The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-07-28

,taAhN W. ~ NFAANtNtH
~ am not sorry 10 leave You. SIR
said Teddy. unable TO make any more
generous response, as he quilted the
room.
Maurice requested the servant TO ask
Miss Cuthbcrt II he might SEQ her for a
few moments. She came nj once.
There vas no light ~ triumph In her
eyes, they wcrc sadder than before.
Maurice spoke rapidly and cxcitedly.
TEDDY has told me what should
make me glad, and 4 am glad; but there
Is 20 much misery mixed up In Il that
only n thing Il clear TO me. and
that Is the bitter knowledge that
his petty act Of jealous treachery
has done us both irrcparablo harm.
How You must have suffered
And ! wa the cause-I. who would
have done anything rather than have
given you the smallest pang-and | can
do nothing 10 make amends. I am
powcrless even To let you see how /,
too, Suffered
His words came like q torrent: his
cheeks were flushed, and hlseycs bright.
"Do not blame yourself. or Teddy
mo much," she answered, quietly;
''othcr circumstance combined 10 bring
about our misfortune"
"Will you cye forgive mcP"
III have too much to regret 20 have
thought sbout-forgiving. Mr.. Ark
wood has told me how you tried to find
me.v
II thought you must be dead. Why
did you mystify me no when we first
met at Hollyfordr
II cannot tell" she answered, frank
ny, and again that ripple u agitation
passed over her face. II cannot tell.
except that the pain Of thinking you
had deceived me made me foollsh-mad.
] think. Your failure TO identify me
seemed TO confirm all that | had been
led 10 believe. But why do
we talk about this nowP We have both
blundercd-I most-and we have 10
bear the SORROW we hare made for our.
~eelses."
"No. no. no; Il was I who Numbered.
and | wish | might DO the only one 10
suffer for L."
t"You know that cannot be-" she an.
swercd. with q faint, sad smile. '.and |
do not wish ID TO be. Whoever Is e
blame, there Il no help for Il now"
That thought Is worse than all.
There might be help for II II"
He stopped and his face became
white. There Is no help for Il now
abe had said. and so quietly that the
rcmembrancc Of her engagement thrust
itself upon him and her manner In.
eplred the question; .'lvas she resigned
70 ltr' He felt chilled, as II the hot
springs Of love had been snddenl,
frozen. There was apparently no re.
spouse on her part 10 the passion which
he now became conscious he had dis
played; her calm sadness was inpen
eirable. She was like one who, know.
ing her fate, had accepted Il and |,
ready to walk steadily forward without
murmuring.
Should be. too. bow 10 this fatep OF
should he attempt 10 break through shs
barrier and rescue her from its II,
bad only 20 say goodbye and 70 away
the SEEMED TO be waiting for him L
do %. and he was moved by a perycrs,
impulse TO 70. But he was not 10 b.
guided by impulse now lie also wa,
ready 10 accept his fate and 10 pass OF
without whining; not, however. until
ne had proved 10 the uttermost that MI
late was apart from hers. lie shout,
not II be could help Il. have cause /.
blame himself hereafter for hayins
hssitated 70 adopt any honorable mean
~ which hc might secure tho happl
mess he craved for; he should no, hay,
20 reject, III I had done this. Of
shal AL might have been we'll"
10 was influenced and sustained n
this resolution BY what he had iusl
heard nom Teddy. The latter. In M,
despairinK howl. had unconsciousl,
1iernlsd he fact that he confessed NJ
tfeechery oaly because he had learns,
nat hIs foster-sister was 10 much an.
e!esned ahout Maurice. There vas
sInp!e Interpretation of that dls,r..
- Maurice scizcd Il eagerly. vet wit
- umidlty which one feels when
le~1g-covetsd prime 10 Unexpected
p11ced within reach.
- speke calmly. hut there wa m,
p1zzaloa ihrobbing In every tou
e.111 pe<hsp>, tod no more hs
cE11n and 30. but I cnn NJ
= 40 5ou uishcd me
LrrY; l DO not thin
49, - = - VII
S5Ez; !