Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-13

attacked him among his red and blue
plush spreads, his golden oak and eb-
ony cases, of sunshiny morning.
A stop ar his door set him flying.
He wanted passionately to sell piano.
"Wcll!" he cried, when lie saw his
visitor.
1t was Lulu. in her dark red suit and
her tilted hat.
you're out early" said he, partici-
pating in the village chorus of this
bright challenge at this hour.
"Oh, no." said Lulu.
He looked out the window, pretend
ing to he caught by something pass
ing, leaned TO see 1t the better.
"Oh, how'd you get along last
night?" he asked, and wondered why
he had not thought to say it before.
"All right, thank you," said Lulu.
"Was he-about the letter, you
know?
YES" she said, "but that didn't
matter. You'll be sure" she added,
mot TO say anything about what was
in the letter"
"Why. not till you tell me l can,"
said Cornish, "but won't everybody
know now?"
NO" Lulu said.
At this he had no more to say, and
feeling his speculation in his eyes,
dropped them to piano scarf from
WHICH he began ficking invisible
specks.
81 came to tell you good-by," Lulu
said
"Good-by"
.'Yes. I'm going off-for while. My
satchel's in the bakery-I had my
breakfast in. the bakery"
"Say!" Cornish cried warmly, then
everything wasn't all right last night"
"As right as it can ever be with me-"
she told him. "Oh, yes. Dwight for
gave me-"
"Forgave youw
She smiled. and trembled.
'T.o0k here" said Cornish, 'you
come here and sit down and tell me
about this"
He led her TO the folding table. as
the only social spot in that vast area
of. his, seated her in the one chair,
and for himself brought up n piano
stool. But after all she told him moth
ing. She merely took the comfort of
his kindly Indignation.
at came out all right" she said
only. "But / won't stay there any
more. ! can't do that
"Then what are you going to dOf"
"In Milton yesterday" she said, ~
saw an advertisement in the hotel
they wanted n chambermaid."
"Oh. Miss Bett!" he cried. At that
name she flushed. "Why." said Cor
nish. "you must have been coming
from Milton yesterday when 1 saw
you. noticed Miss Di had her bag
=" He stopped, stared. "You
brought her back" he deduced every
thing.
e "OE!' said Lulu. "oh mol mean
-"
"T heard about the eloping again this
morning." he said. "That's i1st what
you did--you brought her back"
"You mustn't tell that! You won't?
You WON'T"
"No. Course not" He mulled it.
"You tell me this: Do they know? l
mean about your going after her"
NO"
You never told"
"They don't know she went"
That's a funny thing" he blurted
out, "for you not to, tell her folks--1
mean, right off. Before last night. :"
You don't know them. Dwight'd
never let up on that-he'd joke her
about it after a while"
"But it seems
"Ina'd talk about disgracing her.
They wouldn't know what to do.
There's no sense in telling them. They
aren't mother and father" Lulu
said.
Cornish was not accustomed to deal
with so much reality. But Lulus
reality he could grasp.
you're q trump anyhow" he af-
firmed
"Oh, no." said Lulu modestly.
Yes, she was. He insisted upon 1t.
"You've been a jewel in their home
all right" said Cornish. 81 bet they'll
miss you if you do go"
They'll miss my cooking" Lulu said
without bitterness.
"Theyll miss more than that,
know. I've often watched yoW
there"
You have?' 1t was not so much
pleasure rs passionate gratitude which
lighted her eyes.
you made the whole place." said
Cornish.
"You don't mean just the cookingT'
"NO, no. l mean-well, that first
night when you played croquet. l felt
at home when you came out"
That look of hers, rarely seen, which
was no less than Il look of lovelineSs,
came now to Lulu's face. After a
uauSp she said: "Well, / must be 60