Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-09-09

elbow on his knee and his chin in his hand
and his glittering eyes fixed intently .upor
Hugh's face. .,...... -.....
"You here !" exclaimed the latter II did
not expect to meet you at this distance from
home"
"Nor you, usein Herr. Apparently We
are bound in the same direction" quietly re
joined Mr.. Holdweg. "You are going te
Wilmington, NIGHT ,Oahr :"
II believe, sir, it is very little consequence
to you where l am going" haughtily replied
Hugh. "My business concerns myself alone.
"Oh! I crave your forgiveness,"' said Mr.
Holdweg, with very low and somewhat
ironical bow. II was not aware that l was
asking an unpleasant question"
pheasant or unpleasant, it was one prompt
ed by idle curiosity, and as such, merits nc
reply" rejoined Hugh, who felt growing
dislike and irritation toward the man, ming
led with an association he could not define Iol
something disagreeable in the past.
"Ah! my good friend, you cannot tell that
I may not be idly curious. l may take
warmer interest in your affairs than you
imagine" '.,...' ::
II cannot conceive, sir, to what cause can
attribute the honor of being an object of in
terest to you, in any form whatever" answer
ed Hugh, more coldly than before.
"Perhsps," rejoined the other, II may have
heard of some little dilemma in which you
are at present involved, which excites an ar.
dent desire on my part to be Of service to
you
81 am much obliged to you" said Hugh,
with difficulty restraining his anger; "but
am not aware of any dilemma in which you
could be of the smallest service to me-"
"No one knows until he tries" said Mr.
Holdweg, blandly. "If you would only be-
lieve that am not unworthy of your conf
dence, and explain to me how could best be
of assistance -"
"Sir," interrupted Hugh, with flashing eyes
II can attribute this persistency on your part
only to your ignorance of the laws and customs
of polite society-at least of American socie
ety-which forbid unwarrantable interference
with any ones private affairs. In your native
land these laws may not be recognized"
"See you, now" said Mr.. Holdweg, spread
ing out his hands in a deprecating manner
"What storm of anger my poor efforts have
aroused! I try merely to show you my disin
terested friendship, and you treat me as though
had made some hostile demonstration"
keep your friendship for those who desire
it," said Hugh, turning away. II, for one
am not ambitious for the distinction" And
without waiting to pursue the colloquy fur
ther, he walked rapidly off.
"So!" said the other looking after him with
a malicious smile. "There is declaration O.
war between US, it seems. So be it! Things
are getting in train, just as I wished. was
strongly tempted to give him a push dowr
the bank. The cars will be here in five min
utes, and in that time he could hardly get ou
of the way-but that would have been short
ening the pleasure Of revenge have tt
pour few wholesome truths into his ear be
fore I get rid of him-and, besides, this is TOT
public place for such performance. L
might entail unpleasant consequences upor
the surviving actor. No, no-with the oppor
tunity I now have before me, I can hardly
fail of success but caution-great caution
must be observed"
Hugh, as he retraced his steps to the eating
house, felt that he had, perhaps, been unwar
rantably hasty, and more uncourteous in hi
reception of Mr.. Holdweg's overtures than ht
was called upon to be.
"It might have been his stupid foreign ig
norance, which resented as deliberate imper
tinence," he soliloquized. "But 1 detest the
fellow-I never fancied him from the first
and lately he has made himself particularly
unpleasant to me- Well, I have given him 6
lesson to let me alone in future-I hope he'll
remember it."
On their arrival in Wilmington, Mr.. Hold
veg carried Virgilia to hotel, where he reg
istered their names as H. Schaffer and wife. ,
He had their meals sent up to them, saying
that Mrs. Schaffer was an invalid and could
not come down stairs. The landlady, kind
good.tempered woman, asked if she could be
of any service to the lady she had had, she
said, good deal of experience in sickness
but her offer was declined, "Mr. Schafer'
saying that he could do all that was requisite
for his wife without assistance.
After tea, this gentleman of fertile resources
and innumerable aliases, went off for stroll
down town. 1t seemed that he had no par.
ticular object in view save to look around him
generally, for he walked at a leisurely pace, Of
ten stopping to gaze in at the lighted shop
windows, while he puffed, with an air of tran
quill enjoyment, at fine Havana cigar. He
finally came to a standstill, however, In front
Of building which we shall designate as the
Brevoort House-a well-kept hotel, which has
changed hands several times since the period
of which I write-and keeping himself in the
shade, lounged against one of the columns
near the front entrance, still smoking, and
narrowly scanning the face and figure of each
person passing in and out. While the crowd
which usually congregated about hotel door
still continued, his presence was no way re-
markable but as it grew late, and the various
groups began to disperse, he seemed appre
hensive of attracting attention, and moved of
to some distance, where he slowly paced the
sidewalk, while still maintaining his scrutiny
of the passers by.
At length figure abruptly turned the
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