The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-26

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"Of coursslit Would mheres wonld
be the i'm Prdpffhieaw & q iifeS u 4 knowiS
said Sarah, anthoritatively. g" I'm so
good as married, and l think ought
to be Judge"
SssT Pr Spte,n Said Mabel. "But
femeaibersits o great secret p'
"Oh, of COURSE" said Sarah, and
80 the small conspiracy was set.
tied.
~ Notwithstanding Miss Pray was so
po>i ittiyejpn the subject, Mabel could
not help feeling some " hat timid and
remotseful - and Mrs. Vernon, tho
lanllady admitted them to Mr.. Fer
nandez's apartment about twelve
O'Clock the next day.
Z "Come along," said Sarah, giving
her friends wrist pull, "there's no
harm in itw 80 .....a,
"No'barm in the world, Miss, I'm,
suro," said Mrs. Vornon, courtesy ing
and smoothing down her white
apron. ~i ~ #N
And thus encouraged, Mabel ven
tured to glance doubtfully around.
The room was Very dirty, and
smelt loud Of stale tobacco smoke,
while u hat black bottle on the table
tabled "Hol1and Gin," suggested
anything rather than the fine accom-
plishments of a gentleman's study
table.
"Why," Dried Sarah, ethere's your
album. .sMabelD qb e ~ e.
j S"Ree," said Mabel, slyly, s'I asked
Shi for another q. those sweet poems,
and he promised it to ne Tonight,
so-it's half finished"
The open album lay on the desk,
and close beside it was the pen, while
tho half finished poem was still incom.
plete and q volume. of "Selections
from English Poetry" lay beside
her.
"IIow beautiful" murmured Mabel,
reading the musical verses.
'Yes," said Sarah Pray, "but how
funny-here's the same thing exactly,
this book with Lord Byron's name
signed to it. Mabel, he has copied
it out" ~
$50 he has," admitted Mabel, in.
dignantly, "and here is the poetry he
wrote for, Alice Smythe-and about
"Twilight," that we admired so much
in Helen Daleson's album. Oh, Sa-,
rah, how he has deceived us 1"
"And | suspect that isn't the worst
ofit," said Sarah shrewdly. "Look
here, Mabel v'
She pointed toward letter which
lly open beyond-a dunning epistle
from some unfortunate tradesman,
ending with these words:
81 am tired of waiting for tho
money, and don't believe word
about your marrying rich down at
Eskdale and if the funds are not, i'm
mediatcly forthcoming, l shall come
down there myself. and let tho people
know that you arc no wealthy W est
Indian, but mere Higgson Jones, with
nothing to fall back upon but your
own consummate stock ofimpudence.
Your other creditors, too, are getting
outfof patienoe,gand if some'arrahge-
meats are not madosat once, L will not
answer for the consequences.
Mabel Looked at Sarah, and Sarah
. knl ask Mabel--both bewiI.
dered and Indignant.
swell, upon my word, if he hasn't
hoodwinked us all beautifully" cried
Saray Pray. "And we never should
have found his Hypocrisy if it bad
not been for your slippers, Mabol.n
"Let us leave this place." said Ma
b:l, who had grown pale aud rusolute:
81 feel as if every breath | drew
polluted my lungs.'' '''
She stopped at a jewelers.. on her
way home.
"What a'e you going in hero for,
Mabel7" questioned Sarah Pray.
J., But Mabel, instead ofTansweging
her " liked straight up to to the counter
and threw down the little sparkling
cross.
care these dismonds," she asked
of the man behind the counter.
He tooks oat bis magnifying glass
and examined them closely.
"More paste," he said With Ia coh-
temptuous smile. "Not worth carry
ing home.'' '''.ats -gT un. 49, g.i.a
But Mabel took up the trinket again
notwithstanding. E3" hzito"
81 shall send it back to him. she
said quietly. ooh Sarah, what idiotic
fools we have lbeen4- and was all but
engaged to him.
! ~ lucky,eseapel for you,p sail ss-
fah, laughing" "What Will Wydfc
Emerson say ~
"ltwould serve me right if lie tiever
spoke to me again." said Mabel, a
little dejectedly.
The next day. the village of Esk.
dale was ringing with tho news that
Mr.. 81. George Fernandez has been
arrested for debt by Il gentleman from
New York, and thus ehded thas he
ro's brief career.
Whils ,Mabel owned I that shea had |
beefi Wong 60 frankly. lv.thet"Wvldc