The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-09-10
VOL. III.

sleur.
Lennox hardly deigned bow to the
Frenchnan, and offered his arm to
Mamie.
"You will walk with me a little
while9
Thanks-but the music is begin
ming, and ] promised to dance with Mr..
Blair"
"But afterward ?" said Lennox, the
chill growing colder.
But l am engaged to Mr.. Thornton" +"
"When, thenP" demanded Lennox,
with jealous pang.
Really, my card is SO full, 1 hardly
know. I viii, however, TRY and spare
you waltz somewhere"
"Good heavens Mamie, what affec-
tation is this 2"
She favored him with well-bred
stare.
"Pardon, I do not understand YOU
And taking the arm Of her escort, she
walked away with the air Of an Empress.
IennoX sought his sister.
Laura, how have you changed Nan
ME SO ~ he demanded.
eyes, she is changed. Isn't she per-
fectP
"Perfect? Rather too perfect to suit
me, /" growled Lennox. "To-morrow I
shall see more Of Nannie," he thought.
But tomorrow, and tomorrow, and
tomorrow, it was always the same, and
"that elegant Miss Irving" as they
styled her, was always in demand, and
poor Lenr OK, from the distance at which
she kept him, looked on almost heart
broken, varying between wrath, jealousy,
pride and despair.
''Nannie," said he, one morning,
when he found her for moment alone,
show long is this to last ?"
81 believe you wished me to come
here to improve my manners, Mr.. Ray ;
to acquire the elegance Of society" she
said, coldly.
"But, Mamie"
"Well, if you are not pleased with the
result Of your own advice, am not to
blame. You must excuse me now, Mr..
Ray; / am going to ride with the Count
de Beaurepaire. /"
And, with graceful gesture Of adieu,
she left him sick at heart.
That afternoon Lennox walked unan-
nounced into Lanra's room.
81 thought I'd dropin and say Good
by before you went down stairs" said
he. "I leave tonight"
"IndeedP Where are You going?"
asked Laura.
so, / don't know" was his savage
reply.
"You can take note to George for
me?"
eyes, if you get it ready" said he.
every well. I will write it now"
Laura left the room, and Lennox stood
moodily at window. Presently Mamie
came in and stood near him.
care you really going awayP" she
asked.
eyes, I am, was the short answer.
"And won't you tell us where
"I don't know myself-neither know
nor care |" he growled.
She slipped her hand in his arm, with
the old caressing movement he remem-
bered so well, and spoke gently, using
his name for the first time since he
came.
"But, Lennox, dear, if you go away
off somewhere, what shall 1 do?"
He turned suddenly and caught her to
his hearG
"Oh, Mamie, Mamie r. he cried,
passionately, "if you would only come
back to me and love me--if 1 could re-
cover my lost treasure, would not &c
anywhere. Oh, my lost love, is it toe
late?"
She laid her face down against his
shoulder, and asked:
"Lennox, dear, tell me which yor
love best, the Mamie you used to know
or the fashionable young lady you found
here2"
"Oh, Mamie, darlingr' he cried
clasping her closer "I wouldn't give
one toss Of your old brown curls for al
the fashionable young ladies in th'
world"
"Then you will have to take your oil
Mamie back again, Lennox, dear"
And Lennox, passionately clasping he
to him, begged to be forgiven, ant
vowed he would not exchange his pre-
cious little wild rose for all the hot-hous,
flowers in Christendom.