Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-23

so merry tonight. L tnOuSnt IL Sohi
fool" he continued addressing himsel
to Allen Musgrove "who, as the poe
says, 'whistled as he went for want
thought but he seems to have hank
ering after these premises that is no
exactly to my mind. Perhaps, after all
Mary" he added privately in the mai
den's ear; 1T Is the lad I was telling
you of; and as he is bashful youth
we will bring him in by force. Yo'
know, ne can't help that: and old dat
here can never blame you II shoul'
make the fellow come to see yo'
against your will. Sergeant, treat tn
man civilly, you understand"
1T is not worth your while to b.
|sending after Adam Gordon" said Mary
with some slight confusion in her &C
cent; "he is only witted; and al
most the only thing he does for a liv'
ing, is to come down of nights here tt
the mill-dam, to bob for cells. If i
wasn't for that, his mother would 81
many a day without meal"
mo matter we will bring Adam in,'
replied the lieutenant and If he l:
good at his sport, why we will go ant
join him."
He is shy of company" said Mary
still faltering- in her speech, land vii
not come amongst strangers"
Partly from a spirit of resignation
partly to avoid further exposure of hel
feelings, and in part too, perhaps, from
some slight feeling Of remorse, such as
Is natural to a virtuous and youthful
mind at being obliged to practice de-
ceit however lawful Gas l contend !,
was in this case), the maiden withdrew
into the par!or, where, unseen by any
she offered up a short and earnest
prayer for direction and forgiveness.
Meantime the patrole had set out
and after the lapse Of a short time
returned when the officer reported that
before his arrival, the person they had
gone in quest of had left the place, and
in the darkness Of the night, they had
no clue to follow him. This was
scarcely annouced before the same
whistle was heard, at the same remote
point where it had first attracted
Mary's notice.
1T is as our young mistress has
said" muttered Macdonald, 'some
pumpkin. too shy to be caught and not
worth the catching. We have sat II
out tonight long enough, friend Mus
grove, so let's to bed"
In a few moments the party betook
themselves to their several places OF
rest.
AS Mary prepared herself for her
couch, the anxious events of the night
busted her thoughts, and the image OF
John Ramsay was summoned up alter
nately to be reproved and applauded
IF he is foolhardly,'' she said, as she
laid her head on the pillow. mo one
will say he isn't wise besides. And II
he will be thrusting his head into dan
ger, he knows right we'll how to get
1t out again. So God bless him, for a
proper man as he Isl" And thus. in a
better temper with her lover, the maid
en- fell asleep.
In order to avert all suspicion Of dis
loyalty from the miller's family, Chris
topher Shaw had offered his services to
Macdonald to do duty as one Of the
during the period Of But
lers detention in the house. The offer
had been accepted. and Christopher
was appointed to serve in the charac-
ter of a quartermaster, or purveyor for
the little garrison-a post, whose du-
ties did not materially interfere with
his daily occupation at the mill.
Mary was in the habit of communi-
eating to Christopher all her secrets,
and of enlisting his aid in her plans
whenever it was necessary. And now,
soon after the morning broke, the
maiden arose and went to the mill,
where she communicated to Christie
pher all the perplexities Of the preced-
ing night.
1.-THE thing must be managed today,
said the young man after he had heard
the whole story. II have provisions to
collect from the neighborhood; and
what is to hinder you. Mary, from
riding out with me-if it should only
be to buy some eggs sand then, what
is to hinder us from popping in upon
David Ramsay, and there fixing the
whole matter?"
will not the lieutenant be sending
some of his own men with you?" in
quired the maid.
He doesn't suspect u.s." answered
Christopher, as cautiously as II the
walls of his mill had ears. AT any
rate we can try it, you know. and II the
thing should take a wrong turn, you
can only stay at home; and we may
at the worst, make another venture at
night"
II have the letter in my BOSOM" said
Mary, land will be ready Immediately
after breakfast"
When the appointed time arrived
things went as favorably as Mary could
have wished. Her good spirits had re-
turned: and she piled her household
duties with happy cheerfulness in her
looks that completely disarmed all
suspicion. She received the banter OF
Macdonald as to the cause Of her rest
lessness on the preceding night, with
perfect good mature; and when Chris
topher announced to the commanding
officer his purpose of going out upon
a purveying ride, and invited his cous-
in to accompany him, she accepted the
proposal with such a tone of laughing
pleasure as put it on the footing Of
pastime.
The horses were brought to the door
and the maiden and her escort rode
cheerfully forth. They We're not long
in accomplishing the five or six miles
that brought them to David Ramsay's
cabin. l need not tell the affectionate
concern with which Mary Musgrove
met her lover John Ramsay; nor how
she upbraided him as a silly fellow
for tramping and trudging about the
mill, and whistling his signals, wher
he ought tO have known nv her no