Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-09-10

He rose with q curious look, some
thing between q smile and scowl, and
replied:
"As you please. Shall we talk here OF
will you 90 inside?"
lis any one there?"
"Only Mary Carey"
"Then We'll talk outside. Come with
me to the river bank.
They crossed the road together and
remained some time in earnest CONVEX
sation, out Of earshot Of the driver of
the car. AS the conversation proceeded
Blake seemed to be speaking angrily
and fercely, while Catherine pleaded to
him in dumb show.
At last they returned Blake's pale
face looked bright and triumphant
while GATHERINGS was blotted with
tears He assisted her on to the car and
raised his hat with grin.
"Then it is q bargain?" she said anx-
iously. II have your promisef"
"Oh, yes," he answered, "mum's the
word, cousin. Keep your promise and
I'll keep mine.
He stood with his hands in his pock.
cts, whistling and laughing as he
watched the car driven rapidly away.
The sound Of footstep made him turn,
and he encountered the eyes Of Mary
Carey. The girls face was pale with
passion and her voice trembled as she
said:
II saw you together. What brought
her over herep'
"What do you think2" said Blake,
laughing.
~ don't know and I don't care, but
she'd better mind what she's after if
she comes again between you and me.
I've had enough of that. "
"You re fool, Mary"
"I'm no fool neither. know what
I'm talking about"
"She's come to her senses, that's all, !"
said the young man, Struggling his
shoulders. "She's afraid" "
MAYBE she's reason"
"True for you. She's going away to
Dublin, she says"
"The devil SO after her and stay
along wild her."
"stop a bit and whisper. This is
what she wants
And he whispered rapidly in the
girls ear.
"You don't name that" she cried
II do, though"
"And what did you say?'
II said I'd take tho money and hold
my tongue. "
"What would Mr. Langford say if
he knew? Would he marry her after
ALP"
MAYBE he would, " said Blake, with
q savage oath, "but I'll take care he
never does. If she's too good for me in
spite of all she's too good for him. the
omadhun. 1 promised to let her alone,
but said nothing about him."
So saying, he strode back to the inn,
and seizing bottle poured himself out
a glass Of raw spirits.
Here's her health" he cried. MAY
she live long and prosper. She has more
sense than l gave her credit for. "
News of GATHERINGS visit to his rival
was waited in due course to Philip
Langford Indeed, he could not fail to
hear it, since it was very common
topic Of conversation. Wiseacres, in
Guiding Captain Kennedy, shook their
heads over it. 1t corroborated their
original suspicious, that there was some
mysterious connection between the lady
Of the castle and her savage kinsman,
whom she was now anxious 70 keep
silent
Langford said nothing, but grew the
very incarnation of silent despair. He
had good reason to be miserable, for on
two occasions when he had called at
the castle the lady had declined to see
him. He wrote to her in passionate
terms begging an interview. She re-
piled very briefly to the effect that she
had determined to see no one except the
priest.
Father O'Donnell, the only person
who was in her confidence, was very
angry indeed when he heard Of her visit
to Blake. He told her fatty that it was
an act of folly.
Everybody is talking Of it, my
child, and coupling your names TO-
gether.' -
"What does it matter?" she ex'
claimed
but your reputation is concerned. Z"
II am quite Indifferent on the SUBJ
ject.'
Saints above!" cried the worthy
father. "Do you know what they are
saying, that you have bribed Patrick
Blake to hold his tongue? My child,
there is only one course open to you
to tell the whole truth and punish the
villain who has done you such shame
full wrong"
81 will never do that, she answered,
sobbing.
LET me speak. Let me confront the
scoundrel. Release me of my oath and
let me punish him as he deserves. "
He is punished enough already, !"
was the reply.
Punished? He is freeman, when
he should be lying in the Jail at Castle
bar. ."