Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-19


affairs Go on"
who is young and beautiful"
"a sop, Go on"
Imperturably he continued: "Whc
, seek the acquaintance of men who dc
not belong, as you Americans say"
Not men; one man." she correct
ed
"A trifiing difference. Well, il
arouses a disagreeable word. suspici.
on. For look, there have been eX-
| amples. 1t isn't as if yours We're ar
isolated case. There have been eX.
amples, and these we apply to such af.
fairs as come under our notice"
And it doesn't matter that you
may be totally wrong?"
His prompt answer astonished her
mo, it does not matter in the least
Simmered down, it may be explained
in a word, appearances. And l must
say. to the normal mind"
THE mediocre mind"
"To the normal and mediocre mind
appearances were against you. OBJ
serve, please, that l did not know
was wrong, that you were a remark
able young woman. My deductions
were made from what l saw as ar
outsider. on the Irrawaddy you made
the acquaintance of a man who came
out here n fugitive from justice. After
you made his acquaintance, you sought
none other, in fact, repelled any ad-
vances. This alone decided me-"
Then you were decided?" To say
that this blunt exposition was not bit.
ter to her taste. that it did not act
like acid upon her pride. would not
be true. She was hurt, but she did not
let the hurt befog her sense of JUS
tice. From his point of view, the col.
onel was in no fault. Let me tell you
how very wrong you were indeed"
Doubtless" he hastily interposed
of romance"
ION the contrary, l spoke to him
and sought his companionship because
he was nothing more nor less than &
ghost"
"Ah. Is it possible that you knew
him in former times?"
mo. But he was so like the man Al
home: so identical in features anC
build to the man 1 expected to &c
home TO marry"
MY dear young lady, you are right
Mediocrity is without imagination
stupid, and makes the world a dul
place indeed. Like the man you ex.
pect to mary! What woman in your
place would have acted otherwise
And 1 have made my statements as
bald and brutal as an examining
magistrates, Instead of one apology
offer a thousand"
Il accept each and all Of them
More, l believe that you and l could
get on capitally. / can very well
imagine the soldier you used to be.
am going to ask you what you know
about Mr.. Warrington"
Ills, lIldl he Is HOl Il III COIllptill
on for a young woman like yourself
that a detractabe rumor follows hard
upon his heels wherever he goes.
learned something about him in Ran.
goon. He is known to the riff-raff as
Parrot & Co.. and / don't know what
else. All of us on shipbudrd learned
his previous history"
"Ah!" She was quite certain of the
historian.
and not from respectable quarters
either"
IF | had been elderly and without
physical attractions?" Elsa inquired
sarcastically.
I'VE are dealing with human ma
| ture. mediocrity. and not with specu.
lation. 1t is in the very nature OF
things to distrust that which we dc
not understand. You say, old and
without physical attractions. Beauty
is of all things most drawing. We
crowd about it, we crown it, we flat
ter it, The old and unattractive We
pass by. If | had not seen you here
| tonight. heard you talk. saw in kline
| of rebelliouS cnchantment over youl
| knowledge of the world and your dis
| tinguished acquaintance, | should
have gone to my grave believing tha
my suspicious We're correct. | dar,
say that | shall make the same mis-
take again"
Put do not judge so hastily"
THAT | promise"
Did you learn among other thing:
what Mr.. Warrington had done?"
| Yes. \ Sordid affair. Ordinary
spcculations that were wasted ovel
gaming tables"
| Warrington had told her the truth
At least, the story told by other:
coincidcd with his own. But wha
was it that kept doubt in her mind
Why should she not be ready to be
lieve what others believed, what the
man himself had confessed? Wha
was it to her that he looked like Ar
thur, that he was guilty or innocent?
| And his name?" She wondered j.
the colonel knew that also.
| Warrington is assumed. His rea
name is Paul Ellison"
| Paul Ellison" She repeated i
slowly. Her voice did not seem hel
own. The table the lights, the faces
all rcceded and became blur.
ITO be Continued)
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