Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-09
CHAPTER VIII.
ITO Victory-and You.'

ITO Victory-and You.'
Three weeks after the hunt break
fast at Falconhurst had ended so dis
astrously for Brancaster and Lady
Diana, Sartoris and Mrs. D'Aquils
met in g corridor near the stables al
the London horse show.
Sartoris had been making secret sig
nails to the woman in box with 9
party of her bohemian friends.
"Ah, at last!" he exclaimed In re-
lief. hurrying to meet her as she came
down the corridor.
Mrs. D'Aquila glanced to the rign'
and to the left as she walked swiftly
along. Her name and face were IN
every newspaper in the United King
dom because of the great D'Aquila-
Brancaster case, begun when she
started her suit to prove her marri'
age.
"I could not get away from my
friends before" she said anxiously
but ought not to meet you at all =
II am not sure that I ought re-
turned Sartoris far from feeling al
ease himself, with a chance OF BeV-
erley's seeing us, but it is so impor-
tant, and surely for a moment In pup-
lic"-
Nowhere" said the woman deci-
sively.
"Why?"
Because Brancaster fights to fin
ish to prove that I am not his VIE
his lawyers follow the widest clews-
sift the smallest suspicion. He has
me followed by detectives everywhere
-dogged-says openly-I've heard II
if 1 win my case and prove the mar
riage he'll divorce me on the hrst
chance"
Another divorced exclaimed Cap
tain Sartoris, in good natured satire.
But he shan'tl" she said, setting
her teeth together.
Quite So" he returned. Heroine
of the greatest society scandal of the
century. Wife or no wife? Columns
in the daily press, pictures in the
weekly. Fabulous offers from the
music hall syndicates."
"And every shilling I possess going
to the lawyers" she lamented. But
I'll spend every shilling, raise every
shilling, pawn my last diamond-and
then I'll starve until they own me
Lady Brancaster."
IT knew you'd like it," he sighed
IT wish you were Lady Brancaster In
all truth"
What do you want?" she asked
shortly.
what you owe me for the title" he
said.
Money!"
MY name is on bill that 1 must
meet tomorrow for G $4,000. I want
bit of ready money for interest; then
with time and a chance OF a lucky
win If l could know tonight !
daren't let you go to my rooms or 60
myself to yours. Isn't there some
good, safe, neutral spot where no one
in the world ever goes in crowd?'
She reflected a moment.
II have it." she exclaimed. mo one
who knows us ever goes there. It's
Tussaud's, the wax works. Be there
at 10 sharp. 1t closes early.
With a word of appreciation for her
sharp and nimble wit, Sartoris left
her, their engagement made for that
night.
AS they passed by the large door
opening into the division of the stables
from the arena they had to dodge
quickly in order to avoid a fractions
horse which was being led from the
ring at the order of Lady Clanmore,
director of the horse show. Upon the
back of the horse was seated unstead-
lily Joe Kelly, king of the bookmakers
AS Mrs. D'Aquila passed out and
Sartoris stopped to watch Kelly, the
latter was protesting loudly at being
ordered from the ring. Kelly was man
ifestly drunk. He dismounted, but only
really succeeded in falling from his