Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-04

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IT was revenged. Yet why did say
nothing? Did l not say that you
could never forgive me? Well. l have
no excuse only when | said that wom-
en- like me. with nothing to do, some
times 20 mad after man and for his
sake cast away honor and care nothing
for shame and Ill repute. say. Jack"
she repeated earnestly. that / make
no excuse. l tell you nothing but the
plain truth. Oh. how ugly it is!
said nothing. l only stood STILL
waiting for more.
when l took off my domino In the
vestry. my lord, with the man Purden,
only being present. he was like mad
man. That | expected. After raging
for awhile and crying out that he was
now ruined indeed and after cursing
Mr.. Purden for not destroying the reg
listers he listened to Mr.. Purden's ad-
vice that we should consider way out
Of It. Accordingly. In my lodgings. the
man Purden. who Is the greatest invent
or and encourager Of every evil thing
that lives, set forth the ease with which
this marriage could be claimed unless
there was any obstacle such as sudden
illness which might be proved to have
made Molly's presence impossible. In
other words, we were to assure the un-
fortunate Molly that she was already
married. and we were to act as If that
was the fact. We ascertained without
trouble that she had not left the house
that morning. How? We sent the
musicians to congratulate the bride,
and the captain sailed forth In bis
wrath and drove them off,"
"And to this you consented out OF
your passion for the man"
Partly. There is always more than
one reason. you know. for woman's
acts and words. In this case there
was a bribe. ! confess that ! have al
ways ardently desired jewels. can
not have too many jewels. He prom
ised. Jack. that should have them all
Perhaps-I do not know-the promise
of the jewels decided me. Oh. Jack.
they were wonderful! No such bribe
was ever offered to q woman before"
gazed upon her with amazement
Truly an explanation complete! Yet
what a confession for proud woman
to make! Love that made her trample
OH honor and truth and virtue and O
bribe to quicken her footsteps!
"And now," said, you are willing
to make this story public"
II have thought about the business
good deal. 1t has caused me more an
noyance than you would believe" An
noyance! She spoke Of annoyance!
Resides. | have been cruelty abused.
| have been the cause Of that poor girl
losing a great part. perhaps the whole,
of her fortune. have been robbed OF
the Jewels. He swore to me dozen
times that he had never had them. ]
may. by tardy confession save some
thing from the wreck for that poor girl.
He has wronged me in every way-in
ways that no woman will or can for.
give. revenge my wrongs by making
him beggar few weeks or months
before he can come to the end of bis
money"
So in this distracted way she talked
till one could not tell whether she was
most noted by the thought Of revenge
or by pity for Molly or by a whole
some repentance Of her sin.
"Jack." she said. "your honest face
Is pulled out as long as my arm. |
could laugh II ! we're not 30 miserable.
Tell me what should do next Mind.
l will do exactly what you bid me do.
| have lived so long among kites.
hawks. crows and birds of prey. with
foul creatures and crawling reptiles.
that merely to talk to an honest man
softens and subdues me. Take me In
the bumor Jack. Tomorrow or next
day. should the idea Of the man pos.
sess my soul again. II be should stand
over me and take my hand, ! know not
II know not what would happen. Per.
haps even for Molly's sake | could not
resist him. ! am but poor, weak,
miserable woman. And be has led me
hither and sent me thither and made
me bis slave so long that be has be-