Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-22
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herself again for many hours and in
deed for days afterward.
He did not understand the cause OF
1t ALL
In that instant the revelation had
come of the new feeling which was de-
veloping in her, and the knowledge, in
view of all that it meant, had agitated
her as much as any incident in all her
turbulent life.
In the days that followed, Sir Jaffray
noticed for the first time in his wife a
waywardness and uncertainty of temper
which were quite unusual, and they
surprised and rather grieved him. She
was in reality fighting against her new
emotions and striving resolutely to con-
quer them.
But she fought in vain, and from
that moment onward she felt herself
drawn closer and closer to him until che
ceased at last to wage q useless fight.
Her return to England was thus un-
welcome. So long as they were thou
sands of miles away from Europe she
was safe against discovery, and could
she have had her way she would have
prolonged their journey indefinitely.
But Sir Jaffray was beginning to feel
a strong desire to be home. He loved
the place and longed to be there and to
see Lola installed as its beautiful mis-
tress. He would have hurried home
earlier had he followed his own inclina-
tions, but he could not interfere to stop
the pleasure which she showed on every
occasion in all the incidents of their
travelling. He was delighted, however,
when at length he stood with Lola Oh
the big Atlantic liner and watched the
Lighthouse at Sandy Hook growing dim
mer and DINNER in the haze of distance
and felt that they were homewaro
bound.
He was surprised that Lola was silent
and thoughtful.
1t was a new thing for her to feel
foreboding.
But now if what she had begun to
dread came true she felt half helpless
to grapple with it. And it was part OF
the effect of her new love and the fears
it bred that the danger which, when
she did not dread its coming, had SEEM
ed remote and all but impossible now
appeared almost certain and inevitable
She blamed herself for not having taken
any of the thousand precautions at the
time of Pierre's death which she now
saw she ought to have taken, and her
fathers words required to her over and
over again:
"You did not see him dead"
How she wished she had.
Sir Jaffray rallied her once or twice
when he caught her brooding apparent
ly.
beginning to think what serious
matter marriage is?" he asked. "You ii
have no end of fuss made Of you in the
county. Different from the wild west. !"
81 suppose one is quizzed bit, said
Lola. "But know most of the people,
and can manage them. l think"
"Not much fear of that" replied her
husband, with smile of admiration.
"There are not many people you !coald
not manage. We shall have to have a
function or two, and there'll be bit Of
fuss when we get back, expect. But
we won't stay longer than you like at
the manor Well get mp to town. We
shall have to 60 about bit, you know. >
"Yes, marriage isn't an excuse for
refusing invitations, as it used to be III
Galilee. 1t makes one look ont ff them
rather"
"There won't be much looking out
for them, promise you. When once
you're seen, they'll come fast enough.
II Isuppose so, but I'D rather have oul
time back there" with movement OF
the head toward the west, than L
London season. -
you'll grow out of that fast
enough" he said. but I'm glad you
haven't been bored. After all, there's
no place like the manor. to my mind
I'm awfully fond of the old place, and
on my word I 90 back to it with greater
gusto every time I've been away"
Then, after long pause, ne audeo,
shall like it hetter than ever with you
at it's head, Lola, and think you'll get
to feel about it pretty much as do. "
II shall, if you make it pleasant
place to me-" she answered, with a
laughing look of affection. IF not, l
rball hate it. "
"I'il try not to make you do that l
shall be glad when we get there. We're
due in tomorrow afternoon, and if all
goes as it has hitherto we shall be well
up to time. We shall be home before
midnight, all being well. I'm afraid
that our getting in at such a time will
a bit upset any arrangements which the
Walcote people may have made for
reception, but we must have 'em up
next day and give 'em lunch or feed
of some kind. Wonderful cure for dis
appointment is good feed. Jove,
eba1l he Glad tn see the old place again!'