Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-08

death bere In u week, # there wasn't
. man round 10 spSak too."
Il believe you, Stella" said her
companion, wiih q smile, sbut como
out. yoa see Aunt Judith looks quite
peIplexed with sour nonsense"
"Neli, well, Twill come do hurry
M, tho, Aunt Judith, that's . dear
old soul, for i'm half famished, the
country air has improved my appe-
tite alrcady.'
"1so along, child, you fiuttsr me
~ don't kaow what lm doing. III
put the sugar In the soup instead of
the tomatocs " you don't 90 away"
"Im gone, then, Auntae. 10 aYoId
such q catastrophe; don't let that
l..llew run qaite away, | Sant 10 see
him.
allow can yoa, Stella do hush.
the gentleman may hear you really
you are very lmprudent."
There now, I've hushed," said
she, dansing out on the porch With
the ahandon OF child. "yoa are hah
an angel. my dear, IL you are q
widow, but Goa mercy sake don't
Wcaeh.'
The tiaklc &c the small dinner bell
reused Mr. Roswell from a pro.
found reverie, lac had made a bur.
ried toilet first on seeking his apart
uient, then taking chair 10y the
window, tilted u back, rested hIs
fcet-n,an fashiOn-On the window
sill, and serenely lit cigar. Some
how hi. Thoughts had wandered away
FROM the present tO the ''lOng ago.
the laugh he had heard may have
had something Ia do with IL, anyway
he thought Of the merry, dancing
feet that once bounded through the
old farm house to meet him ~ the
gate. The ring Of gay happy laugh.
ter, aud the pcachy bloom on the ia,r
cheek of the girl be loved.
Gaynor ROsswell's eyes grew
hazy, again hc heard a half-iorgotten
sentence ringing in his ears. "Dear
cld boy, how good you are" ln ~
lurn for some light servIc, OF fayer
rendered. The sound Of the bell
nuas-rA hsrn .rosn ~ .l-~a.ssi.s,, hss
cigar had gone out, he tossed il out
the window, gave little sigh, ~
meml,crcd lre wus hungry and
walked out to lns nOOnday meat
(somethinga mHn never iorgets un.
les. DC l. IN love, "a I've been told,
bat for my part don't believe q
word of II, don't believe u man
WAS ever No love sick n 10 forget he
had au appetiteI
Mrs. StauntOn aud Mis- DnrT, Mr.
Roswell" said Aunt Judith, quite
crimson with the embarrassment Of
introducing two she was well aware
had met before aud had known each
other well.
Evelyn Staunton stood "a moment,
no trace of color stained the pure
face she gave an odd little gasp ~
their eyes met this was all, then
she bowed to him n To n stranger.
lie drew himself up proudly when
be returned her bow. so, these two
had met agaia for the frst time since
the evening Evelyn married. Gay
Roswell, embrohsed BY CALIFORNIA;
suns, bearded like q pard, grown
older than his years, with "Ioughing
"" In the mincs aud leading hunt
er's rowing life, yet, withal, noble
and gcntlemanIy IA every look and
deed.
EveIyn's fair, noble features also
bore trace Of Suffering. Of trials and
struggles that 'old father Time, |"
with cruel hand, impTiRts indellibly
on IA all, her fingers closed tightly
round her child's hand which she held
In her own. In her inmost leart
she thanked God that her child
lived, giving her m incentive u
motive 20 live for, else she might
have wished death had stricken her
ere she beheld this man again.
"Mama, mana, l'se hungry" said
little Pearl, pulling at Evelyn's
fingers, recalling her 90 the material
wants Of earth, In time 30 prevent
her agitation and hesitation from
becoming noticeable 10 the quick
witted Stella Dorr, who was busy
looking at the stranger.
CmAPTER v.
II wonder" said Mr.. Roswell, q
week later, As he paced the moonlit
path that led from the river where
he had been fishing To tho farm
house, II wonder IL / am making q
tool Of myself again. l thought l
hated Evelyn Stanton, but fear
the old love viii prove too strong
Cor me yet. When ! gaze In her sad
eyes feel like the solid earth was
sliding from under my feet" Sud
denly he paused as he neared the
house two voices blended together
in dnett fioated sweeuy out on the
quiet evening AR.
/, A mist was over his eyes " ben the
voices were hushed. The song was
one they had sung together years
before when Evelyn wasa mere girl,
and staying nj this same old place
for the ssks of the pure coantry air.
! II wonder d she remembers y he
questioned himself, then walked on.
| Pearl ram ia fuees him and kffinU