The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-07-21
CHAPTER Xxx.
N THn PROBLEM sot.yrp,

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"lt Is her W free. unprom,ted ,o
quest, and J certainly think YOU Inv,
no alternative but to comply with H.,
That IL your way Of putting II, bu,
enc must have been Influenced BY whal
You said. or shu vould never Layo
thought OF sending such n pressing mes.
sagefo me, after what occurred only tbo
other day, and knowing that 1 must be
aware oil her engagement
can say nothing ON that head. I
nave brought tho message simply be.
cause ! wish TO serve two friends
am obliged TO YOU for all the kind.
ness You ihtehdcdi but | should hive
peen morc grateful, Arkwood, II Won
had not moddled so much In my affairs
70 The next week lpiyc Won l~Ieens,
10 be Us d~isagruoablo 10 mo as ,ou n,.v
,ind relief Ia being. | am not going 10
DC hufl BY anything you may say In
YYur present humor. ! knew that The
luea OF being called 10 her would stnrtic
YOU and know that NJ soon ns yon
nave cooled down you will own Thai i
nav acted the part II n friend-and n
most ~thankless part that often il. ms yon
aro teaching me- "'V'
" can not help feeling tina, n would
ave been best for all parties II Won Ind
lrft things %alone.n
MAY DO; but n | have becn mad
uiing, ~ you caliif, Il has been becanso
me ordinary expressions of frienJshln
nave assumed that form. Tl,em was
nothing obtrusive In NV accomnanv,na
so'onel cu,hbert and his daughter
nome after oBryan had been acquitted
,'of You Know my acquaintance with
mem has not been Interrupted. Then
wa nothing unusual in the fact that
nhn conversation should turn mon the
sefHpe her old companion hal poi into
OF IN my telling how much intsr,st yon
mad taken In tho case.m
Int y was not necessary 10 n On
20 teii her about my efforts 10 discover
aacy-it was not necessary to show
what an absolute fool | ann
Lnont know that such was tho RI.
sait 81 my conversation, and Al an,
rate you need not DO afraid thai I was f,
sentimental or that she Il likely n he {,
y. she simply says there isan e%snlans. /.
= uue 70 youvthat Il can only he
properly made by her W llp-. and
mat, Tearing that she may loss /
ss'ehg'h Or courage 10 make Il II Their. 1
!. delay, she begs you will grant her I
nc fasor to como back with me; and / /
my Come alongl" :
but what l. The good Of iten
How can ssllP She seemed 10 me r
. De- much disturbed and | promised
.hss YOU should grant the iayor she \
'skeel And 50, ! again say: Come 4
long There l. nothing very dradhnl
q = NV minutes interview with a /,
'fetiy woman. v II you haye once
TO be desperately In lore with II
"rrnfessedln echoed Maurice. hitter. :
- wish i had been only that" n
1t = my opinion she would cordially "
rciprocHte that wish" aI
Very well, | shall 20; hut | hone
VIII be no Mysteries or non.sns.
~ SIMPLY because | do not wlsh 10 III
2 hsteafscr that | wilfnlly did an,. 4,
i,ag 70 gise her pain"
Ills lace became hard and dark, M. on
'osrments quick and decisive. a
. y no yielding on his sIie
there may be ON herr I m
Arkwood. as he watched ii.
ends gloomy e~ounfrnancr.
me way 10 k~enslngton. Maurice
: silent be felt very cold. lie was N,
ing 70 see her again, aud. instead N
7 pulse bounding with 10y. he had The M.
Of being numbsd from head 10
No good could come Of this mee,,ns. no'
only another tug al bis heart. m
snnly this time they would
He did not see what she could A
any iiars 70 say 20 him. unless Ark, an,
q n his mistaken kindliness hal /.
.iiadsd hsr-or sslxxezsed-that she iur
~ seill havr the power 10 ruslse him / n
q hiappathy. She should snd that eel,
nsd lost al power 10 move him abo
FaruIr q leaef. He would do any. Won
( rnfb<g than heefny thu longing ia
= : ha1 Ind - much difficulty IN fbal
Gang during heF recent Win 10 his whe
aferz- He would tFsat the whole eide
= y ! eQnyenlfonnl uny. fhrrr Wa IA A
- = b Eul on q tie idea thsl nos
no roFe TIM cIvillty de- dIdn
!ssurulag her ~call-ouly b. abou
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