Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-11-24
A D A r X p f ED
BY ETA w. PIERCE.
CHAPTER XXX.-Continued

| Si1Ar EN Ahh.-COntlnued.
Sir Gervase carried the news to Mis-.
PANS chamber. Directly l was sum.
moned thither, and folded to the ole
woman's heart.
You poor, wronged child" she said
and wept over me with maternal ten.
derness. What a dreadful lot YOU
have had in life! You may thank
your mother for it. Look at the grief
and ruin which she brought on this
house today! Now. what Is to be done
about Fairy? All, I am filled with re-
morse when 1 remember how I re-
pulsed her at the church. You see ]
was so shocked and Mortified that ]
knew not what I did. l shall never
forgive myself. Poor child! her wrongs
seem to be scarcely less than your
own"
Fairy is to be found" 1 answered
"and brought back to her old place
at Greylock Woods"
you noble, generous girl" cried
Aunt Pam, and she kissed me fervent-
ly
Alas! Advertisements. begging
Fairy to return Immediately to the
friends who were anxiously waiting
for her, were dispatched to all the
prominent newspapers in the country;
private detectives, stimulated by Of
fers Of reward, also went forth to
search for the missing girl; but neith-
er to the printed entreaties, nor the
efforts of men versed in all the arts OF
their profession, did any response
come. Nan returned no more, and not
the faintest clue could l. by any
means, obtain to her whereabouts.
Godfrey Greylock was carried to his
grave one dreary December day. Miss
Pam, the baronet and followed him
the only mourners. Then we went
back to the villa to listen to the read
ing Of the will.
1t was a brief document. With the ex-
ception of an annuity to Miss Pamela
all the dead mans. earthly possessions
houses, lands and money-were be-
queathed Internationally to his grand
daughter, Ethel, the child of his dead
son, Robert Greylock, and to her heirs
for ever.
The family lawyer congratulated
me kindly. Aunt Pam held me to her
heart, and whispered: 1T is all as II
should be-; and Sir Gervase pressed
my hand and said, quietly: You are
now the undisputed mistress Of the
Greylock fortune, and hope you may
find in 1t some recompense for your
past hardships and privations. What
do you, in your new position, first
wish to do. cousin?"
Find Nan, and divide my posses
sions with her."
He smiled sadly.
Faithful and loyal as ever! And
next"
My esteem for the baronet was
growing hour by hour. He was no.
BILE, generous, good. could speak to
him more frankly than to anybody
IN tne WOrlu.
Next I must go to school," l an
swered; II am ashamed now of my
utter ignorance. l know absolutely
nothing"
He looked at me, in my deep mourn
ing, with kind, compassionate eyes.
You are still young enough to spare
year or two, cousin, for the 'acquis-
ton of such knowledge as you need
1 had an interview with Iris Grey
lock in the darkened drawing room
after everybody else had left it. Miss
Pamela had fled from her presence in
utter horror, and with a derisive little
laugh my mother seized my mourning
dress and drew me down to a sofa by
her side.
Il believe that dreadful old spinster
would have been better pleased If
had not appeared at this funeral al
ALL" she began, vivaciously. "She
thinks only of my little errors, not OF
the combination of circumstances that
forced me into them. Now. my child
you and l must understand each 9TH
er! You find yourself in possession
Of a superb fortune, and you actually
know nothing about the proper man.
agement Of it. Think Of what you
have been-a servant, a menial, a beg
gar of the street-bah! it Is too dis
gusting to talk about. Think Of your
utter lack of education-you surely
need some competent person to guide
and direct you now. In me, Ethel, you
natural counselor and gu .rdian.
will assume the whole charge of your
future and your fortune. You shall
not be troubled in any way with stu
| pid money matters. You are toe
young, by far! I am a born financier
You must turn all your affairs over
to me at once. AS mother and daugh-
ter, our interests, of course, are one;
our possessions should be one, also
You have all that you can do at pres
ent to learn your alphabet"
Before 1 could answer a word she
burst out again:
You are not, after all, bad-looking
Style can be acquired, and dress al
ways works wonders for a woman
Your eyes are good, and you have a
Spanish type of feature, that in a
rich heiress will be considered quite
the thing Now, listen! 1 have made
up my mind that you shall marry Sir
Gervase Greylock. All, you start
you change color. I am a wonderful
matchmaker, ma chere. Did not the
baronet come to America to wed the
heiress of the Woods? Why should he
not do so still' You must console
him for his recent disappointment
Courage, child. you can do 1t, even
though you have not Fairy's beauty
In my mingled wrath, shame, and
amazement, 1 could only spring to my
feet. and calculate, Mother, mother!
She laughed. lightly.
How shocked you lock, simpleton
Now don't be absurd, but leave me to
manage everything. Sir Geryase"-
II saapoed as ~ another word would