The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-06-09
Malcolm, the hyc1gor;
TEE EySgE2Io-s G:-?aD1a,
$, BY HARRISON AINSITORTH.
<ArruoR OF "TOwER ItiiI," "BAFFLED At
LAST "a TALE OF MYsIEHY,"
.i.srN ETC, ETC.
CHAPTER VII.
VIOLET AND HER GUARDIAN,

Il When Violet returned to thn Iodaa flor
her i,,t..,.,.;..,. ,r;in ChorI.s NoIcoIn, eLa
+ rouul Sir. T. r,;r,t il , stotr Of +Ln [r,aat ,,
est a,,,i un L,, account SILL ,,.S, L,'t
iust rcc5y,r;n~ from hrr ]onr onI ol,rn,;nr
swoon. when Ir c,n1n bon'o o,d Y,,s - ;n
formed of Miss IinGsIv's nhs,nrn NJ ono
couli Give him tha SLIGHTEST il.o vboro sbo
hal ,,,3,n onI tL;. ,r,.,r+,;,,t,, r,;snJ IL
f.,rS +, tb;.ir l,;,,bnst ,.;!.h Thn ,Itnrnotn
ry,i;,.IY,nt md Jnr,tsinn s?,n had laInrnJ
uu,;r. ey,r since t,at conv,,s,iinn hntwcnn
them which nll I,l her 10 susncrf Vernon
Aubrey, mad him trcmbIc lost she should
base conmit.,l som, rash act: and it was
w,;h uYs,ralli,lc relief that he saw her
.i.!:ht from the cab, ,ni enter the house.
Ii. hurii.j ia meet her, and clasnel her
IL sl,'i !! itrr2nt cn},race. that She re.
.4.,..! H,)n with surnris4 and .. little con.
fusion.
81, he!ovcd girl" hc !rurmured, as he
rcj". ut h,'r. -; you knew what anxiety I
.I!v. bean cnI''in!c on your account, you
w"u,G not won.!cr tAAt am almost beside
lnyacf when lini youagain Where have
you been wandering? How could you,
dHarcSt-Eio,ct. commit such folly as to 90
anywhere wholly unattended? Could you
not have waited till was at liberty to ac-
company you:"
"I might have done So" she replied, sad
". az know T oucht to have done so, and I
Ge.r Your pardon for the uneasiness have
occasioncd YOU: but | had crown 50 rest
lcssly miscr.,llr. that I lost all patience,
and ielt rs if must have nv doubts satis-
frI at once, or 60 mad"
He REGARDED her with increased pertur-
baton.
what Won have been doinr? Surely YOU
hovr NOT hrcn in search Of Vernon Au.
Lrev?"
Hor n,1a f,ca was INSTANTLY montled with
bushes. and she reproachiully answered,
"No moi How conld Won think that could
commit such an iudeicata act ? or that I
could endure TO see one whom I can no
lonrcr meet with the freedom and kindly
feriinr Of earlier days? All WHY have
49,. ,o:,,,;.,oI, W,h, ,.on,,ot fool nc l;rbt-
bcortod nc ala thnrp"
As Viol,t s,i1 this. she hccon to vcon
oora;r. s;'rl;,,. and soj,h;nr Win sncb oban.
Jsnm,nnt 2,b,+ Mr. n..ryan2 snign1 her hands
uonltI Iht 1,rlain ,%c roIamcntIv G that Ie couIJ
no+ t'iI, hn,r i
..VioIat WV 1oro command ronrsolf
.h,n rn j;st,Sctsd Ynu cannot know
,rhat a.,nr1 II is ~ n,e ~ COO vom vnon ike
tI';si ~
oros and r,isc1 bnrsalf fr5m hor drooninr
oftitnJc, "T nm drcadfully selfish" she
so;d nen;tantlv. cor I should not forvct
that NV rrief must pain SO kind friend as
rnu orS Dear Guardian. will try to be
brave indeed I will not weep any more. I
will 90 and bathc nv face, and learn wheth-
or Sybil is better iIow cruel Of me to ne
elect her so LONG! Dear Girl, she would not
be SO neelectful of me if I were ILL.,"
She was none to hurry from the room,
but Mr. Der;rcnt drew her back to her scat.
"Do NOT ropro,ch yourself: there is no
cause svbil is better, and thinks she shall
he able to slccp, I had lust left her when
vou came home. You have not answered
NV Question rot. nc 70 tho obicct Of vour
hastr tourney"
Vioiet,s soft eyes grew dim apain. as she
confessed that she had J.cn to a1..; ica
Caa,l.s Malcolm ay e. fine r..sni, OF .,.. IN.
yeat!rAtior. "S,l,;l was to ;lirt to I'll M
anytbiur" she = Id ii. in oy, l:,3tipr, "ait;
voi, wer9 ont. It was ch;,,,is,: 70 5c 50 in-
n,tic,+ l,t was IN S,,cL dr,,,;frl srs.
nersa. tblt I won't"
"A1I you baard-wLotp That Vernon
Aulray !: fr.c?:'
shsrr,r| ,'.;..o-,;r "y,e. h,t ,Y,c,
Mr.. NSI.cim did not utt.rlpt to deny that
he is only safe If innocent. Those wSr, his
words: and felt. rs heard them. that he
shares you. st.su;cians Evt hoTYc.n I even
learn to t!IinI, fat one 50 uor,a, so int1lli.
cent, So GENEROUS rs Vernon. could have
Stained nis Conscience. with such 4 fearful
crime =. ,;nr,crg',
NJ, n,,r,nI c;c-ho1 o7r, ,oros ron
Viul,,t. AMI - rosit'ss +Io +,n, surHo On which
their hearts IRE snt-whrtLer Il lie wealth.
ambition, Or !ove-,nen have sinnca from
the creation. Is Aubrey more thoroughly
exempt from evil thou.Its than the rest Of
his sex? Was not the temntation great
perhaps oyerwhnImiur? On the one hand.
tbera was tho nro.n.r} Of san;no vou the
The wife Of IN rxuItin~ and ;ngoIcnr rival:
m ,ba oti,,.r q ,,ir,n c,,t,irlv. Iut com.
mittad in m inst.nt If tins and in the he.
lief nf Ne l,,,J;n. ~ n Ef,. of domect;c folio
itv with vnm" ~ ~ ''''' '0''' 0''
v;nlrt shuidora5
"Felicitv 1r;th a ,u,rds,er, A dreom from
which at sny moment micht benwakcned.
to know that the hand that caressed me had
committed IN orfnl r,+mci Whv-ob whv.
. Mr., D.,,ycnt, did Won dwell on 50 fearful n
picture? Heaven defend me from such n
fate "
"For,;vo ma dow chill r, snoo,,,t;no
unon w5,t m;oht hara Lna,, f,rrot 7 1uos
barro,,.;,,. rn,,r f,al;ncrs" Ar. D,,.,rou+
coothin eriI rorlod mAn5 ,a4 nv Ja,r
onobt 3ct ~ how, said +i,;s Vou baro
sureIv, sufficient sclf.rnsnoct to overcome
sentimental nencbnnt-it was NOTHING more
than that-for a younr man who could not
have reciprocated it."