Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-31

what did care for what he thought Io
his daughter sent a note at once:
DEAR Miss BUNKER Your fathers possible
reason for prosecuting Mr.. Linden no longer
exists, and II has not been necessary to u.s.
your diamonds. You will find them at the bank
in charge of Mr.. Hogg, who will deliver them
to you personally upon your presentation OF
the inclosed receipt for them
The capital ! had left after paying of
Bunker was small, but enough for me to
70 ahead on, though in rather cir
cumscribed way compared with what !
had hoped for less than afortnight since.
No matter. said to myself; / shall have
to keep my nose to the grindstone pretty
closely a year or two, and then ! will be
all right. And shall have compensa-
tive happiness meanwhile, for Celia and
| will now marry at once. double our
Joys and halve our expenses. But when
I so proposed to her that same evening
she replied:
"No, Ransom, shall never be your
wife until my brothers name is cleared
from the suspicious which now tarnish
it."
But" argued, Harold S name is not
tarnished at all. His case is simply one
Of mysterious disappearance. Nobody
knows anything more than that about it. "
"You are wrong" she replied, with
tears in her beautiful eyes. Mrs. With
erwell called this afternoon and asked
me where my brother was. I could see
by the malicious CLEAN in her eyes that
she believed herself in possession of
scandal, which she was doing her utmost
to spread, as she always does whatever
will bring pain or shame to any one."
"Oh, you only imagined SO"
"No, for she had the audacity to ask
me if it was true that he had gone off
with large sum of money belonging to
the firm"
"Venomous old hag" could not re-
frain from exclaiming.
Eyes, she is. and as such is generally
known. Still she gives body and color
to vague rumors, and people remember
her stories when they forget her as their
authority"
well, granting all that" reasoned,
what better answer could we give to
such scandal affecting your brother
than our marriage? Would not that
practically say to the world. We, who
have the best knowledge, know Harold
is not guilty of any wrongT"
"But that would not be true
"Eot true! What do you mean%
1--WE do not know it, and you do not
believe it even. Iwould stake my soul
on my brothers innocence, but you be-
Geve him guilty. Inyour heart you know
you do, Ransom. Admit it."
"I-no-why. certainly not" I STAN
mered, for the directness Of the charge
confused me for moment. "We have
no real proof against him, and, at worst,
Idon't believe any ground for legal action
for. anything more serious than breach OF
trust could be found"
"Ah, love and confidence ignore such
nice distinctions Ispeak to you of my
brother. and you answer me like law
yer"
"But, my darlingr l demonstrated,
this is all irrelevant. Here is all that
really concerns you and me: I love you
with all my heart, and believe you love
me. We wish to marry, and now is the
best of all times for us to do so. Har-
old does not enter into the question.
We have simply to decide whether we
love each other well enough to marry"
"Dear Ransom" she answered, fairly
breaking down and crying on my shoul-
der, II love you as dearly as you love
me, am sure, too we'll by far to join a
dishonored name to yours, and not until
my brother reappears and clears him
self from the suspicious now attaching to
him will ever be your wife,"
"But-good heavens. Celia. suppose
he never comes backT"
"Then l shall never be your wife