Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-08-08
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h.. Daisy closed the door and crossed the
small passage. AT the opposite end of it, she
beheld the room in which she tried her for
tune. 1t was flooded with moonlight. An
unaccountable desire to peep into it once
more, took possession of her. Why was the
door left open? She approached it cautious
ly. When she stood upon the threshold, she
beheld the same prospect that greeted her
eye at her first visit. She entered, and again
walked to the bureau. She invountarily
drew the chain and cross from her neck and
touched the secret spring. Her eyes rested
upon the image it contained. Alas what
was that To her surprise and horror, she
beheld that some white hand! 1t appeared
upon her shoulder again Was the face the
same? Almost unconsciously she turned and
glanced up at the head. The face was the
same! There he stood as grand and silent
as ever! The anxiety, she had endured, the
fear and shock she now encountered, were too
much for her delicate constitution. A dim.
ness came over her vision, a roaring deafened
her, and she became unconscious. When she
revived, she found herself reclining upon the
moth-eaten sofa. Kneeling beside her was
the creature who had so startled her. The
moon shone full upon them. Daisy was ex.
ceedingly pale, and her white dress gave her
an almost unearthly appearance. She stared
into the great black eyes. Oh! why had she
come there again? Why had he pursued
herr She sprang from the sofa.
-"Will you not tell me ,oho or ,uhat you are?
Indeed, you must tell me p she exclaimed, al
most frantically, as she pressed her hands
over her wild eyes. &C. - .,..G.,,'.,
"Daiay-" '..'' '.'.''' - ''1'' ~ =. u
"sohly and musically the voice sounded to
her ear. She hastily removed her hands.
One was caught by the man. She drew it
away and cried, angrily- ~, .r.t ~...,.
II kno0 now you are no ghost, and nothing,
per chance, but some adventurer. l demand
your name and reasons for following in my
footsteps?" ..,..'.,,...
II beg your pardon; but I really did not
mean to be impertinent. Are you, indeed, so
desirous of knowing my IDENTIFY"
"Of course I am" was the curt rejoinder.
"You shall know, then 3..ia.yEIn
He. moved out of sight and remained
short time, Daisy watched eagerly for his re-
turn. o, At last he reappeared and who did
she behold Who, indeed, but her. cred.
headed" "sauinteyed" admirer-Mr. Perci-
Her eyes flashed. :" - -'lToo' , :; .2.''' ''''
'""And, you it is, who have caused me SO
many misgivings, and frightened me SO ;and-
and-made me tell 6bl But thank Heav-
en-, Daisy is herself again ?" 'o-t r;
She turned indignantly to leave the room
Of course, he was some impostor, or why had
he disguised himself? .'','..
A OBTAINING hand again rested upon her
shoulder. She removed it haughtily. Once
more he stood in the door. Throwing aside
his wig and glasses, he appeared in his real
person. He closed the door that bis voice
might not reach the old woman's ear. His
eyes were were fixed coldly upon the young
girls face. africans. III. o.: ....a
"Miss May, know you scorn me; but yet
let me make my defence, and if you still
spurn me from you, am forever silent. l
am no villain, no deep.dyed assassin. am
an honorable man, and no crime stains my
hands, although haus been falsely accused.
However, my name is at last cleared. I have
been accused of crime of which was Who'll
ly innocent Circumstances, however, were
greatly against me. 1 fed my native land
and have been wandering in America, mis-
erable fugitive. I assumed disguise, because
! could not bear the ides of being detected
and arrested for no such humiliation could
one of my name endure. I knew my limo.
cence would one day be established. be-
came known to Mr.. Ellis, in New York.
We became firm friends, and he alone, in this
country, knew my trouble. saw you for the
first time in B., where you we're going to
school. I was wonderfully struck with your
face, but wished to know something of your
disposition. u managed to see you frequent
ly, but never allowed you to see me. l learn.
ed that you contemplated spending last Christ
mas with Miss Arnold, at this place. l fol-
lowed you. I overheard the servants say that
this was disused house. l made my home
here 1 was in this room one night, reclining
upon that sofa, when, to my amazement, |
heard footsteps ascending to my place of re-
treat. I hurriedly peered around for some
place to conceal myself: I hid between the
bed and the wall, the faded curtains afording
me protection. I prepared a peeping place,
in order to ascertain who the intruder was
cannot portray my feelings when I saw you
enter alone l could not conjecture your
motive for coming up in such manner, but
resolved to watch. Light was soon thrown
on the subject. I determined to make your
fortune. telling asuccess. was prompted by
an irresistible power to act as l did,"
II saw you before that night, did I not7"
asked Daisy, her curiosity getting the best Of
her. ... . ..-3|
"You saw me the night of your sleigh.ride.
The party saw me once; you saw me twice.
I was out taking exercise. 1, however,
awaited your return, but did not suspect that
I would be noticed. caught your eye. l
knew your escort was in love with you, and I
was daring in my efforts to learn what you
thought of him. l was rewarded on the
night of your graduation. I thre'p you
boquet, and listened to your conversation in
the yard. 1 decided that night that you were
fair in mind as we'll as in feature"