Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-21

positive and Irresistible admiration
Her words were equally dangerous.
81 kiss your hand. as the Spaniard
say" And she almost did SO. with /;
bend of her head which just allowed
him to catch a glimpse Of two startlin!
dimpleS.
He was aStounded. He thought HI
knew this woman well. but at this mo
ment she was as incomprehensible Il
him as if he had never made study o
her caprices and ever shifting expires
sionS.
81 am sensible of the honor" said he
"but hardly understand how | have
earned it."
Still that incomprehensible look O
admiration continued to illumine he
face.
"I did not know l could ever think 81
well of YOU" she declared. "If YOU d'
not take care, shall end by loving yo'
some day"
"Ah." he calculated. his face con
tracing with sudden pain. "your love
then. is but q potentiality! Very well
Amabel, keep it so and you will b'
spared much misery. AS for me, wh'
have not been as wise as you
"Frederickw She had come so nea
he did not have the strength to finish
Her face, with it's indcfinable charm
was raised to his, as she dropped thes'
words one by one from her lips in lin
gering cadence, "Fredcrick-do yo'
love me, then, so very much?"
He was angry; possibly because III
felt his resolution failing him. "YOl
knoww he hotly began, stepping back
Then with a sudden burst Of feelin:
that was almost like prayer he re
sumed: "Do not tempt me. Amabel.
have trouble enough without lament
ing the failure Of my first steadfas
purpose"
"Ah," she said, stopping where slit
was, but drawing him toward her b!
every witchery Of which her mobile
features were capable, "your generous
impulse has strengthened into pur
pose, has it? Well, I'm not worth 1t
Frederick"
More and more astounded, under
standing her less than ever, but charm
ed by looks that would have moved al
anchorite, he turned his head away il
a vain attempt to escape an influence
that was so rapidly undermining hi,
determination.
She saw the movement, recognized
the weakness it bespoke, and in the
triumph Of her heart allowed a low
laugh to escape her.
Her voice, as l have before said, was
unmusical though effective, but hel
laugh was deliciously sweet, especially
when it was restrained to mere rip
pie, as now.
"You will come to Springfield soon,
she avowed, slipping from before hin
so as to leave the way to the door
open.
"Amabcl" His voice was strangely
husky. and the involuntary opening
and shutting of his hands revealed the
emotion under which he was labOring
"Do you love me? You have acknowl
edged it now and then. but always as
if you did not mean it. Now you &C
knowledge that you may some day anG
this time as if you did mean it. What
is the truth? Tell me without coquet
ry or assembling, for am in dead ear
nest, and"- He paused, choked anG
turned toward the window, where but
q few minutes before he had taker
that solemn oath. The remembrance
of it seemed to come back with thu
movement. Flushing with a new agi
tation, he wheeled upon her sharply
"No, no." he prayed; SAY nothing. Il
you swore you did not love me,
should not believe it, and if you swore
that you did l should only find it hard
er to repeat what must again be said
that a union between us can never take
place. have given my solemn prom
ise to-
"Well. well! Why do you stop? Al
l so hard to talk to that the words viii
not leave your lipS?"
81 have promised my father / vii
never marry you. He feels that he ha:
grounds of complaint against you, ant
as | owe him everything
He stopped, amazed. She was lock
ing at him intently, that same low
laugh still on her lips.
"Tell the TRUTH" she whispered. 81
know to what extent you consider youl
fathers wishes. You think you ought
not to marry after what took place last
night. Frederick. Ike you for this
evidence of consideration on your part
but do not struggle too rrlcntlessly
with your conscience. can forgive
much more in you than you think, ant
If you really love me-
"Stop. Let us understand each 9th
er." He had turned murtally pale and
met her eyes with something akin tt
alarm. What do You alludc to II
speaking of last night? did not know
there WAS anything said by us in oul
talk together
81 do not alludr to our talk.
"Or-or in the one dance we had
"Frcdcrick, Il dance is Innocent
The word seemed to strike him Will
the force Of blow.
"lnnoccnt," he repeated, "innoccnt.'
becoming palcr still as the full weigh
Of her meaning broke gradually upol
him.
IL followed you into town. she whis
pcrcd. coming closer and breathing tho
words into his ear. But what ] saw
you do there will not keep me from
ohcying you if You say: Follow M
wherever | go. Amabel. Hcncefortl
our lives are one"
"My Cod
1t was all he said, hut it seemed tc
create Il gulf between them. In the 81
lcncr that followed the evil spirit In
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