The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-11-09
THE RED MARK.
"Is this Rushton's 2"

-"'" Picuty VI iiSnG WillSherS, iuu Ihe
latest style of tie aud collar. Aud the
girl who had opened the door for him,
in that pretty country place where tho
richest people were not very fashionable,
was not a servant, but young lady
Mr.. Rushton's only daughter herself
"What pretty little soul !" lie
thought. -'ga ~
Then, as she turned her head, he
wondered for moment whether some
body had just slapped her on the left
check, there was such singular mark
there, exactly like the scarlet print of a
palm and four fingers. >"
But that mark had been there all
Fanny Rushton's life, and it was her.
one grief her p 'rpetual tease aud tor
ment, she had grown morbid about it. in
these early days of womanhood, and
would Willingly have been haycd alive
to be rid of it. But there were no
comcstics AID no arts ofsurgery that
could remove it.
There the red slap mu st bo as long as
she brcathed, its hateful scarlet attract
ing the first glance from every stranger
@"Mr. Rushton= at homcJ?t' said Luke
Robbins, with boW.Gt (! Id i I'll
Yes" said Fanny.
Then she ushered Mr.. Robbins into
the parlor, aud went away and in n
few moments the mill owner sauntercd
in.
It was business call, though made
not exactly in a busihcss-like way
There had been somedelay of train,
and the factory was closed when Mr.
Robbins reached Mill Hollow, but
those few words about WOODEN stuffs were
easily said, and the confidential clerk Of
the New York firm of Rink x Hawley
knew thet the manufacturer was man
of strict integrity. The business was
easily completed, and then Luke Rob.
bins lose 70 depart. : Z -r'-:s' 3 -
"But you are out of your reckoning
by this delay" said the old gentleman,
"and the hotel long way off, and I
should be pleased to have you stay over
night with us. The wife has one or two
spare bedrooms, and supper will be
ready in fifteen minutes. Let us have
the pleasure Of your company"
'"Tbanks," said Luke Robbins, You
are very kind. feel tempted"
Then he thought Of the pretty ace
with the red slap upon the cheek. Dis
pite that slap, he wanted to sec il again.
1t sat opposite to him at supper time.
"The best and kindcst7 face in thr
world" he said to himselfa dozen times
Aud he did his best to win a little chat
from the shy girl, WHO could not forget
her t6rIncnting mark until they sat in
The twilight on the piazza Afterwards =
Then he discovered that sire could talk
AS it grew dark, and the crickcts CHR
ruped in the hedges, she grew merrier
and merrier.H 'S.t s8!ESrBb
Mrs Rushton had call from so,ue
neighbor, and sat apart '6on@4Fsing. ..
l. Mr.. Rushton, after many hmitible at.
tempts to rouse himself, went soundly to
sleep. ,HfIf II i8
Through the evening shadows Luke
saw the girls finely cut profile and ex-
fquisitely shaped head and the moon
turned all to black and white soon, and
blotted out the red mark. And he sat
as close to her as he dafed And her
robin sweet voice charmed him and
what she said was bright und fresh, nd
he fell in love, as men Do, for au hour
Men actually do fall in love for IN
hour. Women cannot do, that, They
pretend to be fascinated very often, but
it is real or tSing Rith"then at heart.
Poor li,tlo Fanny gave away her
heart that night in one, whole lump 1t
is always best TO keep a little piece, if
Que can put sometimes That as lmp1ss-
ible. 2,et a. ! = CO,
"oh, what beautiful night!" said
Fanny, as she stood on the porch with
her notbCrq after the gqtlcmsn had
fotited.fA "Sath fife brsexe, aud such
a bright moon" 10
The musquitos do bite 50 drcadfully
though said the mother ;. sshhd it is
quite damp. We'd better retire.
wonder whether Jour pa viii be- satisfied
with to-morrow's5 breakfast. lie, does
ask visitors so unexpectedly" 4 asA
Married forty aud single twenty take
different views of life sometimes a.