Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-26
CHAPTER VII
THE RESCUED ONES.

The second letter was dated "At
Home" the evening before and thus
ran:
Ny DEAREST HARoLD-How you must have
been astonished this afternoon when you dis
covered that the runaway team was oursi You
believed that mother and were on the conti-
nent, where we expected to remain for year
more and where you were to Join us In the
autumn. Instead we are in the same city with
your precious self.
And now that am fairly caught l must
make a confession. OF course it was our In
tention to stay abroad for the whole time fixed
upon last autumn when we left home, directly
after fathers death. Mothers health seemed
to require 1t, and, as you know, she was fol.
lowing the advice Of her physician. But about
0 month ago she began to feel homesick. She
longed to be among the familiar scenes In New
York. She repressed her ye rning for time,
until 1t became 30 strong tLat she was wholly
miserable. Finally she declared she could
stand it no longer and autographed to Liver
pool for q cabin. -. i..-.-.-
Is It unmaidenly to confess that was secret
b pleasedP No, for 1t would enable me to see
You months sooner than either Of Us expected.
In my heart was glad, as knew you would
be- decided to surprise yoa. would let you
know nothing Of our change OF plan until after
our arrival home. Then would send you q
note inviting you to call.
That was my scheme. which was spoiled by
the affair Of this afternoon. Strange that you
should appear at the critical moment But it
was 30 ordered Of Providence. You we're the
means Of saving mothers life, and she knows
it, and would have saved mine but for the fall
from your horse. My heart stood still when
saw you 60 to the ground with such awful sud-
denness, but they said you were not badly
hurt, and the news we got from the hospital
was that you were doing even better than was
expected.
Oh. how glad and thankful ami You will
soon be yourself, and Of course will take the
first opportunity to call upon your impatient
but devoted JEANETTE
The emotions caused by the reading
Of this letter drove al thoughts Of
"Budd" of Chicago from my mind.
In one sense the lady's missive was a
revelation. She was devotedlv attached
to Harold. Probably the two were en-
gagged. 1t waN his impatience to see her
that had led him to sail for Europe six
months sooner than had been his inten-
tion, and as was understood by the young
lady herself
And yet at the very hour that he was
sailing down the bay she was coming
up, if possibly she had not already ar.
rived. She had sought to surprise him,
not dreaming that her lover would at
tempt the same thing
But what was to be my role in this
strange complication? Having assumed
the character of my double, it was i'm.
possible to cast it aside. No one would
believe me. 1t would be the height Of
dishonor to assume the place Of Harold
In the affections of his beloved.
And yet, in one sense, how could help
it2 I would have to call upon her, for
failure to do so would be beyond en-
PLANTATION. l might stave off the meeting
for day or two because Of the acci-
dent, but only for very brief while.
Within the next few days I must pay
my respects to Jeanette.
But confound it! What would she
think Of my behavior in her presence?
Of necessity there would follow hun
dreds Of trifling references whose mean
ing would be as hidden from me as from
the man in the moon. She would be
mystified, puzzled, shocked
All, ha! had it Happy thought
Ny violent fall in the park had af-
footed my brain most peculiarly. While
everything else was clear. my memory
had been so Jared that it was at fault
The wheels had slipped a cog. I found
It impossible to recall many past occur
rences I hoped to recover in time, but
the specialist whom l consulted said
the strange affliction might remain for a
year. Meanwhile my friends must pity
and have patience.
The refuge which had so suddenly
presented itself promised to open the
way for escape from other disagreeable
entanglements. 1t might enable me to
shake off Mr.. Budd Of Chicago.
Having hit upon this providential
refuge, there was no reason why should
not call upon Jeanette at once. I would
do 80.
But holdl Where was her homer
What was her full name?
Surely there should be no difficulty in
learning all that She had dated her