Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-24

and scrutinizing it more carefully he
dropped it into his pocket and asked:
"Miss Lewis, I think you said that
this belongs to you:"
"Yes, sir, though I have not had it
for some time"
"Ahi How was that?"
II had concluded that it was lost,
but now I see that my uncle must have
had it."
"How can you be sure that this is
yours? Has it your name or any other
mark by which you would know itP'
"No; there is no name on it, but I
know that it is. mine, for, as you see, it
is of a peculiar pattern. I have been
told that my mother had it made spe-
cially for my picture, and it has been
in my possession, except lately, for as
long as 1 can remember"
Mr.. Tupper pondered O second, but
said no more on this subject at that
time. Nor did he pursue the point
about the piece of paper directly, but
determined to approach that by another
method.
"Now, then, Miss Lewis, we will 90
back to the meeting across the river, If
you please. Did you meet Mr.. Marvel?
But stop-you have already admitted as
much. Tell US whether you left him on
the other side or whether he crossed
over with you"
"We separated before 1 rowed back to
the farm"
"Then you left him across the river?"
"Yes, sir.
"Did he say where he meant to go!"
"To Epping." ;"
This seemed doubtful to Mr.. Barnes
in the face of the fact that be had found
Marvel at Portsmouth, but then he re-
membered that Joseph Harrison had tes-
titled to meeting Marvel at Epping on
the morning after the muSder. Mr..
Tupper continued:
"Did he say where he would 60 after
that?"
"He did not lay out route and fur
nisk me with complete plan Of his
mdS aments for the future. He did,
however, mention that he would return
to Epping, from which place he had
come that night.
"Do you think that he proceeded to
that place Immediately after leaving
you?'
Virginia was very cautious, now that
the subject involved information about
her lover.
"How should I be able to reply def
nitely?" said she.
"Do you know, then, whether he
crossed the river and visited the house
after parting with you?"
II should say not, as took the boat I"
"Do you mean to say that you did
not see him after you left him ut the
maple tree?"
II mean to say that I havc not seen
him since then"
"Then, why should he have crossed
the river?''
"What makes you think that he did
SOP"
Il do not think; I know"
"You cannot know unless you saw
him, and that is impossible. "
Miss Lewis, there was snow on the
ground, and not only do | know from
his footprints that he visited the farm,
but that he actually went to the very
door by which you had rc-cntcred. or
course 1 cannot know that he went in,
for unfortunately there is no snow with
in, as without.
Virginia was silent, and despite her
strong control of her features it was
evident that she was troubled.
Now, then," SAID the lawyer, con-
tinuiag, 1.-THE question arises, Why did
Mr.. Marvel visit your house at that
late hour2 You say he did not see You.
Could it be that he sought your uncle,
hoping TO effect reconciliation? l un-
derstand that the only obstacle to your
union was his opposition, was it not?"
"That Mr.. Marvel should have sought
my uncle at that hour is preposterous.
You say that he did come to the house,
which doubt, but even though he did
not succeed in seeing me, is it not more
probable that it was his object to do
so?"