Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-10-10

room. / am going out, and when 1
broke the reverie in which he seemed
plunged. He sprang eagerly to meet
her.
Thank Heaven!" he cried; II be-
gan to fear you would not come,
Ethel"
She ran up to him, flushed and
trembling.
"It was not quite easy to escape
from Miss Hale-you know how keen
she is-but 1 am here" she painted,
land you, Arthur-however did you
manage to scale the WALTZ"
Ho laughed lightly.
J Easily enough. 1t would have TAX
en- barrier higher than Haman's gal
lows to have kept me out Of the
school-yard this morning. So you
found the note which I dropped over
the garden wall last night?"
YES" she faltered; its wonder
it didn't fall into Miss Hale's hands.
You are very imprudent Oh, Arthur,
what do you want of me?-why have
you asked me to meet you here?"
He snatched her to him in all her
young beauty-strained her wildly to
his heart, and she did not resist him.
What do I want Of you?" he cried,
reproachfully; "how can you ask such
a question. Ethel? The time has come
for us to part" She shuddered. "Is
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in an hour like this? Could let you 60
without a last word-a last embrace?
Who knows when we may meet again ?
Even should Fortune be kind, which
isn't likely, there are weary weeks Of
separation for us both to bear. Keep
your lovely arms around me; keep
your cheek upon my heart. oh, my
darling, do you remember the day
when I first came to the school as an
humble music teacher, and madame,
the principal, ushered my pupils into
the music room, where I waited to re-
ceive them?"
Yes; oh, yes"
"You led the class. I put my hand
to my dazzled eyes at sight OF you.
You were as white as snow, and as ra-
diant as morning. Compared with
you, the other girls looked like COM
mon weeds around some splendid
queen-rose. In my heart I swore, that
very hour, that I would win you in
spite Of the misfortune which had
snatched wealth and position from me
and made me poor and obscure. Now
tell me, my love, when did you first
begin to love me?"
THAT same day-that same hour"
she stammered. You looked at me
you spoke to me about the music, and
Il could find no voice to answer
you. I grew faint-even the principal
noticed it. and thought was Ill. At
ter the lesson, when you were gone,
and all the other girls began to rave
about your good looks and distingue
manner, 1 alone could say nothing"
THAT was six months ago." he mur-
INJURED, softly and triumphantly, land
the love which overwhelmed us both
at our first meeting has steadily
grown and strengthened ever since
is 1t not so?"
YES" she confessed with sobs.
"And we have kept our secret so
well, so well, my own, that no third
party has ever suspected It."
True"
But the time has come for you to
leave school, and go back to your own
kin, who have never even heard Of
me? Is 1t strange that tremble now
for my happiness? You have told me
enough about yourself and your grand
father to convince me that he will
move, heaven and earth to marry you
to the English baronet-thinking, no
doubt, that even that match Is not
good enough for you. You will be
plunged at once into society-you will
have scores Of lovers at your feet
your school life will fade away like a
dream, and I shall be far distant, un-
able to plead my own cause, obliged
to leave you to the love and admira-
ton Of other men. Do you wonder
that the thought Of these things wrings
my heart this morning."
(To Be Continued.)