The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-06-16

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solved f0f his slka never ~ SOC him
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appeared and The lso things were IN.
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carried the ioke further than The mother
Intended, for she did not oven hllpw
her r. kn1F whefu she bal gune 10
She took lodgings IN the house ~ 0
tailor somewhere In The mburhs0f Lon
don, and died there about q year q tcr
Franks departure for india Tho
tailor and his wife wore good naiurcd
people. aud adopted Tho frrndle's
child who WAS brought up under the
name which her mother had assumed -
that was Lncy smith AZ Hollyiord
the mother wins Triumphant 'or a time
lot me draw breath IN admiration VI
hat woman's gcnius'"
fThe expression on Mr.. C~nlthorpe's
lace As be- drew breath wa ccrta My
not one Of admiration lie proceeded
As years passed. however, and
Frank obstinatoly remained away from
Bngland and rciuscd to receive tho
slightest assistance from HollyfOrd, or
even to correspond. the mother became
troubled In spirit, The reports Of his
heroic deeds and rapid promotions only
CALLED her the more, and ut length she
confided her secret TO her siep.sOn. He
was shocked. and instantly set about
trying 20 put matters right lie placed
the whole affair in the hands OF n com.
pctrnt lawyer, with instructions that no
was 10 spare no expense In the effort to
discover the fate Of Mrs. Frank Cuth-
bert, The search was \ tedious one.
but ultimately successful. as YOU know,
although he d d not live 10 see II. Only
Anew weeks Alter Colonel Cuthbort's
to England The lawyer was en-
abled 10 plaet In his hands the COM
plete ppoofs which enabled him 10
his daughter In Lucy Smith.
lie took her abroad, provtdod her with
Die best masters money eoild, obtain;
she proved an apt pipl, having already
edn ated herself to n much higher
than most womcn reach. and
at length he brought her here, properly
finished and polished. TO present her TO
his friends as tho heiress Of lIollyford
,.. That IL tho whole story. now,
what do you think OF Miss tuthbertP'
; Maurice wa much agitatcd as he N
swered im%pctuously;
"Thlnke--that she. believing that ]
kncw tfis story. and pretended not 10
recognize her-that she was justified In
the meanest thoughts she entertained.
aud in her scorn OF US BOTH"
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How miserably n~onscusical all his
fantasies appearcdto him now in thelight
of the facts related toiiim BY his father
The truth should hhvebecnplnin to him
from the first; any n OF the meanest
capacity would At least have suspe tod
H. She wa more than justified in re.
garding him rs an imposior. and--since
she could do so-quite right TO amusc
herself BY leading such n contemplate
creature on. merely to see how far he
would 70.
Yet Tho positions and tho characters
OF the two girls were in his eyes so very
differcnt' that even when Mabel Cuth.
bert seemed 10 be most IKE Lucy ho had
notre4lized tho truth. And then the
reveIatioti followed SO closely upon his
first glimpses Of what no had regarded
rs an impossibility. that ho had no time
TO consider the matter.
Was he trying TO lind excuses iw
HIMSELF He became impatient OF his
own stupidity. Nho, could believe that
he. Knowing lucy as hc had done. and
loling her. with a-loses which absen G
intensified and idcalized. could have
mot hcr again pndcrs any conditions,
however improbable the association OF
them with her might be. and not have
recogniznJ herr II was u~nuttcrably
r dieulo0s 10 imagine that any one could
believe him. and not suggest his immc-
diate removal 10 q lunatic asylum.
All he could do now was 10 accept
to plain facts OF the position In which
be had PLACED himself. md % endrasot
BY his conduct 70 show tbst he eould
g i ,saryyFG'H stfa's'fSrssrd
But What are you going to1ioP" the
father bad asked before Maurice len
- nhnrwfteA few lines Of apology
10 Mis-. Cuthbcrt" was the prompt 10
ply. .aadtbe ishallfskst he mid.da,
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for The fntgn, leannot speak defnitaiy
yet n thing. however. Is clear to ms,
sir. ttsi n fN las nsTasis,ancc FROM
Inc v duncerhed yoAk mat make IN
your mind 70 resign Calthorpc, I ses
M Possibility Of yom tnlscsN 90 r.
tain u unless-yone can accept another
~ sr Aprpltshntd cpfhbsrt.m
The bitterness with which this was
spcsen mower We fathcr Win What
contempt such Arcswse wopll insptr
his sea. lie reTli6t cantieaslyt "
mo n can have = greater repua.
napce than ! hassfto accepting favors
which cannot be rcqui,ed But u IL
bard. Maurice. u Il hard Z, think OF
giving up the old place. especially when
's-the couP-v ~ sstursTf 1hsa hrscso
sery few yctrs To. hp<nd IN h hH-sny
case. Hoveshr- Ak6 yoarssllI IarrAst
prepared 10 say precisely at this mo-
mcnt what my future course mar be.
liut vhaievsf hspb<hS ysu and I must
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