my ear lops?
IL you box the other one I'll look like
a setter pup"
Dorothy laughed merrily at this
conceit. and. peace now quite restored
between them. they sat down side by
side upon the steps, and drifted into
that tender, personal talk which has
no interest save for the two people
concerned.
At last, however. the sound Of
bugle reminded the young lieutenant
that he had duties to perform. and he
was obliged to tear himself away. We
would not dare to say. however, that
he did not first snatch a kiss or two
from those rosy lips so provokingly
close to his own.
Dorothy watched him until he was
out Of sight, thinking with a tender
little smile what a nice fellow he was
after all.
Then, growing anxious about Flor
ence. she was about to re-enter the
house, when her attention was arrest
ed by two men coming toward her
down the street, evidently with the
surgeons quarters as their destination.
The twilights are long in that part
Of Montana, and she could see their
faces quite distinctly. They were
strangers, the one a short, rotund man
Of about fifty, with gray side-whis-
kers, and a forid complexion which
bespoke an indulgence in the good
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quid, especially the latter; the other
was a dapper little fellow not more
than half the bulk of his companion,
with a rather vacuous countenance,
and dressed extravagantly, much after
the style of the English tourist one
sees depicted in the comic papers.
Dorothy advanced to the edge Of the
piazza to greet them. She felt quite
sure they must be two Of the passen-
gers she had heard were on the coach
The two strangers raised their hats
politely at the sight Of the very pretty
picture Dorothy made as she stood be-
meath the vines.
The elder somewhat pompously in
troduced himself as the Honorable
Hugo Dare, of Wall Street. New York,
and his companion as Mr. Elliot Bar
rington Hisgs.
"I am Dorothy Dunbar" said the
little major, simply. And then she add
ed, with a twinkle in her eye, Il sup
pose l know who you are-the passen-
gers by the coach. But where's the
rest of you?"
Higgs glanced down looking over
himself, as II he feared some member
might be missing.
WHAT" he drawled, with an at
tempt at an English accent which was
an absurd burlesque of the real arti-
Gle. aren't we all here?"
Dorothy laughed, and explained that
she meant the young lady who she had
heard was with them.
my daughter" said Dare, speaking
in a somewhat patronizing way The
Honorable Hugo had very lofty
opinion of himself. an opinion he was
always endeavoring to impress upon
others, but not always with the high
est degree Of success.
"Oh, she's bringing up the rear, with
a young fellow they call Horton"
BEG pardon. miss" put in Higgs,
simpering. and feeling quite certain
that he was making an impression up
on this exceedingly pretty girl, who
probably had never seen anything
quite so fine as his gorgeous self in
all her life. rs the major about? /
was told / could find him here"
Dorothy smiled. which Higgs took as
a good sign. Alas! If he could only
have known that she was doing her
best to keep from laughing at what she
characterized to herself as that alb
surd little caricature."
What do you want with the ma
jor?" she asked.
Higgs coughed behind his hand, and
appeared a trif1e embarrassed.
0Well-ahem-a LITTLE favor / want