Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-09

would say. So run the sheep.
For years Martha had discharged
her duties, if mechanically yet with a
sense Of pleasure and security. At this
moment she was as one pushed uneX
pectedly to the brink Of a precipice
over which the slightest misstep would
topple her. The world was out of joint
Shockingly bad wishes fitted through
her head. Each wish aimed at the dis
posal, imaginary of course, of Warning
ton: by falling overheard, by being
seized with one of the numerous
plaques, by having a deadly fracas
with one of those stealthy Lascars.
Il wish we had gone to Italy," she
remarked finally.
1T would not have served my pur-
pose in The least. l should have beer
dancing and playing bridge and going
to operas. | should have had no time
for thinking"
"Thinking!" Martha elevated hel
brows with an air that implied that she
greatly doubted this statement.
Yes, thinking. 1t is not necessary
that should NOPE and shut myself uI
in a cell, Martha, in order to think.
have finally come to the end of my
doubts, if that will crafty you. From
now on you may rely upon one thing
to certainty"
Martha hesitated to put the question
Il am not going to marry Arthur He
is charming, graceful, accomplished
but | want q man. I should not b6
happy with him. l can twist him toe
easily around my finger / admit that
he exercises over me certain fasci-
nation; but when he is out of sight il
amounts to the sum of all this dod-
dering and doubling. 1t is probable
that l shall make an admirable ole
maid. Wisdom has it's disadvantages
l might be very happy with Arthur
were | not so wise" She smiled agair
at the reflection in the mirror. Now
let us go and astonish the natives"
There was a mild flutter of eyelids
as she sat down beside Warrington
and begin to chatter to him in Italian
He mad brave show Of following her
but became hopelessly lost after a few
minutes. Elsa spoke fuently; twelve
years had elapsed since his last visit
to Italy. He admitted his confusion
and thereafter it was only OCCASIONALLY
that she brought the tongue into the
conversation. This diversion, which
she employed mainly to annoy hel
neighbors. was, in truth, the very worst
thing she could have done. They nc
longer conjectured; they assumed.
Warrington was too strongly dazzled
by her beauty tonight to be mentally
keen or to be observing as was his
habit. He never spoke to his neighbor;
he had eyes for none but Elsa, under
whose spell he knew that he would re-
main while he lived. He was nothing
to her: he readily understood. She was
restless and lonely, and he amused her
So be it. He believed that there could
man than himself. To have been be-
trayed by the one he had loved, second
to but one and to have this knowledge
thrust upon lim after all these years
was evil enough; but the nadir of his
misfortunes had been reached by the
appearance Of this unreadable young
woman. OF what use to warn heI
against himself, or against the possible
nay, probable miscOnstruction that
would be given their unusual friend
ship? Craig would not be idle with his
tales. And why had she put on all this
finery tonight? To subjugate him?
You are not listening to word
am saying!"
Il beg your pardon! But | warned
you that my Italian was rusty" He
pulled himself together.
But | have been rattling away in
English"
And | have been wool gathering"
Not at all complimentary to me-
1T is because | am very unhappy; il
is because Tantalus and 1 are broth
ers."
You should have the will to throw
off these moods"
My moods, as you call them, are not
like hats and coats"
Il wish | could make you forget"
"On the contrary, the sight Of you
makes memory all the keener."
He had never spoken like that be-
fore. 1t rather subdued her, made her
regret that she had surrendered to a
vanity that was without aim or direc-
ton. Farthest from her thought was
conquest of the man. She did not wish
to hurt him. She was not n Coquette.
After dinner he did not suggest the
usual promenade. Instead he excused
himself and went below.
They arrived at Penang early Mon
day morning. Elsa decided that War
ringtOn should take her and Martha
on a personally conducted tour Of the
pretty town. As they left for shore he
produced a small beautiful blue feath-
er; he gave it to Elsa with the compli-
ments of Rajah; and she stuck it in the
pugree of her helmit.
This is not from the dove of peace.
Its arch enemy, rather" he laughed
Il wish | had the ability to get as flu
rious as that bird. 1t might do me a
world of good"
How long is it since you were here?
-Four years." he answered without
enthusiasm. He would not have come
ashore at all but for the fact that Elsa
Ia. tho avnaIitinn