Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-08-23

the 4 a. m. train, an hour after n,
Danton left, and never in ali her M
would she speak to him or anv of them
She walked and almost ran to mt be
threat in execution. She oyert,rne, a,
tne music rack. 1t was soon 8 O'clock
and the twilight had darkened int,
night. She sat down again, and, CLASH
ing her hands, she said aloud:
hate him!" then burst into loud
sobbing fit of tears. '0'
Dr; Danton, in going through the
hall, heard the fall Of the music rack
stopped, listened, heard the sounds O,
pain; knocked, but heard no renlv
fansy, buried in her own grief, made
no answer He turned the knob and
entered the room. In its furthest cor.
ner he saw blue-robed figure buried
In an armchair. Hearing the sobs. he
quickly advanced, all his sympathy and
compassion aroused at once. But Pan
sy had intuitively OWNED his presence.
saw him enter, hurriedly dried her ewes
ceased to sob, and, little coauette that
she was, deep flush on her cheeks. she
moaned aloud:
On, my headl Oh, my headp
She did not see or hear the doctors
approach; and when Dave Danton, COM
pletely deceived, stopped and laid his
cool, white hand upon her head and
brow, she, In feigned astonishment.
started to her feet, regarding him cold
ly, and repellingly asked "when he had
assumed guardianship that he dared to
touch her."
Poor, pursued Pansyl Excited and
trembling, she stood and looked at him.
DIR. Danton, surprised, stood petrifed
and saw with alarm that she was angry
and white with passion; then he said,
with apology in his voice and manner:
Pardon me, Pansy; 1 saw you suf-
fering, and my consideration for your
health moved me to assist or help you
if 1 could"
Pansy had grown calm, but her voice
still possessed the hard ring, and she
retorted:
"You profess to have consideration
for peoples feelings, then?"
Certainly, Pansy; am I not a physi-
cian?"
"As a request, DIR. Danton, call me
Miss Pearl"
And she smiled again-the old smile.
With slight addition of iciness she
slightly bent her head one side, and
looked scornfully at the discounted
M. D. DR.. Danton did not reply, but,
provoked at one whom he thought per-
fection the day before, he mentally re-
viewed the three happily.spent weeks,
and recalled the fact to mind how she
had herself requested him to call her
"Pansy," cause she did hate formal
ity." What had he done to call forth
this evident bitterness? Had he an
gered her? and what must he do to
atone? Her sudden haatteatr puzzled
him-to be told formally, coldly and
authoritatively that the prefix of Miss"
was preferable.
"Ring for lights, doctor. You GER
tainly have the appearance of Mephis-
topheles in this shadowy, uncertain
light. Where are Mr.. and Mrs. Pay.
ton?"
And Pansy laughed so brightly and
musically that the half-hour tinkle of
the clock seemed but an echo of her
happiness. Who could have thought
Pansy discontented with such look of
Joy on her face? So it is with many,
reader; the heart is broken, but mask
is held up, and passers-by view it and
envy the wearer. Heigh-hol Good it is
we can't read all the woe and misery
What catalogue of hidden griefsl
Ere d has gone to the postoffice, and,
if you will excuse me, after the lights
are brought in will go upstairs and
get ready for to-morrow's jarnt."
Readily, DR.. Danton. You may go
aow if you wish to-"
Pansy, Pansy, what are you saying
and what are you doingP
Stephen lighted the gas, and the two
principal occupants were facing one an
other. Evidently, war to the end.
Dr. Danton bowed after the with
drawal of Stephen; then, as if some
sudden impulse prompted him, he
stepped lightly forward and said:
Gas 1 shall not see you again, Miss
Pearl, will bid you goodnight and
good-by, as tomorrow sees me on my
way to NJ and my"
"My wife, you would say, doctor.
Why have you not mentioned the lady
before?"
Pansy broke in vehemently and i'm
peteously, as was her style:
"My wife Pansy, what do you mean"
"Dr. Danton, we, it seems, are playing
at cross-purposes. Do you suppose l
am child2" And the childish figure
drew up in the highest disdain. "Do
you suppose am child to be played
with?
"Pansy Miss PearP-she courte-
sled. "Miss Pearl, you are under some
mistakeP
"Dr. Danton," and her voice shook
with anger, distinctly at dinner
She paused slightly, and swallowed q
gulp in her throat.
"At dinner" she went on. "Yoat said,
II am Dedded.'"
Pansy was triumphant; Pansy was
victorious, and she gloried in his defeat.
But Dr. Danton did not suffer from it;
what skilled actor he must be. See,
his face is transfgured, and to Pansy it
is glorified. He advanced swiftly, and,
taking her in both arms, tightly closed
around her, and said passionately, with
his dark cheeks and ruby lips pressed
close to hers:
"Pansyl Pansyl Welded to my pro-
fession haven't you heard the expression
before?" And he kissed her before she
could answer or make any attempt at
resistance. Pansy reclined, too, passively
in his arms, and she certainly forgot
chat she hated him but an hour before
II she had not been an impulsive
child, Dave Danton would have
left her, and two young hearts that were