Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-10-19


was engaged" said he, patting Rosa's head
Little puss she is always full Of her mis-
chief!'
81 wanted to be revenged," sad Rosa
''But I have quite forgiven my false lover
at last. '-Helen Forrest Grares.
DESTINY.
.sGoing to the pine woods to teach school !!
Adele Legarde, you are crazy! What new
freak is this 20
And Mrs. Legarde, the widow of New
Orleans merchant, smoothed down the folds
of her crape-trimmed bombazine, and held
her black bordered handkerchief to her eyes.
Adele, her eighteen year-old daughter, apale,
delicate girl in deep mourning, folded the
letter which she held in her hand, and glanced
"Mother,n she replied, firmly, 81 will ac-
cept the situation if you will permit me- II
am tired of the city, and long for quiet. OF
course so soon after poor papa's death you
will not 90 to a watering place, for the sea-
son.
"Certainly not. Your Aunt Emma wishes
me to come to her for the summer; shall
accept her invitation. Well, 60 on, Adele
what next? Of course, it is but foolish
WIlll, SIlll, ttH w AhS"A "-A e''''0 W.
have to say about it,
So Adele proceeded with her explanation ;
only. for obvious reasons, she did not hint at
the truth that, because of a foolish quarrel
with John Travis, she wanted to get away
from the city, away from the chance OF wit
Messing his Irritation with Clara Winters a
vain, silly girl, who angled, with more or less
success, for the hearts of half the men in their
exclusive set.
It looked like a serious matter between
Clara and John, and great, choking SOD
arose in Adele'S throat as she recalled all that
had transpired since she and John had quar-
relied and he had gone over at once to the
enemy.
Adele knew that Clara was exerting her.
self to win the heart of this man and loving
him very dearly, it was not strange That she
felt exceedingly unhappy.
John had never said, in so many words, that
he loved Adele Legarde, but all that looks and
actions can express had revealed his regard
for her. and ere Adele realized the truth, she
had given him her heart.
It was about month since she had quar-
relied with John, a lovers quarrel, but IN TINS
case. somehow, it was not one to be easily
patched up. They could not tell exactly how
it had begun, some trifing matter; the
Little rift within the rift,
Which by-and by makes all ltS MUSIC 'iiule.
And Adele was very unhappy. John seem
ed to have forgotten her existence; except
for his courteous bow when they chanced to
meet, one would not believe that the two were
acquainted.
Adele was very proud she could not en-
dure this estrangement; SO she had derter-
mined to 60 away, and some employment
would distract her mind.
Hence her endeavOr to procure situation
as teacher in one of the country parishes
which situation she had finally succeeded in
procuring and after time managed to talk
her mother over, and she consented to the
project.
That very day Adele met Clara Winters.
81 have something to tell you, Del,' the
gay girl began at once, 'an awful secret, re-
member am going to be married."
Adele's heart stopped beating for an in
slant. 49,
"Going to be married ?" she repeated. ~
did not know that-you-Cl Clara congratu-
late YOU"
"And, John, too, 1 hope" laughed her
friend.
Adele forced smile.
eyes, of course, certainly" she faltered
and so they parted.
Adele hastened her preparations for the
pine woods, but ere the day for her departure
arrived, she received note from Clara, tel
! ling her that her wedding was to be speedy
one, and they were intending to start 1ol
! Europe Immediately after.
| Adele answered the note with all the kind
! illness that she could muster, and informed
| ed Clara Of her own project.
| A day or two after, she started for the coun'
! try and her experiment in teaching.
She found her lot cast not unpeasantly.
She was to board in a sunny, old country
house, with it's kind-hearted owner, CHEEKY
old lady, Mrs Linley, who was quite alone
! in the world, save for nephew, her only
living relative then absent.
But Mrs I4inley never weared in his praises
and to hear the old lady eXpatiate on the SUI
perior accomplishment of her nephew, Arthur
one would imagine that there had never beel
his equal on earth before
Adele grew heartily tired of the sound OF
his name ere she had been domesticated al
Mrs I.inley's a fortnight.
Life had grown flat, stale, and unprofitabl'
to the eighteen-year-od martyr.
She found little pleasure or profit in eXls
tence, and moved about her daily round o
work with sad and heavy heart
She found her pupils rough and untaught
but Adele did not mind that; she learned tt
work hard, and the labor did her good, ant
was q wonderful boon to the girl.
She began to wonder vaguely, if she had no
been the more to blame in the estrangemen
between John Travis and herself.
A word, kindly spoken at the outset, woult