Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-03-25

character of Baron Strozzi-you meet
| not speak a word" .'.'.. -,
A smile fitted over Ethers pale lips
] She put out her own weak hand ant
grasped Mercy's. .,-. ~.
"My sister!" she murmured. rs y
not strange, Is 1t not blessed, that sh.
should be mine, Miss Vann? And :.
never dreamed Of such happiness III
reached this shelter last night. Al
my life have longed for sister"
After a little while she said, with
painful effort: J.H
BE patient with me, all Of you. i
would kill me to put in words the stor,
Of the past two years. I have had my
day-such a short, miserable LITTLE
day! Count Stahl shall never SCI
again" A great shudder shook her AZ
she pronounced the name. Il canno
tell you about II yet Some other time
when I am stronger, the words. per.
haps will come: but was forced t(
fly from him, and I owe my life e
mammals former maid, F1nette, as Be-
owes to her a happy marriage, and my
escape from France to an Engnsf
stranger, who conducted me to Hayre
himself, paid my expenses from MI
own purse, and secured me care and
attention for my homeward voyage
buI lOT IlIIi Il hLOW uot "iAat WY
have become of me. Heaven bless hin
evermore!" ...-,,.-,..,.Es n
aAmen!" murmured Mercy. -
Not q question was asked by any
one of the three They would not force
her to speak of matters which gave hef
pain. It was enough for them to know
that she had come back to the few
hearts left to her, sad, suffering, chang
ed beyond recognition, her pride gone
her strength gone, her happiness gone
For a moment Mercy felt a keen
thrill Of interest in the English strang-
er who had befriended the unhappy
fugitive. .ggl !.
"Tell me his name," she was about
to say, but checked herself the next In
slant, ashamed OF her own curiosity,
and 80, by a mere chance. Sir Va.en-
tine Arbuckle escaped mention. 80
II am going into retirement for
while" said Charlotte Varln. Every
body will soon know the secret Of my
rupture with the baron. I cannot en-
dure to meet my friends while the
scandal is new. Moreover, the sum-
mer heat Is approaching, and the city
will soon be unbearable. / have 9
place on the Hudson to which I shall
remove for q few. weeks. ] am done
with matrimony. Heavens! let no one
mention the word to me again. Ethel
shall go with me to my retreat; plain
ly she needs rest and care. never
saw a person so sadly changed In the
little space Of two years" .z4!.
But Ethel, iii as she was, would not
listen to this proposition.
'T thank you heartily" she said.
'but I have had my last Of ease and
luxury. Ny place Is now with mamma
and this dear child"-touching Mercy's
black dress. Il must go to work at
once. I must find a situation as nur-
sery governess. Possibly some OF my
old friends may provide me with pu-.
pills"
"Ethel, you cannot do IT." cried Miss
yann, with decision. think Of your
breeding-of what you have been In
the past 1t would kill you outright to
become a servant. Moreover, you have
not the physical strength"
1T would kill me to accept charity,
even from you," replied Ethel. Il have
a little pride left. Il will not be de-
pendent upon any one. Work Is said
to be a cure for sorrow. Oh, dear Miss
Vann! II I cannot find employment
of some kind for my thoughts l shall
go mad!" .i ".
: -. . (To be continued) na