Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-07
CHAPTER IV-Continued.
ESTABLISHED 1865.

descended to the street. The audience
would follow close on his heels-Var-
neck with them. He looked around.
Withdrawn from the entrance lights,
over against the darkness OF the ola
Kings Chapel graveyard, a carriage
stood waiting. st. John, with his muf-
fling cloak drawn round his face, went
forward and opened the door. AS ne
did so the vanguard Of the crowd De-
gan to pour down the stairs. He heard
them-heard, also, over and above all
others. a light step on the pavement
a painting breath. A little ngure'
wrapped in gray, with thick gray
veil covering her face, and holding In
one gloved hand bunch OF myrtle anu
orange flowers, ran breathlessly up to
him.
"Quick!" he whispered, before we
are recognized" and he lifted her bod
ily into the carriage and leaped in af-
ter her.
They ratified off down the Row.
Sleet and rain were still falling. The
city looked deserted and desolate. Into
Court and Cambridge streets whirled
the carriage, and off and away over
the old Cambridge bridge. Now and
then the light Of the street lamps slant
cd across the window and struck the
pale face Of st. John as he sat hold
ing the small figure in gray pressed
conyulsively to his side. She mad
flung back her veil and buried her
face in her two trembling hands.
"Paulette, my darling, speak to mel"
he murmured.
She seemed to shiver in his embrace.
"Ah, what a play! 1 thought 1t
would never endi" she whispered. i
fancied, too, the whole house knew my
secret. Do you think we were notic-
ed?'
mo; unless it was by Varneck
Confound, him! a new victim Of yours
He seems to have taken the disease
in its worst form, too"
AFTER tonight" she answered, you
will never be jealous Of me more, Guy
thank heaven! for, to tell the truth,
jealously sits badly upon faces like
yours"
.I am not so sure" said he, some
what darkly, but dropping kisses thick
and fast on her the while. Its taint
in my blood and not to be easily over
come"
She lifted her pale face, with the
disheyeled hair falling away from 1t
on either side. How childish and fair
II looked in the fitful light Of the lamps
as they whirled on! She was In the
stage dress in which she had last ap-
peared before the crowded and admir-
ing house-bejeweled, decollete, half
crushed flowers clinging to her hair
and over all the gray wrap, falling
down like Franciscan's robe.
'I wonder" she sighed, 'if you will
always love me as you do tonight
Guy: we are so young. so very young
1.-THE younger We are" he answered,
"the more years Of happiness we have
before US, Paulette. Only beg you to
put an end to that crowd Of cursed
drivelers who hang around you! / can
not see the making eyes at your long
er and live. Above all, dispose OF
varneck as quickly as possible. 1 can
understand how men sometimes kill
the women they love, for mix but one
drop Of doubt with the passion and 1t
is heaven turned into hell"
She looked a little startled and a
little angry.
Guy, you are jealous as a Turk"
she said, cresting her naughty little
head. Can help it because they
worry and admire me-because they
ogle me in the green-room and encore
me at the play? Does not Megrim
keep my door fast against them all?
Do love any but you? Have 1 ever
in all my fifteen years, loved anything
in the world but poor papa and you?'
II wish you had never chosen such
profession" he answered, grimly.
"I did not choose it." she cried, pas
sionately; "it was thrust upon me; II
was all papa had to give me. l was
born and bred to it, and now it means
to me food, home, life itself"
Heaven! where are we?" cried st.
John, staring out of the window. "Over
that tedious bridge at last! The house
is nearby"
She started up from his side.
Guy" she gasped, stop the carriage
turn back! will not go at least, not
tonight! Oh, Guy, stop! I am afraid"
She was trembling violently and her
face was like ashes.
He swept her into his arms.
Afraid! What do you mean? Afraid
of what?'
"Of you! think of this marriage!'
she shuddered. Let us turn back be-
fore it is too late"
Turn back" he echoed, and his
arms closed around her like iron
Give you up now? Not 1! 1 have
your promise and you must keep It
Paulette, hush! hush! oh, my darling!
She had slipped from his hold and
fallen to her knees on the floor of the
carriage. With her face buried in the
cushions of the seat she began to sob
wildly.
Guy! Guy! we shall never be hap
py together! We are two children!
We do not know what we are doing!
Now, at this last moment, my heart
fails me. 1t seems as if did not love
you at all-only feared you! Let us
go back-let us go back"
He was thoroughly alarmed.
Not for my life!" he answered, and
gathered her into his arms. fondling
her with panther-like fierceness: mot
If perdition awaits us both! I have
frightened you with my ill-temper-
that is all. You do love me, Paulette;
the very force Of my own passion must
compel a return from such a fresh
impressible nature as yours. Pygma-
lion kissed the statue and it awakened
Paulette! Paulette! cease crying-you
are breaking my heart! All. thank
heavenl here we are at last"
As he smoke the carriage stopped