The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-21

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.oH.ht iu haIr mlie YOU understand hy
iogws perhaps hnil baye always been
Hn lbUpt man. and you must pardon
mr H nnfH for sou. Miu Brand
Two watched your face for r. long limo,
hud lto grown ioud Off VIII you bo
mi vito
LOIS hnd often wondered why he wass 80
Mind o. her Now sh0 understood
Ne was q perfect gentleman She
know That De- was IN earnest, for ho WIS
lno honorable to stpnp 10 deceit, too
honorable to allow any doubts oi his
motives.
She thought about Il In a swift
muidloi way. She Thought about
DICK aud her heart gave a lttln
thrill o. rnc1llcctiOns IT his lOYo
for her that was like q reach.
Ing out Of hands 10 him And yet,
Dick was poor miscrubly poor. Lever.
son WIS rich. llc could give her nh the
beautiful things she had craycd 80 long
A confused union Of pictures and flow
ors. oi rich dresses and beautiful books
went whirIing through her brain 10
the accompaniment Of the grinding,
pitilcss wheels.
Il can't think now" she cried, put
ting up both her hands to her throbbing
brow. don ask mo TO. Some other
time IN tell YOU
Take your own time 10 think Il over
IN ho said. Try TO think fayorably,
Lois. for ] want You very much. ] need
YOU
Whom she went back TO her loom aft
or dinner she wa. more like q mach inc
than ever, for she scarcely compro-
hondod the details Of her work. II Il
likely that she attended 10 them all, but
she did so mechanically. Her thoughts
/ were elsewhere.
Tho wheels went round and round.
Her thoughts went on and on. Should
she choose for her heart? II she did,
she should choose Dick-dear. patient,
willing Dick. Should she choose for
her selfish solf2 Then she thought Of
what Leyerson's wealth could give her.
The machinery seemed 10 BIO crashing
at her with iron jaws. She faDcicd II
was a great animal snarling at her.
I'm going home" she cried, ut
length. "rm sick. dizzy. faint. II |
stay here ! shall 60 crazy. I've got 20
get away by myself and think. | shall
have no rest till | got II nil thought
ouLm
She put on her bonnet and shawl and
went out into the cool October air.
How peaceful the blue hills looked far
oil. She wished she were ono Of them.
Then nothing would fret her; her rest
lcssness would be gone.
Oh, which 10 choose which TO
choosol
The words made n little verse Of
themselves. and her brain set them to
the monolonous tune Of turning spindlos
and darting shuttles.
She went towards home In n slow,
roundabout way. She Jaw men and
women and little children. Some OF
thom bowed or spoke 10 her. She did
not recognize n face among them all.
Her thoughts were not with the things
about her. She seemed athousand miles
away from earth and every body.
suddenly the great factory bell filled
the air with n swift olangor that hurt
her aching head ash cruel hands had
smote Il.
Something has happened" she
/, cried, turning 10 look back. But the
houses hid the factory from her sight.
1 The bell rang out IL hoarse alarm
!. She ran up the street When she
/, reached the end Of the block she saw I
, great black cloud OF smoke bruakin,
, above the roofs of tho building between
l her and the factory. Then she knew
the truth. Tho factory was on iirc.
D oh Dick. Dickm she thought, an,
2 hurried toward tho burning building
Perhaps thcre was something her tire,
hands could doto help the poor wrutchei
who wcre trying 10 escape death. VIVA
r would become Of them. Of her. II th,
. factory burnedP
4 She knew. before she reached Il, tina
? the factory could not be saved. Tn
Q windows wcrc loop-holcs of ilrc. Tn
v caves were wrcaihed with flames tina
/ eoilcd and uncoilod themselves likI
o writing serpents
Suddenly n great cry rang out fron
o tho crowd, aud she saw hands pointing
i 10 the window Of n room over tho mai
entrance. Looking up. she saw Lever
q son standing there. Ills face was yer
o white. lie must have been asleep, me
said. and the fire had reused him fror
Il what might have been q pleasant stun
Der, to put him face to face with a
awful danger.
10 at Is death for him." thought Lol,
,r with stifcd breath There's no POI
slble way OF escape
"rn try to save him." cried a voic
ar she know Dicks voice, aud there WI
10 something grand in the sound OF Il.
Q, Then shc saw him fighting his WI
| through the flames, aud the last gllmp,
Of his face showed her how brave Il WI
In tho wild tempest Of fire and smoke.
She held her breath. and waited. pa
he and trembling. while her heart ke,
70 saying ovcr and over. In n p~rayerfl
TX kind u way,
ng Dear Dicki oh, God savc hlmf'
ve She knew then. In tho face Of N
~ awful danger. that the lover who WI
nsking his life so nobly was morc 10 h,
W than the lover he was risking his life I,
IA could ever be. She had made her choi,
he al last.
~ Suddenly, through the fame m
nd smoke, she caught sighs Of Dicks IA.
nut At The window Of Leyerson' room. II
no had Leverscn In his arms.
Throw up 4 rope" shouted Die
"ba quick, for Gods sake"
some strong hand flung tho line /
re asked for. He fastened one end Of
Ike beneath the arms Of the unconsclol
Ter Lsvrrson. and lowered him iothe rrou,
m Just as The flames burst cut Of the wi
The dow below him. wrapping tho who
front OF the mill in q see,hing sheet
ed fire.
A groan went through the crow
W. There was no hope for Dick. He h,
ed SAVED q life Al The los II he own.
dick. Dickf' rang out a woman
o.. voice. sharp and <hrll. and full q ter
nd Bile enirceiy. Try 10 savc yourself j
uu sstsff
,cr liz heard. and leaned far out a 4
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