The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-04-02

'Tes." Her voice rfemDfeo, OUT sne
held her head high. TT seems as
though oil the women IN Nome were
here and In leasue to ignore me. 1t
dazes Inc. do not understand"
"Hos anybody said anything to you?"
he inquired 6ercely. ANY man. l
meanw
"No, no, The men are kind. It's the
women
Gone. well 80 home"
Indeed. we will not" she said proud
ly. Il shall stay and face it out. ]
ve done nothing to run away from,
and I intend to find out what 10 the
matter"
When he had surrendered her at the
beginning Of the next dance, McNa-
mara sought for some acquaintance
whom be might question. Most Of the
men In Nome either hated or feared
him, but be espied one that be thought
suited bis purpose and led him into q
corner.
II want you to answer question.
No beating about the bush. Under
stand? I'm blunt, and want you to
be-"
"An right
Your wife has been entertained at
Miss. Chesters house. I've seen her
there. Tonight che refuses, to speak
TO the girl. She cut her dead. and
want to know what it's about"
GLOW should I knewT
"If you don't know, I'll ash you to
apd out"
The other shook his head amusedly,
at which Mcnamara nared up.
II say you will, and you'll make
your wife apologize before she leaves
this hail. too. or you'll answer to me-
man to man. won't stand to have a
girl like Miss Chester cold decked by
a bunch of mining camp swells, and
that goes as 1t lies" In bis excitement
Mcnamara reverted to bis western
idiom.
The other did not reply at once, for 1t
Is embarrassing to deal with person
who disresards the conventions utterly,
and at the ssms, time has the inciinas
ton and force to compel obedience.
The boss reputation bad gone abroad.
."Well-er-I know about 1t In q gen
eTcI way. but of course don't 90 much
on such things. You'd better let it
DROP"
Go on"
There has been q lot OF talk among
the ladies about-weil, er-the fact s,
It's that young Glenister. Mrs. Cham
plan had the next stateroom to them
er-him-l should say-on the way up
from the States, and she saw things.
Now, as far as I'm concerned, a girl
can doIas she pleases, but Mrs Cham
pian has her own ideas Of propriety.
From what my wife could learn,
there's some truth In the story, too, 90
you can't blame her."
With a word Mcnamara could have
explained the gossip and made this
man put bis wife right forcing through
her an eiucidation of the silly AFFAIR
In such q way as to spare Helen's
feelings and cover the busy tongued
magpies with confusion. Yet he hesi-
tated. 1t Is a wise skipper who trims
bis sails to every breeze. He thanked
bis informant and left him. Entering
the lobby, be saw the girl hurrying
toward him.
Take me away, quick! I want to go
home"
You've changed your mind"
"Yes, let us CO." she painted, and
when they were outside she walked SO
rapidly that he had difficulty in keep
ing pace with her. She was silent and
he knew better than to question, but
when they arrived at her house he
entered, took of bis overcoat and
turned up the light in the tiny parlor.
She flung her wraps over a chair,
storming back and forth like a little
fury. Her eyes were starry with tears
of anger, her face was flushed, her
hands worked nervously. he leaned
against the mantel, watching her
through bis cigar smoke.
You needn't tell me-" he said at
length. II know all about It,"
Il am glad you do. l never could
repeat what they said. Oh, 1T was
brutalw Her voice caught, and she
bit her lip. What made me ask
them? Why didn't keep still? After
you left went to those women and
faced them. Oh, but they were bru-
tai! Yet, why should carer She
stamped her slippered foot.
81 shall have to kill that man some
day." be said, fecking bis cigar ashes
into the CRATE.
What mani" She stood still and
looked at him.
"Glenister, of course. If l had
thought the story would ever reach
you I'd have shut him UP long ago."
1T didn't come from him." she cried,
hot with indignation. "He's a gentle
man. It's that cat, Mrs. Champlan."
He shrugged his shoulders the slight
est bit, but it was eloquent, and she
noted 1t. "Oh, don't meen that he
did 1t intenuonally-he's too decent
49, L.. <k.x hrk apvhndv,a f0n 0ue