Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-10-14
that every moment we waste here in

That every moment we waste here 10
talk only makes escape more difiicult
tell you the simple irutn. l am sic
ven Knox, an ofiicer IN the army. l,
Glanced ! was a passenger on the poa,
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!" sWell, I knew enough OF what was
bound to occur to feel an interest and
tonight he brought me here for the
purpose Of warning you-you, your
mother and Eloise Beaucaire. He hns
his cart and mule out yonder; we IN
tended to transport you across the
river, and thus start you safely on the
way to Canada"
"Then," she said slowly, seeming TO
catch at her breath, her voice trerfi-
bling, "then it must be really true
what these men say-Delia Is my
mother7 Fl am a slave|
".You did not really know! You were
not warned :by anyone oefore their
arrivai|
mo, there was no warning. DID
anyone In this neighborhoodS under
stand?" - %
"Haines the lawyer did. he fur
nisbed me with much OF the informa'
tion I possess. But l am the one
puzzled now. II the truth was not
known to any Of you how does 1t hap
pen the others are goneT, ~
"So far as I am aware that Is mere
" an accident. They walked over to
the old Carlton place early this ave-
4, ming: there is sickness in the family,
and thew hoped to be of help. That Is
everything 1 know. They were to re-
turn two hours ago. for I was here all
alone, except for the negroes in their
quarters. I cannot conceive what has
occurred-unless they have learned In
some way Of the trouble here" {
"That must be the explanation; !;
they have hidden themselves. And
these men told you why they cames"
"The only one I saw at first did. He
came In all alone and claimed to be
deputy sheriff. I was terribly fright
ened at first, and did not at all un-
lierstand: hut I questioned him and
tbe man liked to talk. SO he told me
Al, baStnaip perhans q sllonlf15 have
fbo,ipbt he Was crazy. onlyAoniy some
fbI6rs had occurred of late which led
me TO half suspect the truth before.
II wouldn't believe It then, butAbut
7 made him repeat everything he had
heard, Horrible as it was IL wanted
n knowtaH.p$ tG /;
aAud Won Acknowledged to him thst
FcaS6 Sasas AS RSaiicsa a lr 1ss KS,
":Her darl, ewes ~ flashed up into my
for ,ouestioninply. ~
aWhy-wbv. of course. II could
mt denv that. could I?n wa.
"Perhaps NOT: vet if node of them
tneaw yoii. sand you had claimed to be
EIo,se +bav wonJd newer have dared
20 hold Won nr,sonern
Ut newer once tboueht of that. the
nr,1 thing which occurred TO me was
how T con,d best ,nrotect the others.
M, Me- n,on was to send, them warning in
some wav. Still now-I am very glad
7 said 7 was Rene.n - 1'r :. -.
aGlad, NWby2"
HBecause II seems Il Is Eloises they
must first find to serve their papers
ON. They dare not take away the
slaves until this is done. tAs for me,
I am nothing-nothing but a slave my
self: is that not truep
To look into her eyes, her face, and
answer was hard task, yet one I saw
no way to evade. ri
"Yes; I am afraid It is true"
"And-and then Della, the house
keeper, is actually my motherT'
"That Is the story as It reached me-"
She held tightly to the table for
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