Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-10

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She ..pas tue most absolutely charming
,Donlan had cUer seem
It from me. had a right to know. I
should have beendtold-I-I"-
Il only heard the news myself this
very morning." 4,
"But just thlnkt twhat people would
say. / should bescalled mercenary
wretch. accused OF selling myself for
your Millions
"They shall be yours. will make
them all over to you at once. do not
care for them one bit. except that they
give me the right to ask you for this. y
took her gloved hand and kissed 1t,
but she herself. turning her blushIng
face up to mine, offered me her lips.
When l left Princes Gate I seemed
to tread an air. We had been among
the last Frida and I had fingered on
among the azaleas till Mrs. Fair
holmes patience was fairly exhausted
and she came herself to end the tete-
a-tete. think she saw enough in our
conscious faces to- comfort her with
the hope that the pains Of her chaper-
onage were approaching their term.
and she heartily indorsed Frida's invi-
tation to come tc lunch. and come
early.
Then saw them into their carriage,
refusing their proffered seat. for
wished to be alone with my new found
happiness.
The night was fine, the air soft.
under the pale sky, for dawn was near
at hand, and stepped out gayly. with
all the buoyancy Of one with whom
the world went well.
was brought up shortly and sharply
to the realities Of life by running up
plump against my shadow" The
man who had stuck to my heels so
pertinaciously all the evening was still
on the watch.
But he was not lurking In the re-
cesses of q house porch. met him
face to face upon the pavement. a nd he
could not escape me.
"Look here, my fine fellow" cried,
tackling him at once, 'thls has gone q
little too far. Take yourself off. now,
or l shall give you in charge. Come
walk"
Then caught sight of his face under
the gas lamp and instantly recognlz-
ed 1t.
"What, you, Mr.. Snuyzer" | laugh
ed aloud. upon my word. am In.
6nitely obliged to you. But really you
might have saved yourself the trouble.
And-pardon my saying SOL don't
think you do 1t very we'll"
He would not own up at all Easy.
guv'nor, easy" he answered. with a
well assumed snuff1ing voice. "Wot
are you a-driving at? I've as good q
right to be ere as you ev. Wot's
amiss"
T tell you plainly. Mr.. Snuyzer. 1t
won't do," continued. 81 don't want
you, and l won't have you dogging my
footsteps wherever l go. It's not the
way to get round me. and you'll have
to drop It Begin at once. Go your
own road-that way-and I'll take
this"
pointed him down the Exhibition
road, and l myself turned into Knights-
bridge, and walking eastward. half dis
posed to do the whole distance on foot.
But q hanson came up out OF some
where, q news, or side street, or
overlook ME on the road, and the
driver, after the custom Of his class,
began at once to poster me with, "Cab!
Cab, sir! Cabr pulling up to my pace,
and sticking to me most pertinaciously.
At last, out Of sheer disgust, and to
end his importantly. l jumped into the
CAP anu gave HJ ouohSoS 49, OAA SSs
street.
I had barely lighted a cigar and
leaned back to ponder over the many
surprising and mainly pleasurable
events of the day, when realized that
the cab was taking the wrong direc-
ton. For some strange and incompre-
hensible reason, the driver had turned
round and was heading westward.
Here, hi, hi!' shouted, lifting the
flap. "Where are you goingT
"Wot's up2" answered the cabby in
solently, as he pulled up short. Think
I don't know my way about? Stow
1t, or
The alternative never heard, for at
that moment two men jumped up on
the front tread Of the cab and open
ing the doors threw themselves upon
me. Their weight alone would have
sufficed to overpower me, to silence
me, and crush out all resistance.
could do no more than give voice to
one frantic yell for help, for now the
strong, pungent smell Of chloroform
under my nostrils and the vain strug-
gle I made with fast Increasing torpor
told plainly that they had called ir
another dread ally, and that / was alb
solutely helpless in their hands.
TO BE CONTINUED.