Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-26

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Seems to haze done you good to Oe'
home"
"Where did you kIow him?'
Switzerland, soon after | left the
convent. He taught me singing when
there -7as some talk about my using
my voice, you know" She had told
him that at one time her father had
thought of putting her ON the stage.
but that she had refused to goa YER
sion of the fact that was not accurate
and a mere reference to this subject
was generally enough to turn him from
any awkward discussion.
"Were you under him long? Did he
know that you were thinking of that?'
"No, of course not, she answered
when ne paused, taking her cue from
his hesitation 1.-The thing never went
far enough for that. He knew no more
than that had voice that was to be
trained, and he trained it. He is a good
singer as we'll as player. You'll hear
him in all probability. BY the way,
shall have to get to work and practice
Our wanderings haven't given me much
time for singing" And with that she
turned the subject.
She had produced the impression she
wished upon Sir Jaffray's mind and
had further prepared the way for Pierre
Turrian's coming to the house should
he insist upon doing that, as she
thought very Likely.
But she had still to deal with Lady
Walcote, and during the time she was
going %gound the house and stables and
the grounds and the conservatories with
Sir Jaffray she was thinking out how
best to meet his mother.
She commenced with an attack from
her own side. skillfully planned and
executed.
She found the old lady sitting alone
in the morning room. and she went up
and kissed her with show Of much
warmth. Then, drawing low chair. she
sat down by her
"Good morning, mother. l may call
you mother?" she asked. looking into
the elder womau's rlher stern eyes.
"Jaffray's wife can be nothing but
my daughter, Lola" she answered.
The girl paused and then said slowly
and thoughtfully:
II could wish that there were less di-
plomacy in that answer and more
warmth in the tone" And she sighed.
81 have never had mother. remember. "
81 know very little indeed OF your
childhood, Lola. You have never told
me anything, you know" was Lady
Walcote's answer.
"It is hard to give confidence where
there is no sympathy" said Lola.
"As hard as to give sympathy where
no confidence is offered, child"
The girl sighed and raised her hand
and let it fall on her lap as if with q
gesture of disappointment.
Il want to find love in the manor
house," she said, after pause, looking
up into Lady Walcote's face, land you
offer me-this. dropping her voice,
but keeping her eyes fixed steadily OIL
her companions face.
The old ludy returned the look with
one quite as steady
"What do you mean, Lola"'
"That 1 want to love you and you tt
love me, and in place of that you meet
me with diplomatic answers and neatly
turned retorts. Is that all the welcome
you have for me? Is that what our re-
lations are always to be? Can JaHraJ
bring us NO nearer than that?"
1t was q subtle plea and for moment
went unanswered
Then. taking the girls hand with
more kindly a;tion than she had ye
shown, Lady Nalcote said:
II, too, wish to love Jaffray's wife
Lola, but love is not thing to be driver
and constrained, and if yon do not fine
me so warm as you wish you shall a
least find ME quite frank. | have beer
glad to have your letters and to see II
them the little overtures which though
I could detect. l thank you for you
thoughtfulness, child, in urging me no
to leave the manor, and have staid, a
you see, for the time, to see how we ge
on. 1t is an experiment, no more.
"Why need we doubt the resultT'
"There are many reasons,. but l vii
give you one-one that is from my side
You know that l had cherished othe
plans for Jatfray's marriage, that TO
years past it had been the strong deslr'
of our family that Jaffray should mar
ry his cousin, that Beryl has alway
been like daughter of my own ant
that the project was infinitely dear t
me. We old people do not easily plucl
out from the heart u desire of this kind
which has struck such deep roots Their
as this in mine, and have yet to SCI
how the old manor will seem to M
with another in Beryl's place"
"That is very hard for me to hear,
said Lola after long pause.