Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-05-09

"Miss Weir, how delighted I am! All
Miss Kate, the winter of my discomfort is
ended"
He bent over their hands and touched them
lightly with his lips-a common compliment
in creole society. Eager questions from Kate
now followed in swift succession.
"When did you come? Who is with you?
How does it happen that we heard nothing of
your intention to come to Europe?"
"Very naturally thus he responded, laugh
ingly; "only about month ago, my fair SIS
ter became possessed with sudden desire to
make the grand tour, and, as you very well
know, her will is law in our well-ordered
household. My father was too much engrossed
in business to leave home but Madame ma
mere consented to be victimized by Ninon.
Several of our old friends, among them Mr.
Chetwynd, accompanied US as far as Liver
pool, and there we parted. Ma mere and Nj
non I left at Geneva. They were to spend
several weeks there with an old relative, and
I came on purposely to beg that we unite our
parties and go to Rome or Florence for Christ
mas"
"How delightful that will be!' Kate ex-
claimed. ut is just what we had contempla.
ted-only we were awaiting letters from
home," she added, blushing consciously.
"How did you find US here?" Mildred asked
to cover Kate's confusion, which Mr.. Pignolet
quickly marked.
II was just leaving my hotel and saw you
walking in this direction. I followed and
easily gained admission. Music seems to be
very democratic sort of thing on this con-
tinent. One can enter wherever one hears
the sound of the pipe and tabor. 1t opens
the heart like charity"
The concert being now concluded, they rose
to 90. Nina assumed her wanted company
manners" when she found that the handsome
stranger was to accompany them. Les bien.
stances was her governess' motto; consequent
ly twas hers. Her long fair curls hung per-
pendicularly down her back as she held her.
self erect with ludicrous dignity, folded her
hands, and walked primly along. Mildred
would have laughed, but there was something
so painful in the associations which this meet
ing revived, that she felt constrained.
Kate and Achille walked on ahead, talking
merrily and recounting mutual experiences.
1t had been long suspected that the heir Of
the house of Pignolet entertained secret
weakness for Ia belle Moreton; but keen OBJ
server would have doubted the supposition.
He was too much at ease, too elaborate, and
yet too open in his complaisant admiration to
be deeply in earnest. He was enacting his
usual role now, telling how dssolee he had been
since her absence from the city, and vowing
that he could not live out of the sunshine Of
her smile-all In his pleasant empresss French
way, which says so much, yet means so little.
Kate was not deceived by it, though Mildred
was.
That evening when he entered the salon
with Jack, who had gone to the hotel for the
purpose of bringing him to spend the evening,
the family had as usual gathered around the
great porcelain stove, and were working and
talking merrily. AS the gentlemen entered,
all rose to welcome the familiar home-face.
$50 glad to see you, my dear boy" Colonel
Meredith said, rising from his newspaper and
meerschaum "now we shall feel more at
home than ever"
"But we don't want to feel at home any
more in Munich" Henriette said, pouting.
"Achille, do induce the Colonel and aunt
Katharine to go on to Italy. I am so tired
of this horrid German town and German
gabble."
"And especially of German cookery, mon
ami," Jack interpolated; 81 can bear witness
that Eta has never eaten more than her
share of sausage and saaw-kraut since we came;
have you, dear 2"
Henriette Indignantly denied that she had
any fondness for either edible, and only ate
them to keep soul and body together in the
absence of any other kind Of preparation;
and then, somewhat relieved, began to urge
the subject of Italy.
They were still engaged in animated dis.
cussion when the door opened, and Count
Hugo entered with the easy familiarity of
welcome ami de la maison. His manners,
which Kate had formerly satirized, were no
longer stiff and awkward. The consciousness
of being an accepted suitor always places
even a bashful man at his ease. The aid-de-
camp crossed the room with the confidence
which distinguishes an aAianced lover. Kate
turned away as he approached, and tapping
Achille on the arm, said in confidential tone:
"Come with me to the window. I have
something to tell you"
An expression of surprise and disappoint-
ment crossed the ingenious co1ntenance OF
Count Hugo when Kate, bestowing only a
careless nod upon him, moved away from the
group around the stove, and entered into an
extremely confidential tste-a-tete with the
stranger at the other end of the apartment.
"That is an old friend of ours just arrived
from America" Jack said, advancing to meet
his chum. "Come and join US in making our
arrangements for hristmas. You know we
depend upon you to accompany us; the long
talked.of chamos-hun must be deferred until
another season."
"Yes, indeed, you must come with u.s."
Mildred and Eta; declared with one voice.
"Do, Count Hugo, help US to get off as soon
as possible" the indefatigable Eta continued;
"I want to see St. Peters almost as much as l
want to leave Munich"
"Leave Munichp Won Altenberg exclaimed
in g. tone of unaffected amazement. "Surely,
Mademoiselle, you do not dislike Munich.