Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-24
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eyes. but not the others, or the
meaning of the whole thing"
"Send the Yankee then. He will be
quite equal to the emergency. Can
you get hold Of him?"
Easily. He Is on the telephone. Be-
sides, know his address"
Then we left Lloyds, having given
carte blanche as regards expenditure,
and with full assurance that all proper
arrangements would be made.
Later Mr.. Snuyzer answered my sum-
mons, and was pleased to express his
approval when he heard what had
done.
81 don't admire another night out Of
bed" he said grumblingly, "but 1t Is In
q good cause There's sense In the
plan and it may succeed. The chase
was mere idiocy. You could never
have caught up the yacht. Besides.
I can be back In London on Saturday
at latest. which Is most Important"
"YesT l asked. rather indifferently.
Eyes truly. Sunday | sail from
Southampton by the Great River lines
steamer Chattahoochee for New York"
"What! Why Is this? What rea-
son-have you found out anything"
"Here is preliminary list of passen-
gers by the Chattahoochee. Run your
eye over the names. See? Duke and
Duchess of TERRA Sagrada.'
"You are indeed wonderful, Mr..
Snuyzer," and In sheer admiration ]
gave him my hand.
"But that isn't all. Have you gone
right down the list? Well?"
My eyes swan, my head turned
round, I felt giddy and faint. for there
at the end of all, was the name Of
Captain William Wood"
II was pretty right. you see. MISS !
see all their cards as though they were
on the table. The right man held up,
the wrong paraded with full papers of
Identification to make clean sweep
Of all they can acquire. It's time some
one should 60 over. Perhaps II will
be Mr.. Wood himself. If can pick
him out Of that hooker and bring him
on shore, shall put 1t to him that he
had better cross the pond right away
to protect his own interests. That
would be far the best. But some one
must 60"
"Mr. Snuyzer." l said, with q sud-
den, irresistible impulse. ''if you do not
return on Friday night, will 60 over
70 New York"
Directly we sat down to lunch !
broke it to mother.
81 am going to New York on Sun.
day." l said very quietly.
The words had no meaning for htf
at first. had to repeat the statement
more than once. when at last 1t dawned
upon her.
"Of course cannot go alone" !
continued, In the same matter Of fact
voice, "at least, I'd rather not; so you
will have to come with me. Now.
darling" went on, don't be disagree
able. It Is q matter Of the utmost i'm
portance. must 60. I cannot help
myself"
at Is something to do with that
wret, he'd Captain Wood, Of course?
Dear, dear, how 1 wish you had never
settled it that way. don't know what
to think of him; whether we ought to
trust him. Suppose he Is deceiving
you; suppose he has run away"
Mother, you must not hint at such q
thing. have unbounded faith In him.
as am sure he has in me. 1t Is for
his sake am going, and, mother-for-
give me-whatever you say or do, ]
shall so."
She could say nothing, and to close
the matter l struck while the iron was
hot and secured our passage that very
afternoon, paying the deposit. Mr..
Snuyzer's name was also down on the
list Of passengers, which was COM
fort to me, for | saw that he was con-
fident of success in his present mission.
If he intercepted the yacht and rescued
Willie, we need not start, mother and
l, and would gladly forfeit the depos-
1t. What Willie would do there was
no saying.
But the days passed. Friday, then
Saturday. without one word OF news.
How got through the time can hard
" say. Mother saw that was wretch,
ed and. thinking was fusslng and
fretting over our rash expedition. tried
timidly-sweet mother!-to get Inc to
give 1t up.
But l was only the more determined
to 20. The day wore on. | was hoping
against hope, and In my own secret
heart l was becoming terribly fright
ened. almost out Of my wits. but |
fought hard against that. knew that
If | gave way one little bit | should
break down utterly.
TO BE CONTINUED.