Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-27


YOU will give me a.
Rose swept across the floor angri-
~.
Twill yon march off, or will ]
have the dog set on you' Bell, go
tell Jane to unfasten Rover"
The man turned away slowly, as
it To move with an effort, and Bell
sprung up in an impulse OF relnon
strative protest.
"Rose, how can Won he 10 heart
Il ssi He is as pale as death, and
only see how he drags himself
along! You might have let him set
down a minute, and at least have
given him u kind word and piece
of bread and butter"
A contemptuous laugh pealed
from Roses red lips.
"Tired and i'll! Drunk and a
thief, you'd better say! A piece Of
bread and butter! Absurd, BelI!7
Bell raised her finger warningly.
"Oh, Rose, don't; he'll hear yOu.'
Rose raised her voice a key high.
er.
"Let him hear, then! Perhaps
you had better sit aud watch that
he does rot faint and fall
She swept haughtily into the
house, leaving Bell with her cheeks
flushing, and a compassion born of
the sweet wOmanly sympathy glow
ing i'm her deep blue eyes. as she
watched the man walk slowly, pain
fully along, aud finally halt at the
gate, as il in utter encouragement
at the long stretch of road between
him aud the next house, where he
might find what Rose had rudely
dpnied-;he magnificent country
seat of Lionel Granville, from whose
doors no beggar was ever turned
away hungry.
Bell SAW him, and her quick in.
stincts told her what she imagined
his manner meant.
Qnick ms IA bird, she dashed up
stairs To her room and snatched her
portmonaie from the bureau drawer
and was down again with II sorer.
eiyu in her hand. rs she ran swiftly
after him, still leaning against the
gate. post, aud still looking with
that strange expression on his pale
face at the towers of Fernlcy Court
"Hrre, please. 1t isn't much
but it's all have to spare. Takt
il, please
lie looked supposedly at her, ant
then at the money.
"You are very kind, hnt you ART
mistaken. only wspt a"
Bell thrust the money in hi'
hand.
"Never mind, please. | think
can see you are proud; but pleas
take il. THERE"
He seemed amused at her eager
ness, but made no more ado alOu
accepting the gift and pOckeiing II
, AS he stood aud watched her slin
, figure fitting away like a spirit II
/ the dusk.
The next day Rose came int
r Bells room, radiant as she only pei
mit,ed herself Ia he under rare cir
cumstances, her gray eyes flashing
and her red lips parted in IA sInIl
of triumphant delight.
"Bell. see this! Now what d
: you sayi'
!, She laid a square mOiIograme
, envelope in the girls lap. addIesse
TO the Misses Melton, and bearin
:. inside invitations to the receptio
al FprnleN Court tor fortnigll
from that night.
= Rose watched the sweet girl
e face glow under the surprise, the
s saw, to her amazement, the flush {
e delight fade.
# "Wpll, Bell, of course well &
|. III take some money that ! ca
:. spare and get some suisse, and WEI
8 natural flowers with it; and | kno
YOU have a sovereign laid away {,
Il an emergency. You can get goo
many things with it-glOves an
# sashps, YOU knOw-and who know
:, but what Lionel Granville may
captivatedf
{ Bell laid the envelope softly dow
e IL can't go, dear. unless ] Yves
q my old white mnslin, which wi
h look wretched beside your ne
suisse. I've spent my money!
Rose frOwned.
n "Spent your money! Why,
- saw it yesterday morning IN yo'
n drawer. noticed that the edge
IS the sovereign was little chippe'
is and remember wondering if 1t WI
t. good or not. Spent your none
e, Bell, what do you means'
Bell met the vexed eyes rs calm
le as she could. She was just lit
le in awe of this magnificent sister
e hers.
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