Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-12-29


whose unexpected manlines disguised
his inward agitation. 1.-THE ew word!
I have just heard Miss Pageay are o
80 important nature fd it i'm
possible not to join you"
Amabel. upon whose lips a aint com
placent smile had appeared be step
ped by her. glanced up at the words
In secret astonishment at tn lndiffer
ence they showed and thendropped
her eyes to his hands with 0 intep,
gaze which seemed to affect1im
pleasantly. for be thrust the Inn
diately behind him. though bsiid
lower his head or lose his air d
mination.
"ls my presence here undesia
he inquired with glance towarc ls
father.
Sweetwater looked as If he thdht
1t was. but he did not presume t'ay
anything. and. the others being tip.
terested in the developments 4 r ss
Pages story to wnste-any afn9n
lesser matters. Frederick remaid,
greatly to Miss Pages eviden: ST.
faction.
did you see this mans face" n.
Courtney now broke In In urgnt l.
quiry. !
Her answer came slowly afr l.
other long look In Frederick'stdir
ton.
mo, l did not dare to make be |
fort. was obliged to crouch to cid
to the floor. l simply heard hi fo&
steps," II
"See now." muttered Sweetwaer, bill
In so low q tone she did not her hill
"She condemns herself. Therelsn'tll
woman living who would fail =, lodi
up under those circumstances cen 4
the risk Of her life" :
Knapp seemed to agree with him. <
Mr.. Courtney. following his one ide
pressed his former question. saying:
"Was it an old mans step"
1T was not an agile one"
"And you did not catch the lea
glimpse of the mans face or fgureT
Not a glimpse"
$50 you are In no position to identi
him?"
"If by any chance l should hear tho
same footsteps coming down a flight
stairs. | think | should be able to r.
ognize them" she allowed in the swe
est tones Of ber command.
"She knows 1t Is too late for her
hear those of the two dead Zabel
growled the man from Boston.
1--WE are no nearer the solution
this mystery than we were in the
ginning" remarked the coroner.
Gentlemen. | have not yet finish
my story" Amabel sweetly intimate
perhaps what | have yet to tell N
give you some clew as to who this M
was"
"Ah. yes. Go on, 60 on. You ha
not yet explained how you came to
In possession Of Agatha's money"
"Just So" she answered. with 8
other quick look at Frederick, the lt
she gave him for some time. I"
soon. then. as | dared | ran out Of t
house into the yard. The moon. viii
had been under cloud. was now sh
ing brightly and by Its light sa
that the space before me was emp
and that | might venture to enter t
street. But before doing 50 look
about for the dagger had thioy
from me before going in. But eou
not find it. 1t had been picked Up
the fugitive and carried away. A
noyed at the cowardice which lad /
me to lose such valuable piece OF e,
dence through purely womanlsh EN-
ton. was about to leave the va
when my eyes fell on the little bnd
Of sandwiches which | had brMg
down from the hill and which Il b,
let fall under the pear tree at theifr
scream | had heard from the houss.
had burst open. and two or thrse
the sandwiches lay broken on Il
ground. But those that were inact
picked up. and. being more thanev
anxious to cover up by some osteGit
errand my absence from the parry,
rushed away toward the lonely 70,
where these brothers lived. meaning
leave such fragments as remainsd
the old doorstep. beyond which | b.
been told such suffering existed.
at was now late. very late. for I e
like myself to be out, but under Il
excitement Of what | had just seen al
heard | became oblivlous to fear al
rushed into those dismal shadow
| into transparent daylight. Perhaps t