Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-04-12

seen." ...... .....,.....
at is not altogether in the features that the
likeness lies," rejoined the major, "though
they are very like too, particularly the eyes
and brow; but the similarity Of expression
is even more striking. The general air and
manner-why, Evelyn has looked at me a
thousand times, precisely as you are looking
now! But you must pardon my scrutiny,
Mr.. Morville, which am aware is not very
polite; only the coincidence was 80 singular,
T could not help dwelling on it. 1t is odd
how these accidental likenesses occur some
times" ''.. >. '': ..'''
Julian felt as if the secret link were being
woven closer and closer between these people
and himself. Everything seemed to combine
to invest the suddenly formed acquaintance
ship with more than ordinary interest and
significance. He believed more than ever
that it must all be dream, as he followed his
host through the low corridor, to cosy, dain-
ty little chamber at the farthest end, where
the whitest of beds offered repose to his weary
limbs, more weary than in all the excitement
of the past few hours he had at all realized ;
for he had wandered many miles that day,
and sorely needed nights unbroken rest.
Confused were the thoughts that whirled
through his brain, and it was not until long
after he had laid his head upon his pillow,
that sleep came to soothe his excited nerves
and lay his feverish fancies at rest. In his
dreams that night, one fair form continually
moved, and when he awoke in the morning, it
was with the idea that he heard Evelyn's
voice calling him by name.
1t was not Evelyn, however, but old Roger,
who had come to arouse him from his unusu'
ally late slumbers, and to announce that in
few moments breakfast would be on table,
II am ashamed at having to be called"
said Julian as he started up. II do not often
sleep after sunrise, and very often daylight
finds me already awake. How is Miss Lynd-
hurst-Miss Evelyn Lyndhurst, l mean-this
morning"
"Oh 80, so," rejoined Roger. "She won't be
stirring round, reckon, for matter of two
or three weeks yet, or more at least she won't
if she takes my advice
Julian's antcipations fell to zero. 1t SEEM
ed hardly worth while having stayed, if he
was not to see her. But to his unspeakable
delight, when he entered the breakfast room,
she was already there reclining in big cush-
ioned chair, with an ottoman supporting her
injured foot. She had already wearied of the
confinement to bed, and had declared to Rose,
who demonstrated with her for getting up,
that if she was to be shut up in sitting lit
tic bedroom all the time, she would grow so
weak that her foot would never get we'll. She
just glanced up as Julian approached, and
bowed with the stateliest dignity in answer to
his salutation.
81 am better, thanks" was her brief reply
to his eager inquiry, utteredin accents ocold,
80 formal, that it sent chill through him,
and quite checked any farther attempt at con-
versation on his part. Mortified and embar'
rassed he turned away, and silently took the
seat profered him at the table. Poor fellow
it would have been a comfort to him to know,
if he could have known, that underneath that
frigid exterior, Evelyn's own feelings we're all
in tumult, her heart beating more foolishly
fast than in all her life it had ever done be-
fore, and that it was actually in fear of be.
traying this unwonted agitation that she as
sumed the hauteur which so completely re.
PEELED him, and seemed to place an impassa'
BILE barrier between them d!
But he could not divine this, and it was
with hitter and angry thoughts that be swal.
lowed the dainty-served viands, more unpala-
table than the coarsest food would have SEEM
ed had it been accompanied by reflections of
a more agreeable sort. Roses womanly in.
stinct led her to divine at least part of what
was passing in his mind. She had not failed
to perceive Evelyn's coldness, and now appear
ed anxious to make amends for it by exerting
herself to entertain Julian, who made, howev-
er, but poor response to her amiable efforts.
Kind-hearted Rose could not bear to see any
one uncomfortable, and perfect as she was
wont to consider her sister, she could not help
secretly blaming her, for behaving with a
lack Of courtesy to one who had rendered her
80 signal service.
Breakfast over, Julian Immediately rose to
depart for he was now as anxious to escape
from Evelyn's presence as he had before been
to linger in it. His host pressed him to come
again.
"Remember, Mr.. Morville," said he, "that
as long as you are in our neighborhood, we
shall be glad to see as much of you as posi-
BILE. Come in to breakfast, lunch or dinner,
as often as you feel inclined. Though | have
known you such short time, / cannot feel as
though you were stranger to u.s."
"You are extremely kind" replied Julian.
II can not say, however, how long shall re-
main in this vicinity; it may be only for an
other day. I shall certainly see you once
more, at all events, before I leave"
He shook hands with the Major and Rose,
bowed distantly to Evelyn, and was gone. A
deep flush rose to the cheek of the latter, as
her sister, turning to her, exclaimed re-
proachfully-
"Evie, my dear, how could you behave so
unkiudly to that poor young man You have
made him quite unhappy by your airs of su-
periority, when 1 am sure he deserved moth
ing but gratitude at your hands"
"Gratitude well, am grateful enough"
replied Evelyn, rather pettishly. "But I
could not bother myself to talk my ankle