Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-28
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glorious day."
The doctor slipped in word, too.
by all means, Mr.. Bvens, get your
hand in the first day"
Bivens lifted himself to a half 50
ting posture, glared at his physician
and yelled with fury:
Get out-all of you-and let me
alone,"
The doctor and Nan left on tip zoe
but Stuart folded his arms and looked
at Bivens.
I'D just like to choke you," he quiet
ly said at last.
! Bivens turned on him with rage.
How dare you speak to me in that
manner"
Stuart broke into a laugh a.nd sat
down on the edge of the bed, deliber
ately fixing him with a contemptuous
look.
We'll, of all the gall I've ever en-
countered-did you say dare to me?
What do you take me for, one Of your
servants? If you weren't sick I'd slap
you."
You'd better not try it," the little
man growled.
"Oh, come now, Bivens, this Is too
ridiculous, a quarrel the first day Of
our shooting. But you'll have to get
one thing fixed in your head once for
all; you don't run the entire word.
The telephone, telegraph ani mail SER
vice have been suspended. The Buc-
cancer has put to sea for New York.
You're on a little eighty foot schooner
anchored in bay ten miles wide and
hundred miles long and I'm in COM
mand won't stand any nonsense
from you. Come down off your perch,
quick!"
Bivens started to swear, caught the
expression Of Stuart's face and sud-
denly extended his hand.
I'm sorry, Jim; you must not mind
my foolishness. I've had the temper Of
the devil the last few months. and I'm
used to making everybody hop when
get mad. I guess I'm spoiled. Forget
it, old boy, go ahead and have good
time by yourself today. I'm out Of
sorts from that sea-sckness. You
don't mind what l said?"
NO." Stuart slowly answered, but
don't do it again."
Il won't 1t was awfully nice Of you
to come. I'll stay in today, but you go
and get some ducks for dinner, like a
good boy, and say-take Nan along
and teach her to shoot. It's getting to
be the rage among the high flyers for
the women to shoot"
Please do, JIM" Nan cried from the
door. She had listened outside to the
duel in the stateroom.
"All right" he answered, gaily,
quick about it. You've got rig?"
Yes, a half dozen," she cried, with
childish glee. Come into my state
room and show me which one to put
on today"
"Oh, you have one for each day Of
the week."
Yes, OF course; why not?"
Stuart stepped gingerly inside and
inspected the suits she laid out on her
bed. . ..---... -...
He turned them over and laughed.
What's wrong?" she asked.
They're all wrong. These things
were made to hunt butterflies in the
tropics, not ducks in Virginia"
Cant 1 wear either of them?" she
asked in dismay.
IF you could get all six Of them on,
one on top of the other and wear your
fiannels."
But don't wear flannels."
"All right, put on two Of these gos-
samer webs, two heavy sweaters and
wrap yourself in oil skins and maybe
you won't freeze"
Must -" she sighed: "Pll look like
a fright"
Whats the difference? You've got
to hide from the ducks, anyhow. No
one else will stroll down these wide
avenues today"
You'll be there"
He dropped his voice instinctively.
well, you'll always look the same
to me whether you are dressed in silk
or cotton bagging."
She looked up quickly with a start
led expression, began to say something,
changed her mind and spoke in mat
ter Of fact voice:
Then get out and I'll be ready in
fifteen minutes"
ITO be Continued)