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

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Beryl's heart bled as she thought of
what Lola must have suffered during
the night and since the moment OF the
terrible deed by the wall Of the ruined
cottage in Ash Tree wood.
The girl went in to Lady Walcote un-
decided how much to tell her of all that
had happened.
The old lady welcomed her warmly.
She loved the girl, and now in the time
of the sorrow and trouble which had
fallen on the house she was infinitely
glad of the comfort of her presence.
"This is a sad house, Beryl," she
said after she had kissed her and made
her bring stool and sit close by her
knees. ~ have been sitting alone here
thinking till my poor brain reels and is
dizzy with it all. How is Jaffray now?
Where is be? He has been like one dis
tracted. Oh, Beryl, how could she treat
him so?'
"There is much that we cannot yet
understand, DEAR" answered Beryl
soothingly. "Do you know Jaffray's
thoughts? He fears that Lola has for
the time gone out of her mind.
"No; it is not that, said the old
lady deoisively. "You don't think that,
I am sure She has deceived him. She
is bad, Beryl-bad to the core. She
comes of bad stock and is bad herself.
That Frenchman is mixed up in this in
some way. never liked him-always
suspected him, with his handsome face
and his lying tongue. "
"She loved Jaffray," began Beryl,
when Lady Walcote burst in bitterly:
eyes, as Delilah loved Samson or
Jael Sisera and as Circe used to love
the fools she turned to swine. Women
don't elope from those they love and
with those they hate, do they? Non
sense, child! When you've lived as long
in the world as I have, you'll learn to
know falsehood when you see it and
lies when you hear them. She never
loved Jaffray, never.
"No; you are quite wrong, answered
Beryl in a firm, clear tone, land some
day you'll be the first to own it.
81 don't see why you should take her
part. ="
"The day will come when you will
do the same, DEAR" answered Beryl
sweetly, smiling and stroking the old
woman's hand, for have never known
heart in trouble to turn to you for SYM
pathy in vain"
II have no sympathy for the woman
who wrongs and shames my son." was
the angry reply.
"You have no strength to close your
heart against the plant of genuine and
desolate misery"
Lady Walcote shook her head and
made as if to reply again sternly, but,
meeting Beryl's eyes, said nothing and
contented berself with the unspoken as
sertion of her sternness.
"You must Danish all that hardness, y
said Beryl after pause, land collect
all your strength of endurance. There
is more trouble than even this flight Of
Sir Jaffray's wife. This Frenchman
who left yesterday is dead-died sud
denly under circumstances which sug-
gest that he was killed by violence. ."
SIS there no end to the scandal which
that man brings upon US all?'' exclaim-
ed Lady Walcote, wringing her hands.
"How did it happen? Tell me- "
Beryl told as much of the case as she
thought necessary and parried the ques-
tions which Lady Walcote put to her,
and she was still occupied thus when a
servant knocked at the door and said
that Sir Jaffray wished to see her i'll
the library.
With Sir Jaffray matters had reached
point that seemed to promise an ugly
crisis.
The local inspector was a man of
some surface shrewdness, and as he was
very anxious to find al opportunity of
helping forward his own promotion and
thought he could see in this case one
that might help him he was resolved to
make as much of it as possible. At the
same time he had all an English police
mans respect for baronet of such
wealth and influence as Sir Jaffray
Walcote.
81 have come to ask you, Sir Jaffray,
whether you can give me any informa-
tion as to this unfortunate affair. be-
lieve you identify the deceased man."
"Ob, yes. He is M. Pierre Turrian,
Frenchman or a Swiss, l think-a
musician-who has been staying in this
country in pursuit Of some musical OBJ
ject and for the last two days has been
stopping here in the manor. He left
yesterday suddenly"
"Can you tell me why be left?"
II had words with him and told him
to CO."
"Can you tell me what the quarrel
was about?'
II can, if necessary, but it was a
purely private matter"
II should like to know"
Every we'll, then; I will consider
about telling you.
The inspector received the answer
with bow.
"Do you know of any one who knew
him at all, and who might under any
circumstances have grudge against
him?'
"No, of no one. I should think I was
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