Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-03-14

derfully similar in outline; but the one wa'
rounded and blooming with perfect health
and bore the impress of serene and un
troubled mind The other, although younger
in years, wore the pathetic, inde6nable shad
ow Of an approaching doom, visible amid al
the brightness of her newl y-acquired joy.
Mr.. Eastwood put an arm around each o.
them, and kissed first one and then the Other
girlish brow.
"Well, children, have you had your tall
out? Helen, I have settled it in my owr
mind that we won't move your sister to the
hotel as I thought at first of doing. Sht
seems comfortable here, and is accustomed tt
everything about her, and while we continue
in San Francisco 1 think it will be better
that you should stay with her, and l can bt
at hand and see you both every day. We
won't fatigue her by moving her upnecessari
ly about You can drive back with me now
and get your things. The landlady here has
agreed to let you have room adjoining this
so have already engaged it for you"
EYES, Uncle, thank you. That is just tht
thing. But need I 60 back to the hotel now
Can't you send my trunk and other things
around ?"
"No, my dear, I think you had better
come" He touched her arm expressively
giving her to understand that he particularly
wished her to accede to the proposition and
inferrng that he had something to tell he'
which no one else was to hear, she made nc
farther demur, but kissed Posy and left hel
with promise to return soon. Mr.. Dash
wood only waited until they were in the car
riage to turn to her with the most indignant
ly stern expression she had ever seen on hi:
face, and say in low, concentrated tones
Helen, I've learned something from thai
woman Margaret that has made my blooo
boil. You recollect my mentioning to you
that she had limited to me before of some
love-affair ?"
Eyes, I remember"
"Well, she has been telling me all about it
1t was a regular, definite engagement, enter
ed into when she was in New Orleans, over g
year ago"
"In New Orleans! Was she ever there?"
ayes, so it seems. l wish to God | had
known of it, and had found out all this be-
fore. She made the acquaintance of gentle
man, or rather scoundrel, as be ought to be
called, who won her poor little innocent heari
by his fattery and attention, and finally In
veigled her into a promise to marry him
gave her ring and everything else, and made
her believe him to be her devoted slave. She
left for other places, travelled around, and
at last returned home, all the time correspond
ing with him and putting implicit faith in his
truth. After time his letters grew rarer, Fl
nally ceased, and then, just as she was begin
ming to NOPE and worry herself to death over
his neglect. comes long rigmaroe telling
her that he can never marry her, for reasons
which he ought to have given her before, and
80 on, and all but breaks her heart. Marga
ret says she firmly believes that her whole i'll
ness is the result of that. Now, who do you
imagine this false. hearted villain to be 7"
"Is it any one I know7" asked Helen
whose indignation was fully reused as her
uncle's.
Eyes, some one you know, and I know
we'll"
Helen could never account for the swift
sudden suspicion almost like revelation
that flashed into her mind-but she would
not give it utterance.
"Who is it, Uncle p
"Allan Lambert"
Helen's hands clenched themselves together
and her breath came quick and short.
"It is what guessed" she said, presently
in low tone.
at is! How came you to think of him ?"
because l remember how he behaved, just
about that time Don't you remember how
aunt Augusta was constantly worried because
he was so much away from home? She new.
er spoke to me about it, but it was very plain
I accidentally overheard her, one day, telling
you she thought he had got mixed up in some
love affair. 1 remember several little cir
cumstances that struck me at the time. He
used to be odd and absent in his manner; and
the strangest part of it was, he left off wear,
ing that seal ring he used to wear, always on
his little finger, and I asked him in jest, once
what had become of it, and he said something
about having the stone reset"
"The villain! the cruel, cold blooded, das
tardly villain !" calculated the old gentleman
Unworthly as Helen knew Allan had be,
haveG, her instinct of justice prompted her to
say what she could in his defence.
81 don't think he is cold. .booded, or delib'
erately bad, Uncle" she rejoined. "He has
been cruel to Posy, in treating her as he has
done but have seen enough of him to feel
pretty sure that he was guided by impulse in
the matter, and did not intend, at first, to de-
ceive. Posy is just lovely enough to have
won his fancy, and, dare say, he really meant
to marry her. But afterward, growing
ashamed of her occupation-the poor little
darling he could not bring himself to do it. "
II have no use for such people" said Mr..
Dashwood. II don't believe in CLOSING over
rascality like that. I hope shall never see
him again. But if do-as suppose unfor-
tunately l must-I'll take pretty good care
to give him my mind"
"Need l 90 back to New Orleans, Uncle,
before we 60 abroad?" asked Helen.
"Not unless you wish to, my dear. Poor
little Ada will not want to come in contact
with that scamp, I'll be bound. Though, if