Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-12-22

| 'Ihe QQggeT mas DCcn JOuflU IT. tNCIT HOUSt
J and most Ot the money!"
believe that this meeting between Miss
Page and myself was against my wish
and that the relations between US have
not been affected by anything that
passed between u.s."
81 am glad to hear it, my son. You
could not do worse by yourself than "a
| return to your old devotion"
81 agree with you, sir" And then,
because he could not help 1t, Frederick
inquired if he had heard the news.
Mr.. Sutherland. evidently startled
4 asked what news, to which Frederick
replied:
THE news about the labels. They
are both dead. sir-dead from hunger.
Can you imagine it?'
This was something so different from
what his father had expected to hear
I that he did not take 1t in at first. When
he did. his surprise and grief were even
| greater than Frederick had anticipated.
kSeeing him so affected, Frederick, who
Thought that the whole truth would be
Po harder to bear than the half, added
Ine suspicion which had been attached
II the younger ones name and then
skod back. scarcely daring to be a viii
d ss tv the outraged feelings which
such q communication could not fail to
awaken in one of his fathers ,empera-
ment.
But. though he thus escaped the
shocked look which crossed his fathers
countenance, he could not fail to hear
Ehe indignant exclamation which burst
from his lips or help perceiving that
would take more than the most com.
$lete circumstantial evidence to con-
Vince his father Of the guilt of men be
had known and respected for so many
years.
For some reason Frederick expert
enced great relief at this and was brac.
Ing himself to meet the fire Of ques.
lions which his statement must neces.
aa,ily call forth when the sound Of ap.
oachng steps drew the attention OF
18th toward a party Of men coming up
hillside.
Among them was Mr.. Courtney, pros.
e1 lting attorney for this district, and
Mr.. Sutherland recognized him he
s{fang forward. saying. There's Court
nsy; he will explain this"
Frederick followed. anxious and be-
vildered. and soon had the doubtful
pleasure of seeing his father enter his
study in company with the four mer
considered to be most interested In the
elucidation Of the Webb mystery.
,As he was lingering in an undecided
mood in the small passageway leading
up stairs he felt the pressure Of n fin
gor on his shoulder. Looking up. ht
met the eyes Of Amabel. who was lean
ing toward him over the banisters. She
was smiling. and. though her face wa:
not without evidences Of physical Ian
guor, there was a charm about her per
son which would have been sufficiently
enthralling to him "a hours before. bu
which now caused him such physica
reDulson that he started back In tht
effort to rid his shoulder from her dis
tu ing touch.
Sna frowned. 1t was an instantane
ous expression Of displeasure which
w;S soon lost in one Of her gurglinG
lnfns.
fs my touch so burdensome" she
do banded. "If the pressure of one fin
ed is so unbcarable to your sensitive
nd Fes. how will you relish the weight
of vny whole hand?"
Ire was tiercencss in her tone.
pu ise In her look that for the frs
tin sn his struggle with her revealed
the I'LL depth Of her dark nature