Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-10-14
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CHAPTER Vi-continued.

,, 'W,rhy ,snebed bnt not altogether at
..sa .
:'"tve,, M, a,togetber~ he answered,
aas bis methods are entirely his own.
I.merelv5 told him to 90 after you"
aEor What nurposeY
"so nrettv q, 'eiri should not ask
tbaf carver close the door and wait
outside. = w.,
+ conld mari, the quick rise and fall
Of her bosom and the look of fear she
was unable to disguise. /, Yet not "A
limb moved as the door closed, ner did
the glance OF those brown eyes waver
aYou are not the same man met
before" she began doubtIngly. "He
said he was connected with the sher-
iff,s Office. Who are yous"''
.My name is Kirby; the sheriff Is
here under my orders"
nKfrby.-tie-the gambler?n
.Well, / play cards occasionally, and
you have probably heard Of me be-
fore. Even If you never had until fo-
night 1t Is pretty safe to bet that you
do now" "7', = .',, 80. 80.
81 know" she admitted, ..'that you
won this property at cards and have
NOW come 10 take possession. Is that
what you mean?" *
=, 'That, at least, Is part OF 1T" and
he took q step toward her, his thin
lips twisted into q smile. But not all.
Perhaps Donaldson failed to tell you
the rest. and left me to break the
news. Well, 1t won't hurt me any.
Mot only this plantation is mine, but
every niger or it as we'll. You are
Rene Beaucaire?"
Eyes" she replied, slowly, almost
under her breath, and hesitating ever
SO slightly, "I am Rene Beaucaire."
s;o"And you don't know what that
means, ! supposeT ne insisted saw
iagely, angered by her co6lness. FER
haps the sheriff did not explain TINS.
Do you know who and What you areW
She rested' one hand on the fable in
support, and 1 could note the nervous
trembling OF The nngers' yet her low
voice remained strangeiy nrh'
Il know, she SAID. distlnctiy, \ am
no longer Q free White woman 1 am am
negroNandTa siave -. y = "
"Oh, you know that, do you! Then
you must also be aware that you are
my properly. Pernaps IL Will De Wen
for you to remember this IN answer
Ing my questions. Now tell me VINO
Informed you or all tnlsF ..
! II cannot answer" .N Is
Cannot! You mean you Will not.
Wei, young woman, I'll lnd means 10
make you, for !! have handled your
Kind Defore. Wnere Is Eioise Beau
CARER --..
why do you seek to hnd her! There
is no slave Dlood IN her veins.
ITO serve the necessary papers, or
course"
i he spoke incautiously, urged on by
his temper. and 1 marked how quickly
her 1ace prlgnteneo at tnls inteiii'
gence. =
- ITO serve papers! 1hey must De
served then, .Defore-oefore you can
take possession! ihat rs "nat un-
derstood tne snerlH 10 say. linen
am not really your slave-yet" her
voice deepening with earnestness and
understanding. "Oh, SO that is how
1t is-even If am negro do not
belong to you until those papers nave
been served. IL you :touch me now
you preak the law. 1 may not oe
1ree put 1 am 1ree Iroln you. ain
glad 70 know tnat
"And d-n little good 1t Is going
to- do you," he growled. "Sheriff or no
sheriff, my beauty, you are going TO
st. Louis with me tonight; so l ad-
wise you to keep grip on that tongue
Of yours. DO you think l am going 10
be foiled altogether By a technical
point Of law? Possession Is the main
thing, and / have you where you can't
get away. You hear me?"
She had not moved, although her
form had straightened and her hand
no longer rested ON the table. Kirby
bad stenned close in front of her. his
eves plow,np with anrer his evident
Intention being to TINS frighten the
n;rl 1tn+o oop,,,,gon,o ,,,,tb bis ,pishas