Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-22

spotless white.
Lorraine" he whispered, reaching
her side in two bounds. She put out
her hands, and he claspe them. Plain
ly she was confused. Il We been dying
for a glimpse Of you. Do you think
you've treated me-
Don't Truxtoni" she pleaded, sud-
denly serious. You must not come
here. l saw-well, you know. l was
so ashamed; l was so sorry"
He still held her hands.
Yes, they ordered me to move on, as
If l were a common loafer," he said,
with a soft chuckle. But where have
you kept yourself?"
| Il have been i'll, Truxton-truly, I
have" she said quickly, uneasily.
| You told Vos Engo to ride back and
pick me up" he persisted. HE told
me in so many words Now, want a
plain answer, Lorraine. Did you prom
ise to reward him If he-well, If he
saved me from the mob?"
NO." she said in a low voice.
What was it, then? / must know,
Lorraine"
Il am very, oh. so very unhappy,
Truxton," she murmured.
| Il came near spelling everything
just now," he whispered hoarsely.
WHAT"
Il almost kissed you, Lorraine. I
swear it was hard to keep from it.
That would have spoiled everything"
| Yes, it would" she agreed quickly.
I'm not going to kiss you until you
have told me you love Vos Engo."
II don't understand" she cried,
drawing back and looking up into his
face with bewildered eyes.
Because then I'll be sure that you
love me-
| BE sensible, Truxton."
"Ill know that you promised to love
him If he'd save me. ITS as clear as
day to me. You did tell him you'd
marry him If ne got me to a place Of
safety"
mo. l refused to marry him II he
|
so miserable! What is to become Of
all of us? What is to become of John
and Bobby and you?"
II think I'll kiss you now, Lo-
raine," he whispered almost tremu-
lousy. God, how l love you. little
darling! You must make me a prom
| ise.''
"Oh, Truxton, don't ask me to say
that I'll be your She stopped pain
fully embarrass
THAT will come later" he said con-
solingly. Il want you to promise, on
your sacred word Of honor, that you'll
kiss no man until you've kissed me-"
oh" she murmured, II cannot
promise that! l am not sure that I'll
ever-ever kiss anybody. What Is 1t
you really want me to say?" she ask
ed, looking up with sudden shyness in
her starry eyes.
THAT you love me-and me only,
Lorraine" he whispered.
Il will not say it," she cried, break
ing away from him. But" as she
ran to the steps, a delicious tremor
in her voice, Il will consider the other
thing you ask"
| King was ushered into a large, Sc
dately furnished room. A score of
men were there before him-sitting or
standing in attitudes Of attention, lis
tening to the words Of General Braze.
Kings entrance was the signal for an
| immediate transfer Of interest. The
| general bowed most politely and at
once turned to Count Halfont with the
remark that he had quite finished his
suggestions. The prime minister came
forward to greet the momentarily shy
American.
1.-The council has been extolling you,
Mr.. King" said the prime minister,
leading him to a seat near his own.
| Truxton blushed. Involuntarily he
glanced at Vos Engo. That gentleman
started, a curious light !eapiHg into his
eyes.
| Here's the situation in nutshell"
went on the prime minister. I'VE are
doomed unless succor reaches us from
the outside. We seem unable to warn
John Tullis, who, If given time. might
succeed in collecting a sufficient force
| Of loyal countrymen to harass and
eventually overthrow the dictator.
am loath to speak of another alterna-
| tive that has been discussed at length
by the ministers and their friends. The
Duke of Perse, from a bed Of pain and
anguish, mas counseled us to take
steps in the direction l am about to
speak Of.
I'VE can appeal to Russia in this
hour of stress, but we will have to
make an unpleasant sacrifice. Russia
Is eager to take over our new issue Of
railway bonds. Hitherto We have voted
against disposing of the bonds in that
country, the reason being obvious. st.
Petersburg wants a new connecting
line with her possessions in AfShanis-
tan. Our line will provide a most di-
rect route-a cutoff, believe they call
| it. Last year the Grand Duke Paulus
volunteered to provide the money for
the construction of the line from Edel-
weiss north to Balak on condition that
Russia be given the right to use the
line in connection with her own roads
to the orient. You may see the ad-
vantage in this to Russia. Mr.. King,
if 1 send word to the Grand Duke
Paulus, agreeing to his terms, which
still remain open 10 US, signing away
a most valuable right in what we had
hoped would be our own individual
property. we have every reason to be-
lieve that he will send armed forces
to our relief on the pretext that
Russia is defending properties of her
own. That is one way in which we
may Oust Count Marlanx. The other
lies in the ability of John Tullis to
give battle to him with our own peo-