Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-01-16
CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER II.
"Aha!" said Mr.. Graveley, as he drove pas
his spacious gardens about an hour later; $50 the
old rascal has concluded to 60 to work after al eh
Nothing like 6rmness, after all, by jove! Sick
wife, indeed! Bet almost anything that his wife is
as well as am. Jacob"
sSir"
ssKnow where Mason street isp".
"Yes, sir, replied the driver wondering what
in the world his master wanted in that locality.
'Then drive to number thirty-four. ~
"AD right sir!''
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"Hark! somebody raps at the door !" exclaimed
pale and emaciated woman, suddenly sitting up
right in her bed and gazing wildly towards the
door,
ellie down, Mrs. Daniels" said beautiful young
girl, gently forcing the invalid back upon her pill
low. Then bathing the fevered temples Of the
sufferer with cologne water, she added, in an un-
dertone: "What shall I do, should she become
deirious?"
whats that?" asked the sick woman, again
starting up and looking about the room.
"Oh my!-what shall I do p said the young
girl, going towards the window and timidly look
| ing down into the street. Then suddenly starting
back, as she observed her fathers carriage at the
door, she added: "Now, was anything ever SO
unfortunate
SIS everybody dead in the house?" cried the
driver, looking up to the open window, and bang
ing away with his whip-handle upon the closed
door.
The young girl glanced timidly towards the bed ;
and there sat the sick woman, bolt upright, her
face flushed with fever her grey hairs hanging
about her shoulders and her dark sunken eyes
garing wildly in the direction from whence the
noise proceeded. The idea of being absolutely a.
lone with what, to her, appeared a crazy woman,
was rather too much for those tender, untasked
nerves; and, yet, how could she abuse the trust
and confidence of the poor old gardener and vacate
the bedside of his sick wife? "Surely," she said,
"Mr Daniels could not have imagined for mo-
ment, that his wife was so i'll, when he consented
to allow me to nurse her for him. Heavens she
is getting up"
Sure enough, the distracted woman, perfectly
beside herself with fever, had sprang suddenly
from the bed, and was now staggering across the
room towards the pitcher of water, which stood up
on the window-sill. She shuddered from head to
foot as the cool air from the window came in con-
tact with her scantiy robed person and, clutching
at the fral sash for support, it yielded gave way
and broke in hundred pieces, covering the now
terrified and PROSTATE woman with fragments o1
broken wood and glass and the entire contents o1
the large stone pitcher.
Losing all presence of mind, and vaguely con-
scious that something terrible had occurred, the
youug girl uttered piercing Scream and fell insen
sible upon the floor.
At this juncture Mr.. Grayely, hearing the crash
and gingle of glass, the scream Of woman and q
dull heavy sound, like the falling of human body,
rushed unceremoniously into the house. Running
from room to room and occasionally calling out and
pausing to listen for reply, he suddenly threw
open the door of the sick woman and entered.
"Ha!'' he exclaimed, observing the wet floor,
the broken glass, the rumpled, and, apparently,
just vacated bed. "What does all this mean
Old Daniels has no wife here, at all events. Let
me see" and, as he said this, he turned and look
ed about him; then with cry of horror, he started
back and grew ashly pale, for the form outstretch
ed beside the old sofa and lying motonless as death
ITSELF was none other than that of his idozed and
only daughter, Louisa.
With cry of despair he got down on his knees
beside her, turned the motioness body over on its
side and called mournfully upon her by every en-
dearing name. Then starting wildly to his feet he
approached the window and called for his servant,
who Immediately hurried into the house
SIN the name of the Holy Virgin what is this,
my master?" exclaimed the terrified driver, tremb-
ling from head to foot as he recognized the coun,
tenance of his lovely young mistress.
God knows, Jacob" said the agitated father,
raising the body of his daughter and placing it
gently upon the bed. Then pcrceiving slight
scar upon the pearly brow and few drops of blood
upon the floor, be became perfectly furious and
called loudly upon the police.
Compose yourself, my dear master" " said ia,
cob, gently placing his hand over Mr.. -Gravely'S
mouth. ''For your family sake, do not create an
alarm here. Remember, that this is Mason street
the most desreputable portion of the city, and il
would never do for your daughter to be found here
in this condition and under circumstances of SC
much mystery"
MIR. Gravely started, as though some terrible
| thought had nltted through nlS Hlnu, anu ralheu
in his heart.
'sYour daughter lives, sir, continued the dri
yer, taking his masters hand, and placing it upon
the bosom of Louisa ''Do you not feel the pulsa'
tons of her heart?'
II do II do, Jacob!' exclaimed MIR. Gravely,
the tears streaming down his cheeks. 'But, what
shall be done? For heaven sake, Jacob directme
how to act"
0Remove her from this place Immediately" '" re,
Piled the driver.
'But how?'' :,
."I will drive the carriage into the yard, sir, "
said Jacob, land we can privately convey Miss
Louisa home. On our way we can call for the
family physician and take him along with u.s. But
see the young lady revivesl" And, so saying
the driver, with his customary presence OF mind,
proceeded to the street to have the carriage In
readiness.
With yawn and shudder, Louisa opened her
eyes, and looked bewilderingly about the ROOM
Taking the hand of her father, and looking won
derngy into his face she was about to speak, when
the driver returned.