The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-05-20


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AZ lnst Mill bland appeared A tli
and remarkably handsome young man
pressed forward with NO hff NJ priv.
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IN The mmo instant Mile Band saw
the old woman brenking from her
companion with nm osoiiod exclamation,
Milo Bland graspod the old woman by
The wrists Tho latter stood ifnns1xeli
hof tray fell i0 the pavement, and the
Scene being misun1oratppd, she was
somewhat rudoly handled before Mlln
| bland could Prevent, aud her hood aud
wig falling back, the disguise wH ryi
dent Ia AL The wonder was rebulfed
and ,ho gathering crowd kept ~ Ny The
quick vitted nction NJ Mile Bland
Z" Forgive me, my dear, = she said 10 the
candy woman. 80 that MI could hear II.
aud to the crowd, " rs MI right and
/ helped her into the carriage. the young
man following, which rolled away while
the by.standerE were still gaping. The
next morning Mrs. Bird received m
carly call from Arthur Lynd. the young
man In whom she was most Interested
" nl her large circle " acquaintance.
She admired his character, believed In
his future, and had Of late begun Ia
think In the secrecy Of her soul that she
could not do q better thing than 10 bring
about an acquaintance between him aud
her lovely niece But how 10 accom-
plish this with the intractablo Sophronia,
"Woll. what is itP' said Mrs. Bird, ~
she received the young man,
Shc's found" he exclaimed in an
excited tone, ~ he tossed his cap aside.
Who Is foundg'
"1ho old womnn-thc young woman.
mean. that Mile. Bland told us about
last fall. Don't you rememberp Aud
she is the most beautiful young girl |
ever saw In my life. For all she was in
nm old dowdy brown dress, and her face
stained, she had the air Of n princess.
and such noble features, and the most
proud and modest cyesG'
"Why, my dear Arthur, YOU have
lost your head Where is she, and who
Is shePN
THAT just III Nobody knows where
she Is, nor who she is. It's just as Mile.
Bland told us last fall; It isn't possible
to ask this young lady anything she
doesn't voluntarily tell. Mile. Bland
pounced on her ms she came out Of the
thcatcr, and her hood and wig fell of.
and il wasn't an old candy woman ut
all. but the loyelicst-"
Where Is shcP What did you do
with hcr2"
Mile. Bland whlskod her out Of the
crowd and into her carriage 80 quickly
that va were ut her apartments in no
time. Then we asked her II we might
bring her TO you. for Mile. Bland was
wild to have you see her and help rs Ia
/. prevail with her to give us a little Of her
, confidence. But she just thanked us so
quietly, and asked that we would place
her IN the care OF a policeman"
"You don't mean to say You did itp'
1--WE couldn't help IL. | tell you II
wasn't possible 10 question or detair
| herr
, "And that's all you knowpn criet
, Mrs. Bird. "Wcll. would never hav,
D let her of In that idiotic manncr-ncv
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"That's just why we wanted you
4. help" said Arthur. looking at her de
/ spairingly. "You would have know
how 10 lind out NIL about Il. and yol
4 would have been a friend TO her"
. A few days later Sophronia called OF
4 her aunt to say good-by; her class wa
o disbandcd. at least for the present, nm,
she was going home. In vain did Mrs
. Bird urge her TO take n little rest. nm,
A consent 10 bc hor guest for at lcas
v n week or two before returning
4 Sophronia was firm. and at last con
fcsscd with n sudden burst Of tears tina
i she had been very homcsick.
go home, then. darling said Mrs
q Bird. tondcrly. ''But really. Sophronia
r YOU ARE SO very %unflinching and obstin
ate | don't understand why | can no
4 be angry with you. never knew any
% thing like your ~ohstinacy. except Mile
y BANDS mysterious old lady"
"who Is Mile. BANDS mystcriou
k old Lady," asked Sophronia, with som
a interest
Then her aunt gave q spirited accour
Of the affair. And the worst OF Il Is.
i she added. Mr.. Arthur Lynd has con
n pletcly lost his heart TO this provokin
incognlta. and ! wanted him TO lose
Il TO YOU"
D. One day, about n month later. Arthu
a. Lynd received a letter. which he rea
y. with apparent annoyance. Just lik
le my Grabbed old uncle" he muttcre,
pr As he particularly wishes Il I suppo.
10 I ought TO 90 To him; but | sha'n't sta
1. long unless he has some reason"
or Tho Grabbed old uncle did hay
r. some reason. which he made know
IS. very bluntly on the morning after h
he ~nephcw's arrival.
50 "rve found n wife for We Arty," sal
ID he, crossing his knife and fork on h
ut plate, and showing himself away fro
~ the breakfast table.
I'd "i'm In no hurry" said the youu
to man; cxcrting some sclf-control.
an "But I be- exclaimed his uncl
IS "Ef 70 don't stop lively, We won't stal
m no chance at all. She's bright as a sta
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