Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-26


"They are marvelously alike" said
mother, land yet, oh, how unlikel
This is his brother, of coursep
"Mother. do you really think SOP" l
exclaimed. "How can he have escaped
from SiberiaH"
s'That is another mystery" she said.
"Perhaps the mystery of dear fathers
disappearance is connected with this
one. and that with this wretched Andre
delivered thus, as it were, into our
hands we may learn something from
him."
"Bahl 1 shall kick him out Of the
house in ten minutes if have to get a
couple of policemen to help mel" /
raved.
J,"No, my son, we will allow him to
remain. We will give him shelter and
show him kindness Then perhaps If he
knows anything and if there is any
particle of good in him he may help Us
In some way to unravel our mystery.
"Mother. it's impossiblel" l said.
"We can't have a brute of fellow like
this numbering, nihilistical rascal sleep
ing in the house I shouldn't feel that
YOU were safe. He would murder the
whole lot of Us for the price Of a din
ner.
"We will take precautions. Of course
Let him remain. Boris-tonight at
least.
lit would be wiser to give him
money and turn him out Of the house
Offer him more on condition he keeps
away and still more for any news he
can give Us of father.
"Do nothing in bury" said moth.
er. "He shall stay tonight at least
Tomorrow we shall see how the land
lies. What do you think. Percyf'
Percy agreed with mother, and the
result was that the impostor remained
Borofsky came presently. he was de-
pressed and very disconsolate He had
realized that the whole enterprise-on
the brilliant success of which he had so
prided himself-had actually proved an
utter failure and fiasco. The impostor
had heen too clever for him and had
already confessed. or rather triumph
antly declared, that he was an impostor.
but that. having secured footing In
these comfortable quarters, he did not
intend to relinquish it in hurry. He
was going to pass for the count, he de-
clared, SO far as the outside world was
concerned. If the countess and her
young whelp (meaning me) did not
choose to acknowledge him. why. they
needn t. but if they valued the honor of
their family, and perhaps their lives.
they had better not give him away
either to the police or any one else, for
he had card or two up his sleeve that
be could play if he liked, and he knew
thing or two, besides, that he might
let out one day if he were left in peace
and decently treated. something, in
deed. which would be greatly to our ad.
vantage did we but share his knowl
edgel
"Oh. what does he mean, Borofsky.
what does he mean2" interrupted
mother. "Does he know where my dear
husband is to be foundf Go back and
tell him he shall live in peace and all
quietness and luxury, he shall have the
best of everything that it is in my
power to provide. no one shall interfere
with him or know what he isis not
what he desires to be taken for-he
shall have money, as much az he will.
if only At this point poor mother
collapsed suddenly. She burst into tears
and retired from the room, leaving
Percy and Borofsky and ME sitting like
three dummies, silent and depressed,
not one of us possessing spirit enough
to discuss the situation, or indeed. for
some little while, to opsn his lips to
make any kind of remark whatever.
TO BE CONTINUED.