Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-15

her came into his heart. He did not
disturb her, but waited until five
that grave and sober hour. when
kings and clerks stop work for no
logical reason whatever-tea. She
opened her eyes and saw him watch
ing her. He rose quickly.
May I get you some tea?"
Thank YOU"
And so the gulf was frightened.
When he returned he set the cup and
plate of cakes on the arm of her
chair.
Il was very rude little while ago.
Will you accept my apologies?"
ION condition that you will never
take your playthings and go home"
He laughed engagingly. you've
hit it squarely. 1t was the act OF
petulant child"
1T did not sound exactly like a
man who had stocked six months from
Singapore to the Andaman Islands.
But there is one thing l must under
stand before this acquaintance con-
tinues. You said, Who knows what
manner Of man 1 amp Have you ev-
er done anything that would consci-
entiously forbid you to speak to a
young unmarried woman?"
Take care of herself? He rather
believed she could. The bluntness of
her question dissipated any doubt
that remained.
mo. l haven't been that kind OF
man." simply. II could look into
my mothers eyes without any sense
of shame, if that is what you mean"
THAT is all 1 care to know. Your
mother is living?"
"Yes. But I haven't seen her In
ten years" His mother! His brows
met in frown. His proud beautiful
mother!
Elsa saw the frown. and realized
that she had approached delicate
ground. She stirred her tea and sip
ped it slowly.
There has been a deal of chatter
about shifty untrustworthy eyes," he
said. 1.-The greatest liars I have ever
known could look st. Peter straight
and serenely in the eye. It's a mat
ter of steady nerves, nothing more.
Somebody says that so and so is a
fact, and we go on believing 1t for
years, until some one who is not a
person but an individual explodes
it,"
"I agree with you. But there is
something we rely upon far more than
eyes or ears. instinct. 1t is that at
tribute of the animal which civiliza-
ton has not yet successfully dulled
Women rely upon that more readily
than men,"
And make more Mistakes with
a cynicism he could not conceal.
She had no ready counter for this
do you go home from Rangoon, now
that you have made your fortune?"
NO. am going to Singapore.
shall make my plans there"
Singapore. Elsa stirred uneasily. II
would be like having a ghost by her
side. She wanted to tell him what
had really drawn her interest. But
it seemed to her that the moment to
do so had passed.
"Vultures! How do detest them'
She pointed toward a sand-bar upon
which stood several of these abomin-
able birds and an adjutant. solemn
and aloof. "At Lucknow they were
red-headed. 1 do not recollect seeing
one of them fly. But l admire the
kites: they look so much like our
eagles"
And thus again the eye misleads
us. There is nothing that flies sc
rapacious as the kite"
Little by little she drew from him
sketch here, a phase there. She was
given glimpses into the life of the easl
such as no book or guide had ever
given: and the boat was circling TO-
ward the landing at Prone before
they became aware of the time.
Warrington rushed ashore to find
the dry goods shop. His social re-
demption was on the way: If vanity
went for anything. 1t was stirring and
tingling with life again. With the
money advanced by the purser ne
bought shirts and collars and ties;
and as he possessed no watch, return
ed barely in time to dress for dinner
He was not at all disturbed to learn
that the inquisitive German, the col
onel and his fidgety charges, had de-
cided to proceed to Rangoon by rail
Indeed, there was a bit of exultation
in his manner as he observed the va
cant chairs. Paradise for two whole
days. And he proposed to make the
most of it. Now, his mind was a.
clear of evil as a forest spring. He
simply wanted to play; wanted tc
give rein to the lighter emotions sc
long pent up in his lonely heart.
The purser, used to these sudden
changes and desertions in his passen'
ger list, gave the situation no thought
But Elsa saw a mild danger, all the
more alluring because it hung nebul'
ously. For years she had walked In
conformity with the cramp and puerile
laws that govern society. She had
obeyed most Of them from habit, 9TH
ers from necessity. What harm could
there be in having a little fling? He
was so amazingly like Outwardly, sc
astonishingly unlike inwardly. that
the situation held for her a subtle
fascination against which she was in
nowise inclined to fight. What had
nature in mind when she produced
two men exactly alike in appearance
but in reality as far apart as the
poles? Would it be worth while tc
find out? She was not wholly ignor'
ant of her power. She could bend the
imam if she tried. Should she try?
They were like two children, set
ting out to play game with fire.
She thought of Arthur. Had ne
gone the length of his thirty-five
years without his peccadillos? Scarce
| ". She understood the general run
of men we'll enough to accept this
fact NhOmeyer she married she