Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-11-03
time that Fosdyke had heard thu story of

my nndlnR tn6 DOCK on cOTeLSic nsulCine
on board the yacht and OF the way in which
it opened at the pages dealing with poison
ing by strychnia- thought no seemed
startled by my statement 1t had no effect
upon Branksomo, however
u see what you wish me to do, Fenton.
You are anxious that should find victim
for the gallows in tbs place Of poor Daisy,
and you suggest Flinter for the purpose"
aAnd ia that the way in which you speak
of the girl whom you have known since she
left her mothers arms, and whom you pro-
fess to lovel" cried, in my indignation.
@Dr. Branksome, If anyone hal asked me
what thought Of you few weeks ago, I
should have said you were one Of the noblest
and truest men on the face Of the earth; but
If anyone were to put the question to me
now, should be forced to tell him that
had found you to be false as friend, and
mean and heartless as man-one who can
sit here in the full enjoyment Of every lux
ury"-I had found the two at dinner-"when
the child who has looked up to him as q
father Is lying in the condemned cell Aye,
and who can even answer thu prayer that
be would join in the attempt to save her
from her doom, with a cold sneer!"
He heard me without moving muscle Of
his face, and when he repliei he spoke in
his usual voice. It was just as pleasant and
euuable in its tones as 1t had ever been.
II wish you success and Godspeed with all
nv heart, MIR. Fenton; and for the sake Of
Daisy forgive your injustice towards my
self. But to you this, sir, plainly: have
been convinced of her guilt by the evidence
laid before the court; and while am willing
to Join you in making every effort to obtain
for her the mercy Of the crown-nay, Mr..
Fosdyke will tell you that am already TAX
ing steps for that purpose-1 am not pre-
pared to try to save her, whom / believe to
be guilty, by throwing her sin upon another
whom know to be innocent"
What could do in appealing to q man
whose very cruelty was founded upon his
love of what was right I could not answer
his logic, and saw that it would be useless
to upbraid him. But in my heart hated
and despised him.
@Then," said at last seeing that no help
could be hoped for here, II shall act for my
self, and IL have to spend every farthing I
have in the world and to devote every day
that remains to me Of life to the task, you
may depend upon 1t that l shall yet con-
found you all by proving her innocence.
or my interview with Daisy, when at last
was admitted to her in the condemned cell
at the old Castle, shall say nothing that
does not bear directly upon the subsequent
events. She was changed greatly when saw
her; but she declared that was far more Sc.
riously altered than she was And probably
she was right; for I had nothing Of that
noble courage and resignation which had
borne her up through all this time Of agony.
But 1 dared not spend the precious minutes
in lovers talk. had other work to do for
her sake.
NV first business felt must be 10 get
from her her own theory, If she had one,
regarding the murder; and to prepare her
way for that, told her freely all my own
suspicious, and the story of my abduction,
of which she had only heard for the first
time during the course Of the trial.
GAnd you really believe that my uncle
caused you to be spirited away in that fash.
ioni Depend upon it, dearest, you are en-
tirely deceived. My uncle was innocent"
"Then who could have originated the ploti"
aFlinter must have done SO. Let me tell
you all know about him. He has been en-
ployei for nearly eight years at my uncle's
chief station at Wangoora-the place where
we lived. I am told that he had been in
some serious trouble, and that my uncle who
was usually one Of the kindest as well as one
Of the most simple-hearted men, befriended
him. Very soon after he came to the station
as an ordinary shepherd he saved my uncle's
life when be was nearly drowned In crossing
swollen river on our run. That, you may
be sure, was never forgotten by my uncle
He very quickly raised him to one OF the
chief posts on the estate, and at the time that
came to live at Wangoora, six years ago,
he was the constant companion OF my uncle
In his journeys. and had evidently secured
his confidence"
"But you spoke Of him to me as danger.
ousn
eyes; he Is dangerous, and bad, too. I
very soon discovered that But cannot for
a moment imagine that he would have
plotted against his benefactor's life. He
had everything to lose and nothing conceiv-
able to gain by my unc,e's death"
That was perfectly true, and 1t was the
one great stumbling block in the way Of my
theory regarding the murder. Flinter un-
doubtedly had nothing to gain by it
"Daisy," said, "you must forgive me for
questioning you on a subject that has long
puzzled me, but about which saw that you
did not wish to tell me anything. want to
know all that you can tell me about that
man whom saw in the railway station here,
on the day we first met. It Is necessary that
you should tell me all, my darling"
She blushed slightly, and then a faint
smile lighted up her worn face.
"Ah, how happy an accident 1t was that
led me to the carriage whers you were
seated that dayl should have been with
out friend now but for that"
"But about this man-Gregson"
u should have told you all about him II
there had been any opportunity Of doing so
after you spoke to me at the hall For, do
you know, that at one time he had tried to
make me believe that he was in love with
me, and when be found that cared nothing
whatever about him he began to persecute
me in a mean, paltry kind Of way, till
positively became afraid Of him"
"Where was it that he first began to annoy
youl"
"At Wangoora, about three years ago
You see, he was my uncle's confidential
clerk, and came great deal to the house.
He had not then given way, as fear he has
done now. to tad habits. and he was great
friend of DR.. Branksome's. I never cared
for him-in the least" Dear heart! she
looked up at me with the happy smile OF
maiden who tells her story for the first time
to the man she loves, and for moment We
forgot all about the prison bars, and the two
women who sat mutely watching us at the
other end Of the cell
"When he found that ! did not care for
him he became, as said, very disagreeable.
He would try to waylay me and hint dread
full things about having me in his power,
and think that very soon he came to hate
me as much as he had once professed to like
me- Then he became careless and disobe-
dent in his work, and he quarreled with
Flinter and was insolent to DR.. Branksome,
and the end Of it all was that he was dis
missed"
"And what happened theni"
"Oh, a great deal. He professed to have
discovered some dreadful plot in which we
were all engaged for the purpose Of i'm
posing upon my uncle. laughed at him at
the time, for knew Of course that there
was no plot Of any kind, and little dreamed
Of what was coming. But the man became
hateful both to me and my uncle. especially
when We found that he had actually followed
us to England. have never seen him, how
ever. since that day at York"
[To BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
GIRLS WITH BAD TEMPERs.-
Above all things in the world l can
tolerate most anything better than
I can a girl that is ugly, saucy and