The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-09-30
MILLION POUNDS.
BY T. WEaIYSS REID.
CHAPTER ".
TIE GOLDEN. HAVE.

THE GOLDEN HAwE.
My bedroom commanded Il fine view of
the sea, ,s,li wi,.,c, locked out of my win
dow on the morning following the incident
with Mrs. Donvilie. the first thing thnt at
iraGed my attention MAS magnificent
7ciloo,,er -I-cht lying at anchor sonic two
miles :iv:o the shore. 1t WAS the largest anG.
,7osy .o-su:::.,l resscl of the kin.i lau ever
seen, and examined it with interest through
powerful field class which had IN my
room Thera is no sight n,ore attractive tc
the lover OF tho sea than q fine "essel, whos.
lines bear ':itness 10 her power Of riding
over the waves What Il Derby favorite
Is to the lover OF horsellesh 4 yacht is to the
sailor.
This, however, was no common yacht, and
wondered to myself to whom it belonged
and whence it had come 20 deiigh: the eyes
Of the people Of Scarborough Early as it
was the attention OF people on shore had al.
ready been ,irawn to the stately vessel in the
bay, and small cobbles laden with curious
sigh,sesr> xcre being rowed out to her.
Presently SAW one o. the yachts boats, Il
largo gig. coming rapidly from the vessel to
ths Snnre. aud through my glass I was able
% perceive that in addition to her crew she
carried three passengers all MEN,
Such an event as the arrival of yacht in
the bay always furnishes iood for gossip
during The season ut Scarborough, and many
were tile inquiries put forst: ut tue breakfast
tnbl" :hu, ncrniug with regard 20 tile owner.
ship OF this magnificent scl!:orcr. 1t was
not however, til Hardilg made III; appear
nnce TINT any light was thrown upon the
subject.
"Seen your friends boat" lie said to me,
Is he dropped into his usual chair by my
side. at does more credit TO his taste than
should have expected"
"And Is that Mr.. Mnl,lcvs-er;s yachtp
asked, in surprise
ayes SO I am told. 1t is tho Golden
Hawk, which was built for the Duke Of
Cairngorm just before he diel There ISM:
finer boat anoat."
"And pray how have you learned NIL thisl"
I said, feeling rather nettled at tie fact that
he should know so much more than did of
the affairs Of my friends.
EASILY enough, my good fellow! Did you
not see lh- party from the yacht come up to
the hote--cuc tall and TWO short. a suilor
came up with them, and ;aade it my bust
ness to ask him the name us the vessel and its
owner"
"And Tho three gcn:emen-whe are
thcyt"
$50 far rs l know" answered Harding,
";hey are with Maulercrer.
These then, werc tho friends of whom
Daisy had spoken to me. A restless feeling
Of jealousy !illoi my heart When the hour
ut whil, lie millionaire and his niece usually
made ;hlr appearance III the hall OF the
hotel where they invariably found me n
attenGa lce-had arrived there were no S.; Is
of them waited with lovers impatence,
not daring either to leave the hall or to 20 to
Maulevcrcr's sitting room to make any in
ouiry about them. How slowly the minutes
passed, and wnat u change seemed to have
come over the whole scene since tue previous
day, when, at least, l had rejoiced in q
monopoly of the friendship of the girl
loved!
Only lover who has himself suffered
from the pains Of Jealousy can enter into
the mocd which possessed me us waited in
that familiar hall, conscious OF the fact that
others knew ,chy WAS waiting, and perhaps
reioiced in my manifest discontinue At
last-fullv IN hour after the usual time for
their appearance-l heard movement in
the gallery above me that filled Inc with
hope. Immediately afterward Mr.. Maulev-
erer appeared descending the staircase be-
tween two gentlemen. One Of these was a
prin little man, very neatly dressed, with
handsome, clean-cut features, and eyes that
looked sharply round through the gold
trimmed pince-ncZ which he wore. The other
was o person OF much sturdier build and
rougher cast Of countenanca. Short in stat
ure. be was thick-set and clumsy in frame,
while his features were coarse and harsh.
He might have been seafaring man, l
thought, and I concluded that perhaps he
was the captain of the Golden Hawk.
Mauleverer was chatting with his friends
with brightness which I had not seen him
show before during my brief acquaintance
with him. 1t was evident that he was
greatly pleased to have met them again. ]
looked behind him, but there was no sign OF
Daisy. nor of tho third stranger of whose ar
rival had heard believe that i'll his ab-
sorption in his new friends the millionaire
would have passed me unnoticed If had not
myself addressed him. For an instant he
regarded me with his mild eyes aim st as
though he had forgotten my identity. But
in q moment he recovered himself and
greeted mo with his usual kindly courtesy.
u hope you have had pleasant morning
on the Spa,n he said. He had no conception
of how my morning had been spent. Let
me Introduce my friend, Mr.. Fosdyke." He
Indicated the gentleman with the pince-nez,
who bowed elabo~..tey on hearing my
name The rough-lookins man, against
whom already felt prejudiced, hung back
q foot or two, and Mauevrrer made no
reference to him. l could sec however, that
the man was staring hard nj III" with any
thing hut III amiable expression on lis face
Ami Miss Stanciiffe," I vcn'urcd to say
II hope size is well this morning
"Oh, quite well, thank YOU: bat she is occu-
pied. o~ia, to the arrival of our friends"
And :hcn, with a pleasant bow, he went on,
attended by his two companions.
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