Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-31

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courted discovery than not. Theil
grottoed retreat was vacant. How
desolate without her beaming pres
ence! He entered its dark recess
Leonora's guitar was resting agains
their usual seat A roll Of verses had
dropped upon the ground. He opened
them, and by the bright moonlight read
q reply to some he had set to SIM
pie air for her. They breathed the
deepest tenderness, the fondest love
Every lire was eloquent with a pas.
sion that knew no restraint Com
pletely beside himself with grief, love
and madness, Herbert took the guitar
and striking the strings with a bold
hand. he sang in his rich tenor voice
the words her love had composed. He
finished the first verse and waited a
reply. None came; and in yet fuller
and clearer tones he sang again. Ere
the last note died on his ear, a figure
came bounding down the pathway.
my love, my wife. my treasured
bride. l knew I would bring you"
He laughed triumphantly as he clasped
| her in his arms.
Hush! Herbert hush! What have
you done? Fly! fly, you are lost" she
cried in wild terror. Her face was
ashly pale, and her eyes, wild and star
ing. seemed starting in their sockets.
What Is 1t, Leonora, my darling
my own; tell me what terror Is this?'
Fly Howard, fly. Ny brother, my
jealous. vengeful brother. You do not
know his fierce nature. He has sus-
pected us-even now he charged me
with my crime, as he calls 1t, and
while denying it your song burst on
his ears. told him 1t was wander
ing serenader but he left me with
wrath and passion in his fierce glance
OH Howard. must we part" She
threw herself weeping into his arms.
Never" said he impetuously. New
er, Leonora, till death divides u.s."
"Then, die now!" said voice be-
hind him. land part forever, for
swear. traitor that you are. You shall
never leave this place alive"
With a piercing shrek. Leonora
threw herself between her lover and
her fierce saturnine brother. 1t was
the work Of a moment for Herbert to
place her on seat. and draw his
sword to prepare to defend himself.
Hold" he CRIED" II indeed bonds of
blood unite you and Leonora ! cannot
Undue my hands In her brothers blood.
Let us go no deeper in this quarrel.
I have done wrong; but forgive me and
let the splendor Of her beauty and
my passionate love. plead my pardon
"Traitorous coward" shouted the
infuriated JUAN talk not to me of love
and beauty. Die, cursed theft"
He would have plunged his sword in
Herbert's body, but his vigilance elud-
ed 1t.
1T will not draw a brothers blood" J"
Herbert replied. LAS the kinsman of
my wife. will respect your life"
What do hear?" c1ted the fierce
and startled youth. "Kinsman-wife!
Nay then; know I would murder you
now. baseborn Saxon that you are. II
1 had to drive the stiletto at midnight
in your back. Presuming dog-how
dare you lift your eyes to the noble
house of D'Este?"
He sprang on him with such fury,
that it required all Herbert's adroit-
ness to elude the blows; and finally
discovering nothing but his life would
satisfy the infuriated youth, he at
tempted to cripple his sword arm, In
order that he might be unable to pur-
sue longer the sanguinary combat.
Aiming for this. a sudden movement
Of Juan's foiled him. and the yol.re
Florentine received the weapon in his
body He fell, family crying
I'm murdered"
Leonora, who had watched this
scene in the widest terror. now dis
tracted between grief at the loss OF
her brother, and fear for the safety of
her lover, was almost beside herself.
The calmer Francesca, who had been
absent at the time Of Herbert's en-
trance into the garden, now appearing,
Herbert was hurried away and the
wounded Juan removed to the house.
Herbert hastened to his hotel but he
had been there but a short time, ere
Mr.. Monckton came in, full Of the
news of the attempted murder OF a
youth Of the city, high in influence and
position by young Englishman, who
had audaciously attempted to carry
off, by force, the Florentine's youthful
sister, the pride and boast Of the city,
and who was even then betrothed to
one Of their noble lords. Mr.. Monck-
ton represented the people as infur-
lated at this bold deed, declaring their
determination to make a speedy ex-
ample Of the perpetrator OF the insult,
His grief and surprise may be l. t;"r
imagined than described, when Her
bert confessed himself as the author
Of the crime, and revealed all the
transactions Of the last few months
So incredulous, so shocked was the old
man, that Herbert had to produce his
bloody sword as witness Of the truth
fulness Of the statement. Too griev-
ed to rebuke the mad imprudence "l
Herbert, and too anxious to advise 9TH
er than hasty flight, Mr.. Monckton at
once made preparations for departure
In a few hours they were on the road
and ere many days were safe from all
pursuit, In Germany. Here Herbert
received peremptory letters to return
home, and his mothers failing health