Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-26

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petuously.
Sir Jaffray had no answer, for her
reply tapped the other stream of his
trouble concerning her, and he could
say nothing.
"You could have come with me,
Lola" said Beryl quietly. 81 think,
with Jaffray, that you should have
waited, unless, that isl She stopped
and left the sentence unfinished.
"Unless what?" asked the baronet,
glancing at her.
"What made Mr.. Clifford turn sud-
denly in that strange way?" she asked
as an apparently irrelevant reply.
The baronet muttered angrily at the
mention of the name.
II was wondering whether he had
some motive, after ALL" she added.
"But there-one clings to any straw. I"
"It is terrible, terribler' exclaimed
Sir Jaffray. ~ cannot stand this in
activity. I must do something or l
shall 90 ont of my mind. "
Then long and most painful inter.
val Of silence came.
"Jaffray," said Lola, rising abruptly
from the sofa, 1--WE had better part
now. 1t will be less suffering for you
when we are not together. Goodby. !"
She held out her hand to him. Il have
made an i'll return for all your love, but
try, whatever happens, not to bear too
hard a memory. meant in all sim
cerity to pick out the course that would
lead to the least trouble for you, and
heaven knows would have spared you
all this if could. Goodby."
"It is not that which troubles me
now, Lola" he answered. II am not
such brute as to be thinking Of my.
self at such O moment as this. What /
want to do is to see way for you. Are
you really resolved to give yourself up
this evening? If you would delay it,
the truth might come out"
II would rather face it at once. If
wait, my resolve may fail me alto
gether. am coward when think Of
you, and death would be so much
easier"
Don't, Lolal Don'tl" he cried in a
voice Of pain.
And then another long silence fell
on the three.
Sir Jaffray broke it.
~ shall wire for some one to come
and take up the threads which Clifford
has bungled so terribly" he said, with
sudden emp basis. "At all events it
will be doing something, and heaven
knows we need cool head here now.
In the meantime there is no goodby be-
tween us yet, Lola. may be away
some time, but I shall get back before
before the evening"" hr said, chang
ing the phrase with some slight show
of embarrassment.
He went away then, and Lola and
Beryl both found in his departure some
selief from the strain.
They sat together, their talking
broken by long gaps Of silence, and
Beryl did her utmost to comfort her
companion and to draw her confidence.
One confidence Lola shared with her.
and the little story was both told and
listened to amid scalding tears from
both. The sharing of the secret drew
the two women closer than ever TO-
gether.
As the time passed Lola endeavored
to assume firm and resolute manner,
but Beryl could see how completely she
was overcome.
With difficulty Beryl induced her to
take some food and wine.
"You will need courage, Lola" she
said, "for Jaffray's ard that other's
sake" And at this plea she yielded,
forcing herself 10 eat and drink.
In the evening Beryl's agitation In
creased, and her usual calmness quite
deserted her, but Lola, on the other
hand, grew strong and determined as
the time of the arrest approached. 1t
was characteristic of her to meet the
trouble when it came close defiantly.
When Sir Jaffray came in, he was
surprised to find Lola so cool and conf
dent and Beryl go agitased.
He told them what he had done-how
he had seen Clifford and spoken ont his
opinion in strong terms and in the
presence of one or two Of the servants
had told him to leave the manor, then
how he had telegraphed to London to a
we'll known firm of solicitors, accus-