The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-07-12
!, BY E.i B,fMURRAY & Go.
Agathtmade 20 effort to detain her
bGt, atterShe dodr closed, she said to her.

/ y IrE III
4 o.ran& Whit possible pain have i
eve- indiSed on philip Tnurston 2 And
she was Aked nq to tell me. Wen. Il
shsl! net en2t bsr to betray his conf.
dence, bug will SEX information at Tho
fountain-lssd." ,i.IT-, '0
Thoughasually bne of the last of the
teminaae ,and tolappear, Miss I,orinS
broke thr@gh her habit This efternoon'
and half d hour before this dinner-beii
rang she Yept lightly down sine broad
staircase, Ad paused in the wide. airy
nan 5eloY Everything was silent
afoung, ioifhe masculine as well as the
feminine Occupants of the house wore
still struggling with kheir evening toilets
IN the uppf regionslan the cool, dusky
drawing r~tn was eat;rely deserted.
SO she hid though, at least, until she
entered aid ,croaaa half Its length.
Then afda3's figure bse from couch in
q bay.wintew, and advanced toward her.
AZ first, u the dir33 o5scurity, she did
not recognte him, thlndaer heart gave a
leap, and sIe tthatFate fought for her.
."Ah, Cdoaei Thutton, you arc like
myself-G1t IN the field |" she said.
"Ihe heats tropical, y it not? But you
have really found cop place, believe" )"
| MY experience in tropical country
has given be kind ofinstinct with re-
gord to coAplaces," Tturston answered.
IF you viii take sesGu this bay-win.
dow. Miss lPring, you kill catch pleas
ant breeze.1
"TLanks but woRt deprive you of
your lounghg- -place-iilfacs, am sorry
To have difurbed youl for / am on my
way to the bardep. MI toilet needs the
finishing tolches Of son9 roses, which 1
could not n fust even nj maid to gather
| She lookes straight al Thurston with
those limpid darkly -frin,ed eyes, which
poor Berthe had said we're daU express
sion," and TO any othe1 man that look
would have been enoughi But this man
received the glance like ganite.
The sun has sunk lowAnough for you
to find the garden very leasant now, I
have no doubt" he apsered, standing
quite still. Q
Then herlips unclosed b smile, and
i bright light, half amuses half beeguil-
ing, flushed into her eyes,. $40 o37J
| "And do you mean to leA me go unat-
tended? ] am afraid, Col&el Thurston.
that Eastern habits have hade yau for
get our Western code of geaantry."
II did not suppose you wsuld care for
my attendance" he replie$ tbut if
can be ofseryice, pray com4uld mo-"
"You can be of service atbice, if you
will be sogood as TO go to Mrs jennings
sItting,,room and bring me IhF garden
Thurston went for the shcts, and q
moment later, 70 his own alprise, he
found himself attending Ag&lh Loring
as she strolled slowly toward tle flower
garden.
Once ont in the open airItiey found
the waning afte rnoou more bestsiful than
they had imagined: for whatba lovelier
than the ci9se &c c royal s;;55iiaioT day
Long, golden light was steaming on
rich green foliage and close 5horn turf;
the distant hills we're wearig q pearly
haze, soft rs bridai-veil; dep shadows
stretched over. the land; al unnum-
! bered sweet odors were wafteSto and fro
by the breeze, which came wiA coolness
and refre4iment on its wings.
"Ihis is better than lyiIk behind
closed blinds, with novel in bne hand
and fap in the otner," said.AgaIha.
but probably our heat seem9..o yos SO
triaing, after Egypt, that I hm h,lf-
ashamed TO complain OF it."
ut does not iseem very great,s Thus
ton sns@455: "gut even :fst were ti.Ro
are many pleasant things which bne dies
not appreciate until one loses then. Ior
example, 7 suppose it hardly straes ydi,
Miss Lorhg, thnt the greenne} whiih
clothes TIP land is marvel and beligk
But it would do soif for FIVE years kou hid
never seen G forest or a valley liih that"
And he pointed to the emerald bxpansc
below. .i..
at you can enjoy what apphr to MS
such ordinary things, you muss find d
great deal of. pleasure in your kisit to
America" Ia a4a I.
9! ezi=!;:e.: :o find 4 great dIii,' Il + no
replied: t'but the expectation iii its
large sense has been wholly disappointed,
and I am How forced to take what Ertmbs
Of enjoyment ] can find"
She sent d. swift side. glance at aim,
and, seeing the dark shadow which haG
fallen oyeIhis face, interest and curisity
stirred within her breast.
"Could he have been coming ovH to
be married. Snd did he arrive to find I'M
sell. Tilted y she thought. "Such things
often make men women. .hateIs; buR he
does, not seem to hate come kind sof
women !,Ei .f7- n t5ttsi-ssS 4
"Wiihe utpity p she said--and the ow
tone spoke volumes of sympathy, secdd-
ed by the clear eyes. Surely, disp-
/ poititment Al. ths saddest thing in liz ;
| and how much of it we have to end1e
Even ha7S known great deal, th0ugp /
am not very old; and now / never &
Eeet to fss,..aa44p g pleasure IN tie compile
ness. know there must be 8 drawback
soniewherei-a dash of bitter in ali SWEET
ness.n
ga draaback-yes," said Thurstos,
coldly 5 "bat thatis not a complete aI
crushing disappointment, a. But hee
we are among the roses, Miss LorirsS,
Shnll cut your flowers ?'' -
"If yon will be SO kind for / a.n nd
exactly in toilet to venture among thorE
i j.--though &c seems selfish to make yo
risk scratching your hands,"
4 'sMy hands are not delicate, nor ar
4 they surrounded by lace but you mus
tell me what roses to cut" -
"This way, please. {. I want the cloth
/ of.goid, and yonder are several beautifi
half-opened buds" s3l 4 3 II
4 sic cut ,,ix the buds lnuIcateu; tnei
j mindful of fthe tender white hands await
Il ing them, spent q minute carefully II
moving every thorn from their smcot
4 green stems. The woman watching hiJ
was o keen observer of human natur,
4 and she say Mt once that this little q,
4 was very characteristic.
Il gE1e ,dislikes me-, she though
u "Eyefv word that lie utters, every loo
he gives me, tells that; but he is neve
thciess rs careful not to leave any; thor
= to, wound my hands as,if--as ic, he love