The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1873-04-26

.lJlt 10 ha oWr NE iondef hsh
IN the blue oyes, aud the laidi shin
met oi gold on tho bright brown
haif the aol, iusl on tho falf cheeks,
and Tho delicious fragrance ~ the
sprays Of algnonctls and guiauilim
that lay agains, the snowy throat.
Neither Of them saw the haggard
face that Tor one moment was prcascd
against tho window.pane, AMI mel
ther heard the slow, uneven stol /,
that went down the path 10 the
gate
Tho face was not a bad ono, Ger.
tainly--only Wild and hungry look.
lug. The man looked as " hc had
been heart starved.
"Cursc him" ho mu,tersd under
his breath. Course Vsnc Darrell,
with bis handsome face aud hon,
eyed voice |! ] wonder what punish.
msnt is heavy enough for tho man
who has cheated me out OF two years
of my life. Oh, Eleanor y
The rnau seemed suddenly y as weak
as n child, for ho sat down on the
dau p ground, aud covered his eyes
with hls trembling hards.
While ho covered there by the
roadside, Vane Darrell rode by,
with a triumphant, happy light
shining in his syes; and Eleanor
Master stood in tho humble brown
cottage, watching until ho was out
Of sight--watching and listening
still, as she leaned out into tho frosty
night, until tho sound Of hi. horse,
hoois had quite diod away.
As she turned to 60 in, she stop.
ped suddenly. Something came in.
to her face tha, made her look as she
did, when n year later, she was in heI
coffin The look, otherwise, was IN,
dcscribabls.
Ii she had dreamed OF such q
thing-if in her moments Of widest
tear she had thought such n thing
possiblc--I think she would have
been braver; bat as it was, whom she
saw that white face confronting her
she gave one gasp and tainted away
When she came to Herself again,
she was lying on the lounge, aud the
man who brought hor there stood
in front of her.
She sighed-s long shuddering
slgh-and sat up.
"Do you know me, Eleanor p h,
asked at length.
"You are really Adam Master
Really my
"Really your husband! Yes Flea
nor; Can you doubt your own eyes,
"But | thought y,u were dead"
she said, still III that fearful whisper
"And 50 thought Vanc Darrell
He thought he had done his work
swiftly aud surely, but lie was too
much OF a coward 10 wait and SEQ.
"Vano! Vane Darrell What had
he to do with II 7"
at was his hand that aimed the
deadly blow at my lite bis money
that paid for the liassy burial, hi'
who 10 to-day what he W rs then
your lover No wonder you are
afraid Of ghosts he added With .
sneer.
al do not believe yor, Adam"
she said, slowly. "You have KEEP,
swsy from us thus long because
you hated Vsne Darrell, aud could
think OF no more bitter revenge than
this. lie does lore me, and l glory
in the knowledge. That at least
you never take from me !"
"But you are my wife"
"You won me from him by lie,
years ago-and now ycu are come
to dofraud him again"
And Eleanor Master bowed her
face In her hands and sobbsd aloud
II must give him up" sbe iaul'
tered, after pause, 10 which neither
OF them spoke "but ! will never &c
away With you p
"You shall 20 with me tonight
Eleanor, or will have your lever
arrested for an attempted murder 7
"You csnnot do i,p she csclsim
cd.
II can and will" be replied. "Tw'
witnesses Of the deed await my or
ders not two miles away from here
II depends on you whether senc
them away OF not"
"wnat can ! do 7" she asked, thel
white terror sitting on her eye
lids.
"writc 10 vsnc Darrell, aud tel
him at last you know the truth, sn'
feel toward him as 4 wife should iss
toward the man who has tried :
take her husbands life. Do this, al
his life and his good name are safe
as far ss I an concerned"
For the next few minutes, Will