The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-05-19

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her lnHtaH On The hfu8 a very ~
usual manifestation n emolign to be
maia hf him IN ~ presence ~ = Third
person Then h. walked slowly avs
Biz head slightly b1Wed and = sad
Wlolneaa 10 he movement, ~ n b.
wofn walking away from The grave ~
> me one very ieaf Ia him
Mal#l watched him llil be hal dlsap
nsare IN The Jungle aHd then turned
Ia Maurice silh such a Look III her face
A. q hal fatef before observed II sas
that N the suhduei ansietg 81 earnest
Iuye ~ II a soft shadow hal fallen upon
q clear lake that hal been \ moment ago
all hf gitnesA
81 must mol ask yon, ME- Calthorpa.
what " the meaning u the strange a.
feet your news has produced upon my
father I know that be- will tell me
himself. u he thinks II right that !
should know ~
"1be ease was simply the question
If The success on 10 n part Of Tho prop
rfty let him by his uncle. The mat
tels 10 which he refers rs sources 0i his
ngltat on have not been revealed even
70 me on course, the ease hal pro
oeeded, he would have been obliged 10
tell me, ~ whoever conducted u. and
the fact that h. has not To do so relieves
him"
And Il wa for my sakethai II would
have been necessary for him 10 speakf'
she said. In a low, nervous voice. think.
Ing rather than addressing Maurice; and
her eyes, still fixed upon the place where
her father had dsapreared, slowly filled
with tears.
Ma rice became pale, he stood for n
moment %mOtionless; then a strange
light oyerspread hls face; he uttered u
short cry. aud impulsIyely seized her
hand.
at Is Lucyf'
lie stood trcmb ling with n strange
avs upon him; the mans whole being
was quivcring with love aud great Joy;
next moment he WIS like ono hurled
from a height and lying stunned below.
Tho hand did make a %conyulsiye
movement In his Us he pronounced tho
namc-he felt sure Of H. And yet he
knew that II must have been his own
imagination which made him think so.
or the effect OF her natural surprise nj
his singular behavior for tho eyes which
had been full Of tenderness and tears
turned upon him so coldly thathis heart
was frozen. and when the hand was
withdrawn from his In y quiet, plying
way which conveyed the kecne / re-.
proach. MIR callhorpeF" was oil she
said. Tho voice a. soft and
sympathetic. as II she understood his
mistake and was sorry for II.
lilo could moi speak. and he could not
help gazing into her face. which was
now 30 changed and still 80 beautiful
Il was rs II he had been privileged once
again 10 see his living love. aud on tho
instant 10 know II dead.
81 beg your pardon. Miss Cuthbert,"
he said mechanically. pausing at each
word. 81 feel as ~ had been asleep aud
dreaming. scarcely know whether or
not ! am awake yet hope have not
offended yon'
There was q pathetic WEAKNESS aud
resignation In his voice aud look; the
penalty OF his brief cxaltation was utter
%pfostratlon.
"You mnlc n mistake. Mr. Cal.
thorpe" she responded. kindly. " and
you startled mo 4 liltle.n
"ycs. Il was q mistake. Looking nj
You now. ] can not understand 1.-THE
difference Is so great And yet you
were 40 like herp'
"And nowP' she said. slowly wind.
Ing her handkerchief round her finger.
but stili watching his face as II expecting
Ia discover there tho solution OF some
riddle which psrplcsod her.
lie reused h mself nj the question.
"And now | feel how much | must
bore you with this nonsense Of mlne.n
"Do you call Il no~nsenseP"
There was \ faint movement Of her
lips. which might have indicated ayiia.
ton. had there been any cause Tor Il;
Tut, Of course, II could not he 80 In her
case. ~ she was 20 calm and 30 full Of
plying sympathy.
"what else" he answered. with an
attempt nj n laugh. Il know Il must
appear 50 10 yoli. and | do not know
how you a endure my company at
ALL"
Miss CuIhbert dropped her handkcr.
chief. and stopped quickly to pick Il
mp; he STOPPING also. their hands
touched. As they rose. ho was startled
again by an expression OF something
Ike pain which flashed across her face;
but 4 was only q lash. and again he
concluded that he must have cen ms.
taken. Her conventional exclamation
satisfied him.
Lam sorry to trouble you. Mr.. Cal
thorpe
u There had been any emotion which
she desired Ia conceal. Il had been ~
transient asthe expression which limited
nj u; but she certainly was q shade
ralcr than usual. lie also became con.
yentlonal.
" ct me bring a chair for you here In
the sunshine. aliss Cuthbsrt You
mus, be Iaiigucd after the excitement Of
yesterday"
Thank you. Not ut all fatigucd.
althou b u was an even NJ OF what is
called nnmitiga'ed IN oymcnt. which I
understand usually mean an awiuily
dieary time. Now ief rs 70 ba 1 to
what We were talking asont. You must
not again say that you think think You
IN \ borr. because thai Is doing your
self and me IN Injustice"
1T ~rcliescs me TO hear you say 50,
and | PROMISE"
stop know you are going 10 say
that You viii not make = mistake again
| take that forgranted but lido not wish
you TO make up soar mind not 10 speak
tu me again about . person In whom I
an a. much Interested A. my-we mast
really use her name, .,ton sle-guer' II
snch . monihful. You Just now called
her"