Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-04-15

whole appearance denotes fragility which is
quite unequal to sustain any fatigue"
"But feel quite we'll, said Alice, ,lmpa
tiently. "I am just as we'll as [ was before
my accident"
"Have you then been long in this delicate
state of health ?"
"My health is not delicate at all have
never had, as far as I recollect, a fit OF fillness
in my life," replied Alice.
Mr.. Chester shook his head, and murmured
a repetition of his former remark about being
com petent to give medical opinion. Alice,
thoug gh extremely annoyed at his persistency,
thought it best to say no more on the subject,
quietly resolving at the same time to adhere
to her resolution, as she now felt redoubled
anxiety to be gone. That evening, on retir-
ing for the night she asked at what hour the
train passed the station.
Ateleven o'clock" replied Mrs. Broderick,
calmly.
Alice's preparations for her departure were
few enough. She had lost her travelling bag,
and with the exception of the few dollars re-
naming in her purse, owned literally nothing
but the clothes she wore The place where
she had to take the cars was about mile
from the house. Mrs. Broderick had once,
when she asked her about it, described the
way of getting to it, and Alice felt sure that
she would have no difficulty in finding it.
Had her cousins been persons Of q different
stamp, she would have requested from them
the loan of triAing sum, with the promise
ofrepaying it out Of her expected earnings ;
but as the case stood she could not bring her
self to ask this favor, though she felt sadly
destitute when she reflected that by the time
she reached her journeys end she would be
almost without resources At present, how
ever, her chief anxiety was TO get away from
her unpleasant abode; and Immediately after
breakfast, the next morning, she fastened to
her chamber to attire herself in readiness to
set off,
1t was not more than ten minutes after she
entered it, that having put on her cloak and
hat, she went to the door, intending to 60
down stairs and take leave of her cousins be-
fore starting on her walk to the station. But
in the course of those ten minutes, some one
had locked the door on the outside
Alice, not dreaming of such forcible oppo-
sition as this being made to her departure,
thought at first that there must be some dlf'
6culty in turning the latch, and renewed her
efforts, but in vain. She discovered at length
the truth of the fact, that she was securely
and indubitably locked in.
Astonishment, indignation and anger, not
unmixed with fear, at first deprived her OF
the power Of utterance but presently recov-
ering herself, she commenced to beat on the
door with her hands, calling loudly for some
one to come to her aid.
No notice was taken of her cries and en-.
treaties, and at length, exhausted by her ef'
forts, she was compelled to desist.
When nearly an hour had elapsed, the door
was opened, and Mrs. Broderick quietly en-
tered the room. Alice started up from the
chair, into which she had thrown herself, and
with flashing eyes, asked why she had thus
been made prisoner.
"It was for your own good" was the sol.
emnly uttered reply. "You may take Oft
your bonnet now, for there is no use in your
keeping it on any longer. The train has al
ready passed the station"
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