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

Russell Is here (!
eyes, master; he asks Mr.. Russell please
to walk upstairs"
"Well, sir, I'll have the pleasure Of seeing
you afterward," said the old gentleman, as his
guest rose to obey the summons. you'll
stop to luncheon, of course. Meanwhile, l
have a little business to transact with MIR.
Bradley, in the library, which may as we'll be
gotten over at once. I have great dislike
to business-always had but it must be at
tended to, sometimes"
And away went the CHEEKY old Colonel IN
pursuit of his lawyer, while Russell proceeded
upstairs, thinking how delightful he would
find it to have such business to transact as
that which claimed his hosts attention at
present.
He found Sydney sitting up in bed, looking
very thin and white, for he was considerably
reduced by suffering and illness. He held out
his hand, which the other cordially shook.
"Well, old fellow, you've had tough bout
of it," said Russell, sitting down by the bed'
"How do you come on, nowT
"Oh I'm doing pretty we'll, now," said
Sydney, "but think it's time, considering it's
three weeks, or more, since that confounded
smash-up."
"You have capital nursing, suppose%
eyes, as good as 1 can desire. Have you
come to stay?"
"Here, do you mean?"
eyes," said Sydney.
"No; the Colonel has invited me, but it
would be of no use, as have to 60 back
home tomorrow or next day."
you're stopping in town, then =
eyes. The fact is, sgd, l came up princl-
pally, to see you on little business; it's very
Important or I wouldn't trouble you just now.
You can guess it's nature, imagine.
II suppose so," said Sydney, YEARLY. "But
really, Russell, I don't think I am quite equal
to discussing business affairs at present"
"I'm very sorry, my dear boy; but when a
mans pushed to the wall, as am, he can't
be expected to stand on ceremony, you know.
shall worry you with as few details as pos
sibly can.'
care things as bad as that ?" asked Syd-
ney, finding there was no escape.
"Bad They couldn't be worse. There's
not an inch of ground left under my feet, un-
less you fulfill your promise Of coming to my
relief"
"But mow!" said Sydney. "I don't see
what I am to do-what I can possibly do"
"It's all over with the heiress, then ?"
"Of course" said Sydney, impatiently. Il
thought you knew that, long ago."
"How could I? You were raving when l
left you here, and I've not seen you to ask
about it since. fancy you must have man.
aged your cards rather badly"
"It's no use discussing that question now.
1 knew all along, or at least, 1 felt pretty
sure that stood no chance"
"Do you think she'd have mef" asked
Russell, with short laugh.
"No, DON'T" said Sydney, candidly.
"Well, to tell you the truth, don't think
so, either. And, therefore, seeing no hope in
that direction, am compelled, unpleasant as
it may be, to return to my first assertion, that
you are the only person who can help me-"
There was an uneasy silence. Russell thrust
his hands into his pockets, and leaned back in
his chair, contemplating picture which hung
on the opposite wall; and Sydney moved
restlessy among his pillows, revolving ways
and means in his troubled mind.
"How much is it that you want" he ask
ed, reluctantly, at length.
1.-TWO thousand five hundred might satisfy
present needs; five thousand would be better"
"Five thousand! that's an absurdity.'
"What do you say to the other then ?"
"That it's next to impossible to raise even
that, and you know it"
III know I must have it, said Russell. IL
can't help whether it's impossible or not; l
don't think, myself, that it is"
"George, you are awfully hard on me"
said Sydney. He was very weak, and the
tears stood in his eyes. "You are not acting
like friend. Do you suppose if you were ly'
ing helpless here, as am, that / would come
down on you in such way?"
"My dear Sydney, I'm very sorry; upon
my life, am. But l know you are exagger-
ating your own incapabilities and when you
hear how I am situated you will not wonder
that I am rather desperate, and ready to
come down on you as you call it, in your
present condition"
"Let me hear, then" said Sydney.
Russell accordingly proceeded to give de-
tailed account of the state of his affairs, which
truly presented a very hopeless aspect.
"You see, now," he said when he had finish
ed Il did not exaggerate when 1 told you
that I did not have all inch Of ground left for
me to stand on"
81 see," said Sydney. "But as things are
going now III soon not have an inch ofground
to stand on either"
"Pooh! Sydney, you are entirely mistaken
there. You know that you advance me this
money now you will get back every dollar Of
it ultimately you don't suppose intend to
swindle you, do you?
"Your intentions I don't doubt are very
good" said Sydney; "but whether you can
carry them out is another thing. And you
must remember that am pretty we'll drained
already; you seem to forget that"
II don't forget all you have done for me,
my dear boy and I'm everlastingly obliged
to you for it. But unfortunately that doesn't
meet the exigencies of the present. And as