Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-12-24

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a beauty I had never seen before. The big bull
before her was cowed for moment, and then fos
from his chair in suppressed rage. .grl s5i
"Oh, very good, he said between his teeth
I'll leave you to entertain your friends here wit
your fine tragedy airs. As for you, Mr.. Graham,
turning to the trembling old man, "We can settl
this matter between us quietly. You know wher
to find me. Ny lodgings are 10 Wyde-street
Number seven thousand four hundred and eighty
two. The same as before; E,sseuer more"
The words, spoken With significant emphasis
struck us like knell. On me they fell with start
ling effect, coming after the discovery of the Las
night. What could they mean? Before coul
recover he was gone .,,.,..,. .. 5.;...,.a g..
"Oh, Kate, Kate, Kate" cried, her father
ssyou have ruined mel Oh, deary, deary, me
What have you done? ?, How could you?'' and b
shambled out after Mupdon, in manifest, fepida
ton. L. 1T
Iheard him overtake the cashier in the passage
and distinguished Murdon's angry voice. >.
turned to Kate, who was pale and weeping. Z
Kate, what does an this sgniyf Why at,
you going to marry this man? What does hi
mean BY his reference to Wyide, and seven thous
aud four hundred and eishtytwo?" - ''o 'r1'' -
Hush, hush, George never say those words
Oh, listen, are thsy duarrelling gP' H'rc' r.:
7 stole to the door and listened: They wer,
speaking under their voices, but their exciteuen
made some Of their words audible. I heard th!
old man murmur, "As heaven bears witness abov,
Us, never stole the money" .' ;-.',"1 90
'sI know nothing about that, (" replied the cash
ier's seofng voice II only know it never reach
ed it's destination, and know the value of the re
oeeifpt I hold. - ''s'',' - ,"2 .a.' -.
".And you swear to give it me back?''> r. u
aaOn the day when you fulfill your part Of th'
bargain. ," a. >. 60, ...E," - -
I closed the door softly and returned to Kate y
"Ten me one thing, Kate. This Wylde-thh
eff you love me- George, she cried in terror
never speak of Wylde or of money. You do'no
know the danger you might bring down on my
father head and mine. F" g. - " ~ "sf',:...,r'
'WeIl, I viii not speak Of It, NJ answered calm
" "but tell me something else. You do notlovt
the man who. has left us ?'' 'l' F-''.''' ~ n.
sIoya him P' ..fn, csaU ~ .Tf's ~. ~
seAnd ystiyou are about to marry hiniP P''9. 'f<'
'I must. / cannot help myself You do moi
know" .-'N''. -. e 49,
''Kate dearest Kate! Ifthis danger we're re
moved; if this mans spite it is spite which
anfnates him, not love were ndllifed ifheeould
work neither you nor your father any harm; would
you, could you be brought to lovesomebody else%
She sobbed but did not reply. I took her yield
ing hand in mine; I kissed away her tears; ant
her father returning, found Us thus, and broke intt
passionate exclamation. - .'s''. ,7a .. .-~'
She glided to bis side, hung over Him, srnoothed
his gray har, and murmured she would do any
thing in the world forh his sake. Father Gndtdangh
ter wept together 1t was no scene for m enslook
er, andwithout farewell stole out into;ths nigh
air to cool my brain and to think.
I'LL
The sharp evening air and brisk walk home
ward stimulated reflection, and began to goove
the scene had just witnessed, and to decide upor
my next action. Events had conspired to eluci
date the mystery of No. 07,4s2, but much remain
ed yet unrevealed. That Wylde had never recei
we'd the note or any equivalent for it, was pretty
certain from the first. That old Graham was cog
infant of some fraud which had kept Wylde ou
of the money-and perhaps had originated the
fraud-was evident from his manner, and from the
hold which Murden possessed over him. The
riddle that remained was to what extent was Ora
ham implicated? He had not stolen the money
for it lay in my pocket he could not have hid
den it in any place where it was so likely to b
found and to betray him. Then, again, Murdor
had spoken of receipt, which old Graham hat
seemed anxious to regain, and the delivery O
which was to be made contingent on Muraon's
marrying Kate. That receipt was evidently irreg
ular and it's irregularity, in some fashion compro
missed the old clerk. So long as it remained ir
Murdon's possession, the cashier held an engine
by which he could force the feeble old man int
compliance with his wishes. '.-'.
The next question was how I could exoneratt
Graham and release Kate? By disclosing thu
manner in which had found the bank note, Ora
ham would be cleared Of the suspicion Of robbery
which suspicion, however, was known only to thu
cashier. An expose would certainly not benef
Graham with the firm, who were ignorant of any
irregularity, and believed the money paid. Ant
nv handing over the money would not clear the
difficulty of the receipt it would on the contrary
provoke an investigation which might be awkward
for Graham, if, as I was forced to imagine, he hae
forged the receipt Truly, the obstacle in this di
rection was hard to surmount. Walking brisklJ
and thinking deeply, I came upon dingy public
house, which Remembered as the haunt Of Wylde
the place where I had seen him in company with
Tom. I determined to satisfy myself fully on 6
point upon which felt morally convinced already
namely, that Wylde had never received the money
intended for him by Theophilus Langbrace, Esq
our client. With this view entered the Four-in
Hand, by which name the house of call for actor
was known.
Making my way into the bar-parlor, I recogni
zed, through haze of tobacco-smoke, my royster
ing friend Tom, engaged in what he was wont tt
term cultivating the Muses-in other words, keep
ing up q smoking and drinking intercourse with
half dozen very shady utility" actors.
That ardent young gentleman hailed me bolster
ously. "Holo, George, my pippin! Come tt
see life, eh? Sit down and have spider
Declining the chronological beverage referred to
contented myself with ordering less elaborate
liquid, and asked Tom if he had seen his frienc