Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-01
A Girls Tears.


Mignon, standing in a low wide WIN
dow with that white radiance on her
brightly joyous face, gazed out into
the night, and clung little closer 10
the arm on which she leaned.
Il am so happy, Paget!" she Whis-
nered m her lover. Yes, know that
1 am too happy"
He smiled as he looked down upon
her soft, childish beauty-to MIN the
most beguiling upon earth.
1T is impossible for you to De TOO
happy." he answered. Little DARING
for whom was happiness maoe' II
not for you? The sadder things OF
life shall never come near you Whlle
I have power to keep them away
She lifted her face in the moon
light
Fair, not pale"
A half-blown Catherine Merme'
rose was in her hand; faint smile
parted her red lips. Her eyes wore
meditative expression. Behlno the
lovers stretched the long hall with
blaze of hickory logs on the hearth
and the faint, fine shadows along the
carved wall.
".Is it really true" she murmured'
that you never loved any woman De-
fore me? Let me hear you say II
again, Paget.
1T is absolutely true" he replied
with a fervor that might have laio 10
rest the darkest doubt. you were
made for mel see it now. l waited
long, lonely years, mateless, restless
and at last YOU came to your lover
ah, you were we'll worth waiting 1or'
She trembled a little in his embrace
Her face, silvered over by the moon
light. was like that Of an angel. "hat
man in his senses could have assocl-
ated the thought Of guile with thal
delicate, dainty loveliness?
IF you ever love me less, she
whispered, lit will be time for me TO
die!"
He laid his bronzed cheek upon her
golden hair.
"And if death does not come till l
cease to love you, Mignon, you may
look upon yourself as immortal.
Death is not the only thing that
narts human hearts," she faltered. L
might do some wicked thing, ana
make you very angry, Paget-there is
a stern look about your eyes some
times that BODIES i'll to evil doers. You
might cease to care for me altogether
Won might despise-detest me, per-
haps."
He kissed the last word passionate
ly from her lips
How dare you talk such heresy
Nothing could make me desplse you.
would as soon think of an anger OF
light doing wickedly as you, my little
Mignon."
But
But should the impossible become
possible-why, 1 would forgive you'
darling-I would hide you and your
sin together deep down in my heart
of hearts"
He fancied that he was talking to
an innocent child; but she who listen
ed was, alas! a woman, daring every
thing, defying everything, to secure
q forbidden love. Her violet eyes
shone like twin stars.
II will never doubt you again-neV-
err" she cried, joyfully. Il want you
to believe that 1, too, loved you In
your ocean tower. Never before had
YOU
who awakened my heart, and chang
ed the world for me-"
How can 1 doubr ito" he answer
ed, ardently. why, you are mere
child still-a lily, whose petals have
hardly unfolded."
She had that day been dining at
Windmere, with Mrs. Ellicott and a
few other guests. Dinner was now
over. The lovers had slipped away
for a tete-a-tete in that moonlit win
dow. From the neighboring drawlns
room came a hum or voices, the rat
Tie of coffee cups, an etude Of Thai
berg. Mignon nestled her golden
head against her lovers shoulder, his
arm encircled her lissom body.
MY king" she whispered, proud
". solemnly, and he. from the depths
of his adoring heart, replied:
"Darling-precious darling"
At that moment man entered the
hall by the main door. 1t was i'm
possible for him to avoid seeing the
lovers. AS his eyes fell upon them ht
gave an involuntary start. Paget Fas'
sci. remembering the secrecy tha'
was supposed to invest his engage
ment, withdrew his arm reluctantly
from his betrothed. She looked up--
grew frightfully pale and dropped the
Catherine Mermet rose.
THAT man. she gasped.
1T is Aunt Latimer's physician,
answered Fassel. in n low voice. "Sh'
had a nervous attack at dinner, ant
persisted in sending for him..
Forbearing to glance a second time
at the window, Nigel Hume ascendeC
the carved stair. Aunt Latimer wa
in her own chamber. He oresertet
himself before her. with a cOuntenanc'
gloomy. distrait.
You see that L am utterly prostrat
ed tonight. doctor" groaned the ole
woman. from the depths Of an inVa
lid chair. My nerves are all on edge
must have something .quieting-;
little chloral would not come amiss
l nearly tainted at table
"Now what is the meaning of al
this" demanded Hume, kindly, bu
firmly.
First of ALL" said Aunt Latimer
In a feebly aggrieved voice, "nobod!
not even Edith-tells me anything
In this house. I am supposed TO D.
unable to keep a secret. Yet l cai
see some things. l am not aitogethe
imbecilc. Today. at dinner, I watch
ed my nephew Paget-Paget, whom
no woman could ever before subdue
He sat next MignOn Hillyer-l say
him look at her Oh. OH" shaking
her head dolefully, that was enough