Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-07
CHAPTER Xxx.
QUESTIONS

kept the promise had made to my
self and did not 60 to the stables Had
! intended to go there, l could not have
done so after the discovery I have just
mentioned. 1t awakened too many
thoughts and contradictory surmises. If
this knot was a signal, for whom was
this signal meant? If it was a mere
acknowledgment of death, how recon
cile the sentimentality which prompt
ed such an acknowledgment with the
monstrous and diseased passions lying
at the base Of the whole dreadful oc-
currence? Lastly, if it was the result OF
pure carelessness, bit Of Grape having
been caught up and used for a purpose
for which any ordinary string would
have answered, what coincidence be-
tween it and my thoughts, what won
derful coincidence. amounting almost to
miracle
Marveling at the whole affair and
deciding nothing, l allowed myself to
stroll down alone to the gate, William
having left me at my peremptory re-
fusal to drag my skirts any longer
through the briers. The day being bright
and the sunshine warming even the
gloomy recesses of the forest before me,
the road, l thought, looked less ominous
than usual, especially in the direction
of the village and Deacon Spears cot
tage. The fact is that anything seemed
better than the grim and lowering walls
of the house behind me. If my home
was there, so was my dread, and l well
coined D rhaps more than l ought to the
sight of Mother James heavy figure bent
over her herbs at the door Of her hut, q
few PAGES to my left, where the road
turned.
Had she not been deaf, believed l
would have called her AS it was, l con-
tented myself with watching the awk-
ward swayings Of her body as she pot
tered to and fro among her turnips and
carrots My eyes were still on her when
suddenly heard the clatter Of horses
hoofs on the highway. Looking up, I
encountered the trim figure Of MIR.
Trohm, bending to me from fine sor-
rel.
GOOD morning, Miss Butterworth.
It's a great relief to me to see you in
such good health and spirits this morn
ing" were the pleasant words with
which he endeavored, perhaps, to ex-
plain his presence in spot more or less
considered as under ban
1t was certainly a surprise. What
l. E.
from man whose acquaintance l had
made only the day before: 1t touched
me, little as / am in the habit Of allow
ing yself to be ruled by trivial senti-
mentalities and though l was discreet
enough to avoid any further recognition
of his kindness than was his due from q
lady of great self respect he was evi-
IDENTIFY sufficiently gratitied by my re-
sponse to draw rein and pause for mo-
ment's conversation under the pine trees.
This for the moment seemed. so nat
ural that forgot that more than one
pair Ct eyes might be watching me from
the upper windows back Of us-eyes
which might wonder at a meeting which
to the foolish understandings Of the
young might have the look Of premedi'
tation. But, pshaw! l am speaking as II
/ were 20 instead of-let the family
record say. | never could see that it was
O weakness for woman to keep certain
secrets to herself
"How did you pass the night!" was
Mr.. Trohm's first question II hope IL
all due peace and quiet.
THANK you" returned, not seeing
why | should increase his anxiety II
my regard II have nothing to com
plain of. 1 had dream, but dreams are
to be expected where one has to pass