Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-07-07

she could not have achieved II more
successfully She cried out against
the way he had treated his brother
the false pride that had hidden all
knowledge of him from her. Where
were the charity and mercy Of which
he had so often preached? Pages or
burning reproaches which scared the
soul of the man who read them. She
did not confde the state of her heart.
1t was not necessary. The arrange
ment of the one and the defense OF
the other was sufficiently illuminat-
| ing.
Soundly the happy sleep. She did
not hear the removal of Warringtons
luggage at midnight, for it was stealth
| lily done. Neither did she hear the
fretful mutter of the bird as his mas
| ter disturbed his slumbers. Nothing |
warned her that he intended to spend
the night on board; that having paid
his bill early in the evening, her note
might have lain the key-boX until
the crack of doom, so far as ne was
likely to know of its existence. NO
angel of pity whispered to her.
Awake! No dreammagic people tell
about drew for her the picture OF the
man she loved, pacing up and down
the cramped deck of the packet-boat'
| fighting a battle compared to when
that of the afternoon was play. Elsa
slept on, dreamless.
When she awoke in the morning,
she ran to the mirror; all this fresh
beauty she was going to give to MIN,
without condition, without reserVa-
ton, absolutely; as Aspasia might
have rendered her charms to Pericles.
She dressed quickly, singing lowly.
Fate makes us the happiest when she
is about to crush us.
Usually she had her breakfast serV-
ed in the room, but this morning she
was determined to go downstairs. She
was excited; she brimmed with ex-
urbance: she wanted romance to be-
gin at once.
"Good-morning," she greeted the
consul-general, who was breakfasting
alone.
We'll, you're an early bird!' he re-
piled. Elisa, you are certainly beau
tiful"
Honestly" with real eagerness.
Honestly. And how you have gone
all these years without marrying
grand duke, is something l can't fig
ure out"
Perhaps l have been waiting for
the man. There was no hurry"
Lucky chap, when you find him.
By the way, our romantic Parrot q
Co. have gone"
Gomez" Elsa stared at him.
Yes Sailed for Saigon at dawn"
Saigon" she repeated.
And l am rather glad to see him
go. l was afraid he might interest
you too much. You'll deny it, but
you'll never outgrow the fairy-story
age"
Saigon"
Good heavans, Elsa. what is the
natter"
NO! no! Don't touch me. I'm not
the fainting kind. Did you know last
night that he was going?"
Yes"
II shall never forgive you"
why, Elisa"
Never, never! You knew and did
not tell me. Do you know who Paul
Ellison is? He is the brother of the
man at home. You knew he was
stealing away and did not tell me-"
She could not have made the truth
any palmer to him. He sat back in
his chair, stunned, voiceless.
I'm going to my room," she said.
DO not follow. Please act as if
nothing had happened"
He saw her walk bravely the length
| of the dining room, out into the office.
What misfortune, Argument was
out of the question. Elsa was not a
child, to be reasoned with. She was
woman. and she had come to a
woman's understanding of her heart.
To place before her the true angles of
the case, the heartless Punishment
from the world she knew. the regret
which would be hers later no matter
how much she loved the mantle
pushed back his chair, leaving his cof
| fee untasted.
He possessed the deep understand
| ing of the kindly heart, and his own
thought was Elsa's future happiness.
AS men go, Warrington was an hon
orable man; honorable enough to run
away rather than risk the danger of
staying with Elsa. He was no longer
an outlaw; he could go and come as
he would. But there was the misstep,
not printed in shifting sand but upon
| the granite of recollection. Single,
he could go back to his world and
| pick up the threads again, but not
with wife at his side. oh, yes;
| they would be happy at first. Then
| Elsa would begin to miss the things
she had so gloriOuSly thrown away.
The rift in the Lutte: the canker in the
rose. They We're equally well-bOrn.
well-bred: pOliteness would usurp af-
| fectiOn's hold. Could he save her from
the day when she would learn ro-
nance had come from within? No.
| MI he could do was To help her find
| the man.
He sent five cablcgramS To Saigon.
to the consulate. To the principal hu-
| tells; the most difficult composition
he had ever attacked. But because
he had forgotten to send the sixth to
meet the packet-bOat, against the pos
Sibility of Warrington changing his
mind and not landing. his labor was
thrown to the winds.
Meantime. Elsa stopped at the Of
flee desk. Il left Il note for Mr.. War
rington who has gone to Saigon.
see it in his key box Will you please
return it To me-
Tn" clerk did not hesitate an in
stant. He gravely returned the note
to her marvcling at her palcnesS.
| Elsa crushed the note in her hand and