Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-13

tune. what harm can overtake you at
Tempest Island? This kind, motherly
Mrs. Otway-you can have no antipa-
thy to her. surely?"
"No-oh, MOI" answered. II cannot
explain my forebodings. madame, new
ertheless they are real. But shall go.
shall accept Mrs. Otway's offer. I
cannot afford to do otherwise. Heaven
only knows when I may have another!
will begin to pack my trunks at
once"
You have decided wisely" said ma
dame, as she gave me kiss Of appro-
val, "and should you be homesick or
unhappy Jetta, you are always free to
return to me-"
July 3d. was summoned again to
the reception room-this time to meet
a gentleman, who had called to see
Miss Ravenel
He was standing at a window as
entered, his back toward me. beheld
a graceful figure, not powerful, but
exceedingly well proportioned, and a
handsome young head, shining with
close curls of black hair. My heart
gave great bound.
Gabriel" cried out: "oh, can 1t be
you, Gabriel?"
He turned and caught me in his
arms. Yes, it was my stepbrother-
the only relative left me-my fathers
namesake. Gabriel Ravenel. He held
my face in his two hands and scrutin-
lied II with keen interest
GOOD Heaven! Jetta, what a beauty
you have become!" he cried. ut was
always said that we. were very like-1
think we are!" with vain little laugh.
you know I have not seen you since
Mrs. Hawkstone carried you off, six
years or more ago. OF course, / was
prepared to find you grown to woman
hood, but 1 must say your good looks
amaze me. Let me see-you are now
eighteen, and I have reached the ma
ture age of twenty-two-we can no
longer be called boy and girl, I sup
pose."
I clung around his neck in a trans
port Of Joy.
What brings you to New York
Gabriel?" asked, laughing and crying
together. 1.-The last 1 knew, you were
studying law in New Orleans, and your
letters never intimated that you meant
to visit me. What delightful sur
prise is this! Oh, my darling, tell me
all about It? Have you come to stay?"
He was still absorbed in my looks.
ALLOWING for the difference in SEX"
he said, airily,, I'VE are certainly as
similar as two peas, Jetta! Yes, /
have come to stay. Sit down with me,
and let me tell you about it."
l noticed that he was faultlessly
dressed, and that his manner was full
Of suppressed excitement. A deep glow
filled his splendid southern eyes-he
had the bearing Of a young prince, Ga
briel is my idol-the only thing left In
the wide world for me to love.
my dear Jetta," he continued. "a
month ago was in New Orleans, deep
in law-by-t thew I thoroughly de-
test law, and all. other professions
when an odd thing befell me. ] receiv-
ed letter from gentleman named
Sutton, inviting me to New York, to
become his private secretary, and,
should he find me satisfactory per-
son, his heir, also. Our father, you
know, was twice married. Sutton,
though a stranger to mel give you
my word, I had never before heard OF
such a being-proved to be some cous-
in of my mother, who died in my in
fancy. He claimed me as his only liV-
ing relative-hence his amazing offer.
OF course, I flung my law-books to the
dogs and hurried to New York. 1t
seems that the old fellow had meant to
leave his fortune to public institutions;
but recently a new whim seized him
at best, he Is but a bundle Of whims-
so he burned his will, and hunted me
up, determined to bestow his millions
on his own kindred, Of whom, luckily,
alone remain. Now, my dear, you see
me no longer poor, proud, penniless,
with my own way to make In the
world. I have fallen into the tallest
kind Of clover-I am the prospective
heir of millionaire, and l find myself
1uite bewildered with this sudden
change Of propects."
His pale Greek face. with Its jetty
curls and dreamy southern eyes, red
dened with excitement as he told his
story Betwixt JOY and amazement,
could only gasp:
"Oh, Gabriel, how delightful! I am
glad It was your mother, not mine, VINO
was a Sutton; glad that to you, not me,
this wonderful fortune falls And you
have come to live permanently with
your kinsman? You are with him. now?
Is he nice? Are you happy? Gabriel
tell me everything"
81 have been at old Sutton's Fifth
Avenue palace for week." he began.
1 felt sudden chill.
"a whole week, Gabriel, and you did
not let me know?"
my dear Jetta, don't be exacting--|
that glaring fault Of girls in general.
To tell the truth, old Sutton and his
plans for my future have absorbed me
so that 1 quite forgot you. You see, he
has already selected heiress for me
to marry-a ward of his own. Verify,
am having a streak Of amazing luck!
Oh, yes, he's we'll enough. All his
friends greet him with one question:
'How's your liver?' He's a hypo-
chondriac and his hopes and fears CEN
tire principally on his digestion. OF
course, I'll have to accept the heiress
to please him."
1 did not quite like Gabrieps tone
and manner
do you love herr" l asked gravely.
my unsophisticated child, I'm not re-
quired to love her. It's enough for me
to bestow upon her my honorable name
and princely person." giving his mus
tache an airy twist. shes deuced far
gone on me already-quite a striking
girl oo-blonde-looks a fellow square