Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-02-06
CHAPTER XII.

Frank approached little group Of hack
drivers who, in default Of more profitable en-
ployment, had collected or the sidewalk to
discuss the gossip of the day-possibly the
rise and fall of mining stock, topic inter
esting to every class in this part of the
world-and politely addressed one of them.
"Can you tell me, my friend, where l can
find person by the name Of Rexford" he
inquired.
"a purson be the name Of Rixford--is it
dhriver yell be maning?" was the counter
inquiry, in rich Hibernian brogue.
"Just so; I was directed to look for him
here"
"And purity good diriction it was. If
yell take the throuble to stip along the line
till ye come to the last hack but one, yell
find him and his tame That's bis stand"
Frank "stipped along the line" as directed
(after thanking his informant) and found,
sitting in the doorway of the last carriage but
one, deeply absorbed in a newspaper, a stout
good-tempered looking man, who bore the
stamp of John Bull on his broad figure and
bluff rosy countenance; person decidedly
superior looking to the generality Of his fel'
lows-in.business who surrounded him.
He looked up as Frank stopped before him,
and folding his paper, rolled himself out of
the carriage door to his feet, anticipating 81
job.
"Is your name Rexford ?" asked Frank,
his eagerness making him rather more abrupt
than usual. The man looked at him a mo-
ment as if in surprise. He little knew what
an object of intense interest he was to his in
terlocutor.
you've hit it, sir" he replied slowly, at
length. Then as Frank hesitated, not quite
sure how to proceed, he added, "Can do
anything for your"
II would very much like" said Frank,
glancing around him, Ito have some CONVEX
sation with you in private. That is, he add
ed, with an afterthought, eff you are indeed
the person take YOU to be. Have you a
sister in London, named Marianne Rexford p
"Yes, sir, I've sister in London, and you're
correct as to her name. Do you know her ?
I needn't ask if you are an Englishman, be-
cause it's selfevident fact"
"Yes, and am just from London. saw
your sister there She directed me where to
find you. It's subject of great importance
that wish to speak to you about"
my sister is all right, hope, sir? You
don't bring no bad news from home?" inter-
rupted the man anxiously.
"No, no; I have heard no bad news.
Come, I'll get into your carriage, and you
can drive me somewhere re-anywhere, where
we can have private talk. I'll pay you for
for your time"
Gall right, SIR" said Rexford. He held
the door open for Frank to get in, then
mounted the box and drove off.
They stopped before a plain but decent
looking lodging house, and Rexford Saying
that here was where he chung out" and that
in his own room they could converse without
fear of interruption, conducted Frank up
stairs to small chamber in the third story,
somewhat bare but very clean, and invited
his visitor to sit down.
There was something frank and honest in
the mans countenance, as we'll as in his way
of speaking, that prepossessed Frank in his
favor. He did not believe that man of
such character as his appearance indicated,
could wilfully have become an accomplice to
crime; and this feeling made it all the
easier for him to introduce the subject he had
come prepared to discuss
"Mr. Rexford," he began, after the other