Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-06-30

"Pray, sir. moderate your impatience. l
pledge myself to be open with you shortly"
DR.. Shaw grew red in the face, and de-
posted his cup and saucer, that he might
gesticulate unconstrainedly.
"What," said he, subduing the passion in
his voice, ",oho< I desire to know, Is this
matter-in your mind, that is-not yet ripe
for confession"
II have promised to tell you"
"When, sir!'
POSSIBLY tomorrow"
"So, sir, it is secret?" said the doctor,
with his eyes full of evaporation.
$50 you will have it," replied Cuthbert,
scarcely smothering SMILE
This was stubbornness dreadfully mortify-
ing to the doctor.
But, in any case, the best compromise to
justify present anxiety and preserve his
chilly demeanor.
These were not hard to come at, and under
their shadow breakfast ended
CHAPTER V.
IMPRESSED.
Cuthbert might we'll be thankful that
there would be no need for him to meet his
father again that day in privacy unless sum-
moned.
It was not quite clear to himself why he
should choose to make his and Jenny's secret
known to old Strangfeld before he spoke to
his father; but men in mental straits yield
often to inclination without much inquiry;
and that his father, to his way of thinking,
was, of the two doses to be swallowed, the
more ill-favored for his honesty to gulp at,
was the only reason he could have given
you for carrying his bit of news to Strang
field first.
Into the school room he went, with his
nervous brooding and face Of unpeaceful
thought, and mounted his stool, loathing the
pantomime of his actions.
At ten o'clock, with the punctuality that
invites awe, entered DR.. Shaw; up rose the
forms and the desks to salute this head, as
wigs in the law courts spring into flourish
of vegetation when "my lord" comes rustling
to the Judgment seat With short bow
for pomp is difficult to five foot SIX Of stock
ing and tail, though swelling with frill-the
doctor took his seat, and with a smart rap
on his desk summoned the Grecians to their
labers
Noon was the hour for frisk in the play
ground.
To escape his father, Cuthbert joined the
boys, but had no heart to mingle in their
sports, though invited by some of the elder
lads
The English master, cautious, reddish.
haired son of the Borderland, but of speech
untainted by Erse, unhaunted by Runic
germs, came to him with trim politeness of
air and extolled the sky.
"Sir,n said the English master, clapping
some book under his arm, "this is weather to
make boys fat with pleasure"
Cuthbert smiled.
"When was lad I ran most nimbly when
the sun was hottest 1t must please your
fathers son, Mr.. Cuthbert, to see these boys
so hearty and spirited"
"No doubt he is pleased" rejoined Cuth-
bert, listleSsly.
"You will observe, sir, that health is 4
larger condition in the eyes of parents tina"
education"
at should be So"
Zone should be boy to lead boys, NJ.
Cuthbert."
Sometimes one gets tired Of boys, though" !"
ut is plain, Mr.. Shaw, that you find this
business of teaching boys irksome."
u need not deny it." replied Cuthbert, call
didly, with glance round the playground.
"But-pray pardon my freedon-you are q
younger man than I, of bright promise, Mr.
Shaw-forgive me-and ardent, as I may
fairly presume from your abilities. some
times respectfully wonder that your fathe"
does not give scope to your ambitions, and
deliver you, with such opportunities as his
position warrants to tn, world you could
not fail to grace"
"Ah, Mr.. SaunderSon. there Is much to
wonder at" replied Cuthbert, gently "Time
squares everything, if we have patience for
the routine of phases. There is the littl"
baronet crying-who has been bullying him"
with which excuse he left the English
master.
So the day wore away and the evening
came, and when the boys had trooped to the
dormitories Cuthbert went to his room TO
prepare his mind and person for the begin
ming of difficulty. He had no acquaint-
ance with Mr.. StrangieN, but knew him
we'll by sight, of course, as Jenny'S father,
and by hearsay mule of man in preju-
Z,
belief, and with those distlains Of blood prece-
dence and factitious rights which filled tn"
pot-horses of the time with eloquence, and
gave strut to the low mans stride. So, as
a tactician should who knows that big ends
arc often compassed by small provisions,
Cuthbert dressed himself in his soberest
Apparel-a well-worn monkey jacket an
dark small clothes-resolved, at least, with
true world cunning, that the hard-eyed Bar-
tist should find nothing foppish in his dress to
smell rankly to prepare prejudice.
Then, with his lips twitching to thu
strength of his silent arguments our he o
went lightly down the staircase, and softly
passed his fathers study, and out by the
house door,
He had hoped to get away unseen; but To-!
in front of the garden gate stood MI
Saunderson, smoking pipe and contemplate
lively enjoying the strong evening breez'.
The twilight was small, and the moon red
dening behind the glowing foreland lamp
Had Cuthbert chosen to walk on Mr..
Saunderson would not have recognized him:
but in his embarrassment he must need;
stop and speak, whereat the master whipped
his pipe out of his mouth and stared cert-
moniously.
"a fresh evening, Mr.. saunderson. Pray
continue to smoke"
1T is, may truly say, my only indul-
gence," replied Mr.. Saunderson, giving his
pipe loving shake "There is less chance Of
my being observed here by the boys, than
were I to light my pipe at the back Of tn,
house. You are going for stroll, sir.
CAV: one cannot do without exercise :"
And with nod Cuthbert went Oh his way.
Mr.. Saunderson looked after him earnestly. +.
and when the young fellow had vanished i'll
the folding shadows, shook his head and b
took himself to his pipe again, sucking
strongly.
Mr. Strangfelds house was long twenty
minutes walk from Greystone school, step
ping it brislly; but even if the dust, when the
curve was compassed, that drove full i'll his
face had proved 10 hindrance to Cuthbcrt,
the obnoxiousness of his mission, and tho
thoughts that it bred tweaking savagely at
his nerves, would account for the frequent
drag of his pace.
He had passed his trysting-place, and had
turned the elbow of the road which laid the
town broad under his eye, when the sounds of
mems voices came up with the wind, and. ia
a few moments, he perceived crowd of per-
sons approaching him. The moon, stopping
clear of a pillow-shaped cloud, threw out
full radiance, by which he saw that the crowd