Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-05-04

come there will always be warm one, When'
ever you may please to return to it and glad
den my solitary life"
Olive bent her head. She murmured some
thing in reply, but could not distinguishlher
words. My own heart was full. I wrung my
brothers hand, we exchanged hurried fare
we'll, and the next moment we we're of.
We stopped for few days in London, to
"see the lions," Olive never having been there
for more than single day; then embarked
to cross the channel. We had not long left
the shore, and I was standing on deck alone,
Olive being down below, as it was rather
stormy, when some one touched my elbow,
and Selwyn's voice addressed me. I started
and turned in surprise. He met my gaze,
laughingly. .l.
"You did not expect to have me for a COM
pagnon devoyage, Phil, I know!S But I am 80
awfully sick of being shut up in those dingy
bapk-rooms of mine, that I could not deny
myself the pleasure of another holiday"
my dear Selwyn, am charmed How
far do we travel together?"
II shape my course according to yours
that is, if may do so without being consider
ed intrusive"
"Intrusive, indeed. We shall be only too
glad of your company"
"We," he echoed, smiling; "you already
answer confidently, I perceive, in the first
person plural. How is Madame%
"Quite we'll, thank you; but she found it a
little rough, and is lying down, as precau-
tionary measure. She is but an Indifferent
sailor"
"That is a pity. Travelling is so much more
enjoyable when one does not mind the sea.
However, you will not have many encounters
with salt water, presume, in the course of
your travels" .. .u...
"No; and we shall not travel long. As a
matter of course, we must locate somewhere,
and the sooner the better, as we are not to live
in England" ""'a."
"Do you know, think that is the most SEN
sible plan of yours in the world"
"What, coming abroadf' "
Eyes. England isn't q fit place to live in,
in my opinion. There's too much stif:starch-
ed conventionality there, and obstinate, IRA.
tional conservatism and old-fogyism, to suit
me. I've no patience with it"
"Selwynp =. .n..."
Gam I talking treason? You must agree
with me in some measure, however, else why
did you come away? Your home was as at
tractive one as I have seen-quite an Eden
of prettiness and comfort" ... ..,.4
"I am greatly attached to it, too; but to
tell the truth, it was not my fancy to leave it.
I thought you knew that" r
81 did not 1t was Mrs. Lyndon's choice,
then? 49,.
aYes Olive bad a -Kish to Live On the Con.
tipent, and I would not thwart her.
eff you had remained, would you have
continued to reside at Lyndon Park?"
"Certainly. 1t was my brothers express
wish that we should do go"
"Perhaps," remarked Selwyn, carelessly,
"that might have influenced her in desiring to
come away" ... ....
"Why so?'' I asked. 4 . .a.i. Il ...
"She might have been better pleased to rule
over an establishment exclusively yours,
might she notY ....
my dear Selwyn, it is all one thing you
know; there is really no difference. Ru'
dolph claims no supremacy, and Olive would
have been as completely mistress as though
he did not exist. I am quite sure she was
influenced by no such consideration. She is
as fond of Rudolph as she could be of an OVID
brother"
do not know what made me look at Sell
wyn with particular attention as said these
words; or what riveted my eyes upon his
face, its expression awakening feeling Of
unrest at my heart. He was not even looking
at me, but gazing away over the water but
there was an inscrutable sort of curve about
bib lips-not smile, nor sneer, yet faint
shadow of both, that seemed to rest there for
moment in mockery of what had said. 1t
vanished almost as looked, but the impress
sion remained. He turned to me directly,
with quite his usual manner, and said in an
easy tone
II suppose you have not decided yet where
you will take up your abode-or have you
any ideas on the subject2" =.
mo very definite ones. I incline to Mu-
mich, because I know it 80 we'll but my wife
has yearnings after retired life-a Swiss
cottage in the mountains, or villa on lake,
or a chateau on the Rhine. Her tastes are
purely pastoral, and she shuns crowd"
"A castle on the Rhinel That would be
charming, Phil. 1t would harmonic, too
with your studious proclivities, and crafty
your love of the picturesque have passed
some such attractive specimens of antiquity on
the shores of that noble old stream, and not
very isolated either. You would not necessa.
rily cut yourself off from society, while you
could remain as secluded as you pleased"
1--WE have decided on nothing yet" re-
Joined. Wherever we do settle down, how
ever, you may be sure we will always be glad
to welcome you as our guest" -
"Mauy thanksl I shall certainly make a
tour every summer, in order to profit by SO
agreeable an invitation. wish to heaven |
could cut that blessed old England altogether,
as you are doing. I must own to the wish,
even at the risk of exciting your disapproba-
ton. I'm not as loyal as you" .
"T never knew YOU talk 40. or feel go be-