The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-03-03

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FORTUNES OF JULIET gLAYBpRN.
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FORTUNES or JULIET ULAYByRN.
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II will write a long letter TO Karl, >"
said Juliet, rising with alacrity; '.atid
tell him everything about the ring. ]
cannot rect eatisfied until make full
confession. ".5,9 st.sei .3
"It will be She very best thing you can
do, said Oofnelia, "ard there will not
be SO much time: either, for him to
make himself unhappy. BY the time
Mr. Raymond arrives in Germany, Mr..
Won Oppenheim viii, no doubt, be on
the eve Of departure for this oity. .Yon
wrote him to come here?" I.s.sa..
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"The1 there will be, another thing
gained, y continued Cornelia; ''by writ
ing full account, you'll be tspared the
modification and distress of making an
explanation face to .face.s' - o..
Juliefs pen was already making rapid
evolutions. The bell rang for dinner.
''Cornetia." said Juliet, brushing her
hair In front of the glass; "what excuse
must I contrive for not going to the st.
Cecilia ball, to o-night. at Institute Hall?"
"You must contrive no excuse at all, \
said Cornelia, ''you must attend. To-
morrow morning, you can write your
"But we're to go to the picture. gal
lery with father and Frank in the. morn
ing"
''To;norrow night. them" suggested
Cornelia
"But don't you remember, we are en-
geged for the opera tomorrow evening
and the next day have accepted Mrs.
Col. Tomlinsen's invitation to Fort
SUMTER =.
"Well-but there's plenty of time.
Mr.. Raymond will not sail until Friday"
"He will call for the letters, I sup
'sNo. he will not be able to do so. He
will goto Edisto tomorrow. to see his
mother, and will rethrn barely in time
to reach the boat. But I'm to leave all
letters and packages at John Frazer &
Co.'s, and they will certainly be deliver
ed in time.
The young ladies were driving in the
pony ph@ton down to this establishment
on Friday morning, when, who should
signal to them from the navement but
Mr.. Raymond himself. Cornelis put
the sealed package in his hand, with the
injunction to deliver it in person. Juliet
was talking to Frank, or she might have
caught the low words Cornelia was whis-
pering to the gentleman, who stood lean
ing against the carriage.
BE sure and form an acquaintance
with Mr.. Karl von Oppenheim. For
my sake james. We are old friends.
You can tell him our secret and be sure
to tell him about Frank and Juliet's en-
gagement, their contemplated marriage
at an early dayI-in fact, all the Charles
ton newa-he is deeply interested in all
that concerns tho place, and especially,
ourselves." $50
.I viii not forget your instructions, ;"
said Cornelia's lover; ''the only danger
to be apprehended is, I will bore Mr..
Won Oppenheim to death, talking of
somebody who will be constantly in my
thoughts But the parting moment has
come" Cornelia carried her highly en-
broidered. highly perfumed handkerchief
to her eyes.
"Nay. nay. Cornelia, you will unman
of our meeting. Goodbye, my -"
Mr.. Raymond was gone.
ST can appreciate how poor RAYMOND
feels at this moment" said Frank. 81
wouldn't be in his place for gold mine. "
"You Rouldn't?" exclaimed Juliet, with
O short laugh. "Well. would. have
such an intense desire to travel. If I
were o bird, would start this minute and
fly across the Atlantic"
SIN which case" said Frank, "Iwould
accompany you the journey with infinite
pleasure; but would hate to start out
without my mate, as Raymond is doing "
Weeks-months passed on. Juliet
heard not word from Karl. Her heart
became sick with long delayed hope and
unceasing disappointment.hSW Why did he
not write? Why did he not come ? She
wrote to Mrs. Winters. Not single
letter had come-so wrote Mrs. Winters
since the family had left Orkney.
eff had known" said Juliet, regret
fully, addressing Corne]ia, chow Karls
return would be delayed. and that mother
would have remained away from Orkney
so long, would certainly have written to
Karl to address my letters to Charleston,
under cover of your name. But our stay
here seemed 30 uncertain"
II wish you had adopted that plan, u
said Cornelia, ''for, to tell you the truth,
Juliet, greatly mistrust Mrs. Winters.
believe she's playing you false-that
she fails to deliver yOur letters "