Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-05-06

table. The exquisitely fine damask, the beau
tiful china and cut glass, and massive silver
exceeded in elegance, anything she had ever
before seen. A Sevre vase stood in the Gen.
tre of the table, filled with choice flowers
from the greenhouse, where, as she atterwaro
discovered, blooming summer reigned, ir
spite of the wintry weather without. No one
was present but Mrs. Delatour and her son
beside herself
After dinner, when Gervais was gone out
Mrs. Delatour bid Alice draw her chair neal
the fire, and commenced, though with much
delicacy, to ask some questions concerning
herself and her prospects, Alice felt that II
was due to her kind hostess to explain hel
position; and, therefore, candidly told her hel
whole story, ending with an earnest request
that she would help her to keep her secret
safe.
$50 you are running away from fortune
exclaimed Mrs. Delatour when she concluded
"Really, my dear, that is the most extraordi
nary thing ever heard in my life! l don't
know whether to laugh at you or admire you
for it. Most people, 1 have no doubt, would
| III VIC lOIlucI, UuG w IClA you viz VI acaj al
cline to the latter"
"But, Mrs. Delatour," said Alice, earnestly
"don't you see I had no right to keep it
Don't you think it would have been very un'
just 2"
mot at ALL" said her friend. "You are
legally entitled to it, and it is therefore justly
your own but if you chose to resign it, that
is your own affair. don't know, however
that you can make such disposition of your
property, as you are under age. 1 think the
fortune is still yours, in spite of your running
away"
"But if will not have anything to do with
it, no one can make me use it, you know,
said Alice. "And as they cannot find me,
why they will have to keep it for themselves" ="
1--WE will ask Gervais about it," said the
old lady. To him, when be came in, the
question was referred but though he evi.
dently was of opinion that Alice ought to
have the money, yet, strange to say, he advo'
Gated the course she had pursued in leaving
home, and thought she was quite right not to
let her relations know where she was
After Alice had gone to bed, the mother
and son had long conversation regarding
her.
"Don't you see, mother" said the latter,
that my description Of her was not at all over,
drawn?"
"she is very pretty and ladylike," said his
mother. "But such romantic little thing
The idea other having the courage to under
take such wid.goose chase! Do you know,
I have been seriously revolving the expedi:
ency of communicating with her relatives; l
think il would be only right"
"Mother!" cried Gervais with a horri6ed
face, "you could not do such thing!"
"Why not?
"After her con6ding in you so implicitly
1t would be really treacherous."
Mrs. Delatour laughed, and rubbed hel
little white hands together. II meant it for
her own good" she rejoined. "Don't you
think it a pity the poor little thing should be
allowed to defraud herself of her rights?"
1T is very noble in her." said Gervais
warmly.
"But very foolish" said his mother, who
was ola more practical turn of mind.
"And then these people she has left are moi
her own relations either"
"You don't count courtship as anything
then?"
"Oh meant the halfuncle's widow"
"She seems to think great deal of the
cousin to whom the other half Of the property
is left"
eyes, but he can't take care of her, you
know young single man, and not even liv
ing at home"
"You think we had better keep her here
then ?"
Il thought that was the arrangement deci
ded on"
"My dear Gervais have decided upon
nothing; I could not make any arrangement
so quickly, you know. As to what you and
the young lady may have agreed upon"
"Pshaw mother; of course she has said
nothing about it," said Gervais, rather impa
tiently. "She seems to be the most modest
sensitive little creature in the world extreme
ly refined in her feelings. She is anxious to
teach, it appears, and | think we ought to
try and get some scholars for her-don't you.
"Perhaps so; I will see what she says about
it, tomorrow"
"And-you will let her stay here?"
II shall not turn her away" said his moth
er, smiling "But if she can get an indepen,
dent position anywhere, she might prefer it. y
II should think she would make you a
pleasant companion" said Gervais, persua'
sively.
"Considering that am old enough to be
her grandmother-yes."'
II meant as your adopted daughter, OF
granddaughter, if you like it better. You
must often be lonely while am away from
home"
"Well, it never occurred to me" said Mrs.
Delatour, in rather dry tone, rolling up her
knitting as she spoke. "Come, my son, l
think it's time to 60 to bed. You are going
to start early in the morning, you know"
For Gervais was going, on the following
day, to resume the journey southwark, which
had been interrupted by his unexpected ad:
venture. His friend, Paul Raymond, had
gone on already, and he would, therefore, have
to travel alone Perhaps it was for this reason
that he looked forward to his trip with less
pleasurable anticipations than he had done
when he first left home.
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