Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-09-14
THE TRUTH MADE KNOWN.

truer Simile-and he was
S full Of them - than he did
kSl when. while advising with
Lisle, be assured him that be could not
throw a loop over circumstance and
drag It along. willing captive. as they
did the steer. clinching bis argument
with the additional statement. ITS
got way Of slipping out and roping
you instead" 1t Is the experience OF
every man sooner or later to be roped
In by circumstance. and. although Rich
ard Maxwell had battled with and de-
fed events all his life, be, like others,
was destined at last to fall victim to
that willy foe which knows 80 we'll how
to watch and walt.
AS soon as the guests had partaken
Of the ample supper which All Sin had
provided they were shown to their
rooms. for the fatigues Of the day had
at last forced even the vivacious ener-
gy of Erna Thomas to surrender. Then
father and son also parted for the
night.
Both were strangely silent, and mel
ther noticed that the other was so.
The house had not been planned for
entertainment. and particularly had fe-
male guests and their many require
ments been left out Of the plans OF
construction and furnishing. There
was only one room within 1t that was
at all adapted to the uses Of a woman.
and 10 that one-it was Lisle's-thc
young lady had been shown. The H.
brary couch was roomy and comforta-
BILE, and upon that Lisle threw himself
after the others had retired. 1t was a
much softer bed than he required for q
good nights rest.
Richard Maxwell's bedchamber ad-
Joined the library. and the two were
connected by door. which was rarely
closed. the portieres suspended from
the frame above 1t doing ample service
in the matter of isolating one from the
other.
Lisle selected book and read or ap-
peared to read long after his father
had retired. At last he put 1t down. di-
vested himself Of his boots. coat and
waistcoat. loosened his belt and, hav-
ing covered himself with Navajo
blanket, went speedily to sleep.
During the night he was awakened.
An unusUl sound startled him. and he
sat erect. listening. impressed with the
idea that his father had called. He
rose and tip,oed to the door. pulled the
curtains aside and peered into the room.
The moon. now resplendent. shone In
at the window and athwart his fathers
bed. and Lisle could see him plainly.
"Did you speak. father?" he asked In
low tone. SO that the sleeper might
not be disturbed If he were mistaken.
and. receiving no reply. he returned to
the couch and composed himself to
sleep again. He remained wide awake,
however, while hour after hour passed
by, thinking upon those perplexing
problems which refused sufficiently to
shape themselves for recognition. The
moon passed over the house and set
tied in the west. The heavens took on
q transparent hue In the east. Dawn
was near at hand when he was again
startled by a repetition Of the sound
that he had heard before. This time
he was not sleeping. He knew there
could be no mistake. The noise came
from his fathers room. was made by
his father.
He leaped to his feet and hurried
past the portieres straight to his ia
theirs side and came upon sight
which filed him with sudden and un-
namable horror.
Richard Maxwell was lying upon his
back. His eyes were wide open and star
ing. There was u deathlike. leaden pal
lor upon his face. which In the imper-
feet light seemed ghastly. He was
breathing. but that was the only sign
of life that was evident.
Lisle knelt down beside him. chafed
his hands and called to him. but the
stricken man made no reply except to
utter that half articulate groan which
already had alarmed his son. The
young man procured restoratives. but
they were OF no avail. lie endeavored
to force brandy between his fathers
lips. but Richard Maxwell could not
swallow. He chafed his hands. but
they were cold and deathlikc In his
grasp. Power of motion seemed to
have been retained only by the optic
muscles. for whichever way ISle turn
ed his fathers eyes followed him with
agonized entreaty.
Dawn increased and developed into
day while Lisle worked over his ia
ther. but his extremities became colder
and colder. so that at last. with that
intuition which Is born of parental
love. Llsle knew that his father was
dying. The eyes that watched him un-
ceasingly while he worked became
more dim rs the minutes glidcd into
the past. and death lowered nearer and
nearer to Richard Maxwell.
Accustomed all his life to being alone
with his father. Lisle had forgotten
the presence of strangers IN the house,
but suddenly he remembered. lie
sprang from the room and ran to the
one occupied by Mr.. Thomas. bursting
precipitously into 1t and shaking the
sleeping man fiercely.
"Will you come, sir, at once! Some
thing has happened to my father" lie
cried. "He is dying"
Good God. What is 1t? What has
happened? Your father? Dying. did