The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-07-21

woman Win no VII or fDlHQ u ueI
own perfect GriseIda. And I can
! never submit to tyranny in any form.
The man I love must trust me; and
since you have ceased to do that, we
are best apart. I give you back your
freedom
"Allie, stop"
| DR. Analeigh was white as a statue.
"Do you mean what you say?" You
do not love me then, Allie"
The girl was thoroughly aroused
now, regardless Of the consequences.
'<Nol" she said, -madly, 4 do not
lsve you any moro!'
! She dashed aside tie heavy cur
taips that drapsd the bay window,
and was gone. And just then a man
arose from the Iounging chair beside
the window, where he had been osten
sibly reading, and sauntered slowly
away.
It was Mr. Mayne. and there was n
curious smile on his sensual lips and
All evil light in his grey eyes.
Listeners hear no good of them
selves he muttored- We'll, maybe
not; but at any rate, I know which
card to play next. Piqued and angry
at Ansleigh, the beauty will turn to
me. I'll play the heart broken lover,
step in before her anger against the
handsome doctor has time to cool,
strike while the iron IS hot and Pm
mistaken if Pm not engaged to Allie
Ray and her $50, 900 before the sun
sets"
THE best laid schemes o mice and
men gang aft aghoe!"
But Mr.. Maypo had forgotten that.
For Il long time John sat in the bay
window, his head bowed, staring his
misery in The face. Could it be true
that. Alice no longer loved him! All,
well, it was better for him 10 know
the worst before it was too late.
An hour or two later he saw Allie,
radiant in white organdie and pink
ribbons, sitting on a rustic seat in the
hotel grounds in conversation with Mr.
Mayne John bit his lips and hurried
away out Of sight. Well, after all, it.
was nothing to him now; he had no
longer any right; Allie had ceased to
love him. And only few hours be
fore he would have staked his life OH
her love and truth.
But John did not know what WAS
taking place out there IN the cool
shade Of the oak tree. beneath which
Allie was sitting with her obnoxious
companion. Mr. bfayne had asked
Allie to be his wife, and had been very
decidedly, not to say contemptuously-
refused. And when he arose and left
her there was an angry gleam in his
wicked eyes, while in his heart he
registered an oath sooner Of later to be
.revonged,
Allie came down to dinner in the
great dining room, at sunset, to find
Johns place vacant.
"Where is the Doctor" some one
was asking IF Johns mother, as Allie
entered thc~room and took her usual
seat.
Mrs. Ansleigh looked troubled
"There has been an accident" she
said, some men we're out fishing; the
boat capsized, and two of them were
nearly drowned. DR.. Ansleigh was
sent for in hopes that he could save
them, their families being totally ig-
norant Of any means of resuscitation.
But it Is several miles down the beach
and fear that it be late in the night
before he can return"
It chanced at that instant that Al
lie raised her eyes to encounter q
glance from Mayne, who was a Wis q
Wis. She could not repreRs a shudder
as she saw the audacious triumph in
bis face.
Dinner over Allie threw her shawl
about her AMI wandered of on the
beach alone. The sun had set now,
and twilight, weird and uneanny,
was gathering. Allie wanted to get
away from everybody, to bo alone
with her thoughts She sat down at
the foot ofthe tree and gave way to
her bitter reflections.
\ voice afoused her and started her
fru4n her musings. It was the voice
unmistakabiy Of yopng Mayne-eager,
earnest.
Gle bit at the bait mighty essy,"
Mayne exclaimed; won't he be furi-
GUS, though, when be has bad his
long, hard ride for nothing, and finds
that there pas been no accident-no
capsized boat-no haif-drowned mea!"
Mayne paused and laughed heartily.
And you're sure the bri ige IS un-
safer he went Oh eagerly.
'Oh, yes, sir!" another voice replied;
the high waters and the late storms
have just played the niischicI with the
old thing. Nobody can pass on horse
back without going through-sure as