Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-01

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ject of heiresses down this way"
ION that point I'm afraid cannot
inform you, l said laughingly. "She
seems, however. to travel in very good
style and evidently denies herself moth
ing. But you spoke of the Beautiful
White Devil. | am most interested in
what | have heard Of that parsonage.
Are you we'll up in the subject?"
"How should be-" he answered, as
thought, little quickly. "Of course
I know what every other man in the
east knows. but no more. Thank good
ness she has never done me the honor Of
abducting me as she did the sultan of
Surabaya and those other Johnnies. But
with regard to Miss Sanderson, won
der if 1 should be considered imperti-
nent if l asked you to give me the pleas
ure of an introduction. "
"Of course I did not tell him that 1t
was the very thing of all others that l
desired to do, but at the same time I
could hardly conceal my exultation. I
had, however, to keep my delight to
myself for fear lest he should suspect,
so I relit my cigar, which had gone out,
and then said, with as much careless
ness as could assume:
II DON It know altogether whether I'm
sufficiently intimate with her to take
the liberty of introducing you, but. as l
said Just now, she seems jolly sort OF
girl and not inclined to be standoffish,
so If ever 1 get an opportunity don't
mind risking it. Now, think, if you'll
excuse me, I'll say good night That
wretched old bucket of steamer rolled
so all the way up from Tanjong Prick
that have hardly had a wink of sleep
these three nights past.
"Good night and thank you very
much for your company. Glad to have
met you, I'm sure"
Next morning, as soon as breakfast
was over, I went down into the town,
shopping. When returned about II
O'Clock, I discovered Allie and her chap
eron sitting in the veranda, waiting for
q double rickshaw which one Of the no.
tel boys had gone out to procure. Eb-
bington was seated in chair near by,
and evidently seemed to consider this a
good opportunity for effecting the intro
duction he had proposed the night be-
fore. I entered into conversation with
him for a few moments, and then,
crossing the veranda, asked the ladies
in which direction they contemplated
going.
"Where do you think?" said Allie,
with her best New York accent. "Well,
first I guess we're going to look for
dry goods store, and then I reckon We'll
Just take a pasear round the town."
"You should 60 and see Whampoa's
garden, said, hoping she would un-
derstand what was driving at. "They
tell me it's one of the sights Of the
place"
"But how do you get there?" asked
Allie, her quick perception telling her
my object. "We must know the way, 1
reckon, before we start, or we'll just
get lost, and then you'll have to call out
all the town to find US"
"One moment and I'll inquire. y"
Ebbington, having overheard what
had passed between us, as intended he
should do, had risen, and now approach
ed us. I turned to him and said:
"My friends want to find the way to
Whampoas garden, Mr.. Ebbington.
Could you direct them? But first per-
haps I ought to introduce you. Mr.. Eb-
bington, Mrs. Beecher, Miss Sander
son."
They bowed politely to each other,
and then EbLiugton, having begged the
ladies' permission, gave instructions in
Malay to the rickshaw cody, who by
this time had drawn up at the steps.
rendering their thanks to him, they
stepped into their conveyance and were
drawn away.
When they had disappeared round
the corner, Ebbington crossed the
veranda and, sitting down beside me,
favored me with his opinions. Even in
this short space of time the charm Of
the heiress seemed to have impressed it.
self upon him. Though inwardly writh-
ing at the tone he adopted, 1 had to pre-
tend to be interested. 1t was difficult
matter, however, and | was more re-
lieved than can say when he remem-
bered business elsewhere and betook
himself off to attend to it. So far all
had gone we'll. The bait was fixed, and
it would be surprising now If the VIC
tim did not walk into the trap so art
fully contrived for him.
That evening after dinner fell into
casual conversation with the proprietor
of the hotel, and it was not until nearly
half an hour later that managed to es-
cape from him and get into the veranda.
When l did, to my surprise found the
ladies reclining in their chairs, listen
ing to the conversation of Mr.. Ebbing-
ton. He was regaling them with high
ly colored account Of his experiences in
the east and from the attention his re-
marks were receiving it was evident he
was doing ample justice to his subject.
pulled chair up beside Allie and lis
tened. Within five minutes, however,
of my arrival he introduced Mr.. Vesey's
name, and instantly she stopped him by
saying:
"Now, where have l heard that name
before? 1t seems somehow to be very
familiar to me-"
perhaps you've heard the story of
his abduction by the Beautiful White
Devil" said Ebbington, who saw that l
was about to speak and was anxious to
forestall me.
"No, | guess not" answered Allie.
81 reckon I WAS thinking of klener W.