The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-05-14

"lf she knew Fiber as well ss I do"
To whirh The other responded-
Yes; or as well as da. But. poor
girl : u isn't expected Thai she Is 10 know
everything about young men who wish
hrr. u rs better thar she should not"
Slill. ! am rather surprised lhai CON-
mnn rrporis should not have given her
more Information about Fisher Than she
seems io passe-s."
$50 am |. Bul she'll know him bel-
ter one of these days"
I'll warrant Won that Perhaps 10
her sorrow; though hope things viii Turn
out differently frnm what they now pro-
misc. Don'i you think he is pretty well
done with his wild oais p
Possibly. Bui time will lel."
.Yes. lime proves oil things"
Some one joining the young men n
this point of ihsir conversation. The subj
ject was changed. Greatly amused al
what they had done. they llllle thought
how sad The effects Of their unguarded
words would be.
Five minutes afterwards, the young
man named Mesrs. curious 10 see how
Clara had heen sflecied BY what he
knew she must have heard, moved TO
another part Of the room in order 10 OBJ
serve her without attracting her NJ enlion.
But she had lell the place where she was
sitting. His eye ranged around the room.
but she was nowhere 10 be seen.
I'm afraid we've hun Clara more
than we in ended" he said. rejoining his
friend. "She has vanished"
"Ah! Where's Fisher !''
He's AT the other end of the rooIn.'
We diJn', say anything against the
young man."
No, in particular. We made no
specifications. There was nothing that
she could take hold Of"
No. of rnurse not. Bul | wonder
wha, is goii 6 I, be the upshol Of The ma,
teri"
Nothing very serious, ] apprehend."
mo. ! suppose she will 60 home
and cay her eyes half out, and then n.
clude that, whatever Fisher may have
been, he's perfection now. It's u first.
rate joke, isn't il r
Clara Grant had not only left the par.
lnrs, but soon after quietly Ieft the house,
and alone returned ioher home. When her
lover, shortly afterwards, searched through
the rooms for her, she was nowhere 10
be seen.
Where is Clara !" he asked Of one
and another. The answer was
." saw her here moment since"
But il was som very apparent that she
was nowhere in the rooms now. Fisher
poved about uncasily for half an hour.
Sill. no. seeing her, he became anxious
lest sudden illness had caused her TO
retire from the company. More pariicu.
lar inquiries were made Of the lady who
hal gwen The entertainment. She inn
medialeiy ascertained for him that Clara
was not in the house. One Of the ser.
wants reported that lady had gone
away alone hall an hour before. Fisher
did moi remain single moment after re-.
ceivIng this intelligence, but went direct
TO the house of Clara's aunt. with whom
she lived, and there asceriained. that she
had come hnme and retired TO her room
without seeing any Of the family. Ills
inquiry whether she were i'll, the servant
could mol answer.
Have yon seen anything Of Clara
vel :" asked the friend of Mears, with a
smile. as they met about an hour allcr
they had disturbed the peace OF trust.
ing, ,innocenlminded girI, .just for the iun
OF it,"
~ have not" replied Mears.
/ Where's Fisher I"
Hes gone ALSO"
| .Ah, indeed! I'm sorry the matter
was taken so seriously BY the young lady.
|, was only joke"
YES. That was all and she ought
10 have known it,"
| On The mex, day, Fisher. who had
speu, restless night, called to ash Tor
Clara as early AS he could do 50 with pro.
priety. !,
" She wishes you 10 excuse her, said
the servant. who had taken up his name
10 The young lady.
els she NJ. well 7" asked Fisher.
.She has not been out oil her room
this morn ng. | don, think she y very
WE'LL"
The young man retired with irnu'
bled feeling at his heart. In the even
ing he called again; but Clara sent nun
word. as she had done in the morning
that she wished to be excused.
In The meantime, the young lady was :
prey To the mos. distressing doubts
Wha. she had heard, vague as il was, lei
like ice upon her heart. She had nt
reason to question what had been said
Tor j, was. as far as appeared TO her, ,h'
mere expression of fact made in con
fidence by friend To friend. without ,her
being an objec, in view. lf any one ha'
. come 10 her and talked 10 her after lha
manner, she would have rejected the al
legations indignantly. and confidenll.
,r,,,,uprc, Them ial.e But they had me