The Panola weekly star., 1883-10-13

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We imgah wilhot prelude
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Tho nai contradiction staggered hin
~ Hna instant hat ihhfe was sgus'
thing sullon IN The wonan' tone, agpr
thing not quite sincere IN the yellow
alnam NJ hrr caisllkrryea greedy eyis,
ney booked ~ be and b. changed tla
method accordingly
:" have eonn 70 inquire INTO The ~.
cnmsianues n her adoption ~ The ehIld.
I will pay lIberally iCr any important
information which yUu may ha abs io
give ME. have seen the leilcg you
wfuia her recently, | lnnw, In ~ u N
all you may say, that you csn tol mc
what I wish ~ learn.
A change, baillcd and disappointed.
crossed the woman's face.
You've seen H." she said, slowly.
"ihen reckon shn don't low 10 pay
any attention to me. 1horc'd Ought to
been answer yesterday. and II didn't
come, What do YOU want "a know, an
what II YOU give for KNOWN llT'
A sick lonthIng " himself and Tho
part he was taking went over Iauni,
but there was no turning back now. A
bargain wns made, one which brought
satisfaction 10 Mrs. lllekotfs sor,lid
soul.
"lle's another sort from the mean
screw what was here before, " she told
hc,aclf lie got II all out Of me fol
ten dollars ten miserable dollars nforl
he ever brcathcd about the iortln ol
that hcy'd come back"
"rcll me nll you know" Lnuni com
mnndcd "lcll me, first, who was
that childP"
"She's the heirosy, ~ surc's YOU'RE
alive said Mrs llickcti, confidently
"Mr. Rodney Frances hclrcs', the III
tlc girl what was born -four month
after he was hung"
II was out; the worst he could posi-
bis fear was told. Rodney France
childl Mignon Almont's daughtcrl
groan, of anguish or Of horror, rose I,
his lips, but he kept II back.
, II told you never worked for Mrs
, Oliphnnt, nor no more did |. but wa
nur.c.maid and kitchcn-girl both In on
. for Mrs. France, II was at n place o
the Hudson, and I'd worked for the tw
Of 'em him and her, you know -whc
. they lived there afop. Her iatho
, brought her back there and left her aitc
: he'd been hung. The little girl wa
+. born there. and the doctor what tondc
, 10 her il alive yet, and can bc wltnc'
0 II I'm not enough mind that hc sal
sort Of laughing once when he locke
4 nj the mark. 4 can swear 10 this littl
'un fifty years from now II It's nccessar
q 10 do So
y II knowed NIL about Miss Ro,
Sangcrforl takn' the baby. They noy,
q told mo about II, exactly, but Lor
A people talk atorr servants Ms II they W;
: sticks. knowcd all about how She
: made Il up with her beau to mari
|. him II he'd let her adopt the child
4 "Mrs. France went away rs soon
q they got II all fixed. and | kept the bal
II for the matter II n month or two, I'LL Il
4 wcddn' WAS over. Then | went dow
I. TO New York, aud fixed II with the &c
a man girl tU take baby aboard ship NJ
d give her to Mrs, 0llphant, me pc
Ia icndin' to leave on the train, hut rrnl
- goin' down to the wharf In cab 10 5
Il that Il was all done right
10 II never knowed anything mo
about them til n week ago. and then
be- lawyer chap came eskln' lots mc
Ut questions nor You have. aud | found IN
rc were back with the baby growcd up
b. bc a young lady, and i're had a ha
life of II, aud thought mebhc I'd !
IN something by writin' 10 Miss Rose"
To Mrs. lllckctt stopped, with cloud
k her face. She felt that she had bc
It oycr-rachcd by the "lawycr chaT
ho cheated out of the full worth Of
In secret she held.
There was still one thing more on
Il. young nAns mind.
ad "What became of Mrs. france9n
vt II never knowcd, and don't I'm
nj now. Hut somcway | rather think n
no the lawyer do. lie had 50 much TO $,
nd wanting to know II minded how
looked. II | thought I'd know her II
ek see her now. II ever thought she ",
nd away with thu ELEPHANTS. what
NJ. done, and what she said and how
acted. morc'n can mind To tell you.
n, asked him plump out II she WE'RE lly
on yet. and he said 10 the best II his kno
ny cdgc and belief she were. But
he wouldn't say no more"
,ry II was enough. Living or dead
was all one To him. lie went out I
In the garish sunshine with an intoleral
ny for the brightness which filled the wol
at lie hal hours TO wait, and he pas
III ihem in the stnrcis. walking as II
rs wanted 10 get away from hims
my When the afternoon train arrived
hai Shoc,len. Ne alighted among the \
scngcrs. aud As he was leaving tho p
Ich form, found himself face to face v
yc. Mrs. Ollphant.
Yelled, and plainly dressed. she
left the cottage unperccived and wal
through the hot glare over tho IN
I, road TO the village station. She
!, seen Launt before he caught sigh
,et her, and one long. carncs, look had /
M. her what she feared TO know.
be- II thought you would come hy
her train, Mr. Harrington. Can | scc
Tot hvc minutes before you goP
the will be- quite alone II We walk dow
tito the beach. There Is no use askin
in Mrs. Hickc,t spoke soc that she |
no, ! have only TO ask, what do you int
cdP 10 do9"