The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-10-20

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h0lsH with The wnmhH Win FAD Wftaeht
lhe deaulHil0n ~ hu life, but is h..
mnmhefml ihHt y woman pfephfAifsHa
= moi be inside IN an hour
'fIe n au,' he said. Il Will nfgfn
~ The eiiY and aend = dispatch ~ ~
luthl II will feaeh him In time fpf their
departure tV.m0fmw Myieitef ~ W.
Ollphnnl will affye later by mail"
THANK YOU nhe said, rUnsuan ed.
" aud then they parted, Launt ~ salk
haek over The Rllstenlbg sands ~ thu
little station With biz heart fuli N hil.
%icfness toward The woman he had leii
Hehftlrsa and selfish aud bnd u The
cOfel Surely she was MI thnse. 10
spafo herself ahn had kept silence, when
q few words fruin her would have saved
Dana aud himself both Infinite pain Ito
could not forgive her that. sho had
known from ths first what his action
must be-, II the truth were told, and she
had moi spoken.
Mrs. O1phant renehcd the cottage IA
she had leh II, unpefcciyed, Just In time
10 dress and appear In The drawing.
room before dinner was served. Mean.
time thefc had been another arrival,
another passenger had nllghicd from
The afternoon train, nBobscryed by
either Launt or herself, and Mr., Quest
WA back, u hidden sheer curling his
lips NJ his eyes rested for II moment
upon her face. lie made u shrewed
guess nj what had taken place.
"fhc lig's mp with Young Harrington.
II ma him after Mrs lllckett, just ~
thought. Rather hard ON the governor,
after coming down on the nail as free n,
he did, but wen call that IN Install.
ment ON another account"
He had a report 10 make 10 Mr.. OH.
phant, and the two were eloscted In Tho
library after dinner was over. Mrs.
Oliphnnt found II impossible TO MI down
and talk commonplace to Madame
Harrington and Miss Power. Dana WI,
dropping n disappointed face over y
book OF cngrayings the last train was
IN and Launt had not come. Signing 10
Alcxia TO cover her absence. Mis-. on.
plant passed ont upon the vcrnndah.
She descended the steps and crossed tia
strip Of lawn. passing whore n fountain
sent up is silycry spray against \ back
ground Of Gamma and other tall, tr0pI.
c%al-looking plants. She could see tn,
library window from this spot. II wa
Wide open, aud while She watched. hor
husband appeared Mt II. Even at that
distance she could see that he looked
pale and disturbed. A great pain
caught ut and held her heart. At last.
nj last, she felt her hour had comel
Standing by the open window, Dir,
Ollphnnt caught sight Of that lingering
figure, and spoke over his shoulder d
his companion.
walt n moment, Quest. | dom
feel able 10 talk 10 you Just now. | 20,
my wife out there, and ! will ask hal
what II means. Remain, II you please
until | return"
Mr.. Quest sent u doubtful look after
him.
III you are given to having that sopt
Of turns, Mr.. Oliphant, I've not set I'll,
time Of telling my secret amy too %soon.'
he said To himself.
Mrs. Ollphant shrank at her husband,
approach
'Shiyering. Rosep 1t IL too dnmt
out here with nothing around YOU
The painful grip upon her heart re-
laxed. Not yet, oh, thank Heaven.
was the hour OF her doom.
"Powcrl' she cried out next instant
"Oh, my husband. what Is itP"
lie wayered a little In his walk, nnt
. mortal pnllor had o%ycrsprcnd his fnco
"l-Qucst has been telling me soma
thing strange. lie thinks Harrington
saw the the nurse, lie came down OF
the traln-Launt did and met u lad,
nj the station. Harmon thought Il wa,
You. and ] Z came to ask, but Of cours'
he was mistaken
lie spoke In an uncertain. dazcd WY,
which alarmed her more than his looks
"Poworl' she cried out again,
; What is the matter with youp l. h
what he has been telling you that hai
made You HIP
Ill suppose No; | don't know.
! do feel q little queer, but my head hal
been In q whirl oil and ON all day. III
n touch Of my old vertigo, but I'm grt
ting better OF ID out here IN the air,
Rose, do you know. ! really hope Far
rington has got hold Of the tmthP Iii
only n question Of time. In my opinion,
till one or the other Of those two giyel
Us away, can't understand. though,
why he shouldn't have come here q
once"
! He was turning away.
j Don't 20 back, Power. Stay her,
dlvith me-"
~, promised Quest. lie had some
q '".Y rore TO say
@ an, "s,Tc TO be something unplc,,
Z Power, plcassslt until morning Stay,
~ lie looked dow u,,a hau ...m.-
7" The hcalthful coloIr%". snu.hen
1, into his face; the undcu.ieen."g uHoi
;, strange 10 him. had gone. ~""e'' -
4 almost thou p%crsuadest me, y
rcss. Altogether, then. am notes
the mood for anything more unplcasai
~ tonight. Rose" his voice change,
!. something rs we stand here bring
back that Morning seventeen years ~
when | rode away aud left her with /,
: little thought that | was never TO 5,
= her again. Poor little Roscl'
i The sigh was for that lonely graz
- In that PARKWAY land. She had Jlppt
her hand into his arm; shn pressed
4. close now, Ti.srS he'd .ss-~ e,vu IN
jealousy Of that first wife in her hear
=, lie went on after n little pause:
IL wonder, sometimes, how Il won
~ have been had she lived. | eau h
~ imagine hcr-purc. tender child III
~ she wasl-cver growing dear TO me
- You have been. II IS well that d
power Of dlrecting our ~ lives is n
given into our own hands. How HI