The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1873-04-12

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.mc, huN du miss Oscar
Dduot Helen heart echo tho
mothers words
"Cm ! 20 cut this morning, Mrs.
F. Eld1n
The old lodys eyes were roundor
than the rim Of her silver spccmcloa
as Helen, in her blue wonlcd hood
and coarse plaid shawl, presented
herself al the hcnncry door.
"Go QUIT Why, Helen, what's
come to you? lou never asked
me such n thing before"
llelcn's checks grew rosy, but 'ho
said nothing Of the letter, directed,
"Oscar Eldon, Esq that was lying
snugly at the bottom Of her peck
ct.
81 would like to do one or two
little errands at tho village, II you
can spare me-
"0t course ! can spare you bit
be sure you're back by eleven, Helen,
TO see about the dinner"
"I'll not fail, ma'am."
And away trippcd Helen, intent
on getting her letter into the post
office in time for the western mail
the first real, genuine love.lettsr
that the littlo lassie had ever writ
ten!
II was still and cloudy when she
set forth; but by the time sho had
turned her face homeward, the snow
was driving in blind, wbirling drltts,
and the wind shrioked down tho
cedar-clothed valleys like disem-
bodied spirit.
at will DO q long storm thought
Helon, with shiver, as she hur-
ried on.
Mrs. Eden wa, standing in the
middle of the iloor when she entered
standing there with an unusual
expression on her face, aud set
look around her lips, which made
Helen pause with unreasoning
dread.
"Mrs. Eldon! what is the mat
teri'
"Ilelen, don'tplay the bypocrits,"
said the old lady, strenly. "Givo
me back the money and will over
look the first offence, as you are 30
young aud inexperienced r
money what money p
The deep color had recedod from
lIelon's cheek, leaving it palor than
the pnllor OF the snow without.
"1hc hundred dollar bill you
took from my table when | went
out last night to pay for the apples"
AIRS. Eldon ! ] never touched the
money"
~ can forgive tho impulse Of a
moment Of temptation, Helen, but
not the deliberate falsehood that
would seek to screen il. Confess at
once, and"
81 have nothing TO confess Mrs.
Eldou gasped Helen.
Helen think once moro, before
you resort to deeper deceit That
money lay on the table when ] went
out: when Lext ! examined my
poeket.book il was gone. You, and
you alone, have been in the house
since. Child, the whole matter Is
tao transparent for eoncsalmoni.
Why did you 20 to the village to-
day, il not to dispose Of your ill.got-
ten money! You never before have
asked TO bo absent !"
Helen stood silent I; II seemed as IL
the power Of her speech wa, taken
FROM her for an instant.
AIRS. EIdon, | never dreamed OF
touching your money! As sure as ]
stand here, am innocent"
Mrs. Eldon's cheek fired with
sJd len anger.
"IIelen Domoti, ] shall give you
but one more opportunl,y-will You
return the money you have stolen J
Yes or no y
"Ilow can ! return Il when ] have
never seen Il since !. lay in your lap
las, night" beginning TO doubt
whether she was the victim Of some
terrible dream.
"IIeIsn,p said Mrs. Eldon IN n
strange, high-pitehed voice, "ii It
were nos that you have seemed al
most like . daughter for the pas,
few months, would send for the
constable and have you lodged In
prison until you consented to return
my hundred dollar bill. As !, is, you
20 10 freedOm-but you 60"
She opened the door and pointed
out into the road, already hall OBJ
scured with sweeping esdiss Of
snow.
"Mrs. Eldon-in this storm y
"ffit we're the Deluge would not
h.rbor . thief in the house another
instant. Cor
The cruel word s'ung 10 Helen
Dsrmosi's heart ~ . poisoned asp
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