Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-22

sion while l am trying to find peace
and quiet-among the whirl Of gayety
and the excitement of life of all the
gay cities l can visit. Ha! ha! ha!"
Mr.. Jahnway was not in any hurry
to leave London, after all. He found
great deal of enjoyment there, and
quiet enjoyment, too, compared with
the sort Of restless and reckless dissi-
patton he promised himself should be
his at no very distant time in the fu-
ture
He visited his agent every day. And
for many days the answer was the
same to the question lie always asked
] Jahnway Park was not rented. He
came, after a time, to believe it never
would be.
And yet there was no lack Of appli-
cants for this very desirable residence
on the further side of the sea; there
were many who wished to go there
and not few who were willing to
take it without asking any questions
to say nothing of those who were anX-
ious to secure it without answering
any The only difficulty in the way
was the lack Of agreement between
references and money; men who had
money-or said they had-seemed to
find it hard to present such testimo-
mails regarding characters would
warrant any one in trusting them.
And those whose testimonials were
good, those in behalf of whose hon.
esty and rectitude clergymen and
statesmen and even nobility could not
speak too strongly. were so unfortunate
as to have nothing more substantial
than promises to offer when the con-
agent, turned, awkwardly perhaps, but
naturally and inevitably, to the subject
OF the rent.
The agent, at Jahnway's request,
went so far as to take the necessary
trouble, and go to the necessary ex-
pense, involved in an investigation into
the characters of two or three appli-
cants for the use Of Jahnway Park as
tory in every case. One man had had
the pleasure of serving Her Majesty
for a term Of years. on account of an
unfortunate disagreement between the
authorities and himself regarding the
propriety Of the efforts he had made
in the direction of an increase in the
volume of the circulating medium used
in the trade of Great Britain and her
dependencies: and as he didn't seem
to have any money. unless he happened
to have some of his own manufacture
left he was decided to be ineligible as
a tenant.
Another man had escaped such SER
vice of his country as that to which we
have referred, but the agent looked in
to his case far enough to be convinced
that that fact indicated carelessness or
stupidity on the part Of the authorities.
And
"The best Of security or the money
down." said the agent, with emphasis.
And, The best of security or the
money down." Mr.. Jahnway agreed
with him.
After which there seemed to be a
noticeable dropping off in the number
of applicants, as there certainly was a
to attend to their wants.
1t was, therefore, a matter of sur
prise to Mr.. Jahnway when, on calling
on his agent one evening Che usually
went in the morning, but had neglect
ed doing so that day for some reason),
the man shouted trlumphantly:
well. Mr.. Jahnway, I've let the
place"
"When?"
well. we first talked last evening. l
put off the closing of the bargain until
this morning. hoping you would come
in so that could consult you. AS you
myself"
THAT was correct. l am glad you
did. A personal Interview will not be
necessary. them"
No. l think she preferred to do
the business with an agent. Some
owners are peculiar, and some ten
ants are delicate. l think she did not
wish to see you at ALL"
She? Have you let the place to a
woman"
"'ro a lady" corrected the agent,
with his fine English sense of discrim-
inatiOn.
It's much the same" insisted Jahn-
way. "Who is she?"
Il scarcely know more Of her than
three things"
"Of which the most important is?"
That she's paid the rent in advance;
paid in good, solid, yellow gold"
Good And the neXt?"
That her name is Brown; Mrs.
Brown, a young widow lady"
And the last?"
That she and her sister will live
there in complete seclusion. Her sis
ter is so unfortunate as to be insane,
and"
"Eh? Insane? Do you mean that
you've rented Jahnway Park to be
used as an insane asylum"
Not at all There will be only those
two, besides the servants, and Mrs.
Brown has assured me that her sister
is never violent nor dangerous. She
must be kept from the rest of the
wOrld--the world in which she no lon
ger has any part she said q am quot
ing almost her exact wOrds) there are
some who must never see her-Some
she must never see-for there are pos
Sible meetings for the consequences of
which | should not dare be responsible.
Kept from these dangers. all will be
right. Tenderly cared for, in the rest
full SecluSiOn of such a place as Jahn-
way Park represented to be, she need
never suspect the terrible evil which
has fallen upon her. She will live,
seeing a little less and understanding
a little less than she used To do. Her
mind will be so calm and quiet that
il will not guess its own weakness.