The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-06-09

seyea Somehow her ble4nishe ed ia ea f ael.
found favor in his. Let them stare
The prettiest girl living was not 50 happy.
She went smtlihg alongs S-She made her
little purchases with light heart. And
then she saw 1ztlke 10 blfia-NeS, fe91ly
Luke himself, eoliains To To meet heri -a'a
+" Looks as if some one had slapped her
in the face, said a giggling girls voice.
And he turned his head. He saw her,
and went to- her at once. nad easNE1f
Oh, I'm so glad to meet you,p said
Fanny. g suppose ought to start at
VIA And PHI 60 with you as far as N
where you change carriages said Luke
1'1TS-iast He saT. n, people stare At. her q .ss
passed. Part-of the staring was at the
mark, part of it at the pretty face and
figure, lie laid it all TO the mark, az
she had all her life He grew very
grave. 1t was a terrible blemish. In
thOsemoonlightiovefs walks ih4he uoun-
Try he had fiorgotten all about il, but in
the crowded stree q low it. forced itself
upon himI Esefyohe stared so. In the
earrlase which they soon stepped into, a
little child opened its round eyes and
with a child's innocent impertinence
POIAlCu 1IaaA1AS6I 81 di&4it at lllC uldIk On
Eanny's sfaces--Ibs nurse slapped the
small palm az once, and turned scarlet
herself, but that did not mend matters
At.the station there was d crowd, Luke
had passed Fanny in first, and stopped to
pay the fEareg =
-'' TwO,'' said he. y
The old ladyY' asked the man. ,.,e.
No" said Luke.
Oh, that oneIwith7 the rad fscarI oD
her face, said the man lowering his
voice, - =" All right"
" Cohfound you'll said Luke, in rage.
But the man had meant no rudeness,
nor had Fanny heard him; but Luke was
excited, conf6sed, agitated.
He hardly knew why then.
He handed her ont of the carriage;
then he pressed her hand.
e. 4" Gopd-by until we meet" he said, nd
stepped to tlfePlatfgrF. s7Here is your
train coming up"
There stood one of those white-bearded,
red-cheeked' old gentlemen who affect to
to be Judges of women in way that
is insulting to every woman, since it
places her on a level with wine and
horses having nothing whatever to do
with anything but her personal attrac-
tiOnS -a- @--a>- - -4--
All! how de do? said this gentle
man, grasping Luke's hand, :" Glad to |
see you, my boy, Doing the gallant, 1
see. No relation, / suppose?"
6 No" said I4uIseg 984 I.s. .4W
Thought no" said the old gentle
man. {" We Ietour1sisters and cousins
take care of themselves for the most
part. Pretty figure rather; good step;
but cOnfounded ugly red mark A man
Id1,'f liE-o fbof oh UEa 9D
Z" No" said Luke; ga man wouldn't
like it,"
Something rustled to his elbow.
g II left my parcel Mr. Robbins,p
said a cold little voice. iF ffr srll
Fanny stood there, so pale that the |
mark looked pure scarlet,
% 3" Thanks. Don't trouble Yourself"
But he went back with her, and he |
would have pressed her hand once more,
only she kept it from him. ..#E5f~
She had heard his speech: .t q L' F..
I" A man wouldn't like it, 5ai
She had heard the speech that caused |
his answer And as he looked after her |
as she enteredthe carriage, two tears |
came into his eyes. They trickled down |
upon his cheeks. He wiped them away. |
Suddenly he felt that he loved Fanny |
Rusht0n from his soul-that this cow |
ardly sort of tG0ublea that the remarks |
and glances Of strangers had caused him |
would never make him ashamed of him
self AGAIN, Na Y AaAsA e - Ai4AS |
" Fanny, my darling" he said to him
self, Fanny, my love, your face is |
dearersto me for its blemish, aud you |
shall know it before | sleep. You |
should, were YOU a beggar I'll hide it |
from the worlds cold eyes on my bosom, |
dazzling; andzRll love yOu all the more |
for it"
He followed after,her. He walked up
the garden path in the twilight. He
I{sbe .has6't come in. yet said the
servant. They are so frightened about |
her-master and missus-but tell EN-
she II turn up all right 9 aLi4
s. Luke's heart stood still. A present. |
ment Of evil filled his mind. In the
gathering darkness, two anxious men
went forth, hoping against hope. $50
" She stepped out on the platform
suddenly Either she was bewildered,
or she'did it onpurpose. We were going |
full speed. The had blue dress and a
white hat and there's red rsarz onher
face. They'll know her by that
' That was the guards story. Thatwas
the story that Luke and Fanny's father |
heard at last. Did she step out on pur-
pose, or was she s" "bewildered? ~ God I
only knows-no living being. Luke tried |
to believe that what she had heard him |
say had nothing to do with it. But it
was too late now to tell her what he felt |
too late to hide her sweet face on his
heart. He could only stoop over her, as
she lay ihGher coffin, and press the last |
kiss his lips ever offered to any woman
upon the cold cheek that, even in the
death hour, bore still upon it that fatal |
red mark. i04 LII
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