Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-19

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Here Saueet,oater sat and communed ,otth
his great monitor.
may be worth allfI can ever make OF
can ever hope to have. If it succeeds,
we save Frederick Sutherland; If It
fails. | have only, to meet another of
Knapp's scornful looks. But it won't
fail. The inspiration came from the
sea. and the sea. you know, Is my Sec
ond mother"
What this inspiration was he did not
say. but 1t carried him presently into
town and landed him In the telegraph
Office.
The scene later In the day. when
Frederick entered the village under the
guardianship Of the police. was inde-
scribable. Mr.. Sutherland had Insisted
upon accompanying him, and when
that we'll loved figure and white head
were recognized the throng which had
rapidly collected fn the thoroughfare
leading to the depot succumbed to the
feelings occasioned by this devotion
and fell into wondering silence.
Frederick had never looked better.
There Is something In the extremity Of
fate which brings out a mans best
characteristics. and this man, having
much that was good In him, showed it
at that moment as never before In his
short but overeventful life. AS the car.
riage stopped before the courthouse on
its way to tile traif5a glimpse was CIV
en- Of his handsome head to those who
had followed him closest. and as there
became visible for the first time In his
face. so altered under his troubles, a
likeness to their beautiful and COM
manding Agatha murmur broke out
around him that was half wall and
half groan and which affected him 80
that he turned from his father, whose
hand be was secretly holding. and. TAX
ing the whole scene In with one fash
of his eye, was about to speak. when
q sudden hubbub broke out In the d..
rection of the telegraph office, and q
man was seen rushing down the street
holding q paper high over his head. 1t
was Sweetwater.
"Newsw he cried. News! A cable
gram from the Azores! A Swedish SAIL
orr
But here q man with more authority
than the amateur detective pushed his
way to the carriage and took off his hat
to Mr.. Sutherland.
81 beg your pardon" said he, but the
prisoner will not leave town today. I'm.
portant evidence has Just reached u.s."
MIR. Sutherland saw that 1t was In
Frederick's favor and tainted on his
sons neck. AS the people beheld his
head fall forward and observed the
look with which Frederick received
him in his arms they broke into great
shout.
"Newsw they shrieked. News!
Frederick Sutherland is innocent! See,
the old man has tainted from joy"
And caps went up and tears fell before
a mothers son of them knew what
grounds they had for their enthusiasm.
Later they found they were good and
substantial ones. Sweetwater had re-
membered the group Of sailors who
had passed by the corner Of Agatha's
house just ss Batsy fell forward on the
window sill and cabling to the captain
Of the vessel at the first port at which
they were likely to put in was fortu-
nate enough to receive In reply COM
munication from one of the men who
remembered the words she shouted.
They were In Swedish. and none Of MS
mates had understood them, but he re-
called them well. They were:
"Hjelp! Help! Frun haller pa alb
doda sig. Hon har en- knit. Help!
Help"
In English:
Help! Help! My mistress kills her
self! She has knife! Help! Help!
The impossible had occurred. Batsy
was not dead, or at least her testimony
still remained and had come at Sweet
waters beck from the other side Of the
sea to save her mistress son.
Sweetwater was q made man. And
Frederick? In q week he was the idol
of the town. In year-but let Agnes
contented face and happy smile show
what he was then. Sweet Agnes. who
first despised, then encouraged, then
loved him, and who next to Agatha
commanded the open worship Of his
heart.
Agatha is first, must be first, as any
one can see who beholds him on GER
tain anniversary Of each year bury his
face In the long grass which covers the
saddest and most passionate heart
that ever yielded to the pressure of
life's deepest tragedy.
THE END.
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