Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-31


be able to return to his home at Spring
Valley Ill.
An attempt was lately made to abduct
her. What does all this mystery mean,
and, pray what can you want with
Bee?"
He came close to me and took my
hands-his own were as hot as fire.
Good God! Jetta, my whole happi-
ness-yes, my very life-depends upon
-Hark! was that footstep? Are you
alone? utterly alone?" +;
Certainly. You hear only the water.
How pale you are, Gabriel! how
strange you look! Why did you not
come up to the Hall? 1 am sure my
brother would be welcome there
Basil Hawkstone has returned for
good, has he not?"
Yes"
Curse him! Jetta, in one Of my let
ters l told you that loved an angel
do you remember? Oh, Heaven! have
no words to tell how love her!"-his
voice growing thick and incoherent.
"At the bare thought of her my head
swims,, my sheart seems to stop beat
ing. She is an angel, wronged and suf-
fering. have sworn to help her. and
shall keep my oath. In no other way
can 1 hope to win her love-"
Have you broken your engagement
with Miss Rokewood?" l asked
Don't mention Miss Rokewood," he
cried, wildly, cor you will drive me
mad! Would you have me marry a
woman for whom care nothing?"
Gabriel, who is your wronged and
suffering angel? You have not yet
told me her name"
"Who is she? My lily, my white
queen my pearl'-
But her real name, Gabriel? And
what is the connection betwixt your
infatuation for her and the bringing
of little Bee Hawkstone to Pegs Inlet
on this wet and dreary night?'
He looked baffied, embarrassed.
How logical you grow!" he sneered.
"I do not know whether to trust you
or not, Jetta-you look dangerous. Do
you love me well enough to keep my Sc
cret-well enough to help-me to be hap
py? You are in the house Of that
brute; you might betray me uninten-
tionally"-
The truth broke upon me. I looked
him steadily in the eyes.
Gabriel, your angel is Basil Hawk
stones divorced wife-the circus rider
He gave a violent start.
well, what then? She is a free wo-
man, and so lovely that she shines
above all her sex like the moon above
stars
You need not tell me about her beau
ty, Gabriel. I have seen her." 1 sobbed.
The beach was growing wild and dark
with storm and twilight, and l felt
wretched and disheartened. 1T was
she who instigated you to write the
letter which l received this morning.
You bade me bring Bee to this beach
tonight that you might seize the child
and take her forcibly from me. Was
such trick worthy of you, Gabriel?
Does it speak we'll for the quality of
the passion that woman has inspired?'
He ground his teeth.
Deuce take your questions! Will
you bring the child here tomorrow at
this hour-Yes or Mo-?
"No!-a thousand times Mo-"
With an oath he caught me by the
shoulder and shook me furiously-in-
deed / think he meant to annihilate
me then and there. But at that mo-
ment a wild, blood -curdling cry rang
suddenly across the misty beach-an
awful agonized cry-a' cry fit to raise
the hairs on ones head.
"The deuce" cried Gabriel What
is that?"
Something flashed by us in the gath
ering dark-a white. spectral figure,
with a face like the shrouded dead. l
saw a cloud of pale, flying hair, and a
pair Of outstretched arms. beating the
air in a wild, aimless fashion. Gabriers
hand fell from my shoulder.
Great Cod" he muttered. and turn
ed and dashed off at the top Of his
speed.
Thus deserted, l fled in a contrary
direction, without a single backward
look. With ears still tingling to the
echo of that ghostly scream, l scurried
across the desolate dunes. across the
wastes of lonesome beach, back to the
shelter and safety of Tempest Hall.
To be Continued.