The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-05-12

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10Th Vulgar hlnksfng after plpe
hIni..t Iu their uamrt md io
,idrlli iat DON'T think much OF her
luf II tho s thr n guiies' we'll, sho
= god hafna n o. girls vn'
"lnu iO not un l0rIanl her NJ ALL
mul'orri Maurice, with m impatient
nj ~ shoulder.
"Anl uf course you do That a
comfort and I should Ike 10 have a
K.rtrh NJ her from your point Of view
II She is the cause Of Your present Dis
lur annrh
"Thcrc IL no chance II ms being abba
70 tell YOU anything II you conlinno
This hnnt r. Aud SGT | can scarcely ask
YOU to hu serious, for ! know thnt the
affair n o insane that were II told TO
mo about slmo one else. |. too. uhnu Il
chat, or bcco No alarmed for the health
Of my friend $ WITS There We had
better shy nothing moro about H. Pas,
the clarct, Are you engaged this oven.
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"NO, nor this afternoon; whyP'
81 was going 10 propose that We
should 20 toiho heater, orsimewherG -
We cnn arrange nboit that by and
by said Arkwood quietly, rolling his
cigar between his fingers. Mean.
while, We are To have III : talk out, aud
you are 10 let mo into the secret Of ,our
lunncy You know that | can be serious
when | know that YOU are in earnest.
nllho Oh ! may cons der your earnest
nos, ~ much good nervous cncrg ex.
pended In u wrong dirccti n"
upon my wor | believe II IT," OK
ella med Maurice with the air and tone
of q man who Is sorry for somebody he
despairs Of %rcscuing from an impending
fate. "bnt the whoe thing IL 80 rcal
TO me, and yet 50 vague, that II utterly
bcwildors mo.
BE In at the beginning; imagine
you're III pleading for n lliont. and. new
or fear. you vii come out Of 1t Gear
enough
If begins with Miss Cuthbert, then.
What yon have said of her il correct -
far ~ regards one side of her character,
and II i the side winch she appears To
think the best Ia show me. At times
she does say and do things which /
should consider fast II they werc not
said aud done by her"
The eyes of n lover. YOU know, are
famous for seeing beauty -cven In de-
iccts
"liut ihorc is the droll part Of til
not her lover"
"i0u have been u good deal nj liol.
during the last three months"
ArkwOod. significantly.
Eyes, aud am as likely TO be there
rs often during the ncNt three months"
(which plainly shows that you rare
nothing Mt all about Miss Cuthbert"
~ on are hnntering again. am seri-
Gus. ! do cart for her, but not in the
way YOU think. We are friends. and
there Is no thought on either side OF our
becoming ANYTHING more. Yet | long
10 be IN her presence n ardcntly rs any
lover could. Her voice Is pleasing TO
me even when she Is nttcring the most
ordinary phrases; her face and form arc
In my eyes perfection, and every gcst-
uro Is full Of grace"
bravo A most friendly description
oil q IN y by an ardent young gentle
man who is not her lover. ] should DO
incl ned TO say that my first opin on Is
correct you are IL desperately smittcn"
mo. Tor while am looking nj her.
u j. not hcr ! see; while am listening
To her u h not her voice ! hear. Form
and voice belong to another; only the
thoughts belong to her, and | do not
heed them
"lOu puzzle me; and II Il were not
for your manner, | should fancy that
were Joking, How can YOU have
such q strong liking for her without re.
garIing her with much deeper feelings
than those Of friondshippn
II knew o would take the usual
Of the case. She Is hand zone and
nm hcires. am poor. but eligible In
some respects. and the efore want to
her ! tell YOU no such thought
has ever entered my mind My feel.
Ings Tor her arc those Of n poor man
who falls In love with n painting which
he mover dreams OF possessing. why 1
rra,e TO BE- near her = becsuse she is the
living portrait Of one who still holds
my heart"
''Do you mean Lucy smith,
YES. all the time ! am with Miss
Cuthbcrt Il Is Lucy | am thinking
= out, !, i Lucy's hand which seems
10 touch mine, aud that alone gives her
me power Of fascination she possesses
me. and >, the same time banishe,
rvery though, Of ans cher relation hip
that Of a friend
at seems To me that you arr play.
Ing the part Of = sort u modern Pyg.
malinn. only you have found your al.
ready.madc. of good flesh aud
bone. and do not g how you can
avoid transfer ng your affections from
the absent n TO her very substantial
present shadow.
1.-The two arr ycrv distinct, |, ms
own mind when am no, beside Ms,
Cuthbert; but when I ,m beside her /
can onl, M, nsa,sh a,v sn as, ,,
somehow aware who h h / am al
dressing. ,o "a 40 observe N. -nsras.srs
iormnlitis. Gar vou .J,a AZ. 80