Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-16
This. meant q respite for him.

on her life and to risk everything on
the chance of getting few more days
at the manor house in order to complete
a plan which had been shaping itself in
his thoughts as sort of last desperate
act.
In that he needed the help of Lola
and resolved to have a long talk with
her and compel her to fall in with his
views.
But be let nothing of his darker
thoughts appear in his manner, and he
was as jaunty in air, light of tongue
and pleasantly chatty as usual during
the whole of breakfast.
In whatever direction the conversa-
tion turned he took such share as was
usual with him, whether he knew any
thing about subject or not. and ex.
cept that be looked little haggard
from sleepless night there was moth
ing in his manner to suggest to any OF
the others nat anything unusual had
happened or was being planned by him.
He was annoyed when he heard Sir
Jatfray say that he and Lola were going
to ride out together, because he wanted
to have his interview with her as soon as
possible and had intended to speak to her
That morning, but he accepted the tenn
porary check with equanimity as in
evitable.
Before she started, however, he man.
aged to get two minutes alone with her
when she stood with her habit on wait
ing for Sir Jaffray.
"I must see you today alone for an
hour" he said.
"Thank you. l have nothing what
ever to say to you in private, =" she an.
swered curtly.
Something has happened Of which
you know nothing. want to tell you.
It affects the whole position here, and
everything is in peril. You must be
warned for your own safety. I'm not a
fool to cry wolf without very real
cause. You know that. There is serious
danger"
Lola bit her lip and was startled de-
spite her efforts.
II shall probably be back some time
before Sir Jaffray and will see you be-
fore lunch.
II wish you both a pleasant ride,
he said aloud and with smile, for Sir
Jaffray had come up. 81 shall try to
do an hour or twos work at music.
And he stood, smiling and bareheaded,
looking after them as they rode away
down the drive. Then he turned back
into the house and went to the music
room, where be found Mrs. De Witt ev-
identity waiting for him. but he was in
no mood for flirting or fooling with her.
"Are you going to play or sing, NJ.
Turrian?" she asked. "The lovers have
ridden off together and left us. Lola
was full of excuses for leaving me, but
told her would certainly excuse her,
seeing that as the other people are COM
ing soon this may be the last chance
they would have of billing and cooling
together, and they are so absurdly hup-
py with one another that I could not
think of letting etiquette interfere. Be-
sides, Lola is such an unconventional
creature one can't expect her to do as
other people"
"No, true; otherwise you'd be riding
with the husband and should be talk
ing to the wife, As it is, they positively
leave us together. 1t is very droll when
you think of it. If anything were to
happen! If were to fall violently In
love with you or you with me, their re-
sponsibility would be enormous.
Mrs. De Witt laughed not very pleas
antly.
"You are a singular man. she said.
because loved you yesterday after
noon and don't love you this morning?
Say rather a natural man. Passion,
madame, is a garment to be worn only
on occasion. lest it should grow shabby
and tattered with too much use.
"You are insulting"
"Not in the least" he answered in
solently. "Women in the morning are
appendages, in the afternoon playmates
and in the evening playthings, but they
are never necessaries, except i'll the sense
of being necessary evils, and that only
after marriage.
~ have no desire to be an appendage
to all idle singer" said Mrs De Witt
very angrily. and she swept out of the
room, disappointed at the difference be-
tween his present mood and that Of the
previous day.
Pierre Turrian was glad to get rid of
her so easily, and he went out soon
afterward, and choosing part of the
drive which would enable him to catch
the earliest glimpse of Lola on her re-
turn he walked up and down, thinking
and smoking cigarettes necessarily un-
til she came.
AS soon as he caught sight of her
coming he hurried back to the house
and waited for her to dismount, and
the moment she entered the great hall
of the manor he spoke to her.
"Where can we 60? We must be very
private.
Come into the library" she an
swered, leading the way into the room
where they had had their first inter-
view at the manor.
eff any one wants me, I am en-
gagged" she said to the servant. Then,
when the latter had closed the door,
she turned to the Frenchman. "Now,
what is it?'
He looked at her for moment with
out replying and then said with en-
phatic deliberation:
1.-The worst that it could be. Every
thing is known.
And for the moment Lola lost all her