The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-11-14

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Struggling ana irregular tSsx "A
orally is. . 'A@n h
1T is Stella's 6st, no, a.,,.
that says Tom, cheerfullv s "a
il you opened the bsllydoo "a, M vi
you'd get some light On H. s, ~ "
Reginald follows Toms sS0!
seems no whit enlightened 3
contrary, the face which he In. y
Tom after the reading i mos. .ns 2
than ever. "What does il mar @
he asks again. "Whv shon ; to =
Why, good heavens!n criss NV y !
Vane, with a sudden gasp. . :. :.
doesn't think I sent L 70 her ., ~ ~
Tom looks him steadily and ",
in the face for . moment. tsss !.
lates: 81 believe in nv hear y, II
queer as it all Il, = lie M 49,
minutes pause, .,...
II send it?" cries the youno !; III
horror. "Why, surely .she.ss..s
body could think So, WHY .3ssa
What reason? But what made \:
entertain such a preposterous a.
momentp'' sa7as'ss sfi8as IA |
Tom meditates. He il overb.,a
with secrets, he feels. He Is nos J. i
tray Aggie; he is not to betTssi IN
How is he to get at the truth vss
doing either.p
"You were at the Post-office ~
afternoonp" he says at last. s. Il
/" Certainly, = replied Repinald i.
promptly and unhesitatinely aIS
some stamps and mailed : letars
Lenox."
"Did you see any one there. = Il I
wayp" asks Tom. !. Il.4ss 'rs
vi" No one but Lucy M'Kelv,, !,
Stay; yes. I overlook your sia|s
came out, and walked afex A.
her. Why do you askan
Tom does not reply. His 81,
grown dark, and he is pondaiurd'
over something which he does a
fide to his companion, turning nm
away instead, and pursuing RhII
ward way in silence.
An hour afterward Aggie dhd u
are together on the broad westerns
"a, when Tom appears, bearing &
of papers in his hands. Ia 81
from upstairs, and Aggie stalhlt
feet, her cheeks dyed with -
crimson at the sight.
al will not call thee besutiful,an
Tom, in a solemn voice. - sin
moment when you first flashed =
sCharles LESTER &c. L. I'd
Rather disconnected. nv dear y
and not particularly creditabls ~
moral point Of view, though ami
BILE study of chirography. Y0
always keep your desk locked vfa|
undertake new branches Of ytudk
ever" @
Tom, you wretch!n Shrek Aa|
as she darts upon him and wiuk
papers from his grasp.
"How about dime noyelsm
Toms voice, rising calmly sbcw
whirl. oh, by-the-way, StsllA :
tinues Tom, as Aggie makes her ~
g I might as well tell you non
Reginald Vane never said tho@ n
that Aggie repeated--not about =
least. l was in the room, and
the whole of it. She asked iihs6
think you vain, and he langhs4
said he had never noticed it, thog6
certainly had reason to Be vainE
any woman he knew. Then thq
on to talk about different sorta II
en-, and he said what Aggie W
about flirts, but he wasn't talkingi
you, nor thinking neither, III bet
did I find out about the letter, alz
Well, I haven't been through 1 a.
Of sensation papers for nothing
I'm not going to read any NOT
they were bully while they lastad 4
you see, mamma'd make such sl1
she found out, and goa don't y.
to, and so--and so-- Well, aftE n
time for a fellow to leave thea =
take to something useful, st thidl
3a r. fH WI. III
{" Yes, it was dreadful, horribk
temptible, says Aggie, in : voixa
edlwith sobs. s'I,ve been q -.
I could be, all. through. Why a.
it? Well, was jealous; ihighss
own it. He was 50 haudsomsl. :
never looked at any bod
What a blind little bat you wen
be sure of it! Why did / Do
you know that already. "
you sDould think that that leta
from Charlie Lester, and aass
would be such a good joke,
you see if Reginald Vane kneN
i don y think / really would D.
it; it would have been too y.
hateful even for me. I was ~
nearly to death when Fem isa
on going to the Office TO nn2
mailed It. When he came bsek I
that MFR. Vane did, Twas sss r.
I came near letting out the
but [ remembered in time az
in the office buying stamps y.
the letter in, | was 50 fr'ghie d,
/ saw him that I just put tie ~
the outside drop and hurried g
course it slid down into TIE s7