The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-08-18
CHAPTER ~ CoatisrrD

thAfIIH Nv 'uhffsrfU
my darling, forgive mel Why did
you moi tell me you only met him at the
carnival ballP You don't know what
horrible thoughts possessed me-
Rodney, do know, steeling her.
sell for . dreaded task THAT ground
less jealousy NJ YOURS Is more nppnr-
cni than YOU think You are accusing
him In your thoughts II having been
my lover And aud suppose he had
been, what thcn2'
"Mignon, don't torture me-"
II want To show you how ncedlcssly
You torture yourself want II ! can
find courage 10 confess
His face changed, with n stony change
She would not soon forget. She threw
herself on her knees and caught his
hinds.
's.isien 10 me. There was q man
who, Knowing me rs Ia June. asked
me 70 b. his wife. | soon found him
10 Dc = villain, but Just at frt was In.
fatuated.n
Was thar man T~endykeg"
"kodncy, DON'T look 81. No. no.
In q hurst Of frightened DENIAL not brave
enough, after oil. " face the storm she
had raised. cit was Varick.n
lie shook Of her clinging hold. The
penalty Of his rash marriage was com
Ing home 10 him ut last. She struggled
TO her feet. hesitnted. then turned away.
81 would have told YOU Of this before,
but you would not listen. | wiH tell
YOU now whslher yon choose TO hear or
not. I profniAcd TO marry him, and |
broke the promise when ! learned his
true character. That Is all there was
oflt-no worse than you did yourself"
Shc need not have aided that lash to
his guilty conscience.
'.Anp II Il enough. do you know
thai you lied 10 mr. How can | ever
believe In You agaiTPr
lie was wounding himself with his
harsh words MS deeply as hc wounded
her, and she knew n.
ayes she said, sullcnly, II did lie
10 you; but | had 10 choose between
you and the truth. III yon have loved
any man before mo you can never DO
wife Of mine,' you said, and | was dos.
pcrately bent upon being your wife, In
fact ~ well ~ name. i was 81 foolish
us 10 believe vorr bve strong enough
% overlook Tint error. as wall ms 10 pro-
tect NE from tho hateful influences to
which | va a most unhappy slave. |
MAS mistaken Won ~ least have piven
Iss y TASTE o. tfc better lie for whih |
longcd.-
Rodney was shaken. lie felt rs
wrath melting away as he looked at her
One glance, piteous and pleading. Of
the toar-iillcd eyes was enough 10 sub
due him. but Mignon was slow TO
give Il.
IL never really loved any one but
YOU. oh. Rodney. you know that-you
must know iii' breaking suddenly into
n passion Of weeping.
And varick u n thousand miles
sway cried Rodney. liz could stand
II no lopgcri another mpment aud she
was hl l,isi arms My darling. my
darling, he shall not part us. No shad-
ow VI tue past shall do that when You
ayo all hiihe now"
She struggled TO free herself
"0h, | am nfreld-A am afaidt' she
cried. Rodney, he newer really con.
sented 70 give me. up, IL Is the fear Of
myiife that he win appear some day Ia
have his revenge. What thenp"
1hiL thenrr exclaimed Rodney,
holdihg her rlcsc; stfh, NOS ~ cloac hi,
that she could SEQ what a threatening
gloom osersprcad his face. mo mar
shall orr iosntor injury 20 you, and
livtH pyfonld not stand between yor
annF al M, Mignou. 1 would be some.
thing less than 4 man."
And he meanti n y thought Mlgnon,
despaiHpgly. "0ne word Of the truth,
and he would shoot variok down Ike q
mad dog
There was no telling him after that
She waited for days. wondering thai
Varick sent hcr no message. tortured
with frars every hour when Rodney wa,
cut Of her sight In her fcverish dream
abe oftfn sav Rodney foully murdered
stretched on his back. sometimes. will
blood flowing from his throat; some
times shut up In the bank vault. dca,
TsI.I~s.~. u. n.
a,I hn.a y VAN "ilh agahsl len !,
'A" aa' =. nm, "
Ics', ms "s"A ns'u''
"oa,p NOV .ake .nc alarm.
n's,vns n"1eM loe IN
NO, n me anxious for y on'
health. Iwondsr n 1 am kccpInr yol
shut m loo clossP II il wasn't for Tim
.i---i rsslriAe you have taken agalns
Tendyke. I'd bring him around 70 teI
amusing fellow he can be when h
:. She could stand 4 70 longer Bette