Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04
Sls: SISTERS BOTH
BY Agnes & RRo!e.AN.
tcopssIglt, 1saO5 Western Newspaper Daii6n..

at 'die: side Of yhe hill. Its. floor was
as clean sas. White sund could make, It,
and where Ire. crisp folds ,of muslin
curtain parted in tile Mi;aaanw q potted
plant shoHed, a cheery. crimson hover.
iIn.fact everything about Babbette was
CHEEKY, her oWn bright face the sun.
niest tliing Of all. Her grandfather In
leaving the cottage foreyer, bestowed
1t upon EabBette, remembering the
years that she Ind ,lnlnistered unto
him, repasing his loving care Of Her
Childhood They had ,been very happy;
these two, and when Gene canre that
had but added! to the happiness.
Foe with Genes coming. love en-
tered the pure heart of fine little maid,
and grandfather: was. relieved of his.
lonely. fears concerning her future.
-Babbettes: earnestly: searched ;,her
heartaand found that there. was moth
ing She wonll not. sacrifice for this
man She. loved; and it was after she:
had begun to sew the Dong seams Of:
her marriage linen that Babbette be-.
came aware Of hcr lovers silent attl:
tudc and asked the tansG. z; :
".1t's no USE Babbette, p he burst out
bassionatelr.,i II can't 60. on with this,
.humdrum33 life: 4 y: & &: {: . =; :;
: :. The little inaid, stared unbeYleving-
ly into The mans; shame restless face,
then smiled her trusting smile. Z;
1t Is so," She said; :''and you
must so, Gene, then how will you do.
It?' -. -: : -
..;"I have already a buyer. for my.
PLACE" he answered eagerly, and Bah
bette sighed, that his plans had all.
been made.
%"Wlicn I paint the pictures" Gene
comforted, ;"tlien will come back for
you, Babbette,, and you shall not live
hunibly as you do now. But when
SHE had kissed hIrl good.by Babbette.
went into her shining kitchen. and
touched: her cheek to- the flower in the:
window.
"It is so, that would live" she,
hreathed, troubled. She now wove her
dreams. about the letters, which came.
at first, plentifuily, then few and far
between. from Gene, In the city. And
though Babrette ) went about her
daily tasks. she DIG, NOT sing. any more,
for before the final cruel. letter came
she l:ad. known. with loves instinct
what /. would be. -
TN, sorry" GeIe wrote. that Tn
NOT sure Of myself any moze, Babbette,
nor even sure of my love. for you.
Don't you. think we'd better. not be be-
trothed, you and lI-bgt wait. and see
how things turn out?,. There's. q girl
here" = -.
BaDbette folded the letter and put
It carefully in. The linen chest. It was
Genes writing and 1t might be the last
she. would have. from him.
Sc. summer passed, and fall, with no
word from Gene. And then, tile. sur
prise Of his handwvitingoupo a broad
envelope caused her aching heart to.
stop almost its heating. Gene was.
III. He thought she ought to know.
There would be no one to tell. her
If he should not get better. He
wanted her to know that he realized
now her worA The other girl who,
had been kind fed he said, when 1t
was made known that he, too, had
succulnbed to the Infectious disease
which was sweeping the land. She
lived In the artists building, close to
him. Had she loved him, Of course
she would not have gone without
word. And .he-was failure. The
masters gave him no promise. His
money was all gone. There was. even
little food. Abruptly Gene ended his
letter "good-i5y."
'Bnbhette reached the. great strange
city next day. 1t had been hard to
part with Nab, the cow, but grand
fathers friend paid for her sufficient
money to tide Bahhette over her jour.
ney. And when she reached the ram
bling building where Gene really
lived, SHE sat bewildered OH the stair
which led to the students rooms.
II don't know" she said to chic
pretty girl who started to pass, ''where
shall find Gene Martinez"
The pretty girl sat down Oh the STEP
at Bubbettes side.
"You are-his slster?" she asked
kindly.
~ was his tancce,' Rabbette an
swcred in her honest way. f'until Gene
went away and met--thnt other girl.
If she had lsved him I would have
given him TO her. But he is Ill, and
because of fear, the girl has gone
away. Sol came. am Bnbbctte."
Tile pretty girl smiled, then sudden
ly tears filled her eyes.
$50 you cnme," she, softly repeated,
"and you are Babbette!"" Impulslvely
she put her arm through the little
maids. 81 will TAKE you to Genes
door" she offered, and there-paused.
81 hope that you will be happy" the
girl said. land I hope that he will be
worthy of your love-"
She waited to see Babbette's face
.,lor;tird os she passed through the