The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-01-22


Before the news Of the British fleets
arrival at the mouth Of the river had
gone abroad in Savannah Maynard qui-
city disappeared from the Fenwicke
mansion without notice to any Of the
household.
On the day previous to this he had
tried, with great adroitness and much
show Of Difference mingled with passion,
to pour into Roses ear the love which
her beauty and grace had kindled in his
strong and unscrupulous heart.
To say that she repulsed him is to
miss all the force Of statement necessary
to the simple truth. She scarcely spoke,
nor was her manner In the least vehe-
ment. A look. o gesture, q slow turn
ing away as from something unspeal1a-
bly, despicable and vile, perhaps the sim
gle word:
"You" uttered scarcely above her
breath, but with an emphasis that con-
Veyed the last refinement Of disgust and
abhC rrence; at all events there was no
margin left for even shadow Of hope
Never before in his life had he felt small,
weak, insufficient in the presence Of an
emergency, no matter how formidable
Rose turned from him with just that
deliberate dignity Of movement which
gave greatest effect to her beauty and
WALKED away. the embodiment, as he
felt Of incompatible stateliness. grace
and purity.
He shrank into himself, 80 to say, and
for some moments after she had gone his
mind was vacant and his whole nature
Ghriveled. Of course with such a man
this was but a passing state Of discom-
future and disorder, the result Of surprise
more than Of anything else. he, with all
bis shrewd insight, had not dreamed that
she could summon at moments notice
the power to crush him like this. More
over, the exhibition Of calm, superb, alb
Solutely commanding dignity so added to
her charm that he felt a great joy in 1t,
even while collapsing under its serene
weight Of contempt
Large, almost gigantesque in stature,
with the suppleness Of health combined
with the strength Of Justly proportioned
and thoroughly trained physique, he ral-
he'd quickly from q wound. whether Of
the body or Of the mind The stupor Of
surprise and discontinue soon passed
from him, and with sinister smile he
yawned and stretched himself as II shak-
ing OF light nap.
"Confound the grill" he exclaimed,
-confound the girl She is stunning,
amazing, bewilderingI"
BE walked back and forth, chuckling
to himself. bis face quite red, and the
6lender scar cleaning on his cheek like
Q tongue Of fame. Minute beads Of
sweat CLEANED on his forehead, and his
large shapely hands actually shook as he
nervously rubbed them together.
It was while he was thus pulling him
self together after Roses departure that
Maynard received from the hand Of o
servant . note written in cipher that in
formed him Of the approach Of the Brit
ish neek In o moment he had forgotten
everything save the mission upon which
he had come to Savannah With him
not even love could stand In the way Of
the grosssr enterprise which be regarded
- duty
Making . few quiet and hurried prep
arations be vanished from the mansion
without sign or word 10 any Of Its In
mates, and went to confer with some Of
bis Tory coadjutorA The purpose was.
10 FIRE the town In the rear Of the Ameri-
can army, Just at the time when the