The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-06-10

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time aud m appetite hops you have
both NJ your disposal
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WIS confined 10 SHARP street here be-
evidently placed himself on The level 81
his visitor II was novel, but necessity
4 M imperative master, and The answer
came readily enough "Yon ARE very
good. ! have not long finished The hfst
meal Of the day, but -"
- Mnyonnnise and a bottle Of Dag.
onot's brit will do You no harm Come
IT, nm quite alone interrupts the
monoy.lender, ~ II diyining the cause
Of the soldiers hesitation.
The repast aud its concomilanls might
have tempted n much iadnd appetite.
Certainly. they made Tim forget utterly
what brought him there, and presently,
under the further influence Of curacao
and the best Of llavnnas, he found him
self discussing the social topics of the
day M freely M with ono OF his own
lot. They had gone over the unac.
countablc failure of the Derby %iayoritc.
the weather, and the racing Mt Ascot
the last good story from Prattsi tho
next possible phase Of the troubles
across 81. Georges Channel, when lin
was brought up all standing by tho re
mark. made with all apparent indillcr.
cnce: 80 ! hear that the PhTni'
rose, indeed, from It's ashes tho olhcl
night
Like the bucket Of cold water that i
was. IL seemed 10 brace the intending
borrower TO the forgotten, but ncccssa
d ~. striking point ~.
! II tnbls IT'S true, and | wish had lief
folly-call " time ago, but my luck
# back again on FridayGi will--took M
year, and -" ''mn thi
"You dropped ton thou, or rattle
! the uncomfortable promise to pay tia
amount"
"You know oil about itPn
Why, yes; | sb0uld hardly get o
In these days Of twioe.pledgcd propert
II did not have more than II pair
n eyes and ears 10 trust TO-"
y Then had better be- frank. and sa
! came here with the intention Of ash
ing your help once more
81 know that was the quiet NJ
: swcr; "but how Is II to be doncP Yo
have nothing left Of your own. All 20
- have or expect from your father is III
annuity. which is 3 o strictly tied u
n that II Is useless To talk Of it,
Them says Tim, rising, II ha
a better face tho only alternative aud to
y him the hole | am in. lie can't
moro than stop the allowance, while
won't be much good to mt II ! don
pay up tomorrow"
i, BH this announcement Instant
: worked m unexpected change In Il
|, manner Of his host. II seemed rs
they were suddenly transported
Sharp street, Ms the moncy.lcndcr, vii
all the profession In his tone, sal,
My dear sir. you are too hastyl Bu.
q ness is business; aud ! care no more
i send II away than a poorer man. W
= have something TO sell"
h "It' calculated Tim, with astonis.
- mcnt.
"Ycs; n rcyislonary interest"
l.. "In whatP" asks the other, sinkir
y into his chair again with an ~expressi,
shrug Of his sholders.
Il Your father is OF a certain ago"
IN "Wen9m
"Your brother is unmarried; iailir
- him, you are the next heir"
!, "SoV'
!, lyon shall have what ymi need [
|" morrow, for your rcycrsion-and
~ promise"
" ITO do whatP"
~ Marry my daughter"
y The hot blood Of the Montagu
= flushed all over poor Tim. and Tor
- moment IL seemed ms II he would forg
=. everything and hurl something hard
~ than ''No' at the head Of the cool pr
~ poser Of such IN extraordinary bargai
y But, with all his rccklcssncss. no kne'
~ mt times, the virtue OF prudence, viii
y certainly was contained In the rep
W which was waited for with ill-conceal
!, impotence.
" al am afraid that even II YOU car
: for q paupcr son-inlaw. the you
y lady would prefer some one Of her o,
y choosing"
" =" All that Is my affair." answers
:. father, with a grandiose air.
Il. Tim weighs rapidly the position. 4
he fusal meant ruin. utter and compile
IN for wen II bis father paid up. he certaI
y ly would fulfill his threat, and cut h
~ on instantly with the proycrbial shlllir
or On the other hand. he might ha
freedom from a hateful position
Nj really nothing. His brother was your
strong, and. having only t. amusc hi
MI self. and not wen the contingent risk
". being food for powder. And as
I'd matrimony-but here the sharp pa
be which shot through him told him n
there wa who might hear Of
IA. marrying another with something m,
n. thnn indifference, who might feel n
Ias she had some claim to be considered
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