The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-06-02

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capital plnt' u wis an angler
beautiful day Il somewhat lull sky a
gentle uAtirunR rain which gliainned
Ike golden threads In occasional rashrf
" sunlight aud mair duples IN tho
Taco N he water H. had hooked q ish
WI Oh madq Il study light for ~ life,
aud BE- wa delighted lie wns In no
burr, 10 land %, as b. know a Wa 'nie,
and ho admired .ts efforts 10 get away.
lie would hum0r II aud lrt bis line run
NEARLY o1 the reel then. when the poor
thing Was ~ doubt congtatulating u
sell upon escape, be- would quietly
tighten the line aud wind up the reel
then Jet II run again, and 20 continue
until nj last in triumph h. landed tho
exhausted fish, tossed II intr his ba ket,
aud rast his fly AGAIN That was real
sport 10 him ! should like 10 know
VIII the lish thought Of it,
81 do not quite SEQ the application Of
your story.
"And / unfortunately can not be moro
explicit without the risk o being cruelty
misunderstood. Yol wished me 10
sneak ~ II ! were speaking 20 Lucy,
aud did So ! made u mistake; !
thought you were IN earnest
There was q flush upon her cheeks
and u quick fash in her eyes, She
seemed suddenly to grow tall and
strong, and In the place Of the excited
and nervous Cir stood q resoluto woman
who face was full Of scorn.
:" am in earnest she retortcd, her
teeth close. She unlocked a drawer Of
the table and produced n book which
She lung before him
"Do YOU sea thisp do YOU know it9N
II was n volume Of Tcnnyson present.
ed to Lacy Smith by Maurice Esmond,
with the quotation beneath the simp q
ins ription "Would that my tongue
could utter the thoughts that arise in
me- He handled the book with some.
thing like awe; he glanced ut II and nj
her flushed face alternately, with an ex-
preston Of eager anxiety.
"What does il meanp ! gave this
book to her."
And did that quotation mean any.
thingpn
"All that IL says. | did wish TO
speak 10 her even then, but my posi-
ton kept me silent for her sake rs well
rs m own"
"And your position now enables you
TO say to Miss Cuthbcrt all that you
would have said 10 Lucy Smith, hut
didn't she exclaimed, sarcastically.
Then, ointing TO the inscription with
finger trembling slightly; "let you
made her believe then all that you
would have me believe now Oh, MIR.
Calthorpe, drop this pitiiul prctcnsc.
You know mc-you knew me at the
first II Is. mn r%,s'''"" '-hi-L -''"hie'
you to speak nowt'
Strange rs the revelation was. and 10.
tally ignorant rs he was Of tho circum.
= anccs which transformed the poor
sompstress into n rich hcircss. Maurice
did not feel amy shock Of surprise. Tho
declaration sounded In his ears rs the
most commonpla Q obser alton about
the weather or any ordinary tdpic might
have done. lis whole mind was occu.
pied with one thought which took form
IN n monotonous mental iteration OF one
phrase:
"And you are Lucy, and you can
think this and say this ~ mel e.. And
you are Lucy. and you can think this
AMI say this Of mo
To her he was only n dumb man who,
finding his deceit and ~treachcry un.
masked. had still the holiness to gaz,
steadily upon her. although hb had nc
speech to ask for pardon. His silcnc,
convinced her that she had spoken truly
his steady gaze, in which even at tina
moment she wal conscious there wa
something Of sadness. iritalcd her
1. Whatever OF sorrow or regret Their,
might be in his expression was no Il uh
due to the fact that he hal been dis
covered. and her passionate scorn ros'
higher.
"You do not defend yourself; | an
glad Of that. for II yol had done 10 M,
CONTEMPT would have passed 10 {
lower depth o loaihing. pity YOU.
, should still like 10 find something In yol
, to cxcuse-mysci. See now how plat
can be 4 may Ia 80. because we shal
never speak 10 each other again. ",
may meet hut II YOU speak | shal
openly insult YOU. say this-l wh'
tell YOU in the same breath that ! loie
you. Maurice ismond-ay. | love,
YOU
She sat down. her arms crossed Of
the table and her face hidden In them
. hut there was no movement oi the bod,
10 Indicate unusual respiration, no SCUM
, To suggest sob- or tears. She was reF
fcctly still. aud the whole change q
position appeared TO be- the mere ms
chanical movement Of a machine, n
though the position and the %sttllnes
were full Of palhos
: lie did not move or speak; his ere
! rested npon her. full Of inelable tender
: meas. and he went on monotonously n
. pcating that Phrase 10 himself. onl
: adj ing 10 u her last words.
, "And YOU are Lucy. aud you ca
think this and say this Of me aud yo
loved mer'
She las under the lull light Of III
|, lamp: he stood as 4 were ON the bonle
/ Of the circle whcrr light ended an
: dccp shadows began. To his mind
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