Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-06

and the mullioned window gave compare
lively little light The room had been
newly furnished in the French fas hion, with
heavy chairs, gildei mirrors and girandoles,
beautiful ormolu writing table, richly
carved bookcase and all the accessories Of .
delightful little salon such as bachelor
might rejoice to own
A curtain Of velvet hung over the door
way which led from this antechamber into
the sleeping room. There was nothing
ghostly here. It was a large, bright, airy
apartment, with big window commanding
matchless prospect along the valley. Like
the sitting room, it was furnished in the
French fashion, and all the appointments
were sumptuous The only feature Of the
room that seemed to suggest the idea Of ago
was the embossed leather which, hanging
heavily from the ceiling, covered all the
walls.
II think you will agree with me, Mr.. Fen
ton," said Branksome, "that man has no
occasion to complain of his quarters here.
This is by far the finest room in the house,
to my thinking. Just look at the view from
tho window. It is rather curious, by the
way, that these should be the original
hangings Of the room All the tapestry
downstairs has been bought In Paris within
the last two months; but this old leather Is
genuine. It must have covered these walls
for couple Of hundred years at least
We all turned to admire the hanginga
The gliding had nearly disappeared from
the surface Of the leather, but the designs
embossed upon it were still plainly to be
seen. They were elaborate and beautiful.
Nothing, felt, could be better than the
rooms allotted to me; and yet, even then, I
confessed in my innermost heart that l
hardly liked the way to them
It was five o'clock, and when, our inspec-
ton Of the noble old house being finished,
we went down to the great hall, we found
tea awaiting US
aHad you pleasant Journeys" It was
Branksome who put the question to me.
Icolored. To tell the truth, had for
gotten all about the journey and my strange
adventure in the excitement Of my arrival
at Great Lorton and joy Of Daisys pres
ence. Now it all came back to me, how
ever. hesitated in visible confusion, pain
fully conscious of the fact that Branksome
was regarding me steadily.
ut was not so pleasant as it might have
BEEN" said at last. N had disagreeable
companion for part Of the way"
At that moment, to my great relief, Daisy
proposed that she should show me her
flower garden while there was still light
bv which to see it. She hastily
threw wrapper Of some kind around
her shoulders, and led the way bare
headed. I followed her, delighted at the
thought that at last I should ses her for
few moments alone; for Mauleverer and
Branksome remained behind
The flower garden was at the end OF the
broad walk which passed along the front OF
the hall We entered it through door in
an old stone wall 1t seemed to me that
everything at Great Lorton was cut up
by walls or barred by doors. / had seen
nothing like it before. But within the
garden, which was spacious and we'll laid
out, there were no signs Of restricted liberty.
Everything here was beautiful
Daisy was in the best of spirits, and
pointed out 10 me, with all the pride Of
q proprietor, the lovely autumn flowers
which were still in bloom, and the promise
which the garden gave of further loveliness
in the coming summer. But by and by her
spirits seemed to flag, and she ceased to
speak. The truth was, that from the
moment when we entered the garden I my
self had hardly uttered syllable. We
moved slowly along. the winding walks, now
speechless and self.conscious Oh, the joy
Of being near her-of hearing the rustic Of
her dress, the sound Of her foot upon tho
path; oh, the delight Of being allowed once
more to look into that face. dearer to me
than the face Of any othe. Of Gods creatures!
But the silence was becoming oppressive.
broke it at last with an effort "You are
glad that Gamer said
With eyes full Of tenderness and smile
that made her face as an angels she turned
and looked at me. She did not speak, but I
had my answer, and my heart throbbed with
an exquisite bliss which it had never known
before
She had plucked lovely tea rose that we
had found lingering on one Of the trees.
"Will YOU give me the rosel" I said.
AS she gave 1t to me our hands touched,
and even at the same moment our eyes met,
and In an instant she was claspsd in my
arms and had printed the first kiss Of love
upon her fair cheek
There were few moments Of silence-of
silence broken only by her sighs, which
sounded in my ears almost like sobs She
did not attempt to release herself; but at
last, III answer to my passionate prayer, she
slowly raised her face, radiant with love
and tenderness, towards mine and our lips
met in long kiss, in which our very souls
seemed 70 mingle.
Presently she slo ly drew herself away
from me, though she still left her hand in
mine.
SHow did you know" she said in a voice
that struggled against the conflicting emo
tions in her heart, chow did you know that I
loved you"
"My darling" 1 cried, u only knew that I
loved you, and that life without you would
be utter misery to me. But you do love me,
Daisy-do you. dearestW
"Ah, yesl" she said, in voice the tender
eadences Of which sounded like music waited
from some far-of heaven, II love you. I
cannot help it But it is wrong, fear.
They will never allow us to meet again"
'"I know" said, with bitter heart, "they
will say that it is your uncle's riches that
love, and they will despise me as fortune
hunter"
mo, no. They must know you better
than that. It is not that. But I know they
will never allow us to see each other any
more when they discover-ah, there Is some
ono calling"
She started from me in alright, and an
swsred quickly
1t was Branksome's voice which we heard
"How now, young people!" he cried, in
tone of banter. "The sun has been set this
half-hour or more, and you can hardly ap-
preciate the flowers in the dark. Besides, 1t
Is almost time to dress for dinner, and your
uncle has been asking for you, Daisy"
There was nothing in the tone OF his voice
to indicate that he hal any suspicion as to
the reason why we had fingered so long in
the garden. We walked silently beside
him When we reached the door, he sug-
gested that it would bs we'll to lock 1t now,
as no one was likely to return to the garden
from the house that night But even as he
pulled the key from his pocket voice had
learned to know and hate saluted us 1t was
that Of Flnter
"Don't lock me in all night please" he
cried, in gruR tones. "Ive been just looking
round @ bit There's plenty Of room for
improvement here, it seems to me-"
He took no notice either Of Daisy or my
SELF and there was something in his manner
that was almost insolent In the dim twi-
light eyed him angrily, and longed for
chance of quarreling with him. But felt a
light touch upon my arm ,and tas next mo-
ment saw that Daisy in her white dress,
had passed through the gate. followed her
instantly.
"Hush!" she said in agitated tones. "Take
no notice of that man He is dangerous"
And before could recover from my surprise
she had entered the hall, where her uncle
tol 1,or