The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-12-20
DefGa&e ed,
BY fhlRFAR FERGUSON.
'P.,ul engaged p

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And then, looking over to where
floy Iercy sat in the pleasant win.
dow, engaged upon lit of delicate
embroidery, she exclaimed:
why, Floy, how pale YOU have
grown : and MIS-. Forbes went over
To- the side of the beautiful Young
G'rl. 't"me let ne prescribe for YOU
hho said. what say YOU to a
IoHrney to BARTON, to see sister
Ella" '
'Wcnld ynn like to go, Floy = And
Mrs. Percy locked tcndelly at her
daughter.
The young girls lips quivercd, and
there was {. look of mute entrcaty in
her gcntle blue eyes.
y cs, mamua,' she said.
'Thcn you shall 20. You can take
thc evening express and reach ELIAS
before it is too late.
,By-by, then, Floy d? I hope you
Wlil have pleasant journey And
Mrs. Forbes arose to 90.
Laying aside her work, FLOW fitted
OUT OF tue room up to the chamber :;
and then, burying her face in the
cushion CT an easy-chair, she sobbed
piteously to herself.
'Oh Paul p she moaped, sAnd I
have loved you so, I cannot hol;ovo
that you arc false! How can hcor
this
AS Mrs. Forbes dcccnded the etcps
Of the Percy NIauSiou, she said the
one word, sIIomc,' 70 tIe coochmon
and then, entered the woit;no
carriage, she gave vent to hcp
thoughts:
'Foollsh girl /! she mnttcrod b,lf
aloud and clcn.hc1 her ;ewelcd hand
as thc Sroke. But Lovn d;,nosod r.
her. No Girl shall nsurn nv ,,l,eo
as mistress Of p.ul Ellcrslin,. n,,n
sion, SO lo:. rs can nrevont -
No no ! Tao much do / volnr NV
position to lose it ;bus And p,ulj.
nntr--lyt me read It. onco noro
What answer can | make to i 2,
Drawing from Ter pocket d folded
note, she opened it and read
Mss PEGcy FLoy 1T
was with many regrets that ! was de-
ts.ood from keeping my appointment
with you last cvcninp but when vou
know that the cycuin, was snont hu
the side Of dying friend, [ tbinl,
that you will forgive me. If so. oiyn
ne the pleasure of your comnany to
the opera this evening.
'As ever, your pn-,,
This note, which would have OK
planned all, mover was seen by Flaw
Tcrcy for, woman-likc Paurs crafty
old aunt, Mrs. Forbes, had onicEly
seen the love THAI had sprunr nm in
their young hearts, and in her own
base, n:i.d she had resolved to cs.
TRANCE the two.
With low laugh, sho returned the
ill-Iatcd note to her pocket. She had
already told onc deliberate falschood:
and when tho carriage drew up before
Paul Alicwlic's elegant home. she
WAS ready to tell another.
Yes, nephew | saw Miss Pcrcy.,
Mrs. Forbes replied to paul's inouiIy.
She read the note, and, giving it
back "a NE, shc said "Givc it to Mr..
El!rr>l;c, please, and say that cannot
comply with hi. request. rs )covo
for Carlton this EVENING"
Grasping tie little notc in b;s
band. be turned and strobe away.
'Nrucl, hear less girl + he muttcrcd.
Ilow could have been 50 blind .
And yet his love for floy Percy was
deeply rooted in his heart and. trv
rs he might, he could not crush it out.
All day long he wandered silently
and aimlcs*iy ever his great house, his
Hr:rt convni>rd wi;h rassion and all
,h" while, his rlutting aunt was solilo
1nizing Nicelutly over the success Of
her plans.
The rel September sun was SLOWLY
sinking behind the distant hills. Whom
Paul I,ilcrslc ordered his great black
horse to be brought ont. mount;ng ho