The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-03-18
THE btEL ABOUT MISS IHOGENr.

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Miss lm0Foue Dc Forest va. otgbtoo.
years old q beauty and d BELLE GlrI
81 ml Kinds, ifihey i've. can be- elghieel
years olh but 10 be- q boaut, and A mali
needs o concurrence II favorable rlr
cum.lahees. In Miss lmoppno tho.e 4,
Nothhlo circumstances were ~ a decide.
1rlcf She hpf a lovely face, d grnr,
~ ,gllro' a.d she was The only eiaI %
we lion Lysandcr de Forest. mn q,
Governor, an eS Senator, aud A prlbn
ble foreign minister.
Besides, she had a very rrsnortnbl,
private fortune, though y0ung jefferson
hn'al and Captain Milton fontnino botl
n'prred that was the very least point II
her ehhrnis, and not worthy 10 BIZ name,
WIN her lark eyes and her b~ewitohInp
hnlile Girls of eighteen nre not III
wise and perhaps Miss Imogcne bo.
n'Neu ms nt amy rate she looked ~ 4
she believed IL and both Dnynl aud
folliilh had many hours In which the,
certainly firmly believed II. When
wandering In Tho moonlight under III,
urailggtrees, ~ when whirling thronyi
ihe waltz In some splendid feast, thoy
were both quite certain that nothing hui
MISS linogcne's personal loyelines, rn.
tered into their dreams CONCERNING her.
Hitherto, though both pretrnlprs "a
Ihnogene's favor, they had preserved tho
hemhlancc Of friendship. buyal rather
wished 10 do 50; II gave him an honorn
hie opportunity Of watching his rivnl's
%chahccsi and fontainc was Of that order
~ men who like n little opposition. He
intended ut some favorable opportunity
70 make u comp fctdt and nt once and
forever put poor Duyal ont Of the pain.
inl uncertainties Of love. For somehow
he regarded his own success ~ certain.
aud u the confident heart wins the fair
may, aud the faint one loses her, he had
solno reason for his blissful security.
one lovely evening IN the charming
MAY for May IL charming In Central
Texas lmogcne was slowly riding
across II prairie that was one billowy sen
oigi1tss and flowers. Duyal was by her
SIDE, rcciting byron In a very touch.
ing manner. lmogcne had casually
noticed thai two horsemcn had emerged
from u little wood, and were slowly fol.
lowing them aud she had also noticed
thai they had passed, at rather closer
quarters than she liked. n herd of cattle
feeding. Whether the magnificent buIl
leading them was irrilated by Dnynl's
nontlng scarlet nccktic. or hy the nnr.
try, or by motives beyond human com.
pfrhehsion, Is uncertain. hut his anger
was positive enough. Believing anil
tearing mp the ground, he came f%nrinu..
y alter the lovers. Poetry and snntj.
ment collapsed, and the first law ~
hnltfo promptly asserted itsrlf.
10th put their horses ~ their utmost
speed, but The prospect was not cheer.
Ing. In fact, the question was this
Would the bull or the horses have The
best oi u IN q raco over two mile, of
open prairieP
lie Is gaining on us. Duyal. and
nm turning sick anil faint oh, what
shall | d0P"
Let rs separate. lIe cannot follow
both, aud perhaps he will select mo-
suddenly the shouts Of the men i,e.
hind attracted their attention, limo.
gene glanced f%carfully aronnd. Tho
Two h0fsemon shc had noticed ver,.
coming On at a laundering pace; and
before she could check or turn her
hors'' one Of them had risen In hia
ssirruis, aud thrown n lasso around tbr
furious animal, II was now evident
That H%oiernnr De Forest was on. ~
ihose hnrscmen; the other, who ain
heiu TIE rope. was quite unknown both
20 Dn'al and lmogune.
The huYernor quickly dispatched the
hnll with his rifle. and then, "A tho herd
here evidently growing uneasy. lhe
Whole party rude rapidly home. thanks
mn ,n'roiuctions werc practically dc.
iaycd, although the stranger knew thai
no thanks and no introduction wnnlI
ever be NOR satisfactory Ia him than
tie glance aud smile he had received h
The swiiicst moment from Imogrnc.
Dutal was very unhappy. lie won.
dercd II he hal behaved IN n rowanlly
manner. The whole affair hni heen ~
sudden and rapid he could neither ana.
lyze his Feelings nor his actions, lmo-
grne hwl only said that she "uuile or.
e'ised him Had there been ANYTHING
To cxcuscP And thcn this sirangsrl lie
quite ~ inesplieable. Governor Do
fnrcst bad simply introduced him M
"Mr' John Winthrop he was a little
man, with a plain, positive face. Ills
skin sas tanned. hts hair light, and his
eyes Of that sleely blue ahIch alwa,.an an.
hots weak and incapable persons.
Mr. winthrop made very light II tho
adventure, and gave ail the crrdil ofthe
feseue to the Goseruor. except pcrhapa
ior o moment. In which imortsr and
he once morr changed eyes. The news
spread through the little town. and
! unlaiite was very indignant nj TAI.
III only Nc had been with Mis- linz.
Eerel Managing wild cattle was a tnne
him. He would rather have rnin,ed
an encounter than otherwise ia
had half a dozen plans always rsady for
emergencies. etc. And rralfy ha
I'D look - gallant AMI 81 hsul.o,n.
most girls would have been willing
face a herd Of wild bufaiocs under
isTeiection.
Duval felt Fontaine's bn,ado A mar.
soual slight but he did not wish lmo.
gene the subject of n quarrel, and after
? rather unsatisfactory visit the two men
went homo together.
However. next morning CAPTAIN ron.
iasno had the most graceful lntle note
irom Miss lmngrne. asking him 10 bring
NJ guitar and assist her n en.ertalnIns
2 lew guests that evening. Dussl hal
also one. equally catering; for Il iunch.
referred 70 their mutual danger
and escape. and hoped he would eeme
prepared % finish the exquisite ussm
mad been - terribly interrupted
Ihe evening uaz 1 remarkable ans i.
ms1I re<pef1e. Hcarualr ersr h.a a.
7<~.'qvernax > nasnsion h~~n - rrof,,se.
. aeepFzfed and - brilliantly Illumls.
sse1. - % The magnificent feast rrr.
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