Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-04-04
L0RETTE
BY CLARA c. HOLMES.
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Lorette slipped into her hunting
Jacket and hurried out to the front
piazza. 1t was not FIVE o'clock, scarce
ly dawn, yet she had not needed. the
alarm to arouse her. Her usually pink
cheeks were crimson, and her dark
eyes were bright as stars as she con-
templated the handsome creature
which Hugh had assured her was to
be hers that day,
At first, she demurred against
Hugh's tactics. Its not fair to bait
'em and then shoot 'em," she said.
'Td much rather get one honestly
run him down. ''A-
When Hugh began TO laugh, she de-
cided to say nothing more. "a ,ra
Although Hugh was law student
IN Boston, he was q native Of the back
woods district, ann expert shot, and
he had taught his tdazzling cousin to
aim rifle unerringly. She had never
shot deer; yet--she, could. 500
When .LorettA ,reached the piazza,
there was nobody there She uttered
a cry of impatienee; then, remember
ing the dance the night before, she sat
down to wait. =. ,.r
AS she shivered in the silence, her
mind reverted to her parting with
David. Again she was dining with
him at the Landry cafe; restless under
his reproachful gaze. ~-. ..r. ~
"Lorette, I've seen. you out several
times recently, in. the company OF
someone else. In fact, I've done de-
tective work on my own account. I've
decided not to stand in that other fel-
lows way" ...... ....
1t was true she had gone out many
times with Cousin Hugh when he was
attending law school; she had been
proud to be escorted by Hugh. 1t was
all right, too; she could have explained
for him had not Roy Belcher seen her
home from the drama rehearsals. No
apology would do for Roy; so she
wisely had said nothing.
Now she was dreaming about David |;
she thought she had met him In the IL
brary at home. She gave. him only a
cold, passing glance, but an expression
of disappointment clouded his hand
some face, which was so touching, In:
deed, that she had awakened.
"Ort so early, Lorie!" Huglfs voice
scattered her respondent thoughts.
"What have you for a gun?" Hugh
next asked.
"My shotgun. Oh" she added in sur
prise, "you have rife. We can't
hunt with rifles In our state"
1--WE do back here" he returned.
Lorette was intuitively uneasy, but
again she said nothing. ..
Cautiously the two people moved or
waited In the stiffness, broken only by
a crumbllng leaf or a ~rebounding
branch. At last q large deer was
sped, but he saw or winded his pur-
suers and bounded away with prodl-
gIors leaps.
"We will go to the Bend" suggested
Hugh. II will patrol one side Of the
stream and you can watch the other
Lorette had been alone only short
time when she plainly saw two deer.
Evidently the animals had seen some
thing or someone, but not her. Lorette
raised her gun and Its report rang out.
She thought she saw one Of the alert
creatures fall, but the other, followed
by the bullets Of another gun, bounded
into an alder thicket.
Then Lorette heard-she felt every
bit of hope leave her-the sound Of
mans moans.
SpIritless she stood watching for q
sign of Hugh across the river. With
an effort at last she raised her fright
ened voice:
"Hughw
he answered from the log crossing,
a little way up stream.
He ran into the alder thicket, Lor-
cite following him, but he turned to
her with his face aghast.
"Dcn't come, don't come" he plead
ed.
He trel to wave her back, endeav-
ored to tell her tbat> they had made
mistake, but she pushed by him and
passed on. 4....,......,....., -.
A hunter, wounded, already had re-
r,o,od bIs ooet and was irving TO stOD
the flow, Of blood, Luckily. Lorette