Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-11-03

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You no longer love mel" he repeat
ed in a strange tone; SAY it once
more, Ethel"
Il no longer love you!" she replied
firmly.
Enough! 1 need no explanation
am not an idiot The whole matter
can be compressed in three words
Sir Gervase Greylock!"
Silence.
why do you not deny it?" cried
Regnault, with sudden fury; 'yor
cannot! You are throwing me ovel
for that fellow! His title has won the
day-that, and the fear of losing your
grandfather's money. / see it ALL"
You err" she answered calmly; III
Is no desire to wear title, no feal
even Of displeaslng my grandfather
which stands betwixt you and me, Ar
thur; but I have ceased to care fol-
you. l know that what l felt at school
was but a brief delusion-the foolish
infatuation of a romantic girl"
whence comes this new wisdom
this extraordinary enlightenment? ?" he
said, with thick, difficult utterance
who learned you to read your own
heart so well, Ethel-who but the
Englishman? Confess that you love
him-that your rejection of his suit
was but farce?"
Even by that failing light he could
see the guilt and misery in her down
cast face.
II have confessed enough" she an
swered, drearily; .'all that it concerns
you to know"
In Regnaults languid southern ma
ture there was a tiger, usually dor
mant, but now the beast leaped sud-
denly up to cruel savage life. q"
1.-The carriage is under the trees yon-
der" he said, hoarsely. Everything
is prepared for our flight, and now
you refuse to go with me-you throw
me over, like a heartless jilt."
She was very humble and ashamed
After all have said, Arthur, is II
not simply impossible for me to go with
you?"
And you think I will give you UP
like this? A thousand times, no! II
Ethel. If I have lost your love I car
yet regain it."
"Never!"
Then I will take you without love-
He put his arms rudely around her
II am a desperate man, and love you
unspeakably. Willing or unwilling
you must be mine, Ethel-you must
go with me!''
Indignation and alarm struggled to-
gether in her pale face.
Release mel" she cried, haughtily
"or I must call for help!"
And who would hear you in this
place?" he scoffed; who but the
ghosts? I will not release you, Ethel
You have made a ruffian Of me-you
have aroused a legion Of devils in my
heart. What! Do you think to shake
me off now, you heartless, treacher-
Gus girl? Be careful how you drive
me to extremes. You shall go with
me, Ethel, or never leave this place
alive!"
Wicked words, Kissed out like blast
from a furnace. He was in a tower.
ing fury. She stood up white and
dauntless, disdaining to struggle
against his brute strength, but flash
ing on him such scorn and amazement
from her lovely eyes as might have
crushed him then and there.
This spot, where my father suffer
ed, would be a fitting place for sucf
a tragedy" she answered, bitterly
AT last l see you as YOU are, Arthur
the scales have fallen from my eyes
Verify, 1 deserve these threats and in
suits for my supreme folly in meeting
you tonight-for the still greater folly
of once dreaming that I loved you"
The wind shook the long salt gras!
on the low marshes, the light wa:
going fast; rain splashed down on the
cairn, and behind it, in the shelterin-
gloom, crouched something, darker
even than the twilight, but neither
Ethel nor Regnault saw 1t.
IF you have humiliated me enough
let me now say farewell" she exclaim'
ed "I trust we shall never meeI
again."
His hold upon her frightened.
You cannot say that word to me-
he cried, like one frenzied. Il woulc
rather take my farewell Of life than Of
you. Hark! You hear that whistle
It is from the driver of the carriage
he is growing impatient. For the las
time I ask you-Will you keep your
oath, Ethel? will you come with me?'
She made a gesture of aversion.
/ No. no! no."
Then, if cannot have you, ne
other man ever shall-least of all, Sil
Gervase Greylock!"
A sudden, ear-splitting scream rams
out across the old salt-pits and ovel
the marshes, but the voice which ut
tered it was not Ethers. In the deer
gloom a figure leaped up from the
weeds and rubbish at the base OF the
cairn, and rushed, like lightning, be-
twixt Miss Greylock and the man who
held her-no ghost, but a palpitatine
human body, filled with desperate
strength and courage.
On Ethel's failing sight flashed
face, like a falling star. There was
wicked exclamation from Regnault
the glitter of something like a shaft
of blue light. A hot jet spurted out
on Ethel-drenched her in a sudder
red rain. Then followed a second
shrek, which ended in a choking CUR
gle of blood, and there by the rude
cairn, on the evil spot where Robert
Greylock had perished long years be-
fore, Ethel threw out her powerlesS
hands and fell prone upon the earth.
ITO Be Continued.)
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