Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-03

that found it impossible to find salts.
factory answers for. Why, with so many
more or less attractive bed chambers al
their command, had they chosen to put
me in this hole, where the very flooring
was unsafe and the outlook the most
dismal that could be imagined, and why
in all our peregrinations in and out Of
rooms had we always passed one door
without entering? She had said that II
was William 's-a sufficient explanation
If true, and / have no doubt it was-but
the change Of countenance with which
she had passed it and the sudden light
ening of her tread, SO instructive that
she was totally unconscious Of it, marked
that door as one it would be my duty to
enter if fate should yet give me the op,
portunity. That it was the one in com.
munication with the flower parlor fell
satisfied, but in order to make assurance
double sure I determined upon a tour
through the shrubbery outside that
might compare the location Of the win
dow with the Clipped blind with that
of this room, which was, as well as
could calculate, the third room from the
rear on that side.
When, therefore, William called uI
to know if I was ready for my drive,
answered back that was more tired than
I expected and that would be glad tc
exchange that pleasure for visit to the
stables.
This, as expected, caused considera'
BILE comment and some disturbance.
They wanted me to repeat my expert.
ence of the day before and spend two II
not more hours Of the morning out Of
the house. But l did not mean to graft.
fy them. Indeed I felt that my duty
lay here and was so persistent in my
wishes, or rather in my declaration OF
them, that all opposition had to give
way, even in the stubborn William.
II thought'you had dread Of dogs,
was the final remark with which he en-.
deavored to turn me aside from my
purpose. II have three in the barn and
two in the stable, and they make q
great fuss when come around, I assure
you"
"Then they will have enough to dc
without noticing me, said I, with q
brazen assumption Of courage that
would have astonished myself if I had
had any real intention Of invading q
place so guarded. But I had not. I nc
more meant to enter the stables than to
jump off the house top, but it was neces.
sary that / should start for them and
make that start from the left wing Of
the house.
How / managed the intractable vii.
liam and led him as did from bush to
bush and shrub to shrub, up and down
the length OF that interminable facade
Of the left wing, would make an inter.
esting story in itself. The curiosity
showed in plants, even such plants az
had survived the neglect that had made
q wilderness of this old time garden;
the indifference which, contrary to all
my habits, I persisted in manifesting
to every inconvenience encountered In
the way of straightforward walking to
any object 1 set my fancy upon exam.
ining; the knowledge I exhibited, and
the interest which I took it for granted
he felt in ali l discovered and all i'm
parted to him would form the basis Of
q farce Of no ordinary merit had 1t not
had it's birth in interests and intenta
bordering on the tragic, II not leading
slowly up to it.
A row of bushes Of various species
ran along the wall and covered In some
instances the lower ledges Of the first
row Of windows Toward a certain
shrub which / had observed growing
near what supposed to be the easement
from whose blind I had chipped small
silver I was slowly moving, and when
I reached it nothing would restrain my
enthusiasm or my evident desire to dis
play my erudition.
"This," said l. "is without any
doubt at all, 6 stunted but undoubtet
specimen Of that rare tree. found seldom
north of the thirtieth degree, the Mag
nolia grandihora. have never seen 1t
but once before, and that was in the
botanical gardens in Washington. Note
its leaves. You have noted it's flowers,
smaller undoubtedly than they should
be-but then you mist acknowledge II
has been in a measure negleoted-are
they not fine?"
Here I pulled branch down which
interfered with my view Of the window.
There was no chip out Of the blinds
thus discovered. Seeing this, let the
branch 20. "But the oldest feature OF
this tree and one with which you are
perhaps not acquainted" Il wonder ii
anybody is?) sis that it will not grow
within 30 feet of any plant which scat
ters pollen. See for yourself. This next
shrub bears no flower" Il was moving
along the walD "nor this" l drew
down a branch as / spoke, caught sight
Of the mark I was looking for and let
the branch spring back. lbad found the
window I wanted.
His grunts and groans during all this
formed running accompaniment which
would have afforded me great secret
amusement had my purpose been less
serious AS it was, could pay but lit.
tie attention to him, especially after
had stepped back far enough to take q
glance at the window over the one
had just located as that Of the flower
parlor. 1t was, as expected, the third
one from the rear corner, but 1t was not
this fact which gave me thrill Of feel.
ing so strong that l have never had
harder work to preserve my equanimity'
It was the knot Of black Grape with
which the shutters were tied together.
TO BE CONTINUED.