Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-04-13

: LOW 90 you know that she migf
: not have fallen in love with you ;
! first sight?-;is somebody else did?
she added playlully.
Because, my dear little girl, sb
happens 70 be il love already. Sh
did not wait to see me, but wisel
gave away her heartIwhen she met
man that pleased her"
"But you're mistaken answers
Frances, beginning to feel alarmed
I''you are indeedl | know France
Seymour has no attachment.
know that till she saw you-I meal
that am certain she has no attach
meht, nor eve r had any
Perhaps on are not altogether
in her confilence.'
20 yes, | an iudeed'' y
Maj Elliott shook bis head, aud
smiled significantly. HRely on if,
he said, chat villa. | tell you is the
fact; but you have probably not seen
Miss Seymour very lately, which
would sufficiently atcopnt for your
ignd rance Of her secret / am told
that she is ex xlremely h4Hdsome and
chal ming, and that she sings divine
~"
Fl We minutes earlier. Frances
woull have been dtlighted with this
testimony TO her attractions; and
would have been ready With 4 repair
tee about the loss he would sustain
in relihquishing SO many perfeciions
for her sake; but now ler heart was
growing faint with terror, and her
tongue Glove to tie roof Of hqr mouth.
Thought hat would Gil pages dart
9G through her brain like lightning
dreadful possibilities, that she had
aeter loreseen nor thought of
Vincent Dunbar S regiment had
oeenin India; she knew it.was olo Of
he secenfies: but she had either ney-
II heard the exact number, OIL rsheI.
lad not sufficiently attended toT the
'qbject TO know which it was. Mai.
llliott's regiment had also been in
ndia; and it was tie 10th 5Sup-#
'ose it were the same, andlhat the
wo officers were acquainted--and 7
uppose they had met since Vintcnt'sE
departure from Dunbar Housel The
.odng man had occasionally SPOKEN
0 her Of his brother-ollieers5 She re-
aembered Poole, and wainwright, and |
'arter; the name Of Elliott be had
crtainly not mentioned; but ii was
aturally Of his own friends and com- Il
anions he spoke, not Of the field
flicers. Then, when she told him
bat she had been betrothetl by her
'ther, she had not said to whom, +,
ut might he not by some unlucky I,
harce, lave found that out? And I!
light not an exphnatio n have en- 4
nedl
Could Maj. Elliott have distinctly \
iscovefed the expression Of her feit-
lres, he would have seeh that It
U
as something more than parplexity-
nat kept her silent; but The light
ii obscurely on the seat they oeyu-
led, and he suspected nothingsbut
lat she Was puzzled and surprised. !
Il see you are very curious to {
arm the secret, he said, "aP Pdif it
ere my own, you should not pinein
5horance, ! assure you; bpt j 5 it is
young lady's, ] am bound t ) keep
till she chooses to disclose Il her !
If, However, hope your curiosity ]
i'll soon be satisfied, for have as
that Alr. and Mrs. Went |
orth are to be in England almost !
immediately they have been some |
me on the continent-and then we :
lall come toa general understanding.
4 the Meantime, my dearest Fan |
But Fr rances, unable longer to con. |
ol her agitation, took advantage of J
slight noise in the hall, to say that f
II. and Mrs. Gaskoin were coming, /
Id before he had time to finish his a
she started to her feet, and c
lshed out of the room. t
On the other side of the hall was
RS Gaskoin S boudoir, where She a
I'd her husband were sitting over b
le fire, awaiting the result of the |
te-a-tete in the drawing room.
"WelI?'' said they, rising, the door $
,ened and pale face looked in a
IS it all settled2' i
"Ask me nothing now, beseech ?
oul' said Frances. q
I'm going to my room; tell Maj. te
llfott am not well; say I'm agita- r