Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-28
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Bv CLARENCE BoUTELLE.
Bv CLARENCE BoUTELLE.

SaSeQ 10 marry, anu, IL IL was ASSNS
sary to do it in order to keep then
apart, you'd kill her as quickly anc
relentlessly as"
Samuel Lyman, don't you say an
other word on that subject; don't yol
dare speak so to me-"
VERY well. I will change the sub
ject if it hurts your high ant
sensitive nature Or, rather, I'll finisf
what l was about saying when | came
so near making my unfortunate di-
gression. That is this: Your sympa'
thy for other losers is not genuine
for YOU have never hesitated to injurt
another when your own happiness was
in question. Now. shall tell you youl
third reaSon?"
Mr. Lyman, all this may be very
amusing to you; it is torture to me;
but 1 am in your power, and you car
do as you please. l must be patien,
and resigned. 1 will listen to you
since 1 must"
Thank you. That means that you
wouldn't talk if the conditions were
reversed and you had me in your
power, does it?"
Yes"
"A remarkable plan for a woman tt
make, a very remarkable plan. If yor
wouldn't talk, pray what would yor
do?"
tn
hissed the single word of her answer
at him from between her closely shut
teeth.
Act" she said.
"Ah! l am going to act, too. But
for a few minutes l prefer to talk.
NAV tell you your third reason; may
| not?"
Il suppose So"
Very well, gracious lady, I will tel
YOU You expected, if you outliveC
Mrs. Sem. to have all this property. Is
it so?"
Yes"
And vet you dared let me come here
in control?"
Don't taunt me with it; ought tc
have known better"
Yes, l think So"
For l am to be the residuary legatee
of this estate, so to speak, and it's 60
ing to be administered upon tonight
presume you've arrived at the con-
clusion that 1 intend to burn the
bank?" -. ....- H..
He pointed to piles Of inf1ammable
material scattered about in various
parts of the rooms, and thoroughly
saturated with kerosene.
Il suppose you do, unless / make uI
my mind to kill you and save the
bank"
You won't make up your mind tc
do that: that was one of the things
provided against in my plans. 1 kno"
you are thoroughly capable of doing
it, if it was safe to do so. But it isn't
Let me be found murdered here, ano
the whole country will be up in arms
in the morning"
Won't the whole country be up ir
arms when they discover the Boomville
Bank has been robbed and burned"
They won't discover the bank has
been robbed. They will only know II
has been burned. 1t will be burned
with the safe-door wide open. The
gold and silver will remain here un-
touched. and they will be found melted
together, after the fire. The bank bills
some negotiable bonds, some choice
diamonds, and so forth, are in this va
lise: they represent a fortune-ar
enormous fortune No one is to guess
that they escaped the flames"
But suspicion will fall upon yot
when you do not appear after the fire
Not at all I've made a great rep
utatiOn here for industry. l am sup
posed to leave town only when busi'
ness demands it-buSineSs, you under
stand. 1 am known to work in th'
bank until very late hours, almost al
night sometimes; that fact will ac
count for the safe being found open
So l am going to pose as a martyr t
my duty; do you see?"
No, do not"
II am going to have it believed
was burned in the bank?"
"Ah? How horrible!"
rs it? think it quite joke"
But suppose they put out the fire
and so discover the cheat? Wha
them"
They won't do that I'VE provided
against that"
How? When?"
| The words were only whispers. Sh
was leaning forward in breathless at
tention now, this woman who was tire(
and bored with this mans talk only ;
few minutes ago. oh. Samuel Lyman
Samuel Lyman. why do you not lOol
her in the face? Why are you dea
to what is in her tones? VIII!
are you blind to what is shining in he
eyes? Men who play with fire ar
cautious and watchful; why are no
you-you who have done worse, ant
trife with the happiness of deSper
ate woman? A joke, did you say? d.
you know what you were speaking o
when you said joke? Look up. Sam
uel Lyman: look into the face of Lur
line BannOttie: look before she ha
let the hideOus falsity Of her smile fal
over the triumph she has not strengt
to conceal just yet; look up, and do
now, Or But Samuel Lyman di
not look up. He did not look at hel
He looked around the room. And n
answered her question.
when? | began the very day
arrived here. This night. with wealt
and you. was a part of my plan fror
the first. l have given it all muc
study. There is not link missing
To tell you how. will take longer. Blu
| will try to tell you. First, you wi
admit that the fire will be quick an
hot. will you not"
"Certainly."
We'll. I've secured myself agains
watchfulness on the part Of the nigh
| npI c1aaninor /