The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-05-17

''The old gentleman gave me his
card, and though have it vet have
neyersbeen able to read that name II
was foreign one, and scrawled abonl-
inably. Isaid something as near it as
could get and was never corrected.
She took the card and wrote 'Sybylla;'
anu Sybylla called her. | made a few
atteinpts 70 ma out about them; but our
time was Snort, and she plainly told me
she dld not wish me to know who they
WERE was to take the present and be
patent 1t was useless to love her, she
salgi she was pound BY obligations she
could not break II Iiwould be obedi-
emu she,woulde deXplaln before we parted.
20 one day we left Monsieur sitting in
the spanish office, and with his consent
went rambling ottby ourselves.
"She was studying to- be a singer.
She had voice that promised to be a
fortune. Her step-father was educat-
ing her as a speculation, / think, and
was taking care of her family. She
had signed; papers binding her to Ger
tain promises. Any consideration of
love was breach of contract | must
see it would distract her; for that reason
i must know nothing about her. She
was ambitious, and Believed she had
bmagnificentfuture before her; and be-
lieved it, too. When the goal was
reached, she said, if wished, shewould
send me word, saw she was right;
but was human and miserable, and
how sweet and tender she vast
"Andis that the end?'' asked Bella.
who was thinking she must seem very
- 4 j. L 1. = l.
would never have confided so foolish an
escapade. EE f aG
oI have never seen her since.''
you are still expecting itp''
II do not know what expect.
have been to Europe three times. l
have. heard every debutante. She was
seventeen, or so, and of the kind of
beauty that might be Of any age. The
world would be ringing with her name
if she were before it.
!, .You would know her againp'
aKnow her!r he exclaimed, looking
down at her. ''How strange question.
Here is the hulk of an old boat, Miss
Summers; you look flushed and tired.
Will YOU sit DOWN. | do not dare ask
foolishness.
"It is lust that, isn't itp'' Then he
looked disappointed. at is very pretty,
YOU know.h That was not what she
wished to saw, either, so she went on;
sShe would be twenty-five or more if
she is living"
"She isn't dead!'' he exclaimed
.'There was a promise about that. She
has married, probably, some Prince or
nobleman. | have about 500 photo
graphs of the great ladies abroad; not
4 one IS she.n
"She NAV have lost her voice; she
may be poor with that family she told
YOU of. and too proud, in such a case,
| to send YOU any message
s.Thatfdea has never occurred to me;
but am rich now; l could assume any
obligations.
II hardly like TO suggest it, for it
NAV be a mistake, and cause annoy
ance.' Bella began. She turned her
head so he could not see her face very
clearly. "But such person once
| knew about. She answers your de-
,soription in some ways--the time. the
/ are. the yoice-but She was i'll and lost
| itss'
mot marriedp'' w3
ssNo: do not be so eager aboutiit, Mr..
Mcmillan: YOU are. indeed. a boy. 1t
Is only a suggestion that NAV lead to
nothing. or Worse. to disappointment.
.Yo,,. know Ilhaye had a GOOD deal of ex-
perienee, and since YOU have told me
the story YOU must have little advice,
too. She has probably changed in many
ways- face, YOU may be sure; for
such beauty as You describe is all light
and color, and goes. You are not the
same, either. You have different tastes
and opinions. Six years is a life time
at that age. You were younger than
your years then;l you have made youl
Fortune since. Don't you know Captain
Thompson thinks there We're never such
pumpkin pies as his mother used te
make, nor such ginger-bread, and do
we not know he is unappreciatingly eat
ing better every day OF his lifes. he