Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-08

"a little bit of everything, now,"
Martin answered. readily and respect
fully. '"Later, of course, / shnll have
nv own special work. At present I'm
doing some of the assaying and have
charge of the sluiccgang. They want
me to make myself generally useful,
make suggestions, take hold In every
wayw
That's the way to get on" the old
er man said, approvlngly. Cherry
looked admiring,y, with all her heart
In her eyes. at her husband-to-be; the
other girls were impressed, too. Mar.
tin h..d .,ot been with them more than
\ few! hours before the engagement
vas openly discussed. and there wera
spns1aut references to Cherry's mar
clage
Somehow, few days later, wedding
plans were ii the air, and they were
all taking it for granted that Cherry
and Martin were to be married almost
Immediately; in October, in fact. The
doctor at first persisted that the event
must wait until April, but Martins
reasonable impatience ard Cherry's
plaintive "But why, Daddy?" were too
mach for him. Why, indeed? Cher
rvs mother had been married at eight
cen. when that mothers husband was
! more than ten years older than Martin
Lloyd was now.
! would We let 1t go on, eh?' the
doctor asked, somewhat embarrassed.
one evening when lie and Peter we're
walking from the train in the late
September twilight
lord, don't ask met" Peter said,
gruflly. II think she's too young TO
marry anyOne-but the mischief's
done now!"
81 think I'll talk to her." her father
decided. Anything is better than
having her make mistake. | think
she'll listen TO mel" And a day or
two later he called her into the study.
1t was quiet autumn morning, foggy
yet warm, with a dewy, woody sweet
ness in the air.
Before we decide this thing final
/ ly," the doctor said, smiling into her
bright face, before Martin writes his
people that it's settled, l want to ask
sou TO do something. It's something
| you won't like to do, my little girl.
I want We to wait a while-wait
year."
/ 1t was said. lie watched the bright
ness fade from her glowing face. She
lowered her eyes. The line of her
mouth grew firm.
"Wait until you're twenty. dear.
/ That's young enough. ] only ask you
to take little time-to be sure, dear" !"
Silence. She shrugged family
blinkcd the dOwncast eyes as If tears
stung them.
Cant take your old fathers word
for it?" DR.. Strickland asked.
at isn't that. Dad" she protested
eagerly and affectionately. "I'll wait
: Il have waited. I'll wait until
! Christmas, or April, If you say so!
But it won't make any difference; ;
nothing will. love him and he loves
/ me, and we always will.
"Yeu don't know" Cherry went on
with suddenly watering eyes, you
/ don't know what this summer Of sepa-
ration has meant to us both! If we
must wait longer. why, we will, Of
course, but it will mean that / am
! just living along sOmehow-oi, | won't
cryw she interrupted, smiling with
wet laSheS. 'Tll try to bear 1t de-
/ Gently. But sometimes / feel as If
couldn't bear it"
A rush of tears chOked her. She
groped for q handkerchief and felt,
/ as she had felt So many times, her
fathers handkerchief pressed into her
hand. The doctor sighed. There was
nothing more to be said.
so he gave Cherry wedding check
] that made her dance with joy, ana
there was no more seriousness. There
were gowns, dinners, thcater parties
and presents; every day brought Its
new surprise and new delight 10 Cher
ry. she had her Cream-COlOred raJah
silk, hut her sister and cousin per-
shaded her to be married in white, Snd
it was their hands that dressed the
first bride when the great day came,
and fastened over her cOrncolored
hair her mothers lace veil.
It was a day OF soft sweetness, not
too brightly 'Summery, but warm and
still under the trees Until ten O'Clock
the mountain and the tops of the red
woods were tangled in ScarfS Of white
rog. then the mellow sunlight pierced
II with sudden spectacular brighten
'ns and lifting.
At twelve o'clock Charity Strlck-
land became Charity Lloyd and was
Kissed and toasted and congratulated
until her lovely little face was burn
mg with color ana her blue eyes were
5cwildered with fatigue. At two
o'clock there were good-bys. Cherry
had changed the wedding satin for the
,rcam culorcd raiah silk then and wore
the extravagant hat. 1t would be
many years before she would spend
twenty-five dollars for hat again and
never again would she see bronZed