The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-07-16

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Mt E.irrie.Js compliments. 1Hl be-
viii haI,lly llr hrHh'ls Iu DAFT an hour,
SIR"
They were 'bo words which woke
Frank ON A. following morning What
was tbe matter with him. Was he
draamincy Ellcranld mud visions of de
liciUua dInCns and exquisite Whispers, ul
winning smiles and o voice of muslA ct
gou'lc pressure olsli hands, rushed upon
Franks buin.
"By l5ycl see 10 all' murmrrcl Mr.,
Templot0u To himself as he plunged pre-
cip.mleIy iut1 bis toilet. "Ta'k about
the LIus M H,trltad-'ti7 % fool ~ tt.
Fuuh, my boy, yuu are IN luck The
game Va In your hands, and ynu stand 10
win"
The drive from Stirling to Crgigonput
taCh was lovely. What need 10 describe
the uuriraloj beauties Of Scotch land
seape-iho mingled charms Of lake, moor
baud, md mountaineering dCnscly wooded
slopes, Just linged with the first hucg Of
autumn, the a%boulding torrent, now lost
In the mist and hrnckcn hundreds of feet
below, and expanding into a broad surface
foam llgclcd and salmon haunted2
"You sec, Mr.. Danby,' observed Mr.
Ellerhtld, eve old fellows whn'vo been
al our days IN london can appreciate ma.
tutc after all,"
Say, rather, do appreciate it all the
more koCnly," returned Frank.
30 Mr. Eldcrdeld's phaoton drove on,
and Frank busted himself with contcm.
plating the landscape and rejecting on
bis own position, II must be confessed
that he Ielt horribly guilty. He hNl an
unpleasant conviction Of which lie could
not rid himself that he was an invited
guest Of Mr., Eldcraold under horribly
lNlso prutcnCes. On The other hand, the
hlunder as 20 his uame was one in which
Mr.. EldrrtiCld obstinately perseyercd,
and refused to be corrected. OF course
ho might and ought to have told the old
boy directly he had asked him to Craig
onpuitaCh who he was; hut at that time
he was IN ignorance Of the fact that his
host was Mr.. Elderlrl Id. And then he
should see Miss Ellerteld. Could he vol
UNFAIRLY risk any chance of foregoing
such an opportunity as thatY Frank de-
cided that he could not, and having come
to this conclusion he made up his MUD
that the best thing he could do would be
to trust to the chapter Of accidentssnd let
the complication unravel itself,
"Dere we are ut last ten minutes more
and We shall be home. If you please we
will dismount here aud follow the bride.
path, ltsa short cut, and viii land US
more quickly than ii we drove hard"
And u gillio aud gamekeeper made their
appearance and took charge of Mr., Elder.
fields conveyance. GLOW about the
grouse, Dopaidy"
"Awecl, sir" responded Donald, land
there's little fault to find. Yen have
fine sport, so Tar as the birds are con.
corBed."
81 hope we shall End my daughter in,
sir said Mr.. Elderlield, us they entered
the house through u very pretty trcllised
porch.
In a minute more Miss Eldcraeld was in
her fathers arms, Frank had need Of all
the GOODNESS which he possessed to pre-.
serve an appearance of tranquil ease.
Nelly, let me introduce you to a son
Of an old friend of mine, who is good
enough TO come and spend u few DAYS
with us Mr.. Dandy, my daughter"
Unless Miss Elderfeld possessed a more
than ordinary share of the feminine quail
ity unattainablo by men, she would have
found herself In a position, to say the
least OF it, embarrassing, and would
scarcely have failed to hetray her cmbsr-
rassnient by her manner and her face,
AS 1t was, she was a perfect study of un-
rutiled demesnor, and entirely mistress of
the situation, From the greeting she
gave him she might never have seen the
st dlSdRt Mr., Dandy before. II is only
lair to Frank TO say that he exhibited a
similar power Of control and discretion.
Mr.. Eldsrtlcld's request that his daughter
would go and look after a rose for Mr..
Dandy came, however, as a genuine re.
lief TO both.
al am afraid | am the cause Of a great
dea. Of trouble" said Frank, rising to omen
the door, 81 am sure I owe Miss Elder.
field a thousand apologize
Nelly" responded the old boy, els
only too glad, | am sure, to see all her
fathers friends"
When Frank came down stairs to din.
ner, AFTER he had completed a demitoilet,
ne lound Miss Elderteld alone in the lit
Tie drawing room which opened on the
lawn, and commanded q view that was
perfection Of the moors and hills beyond.
May | ask, Mr., Templeton," inquired
Miss Elderteld, In tones of icy p~oliteness,
what is the reason Of this Jery extra.
ordinary masQueradeY"
1T it were a masquerade deliberately
Planned by me, Miss Elderfcld, II would
not merely be extraordinary but unpar-
donsble." Aud Frank went on to state
the whole circumstances of the case.
When he got to the episode of the third.
class journey Miss Elderiold fairly laugh.
cd outright
"Why that is papa's great hobby, and
depend upon it you have fairly won hi:
heart"
Helen Elderleld was not disposed &c
take q very severe view Of Franks con
duet, Of course she could quite under
etand II, but nj the same iime-here I'll,
young lady hesitated, and to rescue he
; from confusion her papa at this ~iunetur,
(, OPPORTUNITY entered the room.