The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-10-06
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did, brother; Just as though any one was
more in love with your Bessie Featherly
than he was. He don't remember for
bidding the marriage at all.
please TO tell my father" said Huff
severely, looking down at his wife, who
held her chin in her hand ''tlsst | re-
member his forbidding it Cor as bad as
ferbidding it) very distinctly And
please add that from this time forth my
father--yes, and all the rest of you, is
are-dead to mer'
dreadful words, those, WILL sighed
his sistef. glancing up with compressed
lips. Don't you think so. Bessie?'
Mrs. Tiff shook her head and smiled.
MIR. Thwaite is never in the wrong
says she, and feels little awkward at
her own assertion.
Esther thought a moment, and then
said she would not stay any longer just
now. Hut said he would see her home
and then reflected that he could not very
well carry out his intention. Esther upon
this explained that she had come in the
carriage. When she had bowed herself
through the open door, she stopped TO
throw over her shoulder roulade Of ge-
NAL laughter.
..By-the-way, Win,n she called. "if
we were in the fashionable set, what
terrible notoriety YOU two wild things
would have. As it is. it's like a nice
play. Adieur'
Il wish my mother would come now
said Tiff after the door had, closed on
her husbands buoyant sister-who was
also a school friend-and after pause,
or something equivalent TO one. Hut
had not descended to the carriage with
Miss Thwaite for fear OF catching sight
of the world-dreaded grin Oh the foot
man visage.
Your mother is woman. dear,
answered Thwaite, as if that meant
something unusual. land it VIII take 3
long time for her to come round as my
father has done.
But YOU are rs unrelenting rs YOU
can be, suggested Tiff
HUFF would like TO have said that asa
young husband he could not be other
wise than he was, but rs he felt that this
might be too brilliant a revelation for
Tiff, he remained silent
/ In the evening they were sitting, as
was customary. in the cheerful blue
tinted room. HUI feeling very coy and
/ aloof from the world and annoying rela-
/ tives. and remembering his DAVIS occu-
patton in the rival insurance Office AS if
I it were dream.
| The door opened hastily, and a figure
presented itself which dashed their
! united calm to atoms.
/ 1t was Esther, pale and trembling, her
/ ashen face emphasized by a black veil
around it, and over her colored dress a
I heavy black shawl. Thwaite hurried TO
/ her and took her ungloved hand in his.
My sister, what has happened to
! you?"
s.Let me sit down or / shall faint.
whispered Esther, dropping her head
/ against his arm. Thwaite led her
/ to an easy chair and helped her down
upon its soft cushions. Tilf was alert IN
i opening the window. and then running
to Esther's side, finding her, however, a
/ little less faint, her eyes looking rapidly
! from one to the other, as the two SYM
pathetic young people bent toward her.
'sDear sister. sobbed Tiff, has some-
thing terrible happened?"
. My father said the white-faced
girl, in low tones, shutting her eyes.
- Father fatherln cried Thwaite,
deeply agitated, and clutching his sis
ter's hands in a firnler grasp. " What
news ofhim2''
of Esther, crushed and Mortified. With
out opening her eyes, Esther spoke on:
. When / told him how YOU received
his loving messages, brother VIII, in one
mOment-''
Thwaite's distress was agonizing.
Esther stopped speaking, opened her
eyes and leaned forward eagerly.
:. Was it right to be so harsh and un-
yielding to your own father, WHIP
Her brother had Withdrawn to the
other side of the room, his face buried
in his arms against the wall.
0. Esther. have we no hope" Tiff
sobbed.
Why. yes, there is hope in this ease, :"
Miss Ihwaite said. in different tone.
VIII Thwaite turned, his faced covered
with tears. = You said it, brother, and
YOU can undo it. Dead to your'
Esther had played a dangerous game.
but she was determined girl, and felt
equal to the emergency. Her strong
presence and sound good cheer buoyed
up the two victims of her scheme, and
enabled Thwaite to recover from the
shock he had undergone.
She drew letter from her pocket
which had been written by Wits elder
brother in Chicago TO his father upon
hearing of the runaway match. He.
praised VIII up to the skies, and de-
clared that any girl he chose must be a
priceless jewell whether she possessed
any or not, and he begged his father to
do the handsome thing by them both
And so, concluded Esther papa
wants to give you both pagnidcent
reception.
She had thrown aside her black drap-s
cry, and busted the powder from her
cheeks with a flourish of her scented
handkerchief, and now ran to the parlor
door. and called: joint in a business
like way. IN another instant a walking
hill of flowers emerged from the shad-
ows of the entry, and John, in dark
green cloth and silver buttons, set two
huge baskets of flowers upon the. carpet.
Papa sent them to you, Bessie, with
his love, = says Esther. And shall
soon be here again, Shall notl'
80 dor' answered Tiff. hiding her
face on Huf's shoulder with twining
of arms.
..Give our love to the governor,
roared Huff, flushed, grinning, jubilant.
Esther laughed merrily, caught up her
black drapery, and ran downstairs, fol-
lowed by John, with contortion about
his lips.-Rose II. Lathrop, IN Harper
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treated for centuries; every form that
tyranny, oppression and eXtortion could
take has been practised against them.
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