Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-24

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"Well-er-you see," answered
Higgs, turning very red in the face
I'VE were obliged to leave our baggage
behind, and the boy, I mean the SOL
diers down at the stables, told me II
l could find the major, I could proba-
bly, borrow a clean shirt. Know what
I mean?"
"Yes, think I do"
And then, much to the others
|amazement, the young lady, her sense
OF the humorous getting the best OF
her, burst into a merry peal Of laugh
ter. She could enjoy a joke, even
though it told against herself, but
wouldn't she make those mischievous
boys pay up for this?
But what to do with these gentle
men? At first she thought Of asking
them into the house. But then she re-
membered her sister, and felt intui-
lively that Florence would not care to
see them. So, even at the risk of ap-
pearing rude. she cut the Gordian knot
somewhat bunglingly, and begged to
be excused, saying that Miss Dare's
room must be prepared for her recep-
ton.
But say" called out Higgs, what
about the major?"
Dorothy turned and dropped him a
mock courtesy.
"Oh, I'm known as the major" she
said simply, and, like flash, vanished
within the house, leaving poor Higgs
in a state of collapse.
AS soon as he had recovered from
the shock he turned to Dare, who was
seated on the lower step, filling his
pipe, preparatory to indulging in a
smoke.
"Then 1 don't get shirt from the
major" he said. ruefully. Judge. I'm
a fooE"
well, we won't argue the matter"
curtly replied Dare, who was shaking
with inward laughter. Then, rising
to his feet. he suddenly became seri-
Gus, and asked with a gravity befitting
the subject: where's that bottle of
whisky?"
Where it's going to stay" returned
Higgs, shortly. whose vanity was Of
Tended at the first part Of the others
speech. you've had enough"
The Honorable Hugo's already scar
let face turned fairly purple with an
ger.
Enough" he roared. "Do you i'm
agine a whipper-snapper like you can
tell a man Of my ripened experience
when he's had enough? Bah! there's
not enough made"
But Higgs probably knew his man,
for he did not seem much alarmed at
this ebulition Of temper.
Now look here" he said; "if you're
going to do business with me. you
may as we'll understand that it must
be business before whisky. Know
what l mean?"
Dare fairly. snorted in a mixture of
scorn and rage.
What" he beloved, careless of
who should hear. Turn my habits
upside down! Young man, it's been
whisky before business with me for
the last quarter of century. and l
don't propose to change the time-hon-
ored customs of my family. Know
what 1 mean? Give me that bottle"
For reasons of his own Higgs did
not care to quarrel with the Honorable
Hugo, and he thought it best to yield.
With a certain reluctance he drew a
large flask from the pocket of his yell
low top-coat, and passed it over to
his companion.
Dare grasped it eagerly and took
long swig. Then, carefully recorking
the flask he placed it in his own pock-
ct, doubtless considering 1t safer there
Look here" cried Higgs, indig-
nantly: you've no business to do that
You'll make me lose my temper next"
"Oh, yes" retorted Dare, with
sneer: you're dangerous, you are
You showed your courage by crawling
under the seat the moment the In
dians came in sight"
What! what! what" spluttered
Higgs. IF you think I'm afraid of In
dians," putting out his breast like a
pouter pigeons, put me in front OF
one that's young and vigorous, and I'll
make the feathers fly"
Good evening. gentlemen" spoke
ur a calm voice just behind him.
Higgs turned with a jump. and then
started back half in amazement, halt
in alarm, while Dare gazed in dumb
surprise.
The newcomer, who had approached
50 noiselessly as not to be heard, was
an Indian beyond any question, and
full -blooded one at that. for his face
had the high cheek bones. the long
thin nose, and the glittering black
ewes characteristic Of the thoroughbred
Indian. The straight black hair, how
ever, was not long, but was cropped
close to his shapely head and smoothly
brushed. His face, too, in spite OF 1t:
savage characteristics, was one whicf
n person could not look upon twice
without being impressed with it's keer
intelligence. For the rest, there wa:
nothing of the Indian in his accoutre'
ments; he was dressed in the ordinar!
fatigue uniform of the United State!
army.
| Swiftwind, or John Swiftwind, t
give him his full civilized name, wa:
the son of a celebrated Sioux chief
and there was not one drop of white
blood in his veins When twelve years
OF age he had been sent to Carlisle L
be educated, and after graduating a
that institution. had elected to adop
the profession of medicine, and hat
spent the next three years of his lif'
at the Harvard Medical school.
Since then he had been connected
with the Twelfth cavalry as assistan
surgeon. and had proved a most inval
liable man in his position.
Just the ghost of a smile fingered
about the corners of his thin, well
| cbiSalad lins as he noticed the effec