Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-16

is little old. Can't you find some
thing new?"
What's the use, so long as ii
works." he replied, watching the smoke
from that nasty pipe Of his curl up
ward to the ceiling! But l tell you
what" he pursued, refectively, that
girl with the fair hair who played the
piano, Agatha Fourth. she's sumner" ."
Upon my word, Vincent" expostu-
lated, where do you find time for so
many of them at once? Doesn't Aga
tina First feel neglected."
Il suppose So" replied the young in
solent. but | can't help that. I'm 60
ing TO give them all whlrl-but
Arch bald"-he was getting sleepy and
his pipe had gone out really do
like red hair BEST"
Il don't know what you are talking
about" said, impatiently-'but, Vim
cent, l want to tell you something. I've
made a discovery"
What is it?" he said, without the
slightest interest and 1 changed my
mind again.
Nothing" I said. "Pve forgotten
what it was"
Vincent rose, and, stretching him.
self nightly, went toward his own
room. At the door he turned and
smiled one of the smiles he does not
often give to men, and 1 felt that this
ono waS NOT meant for me
I've made n discovery, too, Arch"
he said.
What's that?" l asked.
I i've discovered that Miss Marsh's
eyes are gray. as gray as stars" he
said, only half aloud, and disappeared
into his room.
| "POppycock!" l shouted as the door
closed behind him. Vincent's vagaries
are hard to follow at times-stars GER
talnly are not gray That l knew to be
absurd.
My new knowledge. while it robbed
the affair of its piquant mystery-for
1 had decided that Agatha Sixth was
| III truth the real Honorable Agatha
made my game even more exciting,
now that the stakes were assured. l
read with Agatha Sixth, walked with
her, talked with her, and played chess
with her all the first week; and as
Inearly as l could make out Vincent's
programme ran something like this:
Before breakfast he took horseback
ride with Agatha Fifth; after break
fast he played golf with Agatha First;
tennis with Agatha Third; and took
Agatha Second out sketching. In the
afternoon Agatha Fourth played
Chopin to him by the hour. Agatha
Sixth he had not approached, fearing
line, as was natural In the evening he
played games with them all or retired
Into the library with Agatha Fifth
who seemed to have lost her head over
him completely.
This programme he repeated day af-
ter cay with reckless lack of general
ship and yet every now and then. to
Imy surprise and disgust, l caught him
deep in his unfortunate Irritation with
Mrs Armistead's secretary. 1t wasn't
fair to the poor girl, and 1 told Vim
cent so plainly. We were sitting on
the low stone balustrade of the castle
Vincent in riding clothes and looking
as fine a lad as any in old England.
He was waiting for Agatha Fifth to go
riding with him, although it was later
than usual, all Of us having break
tasted. For myself. l wore my tennis
things, which become me greatly, if
/ do say it. for l intended to play a
set with those tennis fanatics, Agatha
Second and Agatha Third as the aris-
tocratic Agatha Sixth was a late riser
and had not yet come downstairs.
mo. Vincent" l said, ut won't do.
IFlirt with all the Agathas, if you must,
but when it comes to the secretary, let
her alone. To say nothing of what is
Idue her, think of the time you're
think of it-siX weeks to make a try
for twenty millions of dOllars!"
You forgot to say that a wife goes
along with the, filthy lucre," he said,
land somehow / felt uncomfortable.
Vincent has a faculty for making one
Ifeel uncomfortable. 1t makes me quite
Iangry-he's no better than the rest OF
us. but he's so confoundedly innocent
about some things.
| was going to explain to him that
he needn't speak as if the thought that
Il We're the sort of a man to marry a
girl merely for her mOney-when his
face lighted and he spoke more ration
IaIly.
Cad" he said. what a rare lark it
would be to toss up a coin and take a
chance at it. Six to one only-yOu'd
have a good show to win out!'
How foolish you are, Vincent"
: responded. Suppose you took a
chance at it. as you say, and just pro-
posed To any one of them, when you
had made no attempt to win her
wouldn't she know you were fortune
hunting? And if it should happen to
be the real Agatha she'd refuse you
feat the object Of her fathers will; and
if it were not the real Agatha she'd
/ refuse you. too. because she'd know
she had no fortune to give you"
| "Of course" said Vincent, signing
/ you're right about that. But l tell
YOU, Archibald, I'm not flirting with
Miss Marsh. She's an awfully sensible
[ little girl. and l go to her for advice
| about the course I'm pursuing with the
/ Agathas. | need encouragement, you
know; it's all such a beaStly mess. One
doesn't know with which one Of the
, attractive young ladies to fall in love
It's SO difficult to decide with that
| twenty millions lowering in the back
t ground. Just think. Arch. what the
, governor would say if his penniless
Younger son should bring that amount
into the family. And the daughter OF
, a baroness, too, it would be such a
l match. | can just see how tickled he'd
be to have his youngest so we'll pro-
| vided for. The dear old governor
And Nincent'S eyes mOiStened. "SC
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