Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-15

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and marry?"
Il think l begin to See,' she said, a
touch of pink coming into her cheeks.
That's encouraging" he said, star
ing gloomily at the food he had put
aside You are quite sure you prom
ised Vos Engo that you'd marry him?''
No. did not promise him that I'd
marry him."
You said you had promised
You did not allow me time to fin
ish. l meant to say that l had prom
ised to let him know in a day or two.
That is all, Mr. King" There was a
suspicious tremor in her voice.
What's that?" he demanded. You
you don't mean to say that Oh,
Lord. wonder-I wonder If l have a
chance-just a ghost of chance! He
leaned very close, incredulous, fasci-
mated. What is it that you are going
to let him know-yes or no?"
That was the question l was con-
sdering when the brigands caught
me-" she answered.
"Of course he is in your own class. "
said Truxton glumly.
She hesitated an instant. Mr.. King,
has no one told you my name-who /
ann" she asked.
You are the princes aunt. That's
all l know"
No more his aunt in reality than
Jack Tullis is his uncle
Who are you, them"
Il am Jack Tullis' sister, New
Yorker bred and born, and l live not
more than two blocks from your
He stared at her in speechless
amazement "Tnen-then you are not
a duchess or a. he began again.
Not at ala very plain New York
err she said, laughing aloud. You
are not disappointed, are you? Does
it spoil your romance to-
Spoil it? Disappointed? No! BY
George, IL can't believe that any
such luck-no, no, don't mean it just
that way! Let me think it out. Let
me get 1t through my head.
Miss Tullis," he said, thrill in his
voice, you are a princess just the
same. l never was so happy in my
life as l am this minute. 1t isn't so
black as it was. l thought l couldn't
win you because you
win me?" she gasped.
Precisely. Now Pm looking at it
differently l don't mind telling you
that I'm in love with you-desperately
in love. It's been so with me ever
since that day in the park. l loved
you as a duchess or a princess and
without hope. Now, I-I-well, I'm
going to hope. Perhaps Vos Engo
has the better of me just now, but I'm
in the lists with him-with all Of
them If l get you out Of this place
and myself as WE'LL want you to un-
derstand that from this very minute
am trying to win you if it lies in the
power of any American to win a girl
who mas suitors among the nobility"
"Are-are you really in earnest?" she
murmured.
Il mean every word of it. do love
you"
II cannot talk about it now, Mr..
King" she fiuttered, moving away
from him in a sudden panic. Pres
emily he went over to her. She was
standing near the candle, staring down
at the flame, with a strangely preoc-
cupied expression in her eyes.
Forgive me-" he said. Il was has
ty, inconsiderate. T.
You quite took my breath away"
she painted, looking up at him, with a
queer little smile.
Il know" he murmured.
Her troubled gaze resumed it's sober
contemplation of the flame.
You won't leave me to my fate be-
cause you think I'm going to marry
some one else?"
He grew very sober. Miss Tullis
you and l nave one chance in thou
sand You may as we'll know the
truth"
"Oh, l can't bear the thought of that
dreadful. old man." she cried, abject
distress in her eyes.
He gritted his teeth and turned
away.
Late in the afternoon Anna Cromer
appeared before them, accompanied by
two of the men. Crisply she COM
manded the girl to come forth.
She was in the outer room for the
better part of an hour listening to
Anna Cromer and Nine. Drovnask, who
dinned the praises of the great Count
MarlanX into her ears. They bathed
the girls face and freshened her gar
ments. 1t occurred to her that she
was being prepared for a visit Of the
redoubtable Marlanx himself and put
the question plainly.
No." said Anna Cromer. He's not
coming here. You are going to him.
He will not be Count Maxlanx after
tomorrow, but Citizen Marlanx, one of
the people, one of us"
Little did they know Marlanx.
Julius and Peter will come for you
tonight" said Nine. Drovnask, with an
evil suggestive smile.
TruXton was beginning to tremble
with the fear that she would not be
returned to their room when the door
was opened and she came in.
Some time in the tense, suffocating
hours Of the night they heard the
sounds of many footsteps shuffling
about the outer room. There were
hOarsc. cultural. subdued goodbys and
well wishes, the creaking of heavy
doors and the dropping of bolts.
Eventually King, who had been listen
ing alertly, realized that but two of the
men remained in the room, Peter Bru-
tus and Julius SpantZ.
An hour crept by and another. King
was groaning under the suspense. The
time was too slowly approaching
when he was to attempt the most des-
peratc act in all this sanguinary trag-
cdy.