The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-06-02

we shall see, Mrs. Narlck-tnat-WaS-tO-
haye-been, Mrs. lvariek-thatis-to-be.''
fiHewsdars ssua cried Mgnon, with
an offfnous fash" in her eye; chow
dreyeuVbring that pPniseE backgt to-
nepf n 10 sUIEICkAN j
'.You can't deny that you gave it, you
knowP GE8 I9.hd
Glance met glance now, with steely
CLEANS. .IEfI .dLliTHchf
"When was a mere child of sixteen;
when, in my book-fed folly, fancied
because you were handsome and auda-
cious and wicked that YOU were a, hero,
Ia Monte Christie whose wrongs iusti-
fed you in wrong-doingZwhe you
promised reform and all things good and
noble for my sake. And you used that
promise to drag me down to your
leyeL"8 SCI Ia sFskH skFgHEFa8 =
!. You hadn't far to fall 7 he sneered.
"Your father"
my father never thought of putting
me to such vile use until you put the
idea into his head. And you deceived
me with your stories of righteous re-
venge. All the city was ringing with
the brazenry of the decoy, La June,
while she thought she was only play
ing the part of Haidee to your Monte
Ch1isto.' srr ts44.u f-eIuiii
81. Tell that to your husband, for in
stance, and see how much he viii be-
1ieve of it." M
| Instantly a softening change passed
over her face. 3
~My husband thank Heaven.--
knows the worst, and loves me in spite
of all" MNN 6fia N7
Varick stood up. hat in hand amock-
ing smile haunting the corner of his
mouth. D NzF sn4
"Come over here, then, shake hands
with your worsted enemy, and say
good-by. In that case you speak truly,
l can do you no harm. What, still you
WON'T DO You remember setting up
| your will against mine once beforeP and
do YOU remember, obstinate Y Young
lady, what the result WASP / thought
| you wwould. Wells Mrs. France, sim
| ply advise you not to forget that 1 have
fifty thousand dollars staked upon bring
ing you to terms.Y lr.I,.t-
| Did she rememberp 1t came back
to Mignon like a sickening ,wave-that
time when she had rebelled and defied
him. 1t was when her whole soul had
been filled with adherence at finding
herself dupe and a byword, compro-
missed by the two men whom, of all the
world, she should have been able to
trust, and she had passionately dec Jared
she would serve them no more. Varick
had shown her then that he held the
fortune, honor and life of victim
whom she had drawn into his net in the
balance, and made her compliance the
| - thDY
I Rodney walked home from the steam
boat landing in the late afternoon. The
weight which had borne upon his spir-
! its all day lifted when he found her
standing under the trees by the garden
\ gate. ~ III NFWI%
Nd Waiting for me, MignonP Signing
for me, if | am to Judge by that droop-
ing face. What will you do when l am
tied down to straight business six days
out of the week?' EF
a"Rodney,ns With quick intuition,
your friends,will not forgive your
4. If sthe fact gives you mo more
trouble than it does me, darling, we
can laugh it down." he declared, smil-
4 ing fondly in her anxious eyes.
| How hard it is to laugh down such a
fact, he was to learn sooner than he
thought, oshQA% sLonss
I IA day or two after this they were tax
ing long walk by the river road. Now
and then a glitteripg\ equipage flashed
past, mostly family carriages belonging
to neighboring country seats.
Il Shall furnish you with an estab-
lishment of your own one of these days,
Mrs. France Rodney was saying,
playfully. Something on more mag
: nificent scale than the pony pheton you
see approaching, and"
IL The words died there on his lips
Two ladies, seated in the phaton, had
caught sight of these loiterers by the
wayside.' Both were proud and one
| was A-"young and fair thought
Mignon. with an old, old feeling at hel
heart, noticing the soft curves of the
oval face and the bright hue of the fall
ing hair, as the black, liquid eyes of the
girl met hers and fell quickly away.
"Such a lovely young lady, Rodney .
she said, ,gand looked mp to see! him
standing with a gray pallor creeping
over his features. ''Do you know them,
y" Know themqn with quiyer of his
lips. ''Itiwas Mrs. and Miss Sanger.
ford. l wonder how they come. to be
herep Visiting somewhere in the neigh.
1 borhood, / suppose, 4 1t don't matter
much tosus since they have given us the
cut direct. III - ~ &A W
CHAPTER III
RoDNEy's pARrNER
what can he do?''
Tt was the question which Mignor
4 had asked herself over and again since