The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-12
CHAPTER XVII.

ninable that now his masculine mind. n |
lttle weary with much wretche(lness, |
refused TO move from its old attitude,
1t was glamour, that was all X"
said Sidney bravely.
But. perhaps" said X, "lt's lust be-
cause or that miserable incident with
Carlottn. That wasn't the right thing,
OF course, but Max hns told me the
story. 1t was really quite innocent. She
ta'hted In the yard, and"
Sidney wns exuspcrated.
DO you want me to marry him, X. 2"
X. looked straight ahead.
want you to be happy, dear"
lhey were on the terrace Of the
white Springs hotel again. X. had or
aered dinner, making great to.do
nhout getting the dishes they both
liked. But now that 1t wns there, they
were not cntlng. Il. had placed his
cliuir 50 that his profile was turned to.
ward her. Past KS profile Sidney
could see the magnolia tree chapel like
heart.
| 1T srehS to me-" said Sidney sud
denly. that you are kind to everyone
hut me. k''
He fairly stammcred his astonisl,-
mcnt:
why. That on earth have 1 done?"
You are trying to make me marry
Max. aren't your"
she was very properly ashamed Of
that. and: when lie failed to reply out
OF sheer inability to think Of one thut
would not say too much, she went
hastily to something else: ut Is hard
ior me to realize that you-that YOU
tHed life OF your own, LuSy life,
doing useful things. before you came
TO us. l wish you would tell me some
thing about yourself. If we're to be
friends when you 20 away,"-she had
10 stop there. for the lump in her
throat-"Ill want to know how to
think OF you-who your friends are
all thut.'
He made an effort. He was think.
ing, OF course, that he would be Wis
uaitzing her, In the hospital. in the lit
tie house on its side street, as she
looked just then. her eyes like stars.
her lips just parted. her hands folded
before her on the table.
II shalt br working" he said ot lost
80 will YOU"
Does that mean you won't have
Tine, to think of mrr"
u believe I'm Stupidrr than usual to-
night. You can think OF me as never
Il" ting you or the Street, working
or playing"
fllAinS or course ne would not
work all the time. And he was going
/. back To his old friends, to pcople who
had always known him, to girls
lie did his best then. He told her Of
the ola fnmily house. built by one OF
MS forebears who had been a kings
man until Washington had put the case
for tue colonies, and who had given
himself and his oldest son then to the
cause that he made his own. He told
or Old servants who had wept when ne
decided to close the house and 20
away. When she fell silent, lie thought
he was interesting her.
But terrible thing was happcninr
to Sidney. Side by side with the won
ders he described so casually. she was
placing the little house. What nm exile
1t must have been for him! When H.,
trying his best to interest her and to
conceal his own henviness Of spirit,
told her Of his grandfuther's old en-
ringe. She Sat back in the shadow.
Fearful old thing" said K.-"regu-
lar cabriOlet. / can remember yet the
family rows over It,"
when l was child" said Sidney
quietly. and a carriage drove up and
stopped on the Street, I always knew
SOMEONE had died!"
There was strained note in her
voice. H. whose ear was attuned to
every note in her voice, looked ut her
quickly.
MY great-grandfather," said Sidney
In the same tone. "sold chickens Mt
He didn't do it himself; but
the facts there, isn't it?"
X. was puzzled.
"Whut about it?" he said.
"GO on" said Sidney duly. 'aTell
me about the women you have known,
your friends, the ones you liked and
the ones who liked you."
X. was rather apologize.
I've always been SO busy" he con-
'essed. II know n lot, but don't think
hey would interest you. They don't
10 anything, you know--they travel
round and have good time. They're
ather nice to look at, some Of them.
'ut when you've said that you've said
ALL"
Nice to look at! or course they
'ouId be. with nothing else to think of