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

so loved, when other women.
Darling she sobbed, and drew near
to Lulu. you know how sorry ! am
we all are. :"
Lulu stood up. Her white shawl
slipped To the floor. Her hands wers
stinly joined.
"Then," she said "give me the only
thing I've got--thats my pride. My
pride-that he didn't want to get rid
of me-"
They stared at her. "What about
my pride?" Dwight called to her, as
across great distances. DO you
think want everybody to know my
brother did thing like that?'
you can't help that" said Lulu.
"But | want you to help it. I'Want
you to promise me that you won't
shame lis like this before all our
friends"
"You want me to promise wkat?"
II want yOu-I ask you" Dwight
said with an eSort, "to promise me
that YOU will keep this, with us-a
family secret"
mol" Lulu cried. "No. won't do
it! I won't do 1t! won't do it"
1t was like some crude chant, know
ing only two tones. She threw out
her hands, her wrists long and dark on
her blue skirt.
Cant you understand anything?'
she asked. 1--WE lived here all my life
ON your money. I've not been
strong enough to work, they say
well, hut I've been strong enough to
he hired girl N your house-and
I've been glad to pay for my keep.
Well, then got q little some
thing. same us other folks. thought
l was married and l went off on the
train, and he bought me things and
saw the different towns. And then 1t
was all a mistake. / didn't have any
of It, l came back here and went in
to your kitchen again-I don't know
why / came back. SpoSe because
I'm most thirty-four and new things
amt so easy any more-hut what have
got or what'n I ever have? And
now'you want to pat on to me having
folks look at me and think he run
off and left me, and having 'em all
wonder. ! can't stand 1t. /
can't stand II. ! can't
"You'd rather they'd know he fooled
you. when he had another wife,"
Dwight sneered.
"Yes! Because he wanted me. How
do I knOw--maybe he wanted me only
Just because he was lonesome, the
way was. don't care why! And I
won't have folks think he went and
left me-"
"When a family once gets talked
about for any reasOn-" said Ina
and shuddered.
I'm talked about now!"
"But nothing that you could help.
II he got tired Of you, you couldn't
help that" This misStep was
Dwight's.
''No," Lulu said. 81 couldn't help
that. And l couldn't help his other
wife. either"
"Bigamy," said Dwight, that's a
crime"
I've done no crime" said Lulu.
"Bigamy," said Dwight, ."disgraces
everybody it touches"
Even Di," Lulu said.
Lulu" said Dwight, "On DIS ac-
count will yoy promise US to let this
thing rest with us three?"
81 s'poSe So" said Lulu quietly.
"You will?"
81 s'poSe So"
Ina sobbcd: "ThanlS you. thank you.
Lulu. This makes up for everything"
"You'n be happy to think you've
done this for us, Lulu" said Dwight.
81 s'EoSc So" said Lula.
Ina, pink from her little gust Of sob
bing, went to her, kissed her, her trim!
tar :ailor suit against Lulu'S blue cot.
ton.
MY sweet. se!f-sacriicing sister,"
she mIrmUrcd.
"Oh. stop that" Lulu said.
Dwight took her hand, lying Imply
in his. Il can now," he said, over
look the matter If the letter
Lulu drew back. She put her hair
behind her ears, swallowed, AMI cried
out.
Don't YOU 90 around pitying me!
I'll have you know I'm glad the whole
thing happened"
1t was not. yet nine o'clock OF a
vivid morning. Cornish had his floor
and sidewalk sprinkled, his red and
blue plush piano spreads busted. lie
sat al folding table well back i'll the
store, and opened Il law book.
For half an rour he read. Then
he found himself looking of the page,
stabbed by reelection which always
stabbed ham anew: Was hc really get
ting anywhere with his law? And
where did he really hope To get? OF
late when he awoke at night this qucS-
tion had stood by the cot, waiting.
II WAS behind that curtain that this
unrpaSOning question usually attacked