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

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CHATTER XVI
ne vAt or
VOL Of the cold. hlooded pi,,o,
Of cruelty be- hsd ever heard ~ read Of,
this was The mnsl atruciousl To como
90 HIN while HE breath announcing her
engagement was .tll warm IN tho ar
70 stand her and speak Ia him ~ calm.
h A. u be were no more than a respect
able man at business who was 10 ba
rad for his seryi rs' Il was the most
deliberate and hcartlcss insult that rot d
be- offered 10 any poor creature.
6ood Cod what WAS she made ot9
Could she have any feeling At alp And
did M think that he had none that no
wss rs cold and pass onlcss Us herself?
Yet she could not be- passionless either;
he had good reason 10 know that But
then, her disp =, of passion had been
the pltiful outburt OF o'ended vanity.
not offended owe. Without n doubt
she had come there, moved By some
vicious curiosity 10 look once more at
the man she had thrown aside so con.
irmptuonsly, aud 10 prove TO him that
she vas quite Indifferent about the past.
How calmly she spoke; how calmly she
looked and how beautifull
yes 10 shc what she m rhL in soul she
was still beautiful. and those eyes were
10 him still full OF n soft light which
seemed 20 be the moon reflection Of a
< Orious sun within.
Curse III Why was this ~slckeniug
ycaning taking possession Of him
againP Why was all life sinking away
from him and he without her. only q
worthless atom floating b indy. aim ess.
" about In q world OF dense iogP
But IL was unpardouablc-he coming
there at such q tine; coming at the
very hour when he was catering him.
self that II was possible to accept the
dun round Of tho humdrum existence
she bad left him. lie had been vague
ly sensible that he was falling into his
dull groove and was beginning to have
some glimpses OF that peace Of mind
which is obtained In n state Of sheer
stupidity. and which was worth hav-
ing. although there are in Il no days OF
great hope and happy endeavor. She
came and again aro.o that terriblcmen.
tai ~frankenstcin. called "What. might
have. beeni'
u the interview; he had been basi.
ness like and polite! nothing more. Ito
hoped he had been POLITE; he meant 10
be so-perfecly polite. He meant to
show her every possible sign OF respect.
and only 10 hide from her how every
nerve was thrilling with the wild GRAY
ing merely TO touch her hand. She had
not seen that aud she could not feel IL.
Yet the longing had been upon h m all
the time. and tho effort TO conceal Il
nnata 10 kael % k..s Tl... u. -.
standing before him-Lucy. lilo hcarl
her vol Q, and no matter what It's tone.
something modulated the soundin to the
sweet voice OF Lucy.
IL was useless striving with this
thing which had not only taken posses.
sion Of his being. but was h being.
lie hated 10 call Il love, the meaning
OF the poor word had become 30 de.
graded by its application 10 any pass
Ing whim OF n boy or the fancy Of q
grl-having rs much bearing upon the
actual business Of their lives Ms tho
temporary man Of the one for q
bicycle and Of the other for n new
dress. This strange thing which held
h m. Ike Victor hugo's devi-hsh. was
"h' wv. ~, -thttch ~ tHt uluii NlUlfits
probably devil fish was ~ good a natno
Is could be found for this mysterious
Something which gave pain as intense
rs Its pleasure.
And 80 she was to marry Sir Fredcr.
lex Powell. Of Woodstow; II was a good
match. lie was n sensible TO low with
no abs I'd views about anything; an
easy.golng mortal. good .natured and
happy, because he was content TO fol.
low the plain beaten paths before him.
and never had n thought OF stepping
aside TO seek impossible flowers
through Inn enctrable maze. She
would be happy with such q man-that
was something. Maurice could fancy
her In the first welded wear enjoying
all tho pleasures W ich wealth could
obtain. and passing on to contented
m~atonhood. quietly performing tho
round 81 simple duties which would fall
TO her lot And through a | this Powell
would BE- by hcr side. Then he could
see Lucy sharing the drudgery Of a
hardworking life with himself. the long
path made thorny BY petty cares and
perhaps failure al the end. IL was
well she was spared that trial: there
was no question. she had chosen The