Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-02

arm Of the driver. he pointed with thu
other at the door of the cottage the,
were passing. saying in choAed tones:
"See. see! Something dreadful has
happened since we passed by bere thi,
morning. That Is Grape. Samuel. Grape
hanging from the doorpost yondery'
Eyes. tits Grape" answered the dNv
er, jumping out and running up TIL
path to look. "Philemon must be dead
the good Philemon" .
Here vas fresh blow. Mr.. Suther
land bowed before 1t for a moment
Then be rose hurriedly and steppet
down into the road beside the driver.
Get in again." said be. land driv
on. Ride half mile. then come bacl
for me. l must see the Widow Jones.
The driver. awed both by the occa
sion and the feeling 1t had called up fl
Mr.. Sutherland did as he was bid ant
drove away Mr. Sutherland. with ,
glance back al the road he had jus
traversed. walked painfully up th'
path to Mrs. Jones door.
A moments conversation with tn,
woman who answered his summon
proved the drivers supposition to b.
correct. Philemon had passed away
He had never rallied from the shock h'
had received Hp had Joined his below
ed Agatha on the day Of her burial. an(
the long tragedy Of their mutual Lift
was over.
ut Is q mercy that no inheritor Of
their misfortune remains" quoth tht
good woman as she saw the afflictioI
her tidings caused In this much rever
ed friend
The assent Mr. sutherland gave was
mechanical. He vas anxiously study
ing the road leading toward Porches
ter.
Suddenly he stepped hastily In.
"Will you be so good as to let me sit
down in your paror for few min
utes?" he asked. 4 would like to rest
there for an instau alone. This final
blow has upset me-
The good woman bowed. Mr.. Suther
lands word was Law in that town. She
did not even dare to protest against
the "alone" which lie had so pointedly
emphasized. but left him after making
him, as she said. comfortable. and
went back to her duties In the room
above
1t was fortunate she was so ame-
nable to his wishes. for no sooner had
her steps ceased to be heard than Mr..
Sutherland rose from the easy chair In
which he had been seated and, putting
out the lamp Widow Jones had insist
ed on lighting. passed. directly to the
window. through Which he began to
peer with looks Of the deepest anxiety.
A man was coming up the road, a
young man-Frederick. AS Mr.. Suth-
erland recognized him he leaned for
ward with increased anxiety till at the
appearance Of his son In front his scru-
ttiiE,sJy-grew 30 strained +1nd- penetrating
that it seemed to exercise q magnetic
influence upon the paSerby, for when
directly opposite the window Frederick
involuntarily reused from his abstrac-
tion and looked up. Th. glance be gave
the house was but monentary, but In
that glance the father saw all that he
had secretly dreaded. As his sons eye
fell on that 6uttering bit Of Grape, tes-
tifying to another deathin this already
much bereaved community, he stagger-
ed wildly, then In a pause Of doubt
drew nearer and nearer till his fingers
grasped this symbol Of mourning and
clung there. Next moment he was far
down the road, plunging toward home
in a state of great mental disorder.
With sinking heart Mr.. Sutherland
let his eyes drop from this flying figure
to search for the man whom little
while before be had seen following i'm.
mediately behind his son. He was fol.
lowing him still and FASTENED by the
house just as Mr.. Sutherland's glance
fell on him, so that whatever was
strange or pitiful in the foregoing scene
must have had this man for witness.
A hall hour afterward MIR. Suther.
land reached home. He had not over.
taken Frederick again or even his ac'
companying shadow. Ascertaining al
his own door that his son had not YET
come In. but had been seen going far
ther up the hill. he turned back again
into the road and proceeded after him
on foot
The next place to his own was occu
pied by Mr.. Halliday. AS be approach
ed it he caught sight Of man stand
ing half in and half out Of the honey
suckle porch, whom be at first thought
to be Frederick. But he soon saw thai
It was the fellow who had been follow
ing his son all the way from Porches
ter, and. controlling his first movement
Of dislike, be stepped up to him AM
quietly said:
"Sweetwater. is this you?"
The young man fell back and showe'
a most extraordinary agitation, quickl,
suppressed. however.
Eyes, sir; it Is no one else. Do yo
know what am doing here"
81 fear l do. You have been to POI
chester. You have seen my SON.
SWeetWater made q hurried. almos
an entreating, gesture.
"Neyer mind that Mr.. Sutherland.
had rather you wouldn't say anythin
about that. am as much broken u
by what l have seen as you are | ney
er suspected him, sir; only the girl t
whom he has so unfortunately attach
ed himself. But after seeing hin
abandoned to grief in that place. Owe
that grave, what am to think? Wha
am | to do? honor you; would no