Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-07

that I'm in St. Petersburg"
Katia was delighted with the neat
ness and simplicity of his plan and
promised to look out for the advertise
ment.
"And I have something to ask of
you, too, Katerina Vasilyevna," said
Vladimir after thinking for little
while.
"What is it?''
"You remember our conversation yes
terday about your brother?''
81 should think so. Of course do. "
"And you may rest assured that l
shall not forget it either, only give
me your word that you will not breathe
a syllable of my intention to any living
creature. You understand, am sure,
that this is no caprice of mine. Every
thing depends upon the thing being
kept secret. 1t is not I alone who am
concerned here. ="
Every well," said Katia. II give
you my word. will not speak Of it to
single living creature-except man.
ma, of course. ="
mo, no. You must not say Word
to her either"
"What-not to mammal" she asked
in surprise. "What danger can there be
in her knowing? And it would be ray
of hope to her."
EYES," said Vladimir, "but she may
speak of it-indsed she is sure to speak
Of it to some one else"-
Vladimir did not want to finish his
sentence. He shrank from the idea of
accusing her lover to her, but the girls
quick ear had caught peculiar tone in
his voice.
"What do you mean by that? Whom
are you thinking OFF" she asked, firing
up.
Vladimir did not answer.
"Why don't you speak? You are
thinking of some one in particular. Say
what you mean straight out. You have
no right to say such things without
oause-you have no right to-, " she re-
peated, with rising excitement
"What am I to say? You can guess
yourself" said Vladimir, looking away
from her.
"You mean Pavel Alexandrovich?
Yes" Katia burst out Indignantly,
land you are not ashamed to think it.
Because he doesn't agree with your
opinions, because he is an official, you
are ready to suspect him off,
"No, not because of that" answered
Vladimir quietly.
"Then why? Tell me. will know.
"What do you Think" said Vladimir,
looking her straight in the face. To
whom are we indebted for last nights
visit? Who could know?"
"It's not true. It's not true. 1t can't
be- forbid you-do you hear?-I forbid
you to repeat that slander!" cried Katia,
choking with anger.
II should be very happy to know that
I had been mistaken" said Vladimir,
"but"-
"No, no. No, I tell you" Katia al
most screamed. "StopW
Vladimir shrugged his shoulders and
said no more. They did not exchange
single word until the moment Of part
ing.
There was no one on the landing
stage but two old women going to the
shrine of st. Macary. Vladimir took his
ticket unmolested, and, with the port
marteau in his hand, waited for the
gangway to be put up.
Don't remember me in anger, Kate
rina Vasilyevna. he said softly, "and
forgive all my sins against you-invol-
untary sins, mean, fer could have no
voluntary ones againsf y; -
katia answered with All irritable ges-
ture of her hand.
She remained standing on the land
ing Stage like soldier at his post un-
til the steamer started Then she turned
away, and, without looking back,
walked into the street, where she hired
trap, without asking the fare, and
! drove home, thoroughly upset and mis-
erable.
A horrible doubt had been flung into
her mind. No sooner was she left alone
than her firm conviction of her lovers
innocence began to melt away. Appear
duCSS MeTo very uIuCu aSoluo1 Hlh1.
Moreover, she now remembered certain
phrases and expressions of his which up
till now she had let pass unheeded. He
had never dared to speak i'll of Vania
in her presence, but in his heart he de-
tested all such people as Vania and re-
garded them as almost personal enc
mics whom there was no need to treat
with ceremony or to trifle with. In-
deed he was not in the habit Of treat
ing his enemies with too much cere-
mony-that she knew.
AS she drove up to the house she saw
groom leading horses which she
recognized at once. 1t was covered with
sweat and foam. Kroutikov met her in
the hall. He had just galloped in from
the town.
"Ah, at lastp' he exclaimed. II was
beginning to think should never see
you any more. "
He spoke in jesting tone, but Ka-
tia's sudden disappearance with Vladi-
mir-he had heard everything from the
nurse-had really disturbed and fright