Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-10

yes, there fiamed up on the altar ol my
heart the one fire, lit long ago for her.
So we came now to meet, silently, with
small show, in such way as TO thrill
none but our two selves. She, too, had
slant altar fire had done it's part also,
| strangely, in all this long coil of large
events. Love-ah, true love wins and
| rules. 1t makes our maps 1t makes
our world.
Among all these distinguished men,
these beautiful women, she had her
own tribute of admiration. l felt rath-
er than saw that she was in some pale,
| flmy green, some crepe of China, with
skirts and sleeves looped up with
pearls. In her hair were green leaves
simple and sweet and cool. To me she
seemed graver sweeter, than when |
last had seen her. l say, my heart
came up into my throat. All. | could
think was that l wanted to take her
into my arms. All l did was to stand
and stare.
NY companion was more expert in
social maneuvres. She waited until
the crowd had somewhat thinned about
the young lady and her escort. / saw
now with certain qualms that this lat
ter was none other than my whilom
friend Jack cambridge For a wonder,
he was most unduly sober, and he
made, as have said, no had figure in
his fnery. He was very merry and
just a trife loud of speech, but, being
very intimate in Mr. Polk's household,
he was warmly welcomed by that gen.
tlemen and by all around him.
she is beautiful" heard the lady
at my arm whisper.
rs she beautiful to you?" l asked.
Very beautiful" l heard her catch
her breath. She is good. l wish l
could love her. wish, l wish"
l saw her hands beat together as
they did when she was agtated. |
turned then to look at her, and what
saw left me silent. Come" said / at
last, let us go to her" We edged
across the floor.
When Elisabeth saw me she straight
ened, a pallor came across her face.
1t was not her way to betray much of
her emotions If her head was a trif1e
more erect. if indeed she paled, she too
lacked not in quiet f-possession. She
waited, with wide straight eyes fixed
upon me. I found myself unable to
make much intelligent speech. l turn
ed to see Helena Won Ritz gazing with
wistful eyes at Elisabeth, and | saw
the eyes of Elisabeth make some an
swer. So they spoke some language
which suppose men never will under
stand-the language of one woman
to another.
have known few happier moments
in my life than that. Perhaps. after
all, caught something of the speech
between their eyes. Perhaps not all
cheap and cynical maXims are true, at
least when applied to noble women.
Elisabeth regained her wonled color
and more.
Il was very wrong in many ways"
I heard her whisper. For almost the
first time l saw her perturbed. Helena
Won Ritz stepped close to her. Amid
the crash of the reeds and braSSes,
amid all the broken conversation which
swept around us, knew what she said.
Low down in the fiounces of the wide
embroidered silks, l saw their two
hands meet, silently, and cling. This
made me happy.
OF course it was Jack cambridge
who broke in between us. "Ah!" said
he, you jealous beggar. could you not
leave me to be happy for one minute?
Have you come back, mere heather,
and proceed to mOnopolize all our la
dies. l have been making the most OF
my time, you see. l have proposed
half dozen times more to Miss Ellis
abeth, have | not?"
Has she given you any answer" l
asked him, smiling.
THE same answer"
Jack" said l. Il ought to call you
out"
Don't" said he. Il don't want to be
called out. l am getting found out.
That's worse. Well-Miss Elisabeth,
may be the first to congratulated
Il am glad" said I. with just slight
trace of severity, that you have man
aged again to get into the good graces
of Elmhurst. When l last saw you, |
was not sure that either of us would
ever be invited there again"
low
since you went away" said Jack. i
am not one of the family in one way,
and in another way | am. Honestly.
| have tried my best to cut YOU out.
Not that YOU have not played your
game well enough. but there never was
game played so well that some other
fellow could not win 10y coppering ii.
So | coppered everything you did
PLAYED it for just the reverse. No go
lost even that way. And thought YOU
were the most perennial fool of your
age and generation"
| checked as gently as could J"Nl-
ality which | thought unsuited t" the
time. Mr.. Dandridge." said to him,
Certainly The particeps criminis
of our bunglcd wedding-of course
know her."
Il only want to say" | remarked
that the Baroness Won Ritz has that
little shell clasp now all for her own
and that | have her slipper again. all
for my own. So now. we thr"e-h"'
rour-at last understand one another
| do we not? Jack, will YOU d" tw"
things for me-"
"All of them but two.
"Whcn the Baroness Won Ritz insists
on her intention of leaving us-Just al
| the height of all our happiness want
| YOU to hand her To her carriage. IN
| the second place, ! may h"'d you
| again"
We'll. what would any one thlhk oil
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