Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-06-18

ly tone. "My path lies before mel must
tread it; there is no escape from destiny, and
destiny leads me on. The cup is at my lips,
and must drink it!'
Would Ellinor have known her silent, COM
posed, undemonstrative house.keeper, could
she have seen her now?
! After pause, she went to the closet where
she had placed the phial, took it out again
and examined it.
ut might have been better to get lauda-
num-" she said. "But after all this is safer
and Just as sure. 1t cannot fail. Stop-shall
I try an experiment.?
| She took a small saucer from the shelf,
poured in it about ateaspoonful of water, and
then, very carefully uncorking the phial,
added few drops of the liquid it contained,
and placed the saucer, containing the mixture,
on top of her wardrobe.
"Now, if that succeeds" was her reflection,
II can put faith in all the rest of its assu-
RANGES. If it fails, it is well I should have
been forewarned. I must wait until to-mor-
row is past-nothing can be done until then"
She re-corked and put away the little bot
tle washed her hands, and with her usual
tranquil face and quiet step, returned to Sgd
ney Temples room.
She found him alone, Col. Hollngwood
having left him a few moments before. His
cheerfulness seemed to have vanished, and ne
greeted her entrance with weary sigh.
81 am dreadfully tired of being here, Mrs.
Norton" he said, in gloomy tone.
"Do you feel badly this evening = she
asked.
"Oh 1 don't know-not particularly.
But am sick flying on my back. l should
think you would be equally tired of waiting
on me"
II am not at all tired"
"You have been very kind to me, l am
sure"
A sort of spasm crossed her face, but he
could not see it.
81 wish, for your sake, that Charity would
get we'll. She has been sick quite a long
time, hasn't she? 1 forget how long it is; l
don't keep much note of time, now"
"It is week, I think"
The thought crossed her mind suddenly, ss
she spoke, that Charity might be we'll enough
to return very soon-perhaps tomorrow
And then what would become of her plan?
She hardly knew whether to hail the posi-
bility as relief or not. But it set her to
thinking afresh, and more intently than
before.
"The fact u.s." said Sydney, who seemed to
be in conversational mood, 81 ought to be
up and about, to attend to my business again.
If I'm not soon at home, I'm afraid things
will go to smash-and enough has done that
already. Everything's going wrong, as far as
I can guess, and I have to idle my time
here! Well, it's punishment for my con-
founded carelessness, suppose"
He was in trouble of some sort, then. But
after all, she need not care it did not matter
to her-as far as that went, it would soon not
matter to him either.
"One thing 1 must be thankful for" he
continued, "and that is that l didn't break
Miss Hollingwoods neck. How she escaped
is incomprehensble to me; but it was great
mercy"
"Would you not like to have light"
asked Mrs. Norton, rising. A hard feeling
came over her at the mention Of Ellinors
name
"Just as you like-I don't care" was the
impatient answer. He thought the house
keepers manner cold and disagreeable, and
did not attempt to draw her into further con-
versation that evening.