The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-11-03

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inHnf = hptrh times. and il too sliH.
neAksa HtHl proud 10 hHHwef Il
!" Wis q inffibla bios ~ her, said
h0ffhn, FfaFeiY. HMf Oiinhantn
death and her mothers flight alnHa
werr enough to crush her, and when
you add The humiliation cataed by
Vuest's revelations and larringi0n's
entaitet, whHt wonder that she sllnul1
feel Ike hiding her head from VII iba
world NJ haa not been heard from,
SUPPOSE
The bitterness with which be- asked II
wis like n revelation 10 Lev. Sine m
ssered the question with q negative
shake ~ the heal for one moment,
perhaps, she would not haze liked 10
trust her voice IN words. Then
u dare say We could find Dnnn readily
enough u W. were ia put Il detective on
her track " she said, "but | have been
afraid Odo N afraid. lest she might la
with her mother What would they do
with her II they should lind hcrp"
A sudden gloom oycrshadowcd hp
cOtmienanee
! don't think that consideration need
trouble yon Miss Bruston, / know /
ean trust You II Damn were with her
mother ! Would not be- here II IL be-.
cause | know where Mrs, Oliphant X
md That ! fear she has not much longer
To live that am most anxious 10 find
her daughter. ! have an idea that
Quest would know hy this time, but il
would never de- TO let Quest into the
secret ] have just told Y0u, nor any de-.
teelive for the same reason, could
md him by going 10 Rlyprton. ~ those
trustees, perhaps, but u | take that step.
Miss BrastoB, ! must rely upon yuilr
misleading him Ms 10 my object. lilo
must think that you arc the one urging
mo 10 search for Dana
"fic shall think IT, said Lex, brave.
~ enough. II commission YOU 10 find
her and bring her 10 me. Mr.. Mar.
qnis." with an involuntary lowering u
her voice, III there Is money needed,
as ] suppose there must be-, | insist up.
on supplying u. For Aunt Rose, |
mean. Sick9 Has she n doclorp
'Shc has every necessary carr
'Mr. Marquis, y Lexis voice dropped
still lower; "wus 1t trucp Did she com-
nit a murder aud let her husband bear
the blameP | never could have be-
licved Aunt Rose wicked enough for
that Has she told YOU about itP''
''Shc has told me nothing. / doubt
u therc is much 10 tell. notwithstand-
Ing the reports which have gone abroad.
Whatever her faults may have been. [
am far from believing that she was ever
willfully wicked"
lie went away soon after that. and
Lex walked over To ap%ostrophize her
full.lcngth reflection In one Of tho
massive mirrors.
III ever ] saw n fool In my lie | sce
one now. Don't you feel a little
ashamed " yourself. my irarf Thought
he was IA love with you, didyouP II don't
appear 10 me you're n very good sub
jeeilo inspire thc tender passion. Even
Quest couldn't get np The scmhlnncn
OF Il, much IT, be- wanted your money.
Dana Is morc Ia him. not meaning
Quest now "than yoH ever will be- 10
any man, aud You may rs well make M
your mind to IT, Lex BraSton. II yon
are baby enough To cry about II. IN
never forgive y0u.'
She winked away the crystal drops
which were morc II modification than
real heart pain. ,
Mr.. Marquis returned 10 New York
evening. The next day he went To
litorton 10 pursue his inquiries. and f,
as be had supposed. that the i
trustees II Rodney Frances unclaimed +,
money could supply him with Quests ,
address. :
"~Brooklyni' he repeated with a little /
Mrs. Oliphant was there In lodg. !
Ings of his choosing. Could IL be that |
The lawyer was on his track. lie dis. ,
missed the apprehension after n mo /.
ment's thought. ID was only one af
hose condolences which arr always 4,
happening. /
lie hal on hour 10 SPARE while he
waited for his train, aud walking along
Ihe winding rnad which led beyond the i
he paused at the gate Of the
litda nird egme,ery. all grown up with /
hrs and weeping elms, through a
whose dropping branches came Tho
CLEAN Of occasional tomhslones, lhmneh n
pne.haif Of all thcrc seemed 10 be neg
aud overgrown graves. +,
Ills would la 81 that lot" muscd :
Iionion. II wonder IL ! could find itg' =
The gate was unlocked. lie went ia n
and wandered about the deserted paths. b
The place was small. less than an arr |
n extent HE passed the well.kepl
with the merest glance, To push h
the hriars from gray. sunken 4
hcadstones. whep tho Inscriptions were
hslf nblltcraicd by moss and are. but :,
wi not find the name fur which h. :
lie was on the point VI turning A
away 81 last. on in one corner Law 4 !
grave which be had passed 1
Without approaching. A hruken .han :
u puresi white marble marked II, and !,
harrow path broken through the light '
nov which covered the Kround shewea
hat. though Lost, the one who Law there y
Fas not fpfEutien As Gordon lsnsed '
,nr n last glance aruund. q girfIsh y
iguu fitted Aernss hls sight, dlreelipg =
Der course toward thai Isolated mound >
Ills heart gave = saddch leap lie J,
'ad mt scen her face. but the hgurn and :
seemed too familiar 10 be install. y
p He followed her. and his ewes Iell
the tshlet II the shan. II hal ~
MY a name with dates Of birth and y
ieath. but Il Hss the name for which y
. had looked In vain that ~ Rodney n
rance. A momen, more aud ha was Of
landing opposite her. stretching out y
'is bands % Rodney francr's daughter.
"Alss oliphantl' be exclaimed. II II
AVE found you At last m
She lifted her eyes. 50 large and DARK -
? her thin. eolorless face. In that first '
be had time TO note tho change -
Which suffering had wrought In her. u
II wonder" he thought w~rathfutlx.
II IL u for the @roundrrl ula d..ma a.