Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-31

Basil Hawkstone's heart! But wha
brings you here tonight, Vincent? Yol
ought to be pursuing your lost bride
Did you wish to find a sympathetic eal
in which to pour your marital grfev'
ance? It is now six o'clock"-glancint
at a timepiece on the mantel-"and a
seven have an engagement that can
not be delayed. I will give you just ter
minutes in which to unbosom yourself
mot a second more"
He came close up to her chair, draw
ing his breath hard. The desperate
!, fear in his face was very unpleasant.
you and I, Zephyr, have entered in
to an alliance against Prince Lucifel
our common enemy. I come to re-
mind you of it. To tell you the truth
I am in a deuce of a scrape, and you
must help me out"
You have committed unpardonable
sins in Basips absence-eh?" she snnil-
ed. when he comes back to the Tenn
pest, and finds how matters have gone
in his absence, he will show you nc
mercy?"
"Too true!" groaned Vincent. And
Because he has forgiven me so many
times in the past, he Is all the more
likely now to overwhelm me with the
vials Of his wrath"
You are afraid of him?" she said.
"Mortally," he acknowledged. d.
And fear makes towards Of us all,
sneered Vera. "Well, without doubt,
YOU will be made to smart for taking
possession of Tempest Island and all
upon it, before your time had lawfully
come" Again she glanced impatiently
toward the clock "Times flies, Vincent
have important business on hand
and you are keeping me from my toll
et."
He took fresh turn across the
motheaten carpet, coming back to her,
however, like the needle to the magnet.
Have you forgiven Prince Lucifer
his scorn of you?" he said, hoarse!y.
Have you forgotten that you once en-
treated him on your knees to love you
again, and he refused?"
Her smiling little face changed.
IT forget nothing" she answered,
shortly.
Your heart has not softened toward
him? You hate him as much as ever,
Vera?"
Il hate him more than ever! Why
do you ask such absurd questions?"
Look here!" cried Vincent Hawk
stone, roughly; Il fancy you have some
private game Of your own afoot Vera,
However that may be, one thing Is i'm
perative-Prince Lucifer must never
return to Tempest Island alive! You
have sworn to help me-now keep your
vow!"
She looked up at him with soft, de-
riding eyes.
How tragic you grow! I have re-
called Basil Hawkstone, you know,
from his chase after Bee, and appointed
a tryst with him tonight in Whithaven
not from caprice, but deep design.
Undoubtedly he is on his way from
New York at this very moment; at
any rate, he will be sure to appear at
the time and place named by me-"
He started nervously.
"a tryst!-tonight, Vera?-before he
goes down to the island?"
Yes. How wild and strange you
look! Do you wish to kill your cous-
in?"
yes" replied Vincent, deliberately;
It wish to kill him, for I have no safe
ty but in his destruction"
POOH" she scoffed! high tragedy
may be fascinating, but it Is also dan
gerous, and after while it becomes a
trife tiresome. Come, what have you
done with that troublesome fellow Ga
briel? Is he still at the island, whith-
er you carried him to assist at your
mo, he made off from the Tempest
as soon as his wits returned" answer
ed Vincent. gloomily. Heaven only
knows where he is at the present
date! No matter-he has served his
purpose. l take 1t you never cared
rush for him." She lifted her lovely
eyebrows.
"I have had many admirers In my
day, but never one that l found so In
tolerable as that boy. What am to do
with him cannot tell" She arose with
an impatient gesture. Really, l must
not spare you another minute, Vincent!
BY this time Celende Is quite wild. AS
I said before, your cousin will be in
Whithaven tonight. I shall meet him
in another place, but he will follow me
here, to recover his daughter We shall
probably have an interesting inter-
view" She made an eloquent grimace
Il will permit you to be present If you
like"
He grew pale.
Heaven above! Do you think mean
to risk personal encounter with
Prince Lucifer! What! confront him
face to face? Not T. You must put
me behind the door,"
You wish to stab him in the dark
them"
His cowardly eyes would not meet
her bright derisive gaze. He looked
straight down at the floor
You pledged your word to help me-
Vera" Vincent grumbled.
Have l not done so?" she answered.
"Yuu could never have married Jetta
Ra:enel but for my aid. My dear ally
make any little arrangement with your
con- cience that you like-n'importe.
am quite willing to oblige you. AT
eitht o'clock, remember, you will find
Pasil Hawkstone at this house"
He stood for a moment grimly medi-
tating.
al eight sharp, l will be here" he
ruttered. then took up his hat and
withdrew.
TO be Continued.
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