Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-13
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when shot. and I am seeking the gar
ments which he wore"
"Have you found them?" asked Vir
ginia, still with her countenance under
perfect control.
"No, have not" admitted Burrows
little disconnected. Before. he could
continue he was surprised to hear hel
cay:
"Will you come in to dinner? came
to call my cousin, but he does not ap
pear to be here" " Without waiting fol
his answer she left the room.
Burrows was disconnected at the read
iness with which she had dismissed the
whole topic. Could it be, he thought,
that, after all, she knew nothing? He
could not bring himself to admit this
remembering her evident interest il
keeping some secret of which she was
possessed. "The deeper I get the more
complicated the whole thing seems tt
be-" he muttered, as he followed his
hostess to the dining room. At that mo-
ment he sincerely wished for the return
of Mr.. Barnes.
Nothing Of any consequence occurred
during the remainder Of the day, and
Burrows retired early to sleep thai
night. Once in bed, he could not helI
wondering whether there would be 6
repetition of the mysterious noises O,
the night before. His slumbers were
undisturbed, and he awoke much re-
freshed the next morning. Immediately
after breakfast be left the farm an6
went to the saloon where he and Mr.
Barnes had stopped Oh their first ar
rival. Here he found, as he expected,
that their trunks had been sent from
New Market, and he was thus enabled
to make change of clothing, of which
he felt sorely in need. This done, be
proceeded to the squire's house to ascer.
tain if anything had been heard from
his superior.
He was ushered into most comfort,
able parlor and was shortly Joined by
the squire himself, who entered with g
dispatch in his hand.
"Good morning, Mr.. Burrows, " said
he, advancing. II presume you are anx'
ious to know about Mr.. Barnes. I have
just received message from him, sent
from Portsmouth. He promises to be
with US today. Do you know what call
ed him to that city?"
"Not exactly, squire, though fancy
I might guess. He left me to find out
the address on a certain letter which be
thought it of Importance to have. Isup'
pose he must have followed the letter tc
its destination, in order to come up with
the party to whom it was written"
"And who may that be?" asked the
squire, with considerable curiosity.
II cannot say certainly" replied
Burrows; "but, as the letter was written
by Miss Lewis, I fancy it may be hel
lover, Walter Marvel. If this should
prove to be the case, you will see how
we'll Mr.. Barnes foretold how he should
find this man when he said that he
would only need to keep watch on the
movements of the lady"
"But does he - that is, does Mr..
Barnes think that Marvel is connected
with this case?" The squire's voice
quivered slightly. Evidently he was
sorry to have this young man implicated.
"You will find, when you know Mr..
Barnes better, that he is very slow to
express any decided opinions in cases of
this kind. In fact, it is commonly said
among the men Oh the force that
when Mr.. Barnes accuses man he al
ways proves him guilty Therefore, you
see, it is impossible for me as yet to say
just what he does think
Before the conversation could be car
ried any further, there was loud rap
on the knocker of the front door, and
the squire himself hastened to open it.
ushering in Mr.. Barnes and Walter
Marvel. Squire Olney was as one struck
dumb when he saw and recognized the
latter. How quickly this shrewd de-
tective had accomplished what had baf-
fled the efforts of go many others! In
Just 24 hours he had apprehended the
man whom he had come to find. Marvel
was the first to speak.
"Good morning, squire. You seem
surprised to see me.
~ am, rejoincd the squire briefly.
"Mr. Barnes here has told me what
/ did not know. You have offered re-
ward for my capture. "
The squire hastened to disavow any
personal responsibility for that action
and continued: 81 hope, Walter, you
know that / am your friend. have on
y done my duty"
II understand perfectly, squire. How
ever, under the circumstances and be-
cause of later occurrences, l accepted
the advice of Mr.. Barnes and returned
at once.
"Ohl Then you are not under arrest?"
asked the squire anxiously. Walter
changed color slightly, and Mr.. Barnes
hastened to relieve his embarrassment
by saying:
"No, squire; he came with me volun-
tarily. But now, if you can offer US
any refreshments, we should be CRATE
full. We walked from New Market, and
it has sharpened our appetites, has it
not, Mr.. Marvel?"
Walter nodded assent, and Burrows,
who was watching the scene with in
terest, was surprised at the apparent
good will which seemed to exist be-
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