The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-10-18

she, lengthening out each syllable.
"Brother has such perfect taste.
And he is actually furnishing the
library, Miss Edna, after Your
suggestion. You see, we look M
on you as quite one OF the tami,
ly."
"That is very good of you," l
replied, shortly; "but certainly
have no expectation of ever be.
longing to it,"
Mrs. Shellgrove laughed as
though | had perpetrated an ex.
cellent joke.
''Yonng ladies' always deny
these things, Of course; but John
tells a different story.
l ratified the cups and saucers
angrily ; and my thoughts tloated
oft not to John, but to Johns fa-
ther, sitting lonely in the library
furnished after my suggestion.
Wasn't it, after all, my duty to
marry the family generallys
The house was finished and
moved into and John spent his
evenings with me. l ued to get
drcadfully tired Of him. Ae was
really too devoted to be at all ln>
teresting, and l Lad reached that
state Of feeling which, it summari
ly ordered to take my choice be-
tween him and the gallows,
would have prepared myself for
hanging with a sort of cheerful
alacriiy.
locked the door upon John on
the evening in question, when |
had finaly gotten rid of him,
with these feelings in fnll force ;
and | medItated while undressing
on some desperate move that
would bring matters to a crisis.
But the boy had become reused
at last. He, too, had reflected
in the watches of the night ; and
next day l received quite digni-
fed letter from him, telling me
that business called him from the
CITY for two or three weeks, and
that possibly on his return l
might appreciate his devotion
better. l felt iuexpressibly re-
lieved. 1t appeared to me the
most sensible move that John had
made in the whole course of our
acquaintancy, and l began to
breathe with more freedom.
Time flew, however, and the
three weeks heightened to six
without Johns return. He wrote
to me, but his letters became
somewhat constrained ; and l
scarcely knew what to make of
him. If he would only give me
up, | thought; but l felt sure
that he would hold me to that
weak promise of mine, that /
should either become Edna Gran
ford or remain Edna Darlington.
"Mr. Crawford" was announced
one evening, and l entered the
parlOr fully prepared for All over
dose of John, but found myself
confronted by his father.
He looked very grave, in
stant'y / imagined all sorts of
things, and reproached myself for
my cOldness.
"John is we'll :" ! gasped, final
ly.
"Quite well," was the reply. in
such kind tones that l felt sure
there was something wrong.
What it was | cared not, but
povred forth my feelings impetu-
Ously to my astonished visitor.
"He must not come here again !"
l exclaimed. II do not wish to see
him. Tell him so, Mr.. Crawford |!
tell him that l had rather remain
Edna Darlington as he made me
promise, than to become Edna
Crawford"
"And he made you promise
this !" was the reply. "The sell
fish fellow But, Edna, what am
| to do without the little girl l
have been expecting? lam very
Ionely-so lonely that | do not
see how can give her up"
/ glanced at him, and the room
seemed swimming round every
thing was dreadfully unreal. l
tried to sit down, and was carried
tenderiy to the sofa.
"Shali j! be Edna Darlington,
! or Edna Cranford?' he whisper
ed. "YOu need not break your
promise to john"
! s.Edna Crawford" ] replied,