Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-02-08

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Then looking up suddenly, with an assump
ton of great candor, replied
"Well, out of regard for the condition o.
your finances, M. Clement, which I'm aware
is not very Aourishing Just at present, I'll moi
be hard on you. I'll keep things straight fol-
hundred and fifty paid down now, and g
hundred more as soon as convenient to you
to hand it over-say in six weeks or couple
of months from now. .t'..
"a hundred and fifty" echoed the other
"Man, you are mocking ime-I have not fifty
pounds at my command /; no, nor the half o.
that amount, and that you know as we'll as I
Where on earth am, I to raise itr' ,4;,
Peterson shrugged ,his shoulders. "Where
you raised it before, ], suppose--that is moi
my affair. I don't pry into the ways and
means you may choose to employ to raise
money when you need It." ..ra.:'' 80 ''
"You had better ssy'the ways and means
that I am forced to employ" said the other
bitterly. II have little elchoics in the matter
"Well-well-it's . mere figure of speech
you know. However. that's not the point tt.e e
be settled. Do you agree to my terms;s o'
not ?" Is. s.!itf, @Et,s gaH - .4!
Mr.. Clement leaned his brow upon biz
hand and sat for some moments in. an atti
tude Of profound detection, while Peterson
keenly watched him from beneath his shaggy
brows. When be raised his face again it had
upon it an expression of despair which would
have touched any but finty heart.
Peterson, don't drive me to ruin," he ex'
claimed, imploriugly. Little by little you
have drained me of nearly all that possess
ed. What am now but miserable outcast,
subsisting on a mere pittance, scarcely sufh'
cient to Keep body and soul together! Why
reduce me to a still more wretched condition
Have you no feeling of pity for my sufferings p
"Mr. Clement, you exaggerate the Difficult
ties Of your position" said Peterson, coolly.
81 know that your affairs are not 80 deplora.
bic as you would have me suppose financial.
ly, of course, I mean. Idon't say but what
you are to be pitied otherwise. And who
says I don't pity your ....
"Show it then" said Clement. "Prove your
sympathy for me by giving me your aid now,
when I am in such dire need oft, without bar
gaining to wiring the last penny out of my
pocket as your fee. Heavens and earth, man,
Lnluk VI the euWs you AoSo SoO iAouA 'A'o "'
different times Count them up and see what
fortune they amount tor a.
"Well, but I didn't propose to give you'my
services for nothing" said Peterson, angrily.
"Men don't undertake such jobs IS this one,
for love, generally speaking. A precious
amount of botheration it has caused me, sleep.
less nights and what not, and yet you don't
consider that am entitled to my pay! l
call that unreasonable"
"Sleepless nights! Oh heaven and earth,
how long is it since have known night OF
restl' cried the other, in q voice of anguish,
as he raised his clasped hands above his head.
II lie on a pillow of thorns, and even in my
dreams, I am pursued relentlessly by the dark
shadow that follows me whithersoever turn.
In vain do I strive to escape from It'll In
vain do seek repose! Oh for one hour OF
forgetfuness- -one little hour of peace to my
tortured brain! But there is no peace for
me on earth-none, none. Would that l
might find it in the gravel -. >.
"Be cautious how you speak so loud" said
Peterson coldly. "As you remarked just
now, walls sometimes have ears"
eyes, yes, you are right. I lost the CON-
mand of myself fora moment" muttered Mr..
Clement, instantly sinking his voice almost to
whisper. "It is necessary to keep calm-to
keep very calm. l must always bear that in
mind" .. T.. e.
eyes, calmness is a good thing at all times.
But let US return to our muttons, Mr.. Glenn
ent, as our French neighbors say! Time is
going, and time is precious said Peterson,
consulting bis watch. "I'm sorry TO recur to
disagreeable subject, but really, something
must be settled before leave you. Will you
agree to the bargain I proposed to you little
while since?"
"You are relentless, then3 ?" -.
"Relentless Don't use such trag.
ic phrases, if you please. I'll give you till
tomorrow to raise the irst hundred, and iii
accept your watch and chain IS security for
the ffty-it's about worth that, I fancy-and
then you'll have couple of months in which
to find the other hundred. Come, that's fair
enough, amt it1"
"My watch and chain! I-I-have parted
with those" stammered Clement, with con-
fused air.
"Parted with them When ? How :"
"Sometime since. was forced to it. l
had no choice"
"Do you mean to tell me that you sold
them ?'
"Yes-I-that is-of course I did. Why
do you look at me so, Peterson ?"
because, Mr.. Clement, don't believe you
sold them," said Peterson, deliberately. "You
gambled them away, and you know it. Am
I not right2"
"Gambled them away-how dare you say
so? How dare you bring such an accusa-
ton against me p cried the other, with mo-
mentary assumption of anger; but bis eye
sank directly beneath Peterson's keen glance.
"I have cause for what say" rejoined the
latter. i have watched you when you did
not know yourself watched. Ihave followed
you to your nightly haunts, and learned the
secret of your mysterious and sudden losses.
You know that.I speak the truth. It's no
idle accusation that I bring against you"
Mr.. Clements face dropped lower and low
er beneath bis accuser's eye, and low quiv.
ering sigh burst from bis lips
1T is true-it is true," he said, family. II
thought had guarded my secret too carefully
for any one to discover-but you-what is it
you can not find out? And it is you who
have driven me to ito enable myself to
satisfy your repeated demands, have sought
out this last desperate resource"
"And, as general rule, with very poor
success. Is it not so ?"
"No-no! l have often been successful
very often. The last hundred pounds 1 paid
you was the result of run of good fortune.
Only lately, the tide has turned somewhat
against me-but only for time. feel sure
it is only for time. Have little patience
with me, Peterson" he continued, with an air
of eager sunnlication. as he looked up, "and