Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-22

1t was half-past five of an Angus
morning, and the silver mists were
just breaking away before the sun.
DO have a little patience with
fellow, can't you, Nerve?" came back
in a rather sleepy tone from Mr.. Har'
vey Lisle. It's an unearthly time tc
get up, and I've nothing but cold wa
ter to shave with. Hang a place
where there are no barbers!"
A mischievous laugh dimpled about
Nerves mouth as the complaining
voice died in an incoherent growl
but two minutes later Mr.. Lisle's bed
room door opened and he made his
appearance-a short, blonde young
man, a little careless about the brush
ing of his hair and the set of his gar
ments, who had been in love with his
bright little cousin Nerve-baptismal-
ly Minerva-from the time they were
children together.
Well" said she, giving him a COOL
ly-critical look from head to foot
considering the time you have kept
me waiting you might have got your
self up in better style. Never brush
ed your coat at all, 1 declare!'
You know 1 was up late" began
Harvey, apologetically.
You needn't have been," snappish-
ly.
A shade of sullenness clouded Mr.
Lisle's countenance.
Look here, Nerve, after making
me miserable last night you needn't
quarrel with me about it this morn
ing. You were flirting with that Ro-
selle until after midnight"
And you stayed up to keep watch
of my actions" exclaimed Nerve
scornfully. You may as well under
stand first as last Harvey Lisle, that
I won't have you interfering with my
affairs"
"I have a right to interfere when
it comes to your sighting me for
fellow no one knows anything about u
Nerve sprung down from her perch
with an impatient jerk.
Mr.. Roselle," she called, in heI
sweetest accents, as that gentleman
approached through the dew-lader
shrubbery which bordered through
the path, II am quarreling with Har-
vey because he doesn't half appreciate
the favor of being dragged out for
ride before breakfast"
Mr.. Lisle is sufficiently punished If
you have quarreled with him." gal
lantly answered Mr.. Roselle.
There would be no more rides If
had my way" said Harvey, sulkily
Horse thieves all around us. In my
opinion it was a piece of foolishness
to bring the creature here at ALL"
Nerve flushed with vexation, re-
membering that she had been the
means of bringing them.
DO you think there is really any
danger, Mr.. Roselle?' she appealed
to him. 1T would break my heart II
l were to lose Donna. fell in love
with her the first time 1 ever saw her
and she has been the object of my
undivided affections ever since"
Il have Mr.. Lisle's word that it is
the era of thieves and this their local
ity. Don't expect me to contradict
him, please. If Donna absorbs your
affections to the exclusion of other
lovers, you must expect me to wish
her we'll out of the way"
With that beginning in the morn
ing, it is scarcely to be supposed that
the day could pass satisfactorily for
Mr.. Iisle, but the climax was reach
ed when Nerve came out where he
was stalking moodily about the lawn
. that evening.
I've been looking for you every
where, Harvey. l want to send Donna
away, and thought would rather trust
her with you than Wolf"
Kind Of you to exalt me above youl
hostler!"
He is really hardly reliable, you
know" explained Nerve, with provok-
ing innocence. And Mr.. Roselle says
there really is danger and that we cant
take too great precautions"
Hang Roselle!" broke from Mr.
Lisle, whose small stock of patience
was more than exhausted. This thing
can't go on, Nerve. You've either got
to drop him or me, and that at once"
Nerve flashed round upon him ir
sudden passion.
VERY we'll. Consider yourself drop.
ped Harvey Lisle.'
Nerve. you don't mean it. Nerve
listen to me. The fellow may be the
1~o1 or q
know; l more than half believe h'
is"
But Nerve was gone, and Mr.. Lislt
was wasting his remonstrances on thu
empty air She sat in her room at
later hour thinking over the events o.
the day She was not sorry to have
broken with her cousin, nor troubled
by his estimate Of Rosele, but she hat
no inclination to sleep, and the houst
had grown quiet and the clock pealet
twelve before she made a movement t
retire Even then she paused, lean
ing out of her window, 10th to leave
the dewy freshness and sweet scent!
and brilliant moonlight, and then al
at once she thrilled with a sudder
shock.
Coming silently from the direction o
the stable, crossing a strip Of the clea
white moonlight and losing themselve
in the shadows, moved two figures
which she instantly recognized, on
horse and one human-DOnna led b!
Mr. ROselle.
All the blood drained from Nervef
cheeks and surged back upon her hear
in suffocatng thrObs. 1t required NJ
effort Of reasoning to tell her what tina
scene meant: at flashed upon her in
single thought that Harveys half
formed jealous suspicious had only fal
len too far short in stamping the char
acter Of Mr.. ROselle.
She strained her eyes to catch th
first sight Of their temperance beyont
the shade, for a minute or two withou
avail then the man returned alone up
on his track Nerve saw, while a whir