Smyrna times., 1871-05-03
" You like me" | repeated, amazed.

at your eXpense-Dut was not. Let US Tor /
get the past now, and commence, on a new !
footing friendship which shall te everlast
ing,
:" Is there such a thing as friendship in !
this world p | asked, with tinge of bitter
ness, for, until now, no one had spoken to me
IN tins manner, and had a right to be doubt
full.
II hope so; I believe so," he answered
warmly. VIII you trust me ?"
looked at him full in the face, and, as our
eyes met, an indefnable something seemed to
tell me that he was sincere. | hesitated no
longer.
" Yes, whispered" Yes"
. Mnly!' said a clear voice.
Margaret stood in the doorway
Good morning" she said, in her quiet
composed way.
| started, flushed deeply, and introduced
Air. Evelyn. She was looking chaIningly and
| saw she had made an impression upon hm.
tor hr was soon in an animal d cnnvcrsation
with her, SO we'll entertained that WI, quit,
forgotten. | stole from the parlor aud went TO
my room. lie had already fourd one who
could cause him to overlook my presence
was tool 70 trust him. thought, saw
a@ely. Then something seem, d tc tell me that
was wrong to arcu$e him. Bur my nature
was sensitive and ieaIouS to a large degree, so
that was rendered unjust | had began to
ferl more amlnLle towards Mr. Evelyn; tut
the interruption of our interview by Margaret
again caused me to feel tor my cousin anything
but friendship.
e" will not trust any one, thought. ITO
trust Is to lie deceived. Those who trust no
one are saved much unhappineSs.
hat did such Thoughts mean? Simply
that l-l-that is I-Iiked Cousin Fred. or
course, 1t WAS not love--nn, no, af course not
Yet Heieho He was handsome, generous.
good, brave-thiS | knew well And were not
men made expressly 10 be the torment, as well
as the delight Of women? d. they not even
while loving them, give their inamoratas any
amount of trouble?
These thoughts ewildered me- I Idared not
permit myself to think that | cared for Fred :;
hrSt, because | could not be sure that he cared
Tor me Second--but the first was enough.
=, No, no, | murmured; "once for all,
will not think of him
And firmly resolved to Danish him from
my thoughts.
The next day Margaret again came-to see
my aunt she said, but | knew well that she
was laying her traps Tor Fred heard them
IN the parlor laughing and talking; an hour
passed and still she remained All the while
waS-shall | confess it? Yes. | was lis
tening, and almost grinding my teeth behind a
screen, which stood in front of window lead
ing out on the piazza FINALLY could stand
IT no longer, and went to my room. 1t was
fortunate ;!; | did so, for Margaret came after
me. She was in great good humor.
You are not looking well, Molly" she
said, with tinge of malace. You are sal.
low. What's the matter?"
Nothing. answered briefly. 81 don t
feel like receiving visitors, that's ALL -
She laughed in her silly way, and stopped
down and looked in my face.
: l say, Moy-are you jealous?" she ask
! ed, as | shook her Off
whom ?"
Bah don't play unconscious with me.
Fred. Evelyn, of course You think oughtn't
to take him from you, suppose,
" Margaret" said, sharply.
lhere, my dear don fly into passion,
! she answered GU must not give him UP
so easily He is a splendid fellow | confess,
and really, begin to imagine that II shall
| say lore p
| believe you are trying you best to irritate
me; cried, starting up. Leave my room,
and don It come here again.
She held up her hand in mock terror.
" Dear me how frightened am T. she ex-
claimed, laughing. Good by, Molly. When
you recover your temper, let me know, and
II come to see you again | don bear NAL
Ice. Mr. Evelyn is coming to spend the even
lug with me. Ill be generous-yOu may come
too, if you wnnt. Adeu Al pldisir."
And she foated out-leaving me overcome
with conflicting emotions.
Strange how great difference one little
month can make in our lives and thoughts!
who was going to hate Fred Evelyn, sudden
ly discovered that loved hun. And not with
the sickly sentlmentasm OF a school girl, but
az woman oves-with heart aud mind and
soul
lie had been as gay and thouphtless as ever
TIL within the last week then something
seemed to trouble him. He became taciturn
aud preOccupied.
L could not guess the cause of this unusual
change OF manner
Julia Willis, calingone afternoon, hintcd sly
ly that he was IN love with Margaret Cunning
ham. | laughed when size told me, and vet
suspected, and was secretly jealous. Marga-
ret was beautiful. Her features were small
and rcSulaT her complexion justified the com.
parSon OF The lily and the rose ; Ter teeth were
hue and they were often displayed by Il charm.
ing smile; her eyes were large, dark and
sparkling; and her hair was glossy, abundant,
anu always beautifully arranged.
She will win him y / exclaimed, bitter
". p" She has spent nearly all her life among
city people, aud will entrAp him oy her wiles
and wltchery III dress and manner"
How could expect to rival graceful crea
ture who bad been brought up to angle Tor
hearts from her very cradle Never!
l may as we'll go back to my horse, my
dogs and gun" | thought, and take the
only pleasure that can find with them
Fool that was to dream of lovel
thought so intensely it made my head
ache.
Pshawl" | exclaimed, and, throwing a
shawl over my shoulders and snatching my
hat, rushed precipieately out of the house
aud up the mountain path. The fresh air
will revive me-" | murmured
AS turned on angle in the path l suddenly
started back on perceiving Fred, with some
one on his arm, walking slowly short distance
IN advance OF me. With a smothered excla-
nation Of bitterness l turned and fed to the
house.
severe headache formed my excuse for not
appearing. at the supper table, could not
meet Fred. SO the moon and | kent each