Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-01-01

was angry with Brandon for having
cheated her out Of 80 many favors and
for having slighted her love, as she
had succeeded In convincing herself
was the case, all Of which Grouche had
confirmed by telling her he was false
Then she had been discovered in doing
what she knew she should have left
undone and what she vas anxious II
conceal from every one, and, worst o1
all, had been discovered by the verJ
person from whom she was most an1
ious to hide 1t. /
So she turned upon Jane angrily
"Jane Bolingbroke, you shall leave me
az soon as we get back to Greenwich
for this betrayal Of my confidence"
She was not afraid now that the dan
ger was over, and feared no new dan
ger with Brandon at hand to protect
her, for In her heart she felt that tt
overcome a few fiery dragons and q
company or 30 Of giants would be q
mere pastime to him. Yet see how
she treated him. The girls had stopped
when Jane called Brandon, and he wal
at once by their side with uncovered
head, hoping for and Of course expect
ing a warm welcome. But even Bran
don, with his fund Of worldly philos
ophy, had not learned not to put hii
trust in princesses, and bis surprise
was benumbing when Mary turned
angrily upon him.
master Brandon, your impudence iI
following us shall cost you dearly. We
do not desire your company, and will
thank you to leave US to our own af
fairs, as we wish you to attend e1
clusively to yours"
This from the girl who had given
him so much within less than week
Poor Brandon!
Jane, who had called him up and
was the cause of his following them
began to weep.
"Sir," said she. forgive me. It was
not my fault. She had just said"-
Slap came Mary's hand on James
mouth. and Jane was marched on
weeping bitterly.
The girls had started up toward East
Cheap when they left Grouche's, In
tending to go home by an upper route
and now they walked rapidly In that
direction. Brandon continued to fol-
low them. Notwithstanding what Mary
had said, and she thanked him and hel
God ever after that he did.
They had been walking not more
than FIVE minutes when, just as the
girls turned corner into a secluded
little street, winding its way among
the fish warehouses, four horsemeu
passed Brandon in evident pursuit OF
them. Brandon hurried forward, but
before he reached the corner heard
screams of fright and as he turned In.
to the street distinctly saw that two OF
the men had dismounted and were try.
ing to overtake the fleeing girls. Fright
lent wings to their feet, and, their short
skirts affording freedom to their limbs
they were giving the pursuers a warm
little race. screaming at every step to
the full limit Of their voices. How
they did run and scream! It was but .
moment till Brandon came up with tho
pursuers, who, all unconscious that
they In turn were pursued, did not e1.
pect an attack from the rear. The
men remaining on horseback shouted
an alarm to their comrades, but 30 In
tent were the latter In their pursuit
that they did not hear. One Of the men
on foot fell dead, pierced through the
back Of the neck by Brandon's sword.
before either was aware Of his pres
ence. The other turned, but was
corpse before he could cry out. The
girls had stopped short distance
ahead, exhausted by their flight. Mary
had stumbled and fallen. but had risen
again, and both were now leaning
against a wall, clinging to each other,
q picture Of abject terror. Brandon
ran to the girls, but by the time he
reached them the two men on horse
back were there also, hacking away at
him from their saddles. Brandon did
his best to save himself from being cut
to pieces aid the girls from being tram
pied under foot by the prancing horses.