Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-18

ed, and Dolly, becoming quite tired of soli-
tude, resolved to undertake tour Of in
spection on her own account. She tried the
latch of the door, found that it opened easi-
ly, and was soon on her way down stairs.
On the second floor Mrs. Fairfax had her
room, which she seldom left; her door stood
open, and she caught sight of the little fig
ure stealing down on tiptoe; half alarmed
at her own tenerity, for she knew she was
transgressing rules. Dolly advanced, and q
sudden happy smile lit up her face as she
met the eager gaze of the sweet lady she
had so longed to meet again. The latter
held out her hand, and in another minute
she was at her side.
"Dear little girl, how l have wanted to
see you again." Mrs. Fairfax said, tender,
ly pressing her lips to the fair innocent
forehead, around which the golden, clus-
tering hair shone like halo; and then she
held the child a little way off, and looked,
and looked, as though she could never sat-
isfy her longing eyes.
"She wouldn't let me come," said Dolly,
gravely scanning the lady in return. did
want to, ever so much"
"Who wouldn't? your mammal"
"Yes-Mis' Burton," said Dolly with a
little nod.
"Why don't you say mamma my
"'Cause I DON'T" said Dolly, as if that
were any answer to the question. "Sally
says Mis- Burton"
''But Sally is servant, and you are your
mammals little girl"
mo, Pm papa's little girl. I love my
papa"
"What's this pretty thing?" irrelevantly
enquired Dolly, taking up the miniature
case which lay at hand.
"Do you want to see it? ?" asked Mrs. Fair
fax, touching the spring.
"Why, how nice!" exclaimed Dolly as
the interior was disclosed. "This," touch
ing the childish face, "looks just like some
thing Sally showed me little while ago."
"What did Sally show you, my darling ?"
Dolly dropped her eyes with a pretty
bashful air.
''She showed me myself in the glass;"
she whispered shyly.
Mrs. FairfaX's heart gave a great throb.
Was not the baby uncOnsciously offering
her testimony in support of fact which
she had tried land failed) to believe existed
in her own imagination alone"
".Why, do you think the picture looks
like you, Dolly?"
Dolly nodded, but Immediately turned
her attention TO something else. Mrs. Fair
faX's rings, the pretty charms on her watch
chain, the big mirror over the mantelpiece,
the pictures on the walls, all became in turn
the objects of her attention and enquiry.
While her gaze roved admiringly from one
thing to another, the invalid's eyes were
institutng strict comparison between the
living and the painted features that bore so
striking resemblance to each other with
feverish, intense eagerness they traced every
line, noted every shade of difference, every
slight disparity. The contour was the same,
the outlines of the full rounded forehead,
the dimpled chin, the curved rosy lips,
were almost identical the hair in the min
iature was shade darker, the eyebrows a
trifle more marked but these differences
were only such as might be caused by the
addition of a year or two in age.
The child herself had noted the resem-
blance. What stronger proof Of its exist
ence could be offered?
"DoIly, she said, suddenly bending for
ward and trembling under the force of the
agitation that had seized her, "is your papa
at home? / want to see him noW-this
81 don't know where he is," said Dolly,
who had her lap full of pictures. 81 be-
lieve he's gone away didn't see him to-
day at ALL"
81 must wait, l suppose" murmured
Mrs. Fairfax, sinking back in her chair
She shaded her eyes with her hand, and
communed with her own thoughts. Per-
haps, after all, her hopes were misleading
her, and she was but following will O. the
wisp that would eventually strand her on
the shore of disappointment. But though
she argued thus within herself, her heart
protested against her judgment. A secret
force, stronger and more subtle than cold
calm reason, drew her to the conclusion she
tried to overcome.
Mrs Fairfax rang the bell.
Dolly" she asked, "has your mother
gone out?"
EYES," answered Dolly, "Mis' Burton's
gone out. 1 saw her from the window"
"Did she 60 in the carriage?"
"No, she walked, she had OH her blue
frOck, and she always walks when she puts
on that" said Dolly, sagely.
"Can you tell me, she asked of the SER
vent who answered it, elf Mr.. Burton is
out of town."
"He was out of town yesterday evening,
ma'am, but Mrs. Burton told the cook he
would be back to dinner.
"To-day, do you mean ?''-then perhaps
he is at his office now. should like to see
him there, and feel we'll enough this after
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the carriage at once"
"Oh, please, may l ride with you?" eager
ly asked Dolly. 81 want to see papa"
"Darling, Mrs. Burton might not like it,"
was Mrs. FairfaX's first reply, as she stroked
the curley head; then a sudden impulse
prompted her to add, eyes, acW takeyou !;
run and tell Sally to put on your things at
once"
In few minutes the carriage was at the
door, ant the happy Dolly, arrayed in the
fine cloak and feathered hat which she al
ways wore when she went abroad, took her
place by the side Of her new friend. a
Short drive brought them to Mr.. Burton's
office, and that gentleman himself came to
the door to meet them.
"Why, Emily, this is indeed pleasant
surprise! / am delighted to see that you
are able to be out, she cordially exclaimed.
"And Dolly too! Come in, come in."
care you alone ?" asked Mrs. Fairfax, as
she followed him into his private room.
liam. You look pale; your ride has ia
tigued you," he remarked with an anxious
look at her pale face.
"No. I am afraid you will wonderat me
when you learn my errand," said his visi-
tor, her white lips trembling with an at
tempt at smile. "But an irresistible de-
sire to consult YOU on a subject of very great