The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-07-07

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So far aa hc could make out. that was
his On . now be had been crying for tho
moon. AMI had NJ last real cd that be
could not have H. With the realization
of this tact there was = total collapse OF
oil interest In HE. II was unnecessary
for Arkwood 10 recommend the pana.
eeG OF hard work this time Maurice
took 10 WORK mechanical "; but there
i,no panaooa for absolute Indifference
Jle had hoped 10 make 'ome lucky hL
vthera the bar or with hI pa, which
would help him on the way to fortune
But now ho had no thought Of accom-
pllshing mo q than a dull round uf
common place, ploiding work. There
wefn no glimp-cs ot possible shortcuts
TO success, and he did not see ans
There was only along. dreary, Hat road
lciore him, with no Over. BY tho way
tldn to perfume the air and refresh the
mint.
by and by no found q Kind OF morbid
pleasure In the senses OF his loneline, -.
and In time am a higher pleasure In
streaming about Lucy. and what might
have been had she been with HIM. He
did not Try 10 turn from tbs dream; no
cherished u In secret al the moro ten
derly in being ccnsciou, Of his "
Seeing his son settled In what was TO
him an incomprchcnsibly obstinate hu.
NOR. MI. Cnlthorpc became uncomfort-
ale and cast about for some means TO
quicken him. lilo was fro uently In
town, now. and frequently met Colonel
Cuthhert at their respective clubs, and
scmstmcs raw Mabel at the house. ~
Mp.!SAs ~'SSsIssss2;lIy wooded any prolonged 20
conversation. With the Colonel no
maintained bis confidential relation
ships. and without any appearan Q Of
curiosity contri,ed 10 keep himself we'll
ac painted with all Mabcl's movements
20 lar - boz father understood them.
Although tho time was drawing un-
Pleasantly close when he would hc
obliged To surrender Calthorpe or his
own dignity and bis sons. he d d not
lose hope, even whom told thai Mabel
WINS perfectly happy. and 20 busy that
shc could scarcely Ind time for her nu-
msrons engagements
81 am suspicious Of people who arc
always 30 busy, y observed Mr.. Cal
thorpe: ''thcy arc rarely comfortable
themselves, and they never make other
people 90 She y not cured yct
He. however. began a systematic
efort 10 arouse Manrice's In crest by
ysfNaiing some ofthe things he heard.
Tie efioited no more than n smile. which
showed that his drift VA undcrst cd.
and the dry rcsponses
with wealth. beauty and troops Of
friends no woman Il capable Of being
unhappy aboi I ANYTHING Tor moro than
adsy And there Is no reason why she
fm6d1ba'fE N8W
The words werc spoken. not bitterly.
but callously. as II they referred TO n
pcrson about whom he Knew nothing;
end Nr cAthorpc smiled. TOO.
rlou are developing Into an excel
mt Speclmen II q man Of extremes;
trst al sentiment now all rynicism.
fou isnemher the saying rs to the fate
Of extrmcs.r
Tne WHY diplomatic was carofulnol TO
prcs< Maurice too much at once; and al
though he obtained for him a number
- aviation he did not urge him to ac-
80 ans. A. length be persuaded him
% an al home ii the house of
- Old friend. There. % the father had
ezppcfed afeur q saw Mabel She
~ staniIne b he aide of the hostess
~ ~ cntsF0d tho room. A scarcely
p~erccptih'e pause-then he moved for.
wsd sad without ,he slightest appar-
Fant ee16Nu<sment WRIT through the
si<nel forpahtie- beiorc mixing with
sheetneftse~A Al he passed away
Mabel quietly resumed the converse
uon With The hostess
AIR CalshorPe had been observing the
.tvo. md their calmness under the or.
deal. which he had confriyed 10 bring
reortwthso maeA ~dIa,cuity. displeased
aim. They had met ttcy had stood
.sishin a pace Of each other. and neither
aed made The slightest sign Of rscogni-
= Hut she did star, . little whom he
entered" be said. seeking to console
nimself- VERY little. though. And
Manriee did look for . second a. II he
- satisfactory"
Maurice persuaded himself that tho
seeding had not Affected him much he
lad oflen looked forward 10 such an