Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-21
The
Sunset
Hour
by Raone Anqueta

long and searchingly, looked admlring-
ly as well, for Kitty Marstalrs was
certainly good to look upon.
He had known Jedro Marstairs very
intimately at Yale, and liked him i'm
mensely. A big, handsome, clean
lsouled sort of chap; general all-around
good fellow, good at study, sports and
play. His marriage to Kitty had been
the elimination Of romantic love
affair, and Jarredson shared the opin-
ion {" their social world thinking that
the marriage would be an ideally hap
py one. ..... ...""
Just three months had the happi-
ness lasted. Then Kitty, accompanied
only by her aunt, had gone to Aiken
for the spring season-and slipped
away from there very quietly and gone
to some little obscure western town,
where she had remained until now,
when she had returned to her, former
social world-its very latest divorcee.
Jedro Marstairs had been among the
first to join the fighting forces. He
had been lover the top and through
letters received from mutual friends
"over there" Jarredson learned that
Marstairs had won the croix de guerre
for distinctive bravery under fire. say.
ing, by his quick wit ard action, his
entire company from slaughter He
had suffered severe personal injuries,
however, and upon his partial recov-
cry, had been invallded home.
That day, Jarredson, during few
hours stop-over In the city en- route
from Washington to attend the dance
his wife was giving that night at
their country home, had run into Mar
stairs, and not knowing that Kitty
was among his wife's house guests,
had insisted upon Marstairs coming
home with him.
Mrs. Jarredson always had n well
come for any IL Jlmmy's friends, but
there was CONSERVATION in her eyes
when she saw who the unexpected
guest was. ..
"It's all right, DEAR" Jimmy had as
sured her, confidently. "Jedro didn't
want to come on account of the house
party; but / insisted, explaining that
they were all leaving tomorrow, and
that we'd have a quiet, restful week
end together. He finally agreed
STIMULATING that he'd have dinner In his
rooms tonight and be allowed to es-
chew the dance"
The explanation had pacifed Mrs.
Jarredson, and she had gone down to
dinner carefree and happy. e.. ....
Dancing was not to begin until late.
The guests had an. hour OF freedom
and were generally scattered. Kitty
at the end Of the card game thought
she would like stroll through the
beautiful grounds, and ran upstairs for
q cape.
All out-of-doors was bathed In the
light Of the extra hour of day, and
Kitty chose the flower-banked wind
ing path that led down to the riser.
At the last turn in the road,
at point from where one could, most
enjoyabIy, watch the sunset, she found
several very spacious garden chairs,
and into one she cuddled.
She hated sunsets. Why had she
come? And tonight-of all nights
The anniversary Of her engagement to
Jed. Just such another scene as this
the river bank, the garden chair. just
big enough for two; the music of the
softly tapping water, and the ra'
diantly beautiful glow of the setting
sun! q.
"The glow of her love-" he had said
would never let the sun set in his
life. 1t would be shining for him al
ways in her eyes"
And she, loving deeply, had believed
him. And all the time, even after they
were married, there was that other
girl. Well, she thought bitterly, she
had shown him.
The increasing twilight warned her
that she must return. With head held
high, she strobe up the path with the
air of an injured queen. And there be-
fore her! There-at the curve Of the
road, watching the sunset-was the
material form and semblance Of her
thoughts. Was it an apparition, OF
was it Jedro in the flesh?
Her inarticulate "O-O-Oh" caused
him to turn quickly. With barred head
and rigid dignity he stepped aside
waiting for her to pass. But Kitty
stood motionless, his eyes holding hers
He, too, she thought, had remem
bered this nights sunset. And why
The next instant the fur cape had
slipped from her shoulders to the
ground. He sprang forward to restore
1t. For second he held it irreso
Iutely-then, replacing it upon hel
shoulders, crushed her in his arms.
kitty, Kitty" he murplured. "love
of my heart, why did you not trust
me-"
"Jeddy-don't-do me,
Kitty cried brokenly. Il, too. have
suffered, because Of my pride, bu
Jeddy, she said, almost whisperingly
"T've always loved you-loved yot
most, I truly think, when my anger
against you was deepest"