Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-15

great amusement to her that this Scot
was so avcrse to paying compliment.
She delighted in trying to drag an oc'
caSional one from him.
So it happened that Helen Tranwood
and Ned Mcleod established Il most
interesting and frequent news service
between Glasgow and New York.
Fraser sat by much amused, and
when the letters came to Helen from
Mcleod he was not wholly conscious
that his mind leaped at every eX-
pressed thought therein to find out II
the news service was becoming per-
haps trille more personal with the
sailing of many ships.
He certainly detected q fast.growinS
interest on McLeod's part for Helen.
Between the lines Fraser read stead
lily augmenting desire for closer ac-
quantance.
a month or two more passed and
Mcleod sounded both Helen and Fras-
er as to the advisability of his crossing
W ~>CN L IOIh.
That was the first real jolt that Fras-
er's calm mental state received.
Why should Mcleod come across the
Atlantic if not because he was bent on
meeting Helen personally? Had her
letters so much power rs to draw
perfectly unknown Scot three thousand
miles-a Scot with most level head
and an otherwise reasonable and sane
outlook on life?
And if Mcleod and Helen met, was
it not more than possible that serious
consequences might follow?
Fraser pondercd long and darily on
the probability Of Helen and Mcleod
falling in love with one another and
the consequent loneliness that he him
self would be flung into; the thought
was anything but pleasant
The following day when he saw Hell
en- he questioned her as lie Supposed
subtly on the position of Mcleod on
her horizon. Inwardly Helen laughed
while outwardly she blushed, and most
becomingly she did 1t.
Fraser frowned darkly. Helen was
not in the habit of flushing in that pc
culiarIy becoming way, nor Of hiding
the light Of her eyes from his. steady
gaze.
Also Fraser could not remember Hell
ems having looked so allurins rs she
did that afternoon In the soft gray
gown she was wearing.
81 like your new frock," lie found
himself saying.
"New?" Helen laughed her amaze
ment. "You silly boy have worn
it dozen times right before your
eyes"
Fraser was again set to thinking.
What had so suddenly thrown Helen
and her wonderful lorelincss and de-
STABILITY in front Of his mind?
Helen knew, but she was wise
enough to let Fraser discover some
things in the human relations for him.
self. She watched his tense mood,
however, WILL eSCS liittl hS'S h''SN
with the pity that not only Is akin TO
but actually Is love.
Helen hail not been constantly with
Fraser and known Ill his musings and
The very set Of all his sails in the sea
of life without learning the secrets that
prompted her to fall very swiftly ana
very deeply in love with him.
Try us he might, the Scot had been
unable to hide all the tineness OF his
character beneath that veil Of. reserve
and mndesty.
"HeIen," Fraser questioned sudden
ly, show long have you known that
love you?"
Helen lied softly. II didn't anu
don't until you tell me about IT."
The telling was almost rs much OF
task to ERASER rs had been some Of the
great battles he had fought through,
but Helen seemed cOntcnted.
"Thc news 10 Mcleod Will he inter-
esting next letter." Fraser said, and
not without Il touch Of triumph.
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