Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-15

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could be any real intimacy between her
and Lola, but she felt that as they were
to live as near neighbors all through
their lives there must always be some
degree of friendly relationship main
tanned
1t was a great relief to her, however,
that Sir Jaffray and Lola planned
very long honeymoon. Lola would not
go to the continent, but preferred Amer
lea and would not be satisfied until Sir
Jaffray had agreed to take her over the
ground Of one Of his rough hunting and
shooting expeditions. She was no con-
ventional bride, she declared, and didn't
want conventional honeymoon, and he
yielded to this, as to everything she
asked
They planned tour, then, which
would take some months, and it was re-
solved that they should be away during
the whole Of the winter and not return
until the new year was at least four or
five months old
Beryl was heartily glad Of the ar.
rangement. It would spare her from
what was a great secret pain-the con.
tinual presence Of Sir Jaffray-and she
reckoned that by the time of their re
turn she would have drilled herself 80
thoroughly in the altered state Of
things that the pain and smart Of the
wound would be past.
She set herself liberal round Of daily
work of varied kind and held to it
with the resolve that it should provide
her sufficient occupation to keep her
aloof from much intercourse with Wal
cote manor.
But she laid her plans in necessary
ignorance Of a course Of events which
were destined to mix her up more close
ly than ever with Sir Jaffray and Lola.
In the early part Of the New Year
Beryl was booked for visit to an old
friends house, and after busying her.
self with some Of the preparations she
was walking one afternoon in the park
close by the drive and not far from the
house when she noticed stranger 60
ing toward the house Her father fire.
quently had people whom she did not
know to call upon him on various mat.
ters of business, but strangers were still
rare enough to attract attention, and
this one was certainly out of the COM
mon.
He was fair, handsome and foreign
looking, and the girl had time to notice
him closely, as they were both walking
toward the house, and he was some 20
or 80 yards ahead of her.
As she entered the house by side
door the servant met her and said that
there was visitor waiting to see her
in the library.
ITO see me, Challen?" she asked the
man.
"Yes, miss. He said it was to see you
on particular business-private bust.
ness, miss. I"
Beryl smiled.
Are you sure there is no mistake?
What is his name?"
Turner, miss, pronounced foreign. l
couldn't quite catch it, and be didn't
give me card.
well, I don't understand it, but I'll
90 and see him..
She went without waiting to take of
her hat, thinking there was some mis-
take or that the visitor was on some
begging expedition.
"You wish to see me?" she asked
when the man rose and bowed with the
air of a man of the world at his ease.
Miss Beryl Leycester have l the
pleasure Of seeing?"
"Yes, she answered rather stifay,
not liking her closer scrutiny of him.
"Then have come to beg the honor
of few words on matter which is OF
great consequence to me. My name is
Turrian-Pierre Turrian. don't know
whether your fellow got it correctly"
II do not know the name"
"That is true-I am afraid quite true.
Nevertheless you can render me great
service, and it may be that what have
to say will interest you greatly. 1t may
take some time to say all I want to say,
however. May pray that you be seated?
have leg that is bad servant since
I-met with an accident some two years
ago."
He placed chair for her with an air
Of exaggerated politeness, and she sat
down, out of consideration Hor him and
disliking him more and more every
minute.
TO BE CONTINUED.