Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-05-14

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though he were to he forever lost
To them. own that | silently
wished in my heart that hr had
never turned up again. Without
sa! ing word, | got mp, took my
hoxes, and left my Indian princess.
| Was thoroughly angry with the
old fellow fer th'errupting our tete
trtc, and seriously annoyed with
Mrs.-for listening TO and an.
swering him. ] made Hp my mind
that TINT game had been played
long enough. | would ask her the
simple question the first chance I
got, and know my fate at once.
But the chance did not come ~
soon rs expected il would.
"Sht went IT, her room with Q
sick headache, so she said, aud l
pared the deck alone. We we're q
long way MP the barbor when she
made her appearance the following
morning. She said that she had
hurried with her packing, thinking
that We were nearer than we really
were to the city.
Oh, Mr.. Remington, I had no
opportunity OF returning your jewel.
~, and 81 ! packed them with my
things. But You are coming. you
know, to dine with me OH Saturday.
aud | will then give them to YOU
Certainly ] said. There is no
time for us 10 change them now.
Wear them until see yon agian.'
had fully made up my mind that,
~ had been haiHrd so often, l
would now wait until ! had seen her
in her own home before ] Opened my
heart Ia her. or rather before ] ask
ed her my fate. She already knew
my heart. There was no time to
talk: al, was cxcitemrnt; we were
rapidly approaching; handkerchief
were waving from the docks. The
widow was s.raining her eles, and
suddrnl, lea, ing me and going far.
Their forward, saw her throw kiss.
How ! lougrd to catch it, ] looked
/ with Jealous eyes TO see who would
take il mp and answer il. Foremost
among the crowd vas great big
man. six feet, and broad in proper.
ton. II wns he uho WAS returning
her kisses. Cnntd i, I've her trot her,
or WAS il ~ friend, aud this merely
a plrasHn, greeting from n distancei
watched him come OH board,
aud what did the big idiot do hut
to catch her up in his arrs-my
sweet one. whom. though loving,
| had never dared to touch-and
kiss her over ard over again. /
could have knocked him down.
On drawing nearer to them.
saw that neither of them noticed
me. She had forgotten MY exis.
tance. With heart sick feeling /
, turned away. Was this to he the
. endl Why had | come homei l
! could hear them talking, though too
miserable to listen. They cnme'near
. or. aud the same soft voice that
! loved So dcarlN said: Mr. Rening
I ton. have been talking abont you,
telling how good and kind yon have
. been. and how utterly fOrlorn
4 should have been had You not al
/, vaNs looked ont for my comfort
have come 10 thank YOU. ard my
= husband wants to thank yon too
= Her husband. Great heavens
/ And | Thought she WAS widow
and had made love To her. | listen
:. ed as though in II dream. and
t irucrd unpleasant one II was too
4 l. L.. Il q
/. praised. and he thanked again, ant
= then the, urged Rpr 10 come 10 AZ
u ,ln m. and she said. Don't forge
:. SATURDAY
L. Whe,hrr said anything or whett
or | remained mute il more than
Il can tell. ! was like n man asleep an
u. had To give myself good shake I
! come "nt of the night mare ] wa
Y, in. When | looked around she
- thrv-wrre gone
a Here Hugh stopped as though h
~ had fnishcd: but histriend William
Ut whose curiosity WAS aroused, ash
n; ed:
=, Did YOU dine with her on Satul
IT dayi"
"No; | sent \ regret
ii "HaNe yon ever seen her sinceI'
3. mo. never
ri What became Of your nouveatt
~ de Parish
r. "Nrll went without them and
I'll went without my English robe
! "You DON'T mean that she new
al sen, them to your
ut Il never gave her my addre
aud she was not supposed to kno
- where | was"
a. Williams ,li,ln'i like TO ask al
~ mo,c questions, and Hugh RENAME
W. cni-, for a time. Then ronsiI
himself and Z, tling out of his cha