The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-01-22

bic overlook me. l went immedl.
ately to the Jail 10 see her, but Vic
la informed me that Lottie had gone
home 20 spend a few hours, promis-
ing to be back before night, | then
turned my steps in the direction Of
Mr.. Rockland's residence, hoping to
have an interview with Lottie, be-
fore she saw her brother, but / was
too late. Harry had been with her
for over an hour before / arrived,
and | did not know what commune
cations he had made to her until a
long time afterwards. If | hadbeen
advised in that respect, an ocean of
trouble might have been avoided.
Lottie met me at the front gate and
led me into her flower garden. The
moment my eyes looked upon her
| discovered that something serious
had occurred, for her eyes were red,
and it was plain to be seen she had
been weeping.
"For heavens sake, Eddie" she
whispered as she took my arm,
"don't 60 in the house. Harry is
there and in such passion as | never
witnessed before, and 1 pray hea7
ven | never shall again. What on
earth have you done, Eddie, 10 Of
tendhim?"
"Nothing whatever, that 1 am
aware Of. l met him in the street
a short while ago, and he abused
me terribly, swore that | never
should marry his sister-and threat
ened TO kill me if ever he saw me
in your company again."
ooh, Eddie, go quickl yonder he
comes now; he is crazy with poi
son; keep out OF his way until he is
in a condition to listen to reason"
l would have obeyed Lottie by
leaving at once, but it was too late;
for Harry was within twenty PAGES
of us before she saw him. He was
walking rapidly towards me, while
his eyes glared with anger.
81 suspected you would disregard
the warning l gave you, but Ihad
no idea you would have the bold
ness to do it so soon; but this is as
good a chance to settle the matter
as one could wish: Take that for
your impudence, you hypocritical
sneak"
And before the words we're utter
ed he slapped me on the mouth
with his open hand, | raised my
arm to strike him, but Lottie cafght
me.
"Don't strike him, Eddie. He
don't know what he is doing"
My arm fell harmless by my side;
and, if he had given me a dozen
blows then l could not have resent
ed it. How could / have the heart
to strike my darling's brother when
her eloquent tongue was pleading
his cases If it had been any other
man, | should have pounded him
hal. to death, but he was Lottie's
only brother, and she loved him,
and that was enough. | resolved
then and there, that never would ]
hurt him, no matter what he might
do, | could have tied him without
an effort, because he was a mere
skeleton anyway.
"Oh, brother, has it come tc
thiss" exclaimed Lottie as she stood
trembling, and weeping between
US, .f%
IL show could you have the hear
to strike our Eddie9 Oh, how coult
you be SO cruel as to strike those
dear lips, that have uttered so many
kind words to yous Have you for
gotten the fact hat l owe my Life
8 to those lips, which are now smart
} ing from your cruel blows Are they
not the lips that drew the deadll
D poison from my veins which ha(
been deposited in them by the ven
| omous reptile! Here let my lip
t kiss away the insult that my crue
brother has placed on yours.'
Suiting the action to The word
b she pressed her lips to mine. ]
"God of heaven, Lottieln scream
If ed Harry as he seized her by thI
arm and dashed her back roughly
against the wall of the summai
house, "Have you no sense
Of shame left9 Don't you know thar
you have just kissed the lips of
hypocritical traitor9 You make m,
face burn with shame. Don't yol
know that Ed Demar is a deceitfu
coward, who has betrayed youap
"No, mol ten thousand times moi
/ replied the dear girl as the tear
streamed down.her cheeks. s co
I ever created an honest man,itism
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