Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-12-05

which was particularly DrlSnl tha'
night. shone upon certain hollow
where a huge tree lay. Around it the
underbrush was thick and the shadow
dark, but in this especial place the
opening was large enough for the rays
to enter freely. Into this circlet OF
light Frederick Sutherland had come
Alone and without the restraint I'm.
posed upon him by watching eyes he
showed countenance so wan and full
Of trouble that it was we'll it could not
be seen by either of the two women
whose thoughts were at that moment
fixed upon him. To Amabel 1t would
have given a throb Of selfish hope,
while to Agnes it would have brought
q pang Of despair which might have
! somewhat too suddenly interpreted to
her the mystery Of her own sensations
He had bent at once to the hollow
space made by the outspreading roots
lust mentioned and was feeling with
an air of confidence along the ground
| for something he had every reason to
expect to find when the shock of sud-
den distrust seized him, and he flung
himself down in terror. feeling and
| feeling again among the fallen leaves
and broken twigs until full realiza,
tion of his misfortune reached him,
and he was obliged to acknowledge
that the place was empty.
Overwhelmed at his loss. aghast at
the consequences it must entail upon
him, he rose in a trembling sweat.
crying out in his anger and disnay:
"She has been here! She has taken
itw And realizing for the first time
the subtlety and strength Of the an
tagonist pitted against him he forgot
his new resolutions and even that old
promise to Agatha Webb and uttered
oath after oath. cursing himself. the
woman and what she had done until
q casual glance at the heavens over
head. in which the liquid moon hung
calm and beautiful, recalled him to
himself. Ceasing his vain repinings
and silencing with fierce but de,
termined effort the fierce demon in his
breast. he turned from the unhallowed
spot and made his way with deeper
and deeper misgivings toward home
made hateful to him now by the pres
ence Of the woman who was thus bent
upon his ruin.
He understood her now. He rated. at
| it's full value both her determination
and her power. and had she been so
unfortunate as to have carried her i'm
prudence to the point Of surprising him
at that moment in one Of the hollows
of that midnight copse it would have
taken more than the memory Of that
days resolves to have kept him from
using his strength against her. But
she was wise and did not intrude upon
him in his hour Of anger. though who
could say she was not n.ar enough to
hear the sigh which broke irresistibly
from his lips as he emerged from the
wood and approached his fathers
house.
A lamp was still burning in Mr..
Sutherland's study over the front door,
and the sight Of it seemed to change
for q moment the current Of Freder.
ick's thoughts. Stopping with the gate
in his hand. he considered with him.
self and then with freer countenance
and lighter step was about to pro-
ceed inward when he heard the sound
Of q heavy breather coming up the
hill and paused. why he hardly knew,
except that every advancing step oc.
casioned him more or less apprehen-
sion.
The person. whoever it was, stopped
before reaching the brow Of the hill
and painting heavily muttered an oath
which Frederick heard. Though II
was no more profane than those which
had just escaped his own lips in the
forest. it produced an effect upon Fred
erick which was only second in inten'
sity to the terror of the discovery that
the money he had so safely hidden was
gone.
Trembling in every limb, he dashed
down the hill and confronted the per-
son standing there.
You he cried. You" And for Q
moment he looked as if he would like
to fell to the ground the man before
him.
But this man was Il heavyweight OF
no ordinary physical strength anC
adroitness and only smiled at Fred
erick's heat and threatening attitude.
Il thought | would be made vel
come" he smiled, with just the hint OF
sinister meaning in his tone. Then
before Frederick could speak. he said
81 have merely saved you Il trip to Ros
ton. Why so much anger, friend
You have the money. OF that an
positive"
Hush! We can't talk here" whis
pered Frederick. Come into the
grounds, or. what would be better. int,
the woods over there"
81 don't go into the woods with you.
laughed the other. Not after las
night. my friend. But | will talk low
That's no more than fair. don't wan
to put you into any other mans pow
er, especially if you have the money
"Wattles"- Frpderick's tone wa
broken. almost unintelligible. "Wha
do you mean by your allusion to las
night? Have you dared to connec
me-
Pooh. pooh" interrupted the othe
good humoredly. Don't let us waste
words over mischance word | ma.
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