The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-11-03
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All was nsrr. Tho returning e#ftIAee=
hai deposited The half dozen mourning
friends NJ The clty house, and driven
away.
llama was one of the iast 10 arrive.
and aha tuiled upstairs alone. Tho
door II n little holduir which bad been
used IN common by Mrs. Oliphant and
TIE Two girls stood upen, and almost
mechanically she entered II. II was MI
IN shadow. c%onsunant with the gloom
which had come over her life. She
dropped into n scat there, n great. deep
chair, against the cushioned back 6f
which she laid her weary head, and
clusei her aching eyes.
She had slept none for the last three
nights, and IN the dimness and quiet.
sleep gradually stole over her. Wheih.
rr She had been there for u few minutes
only or for hours. she could not have
told. when she awoke with the sound Of
solees falling upon her ear.
You are mistress here, not sbe.r I'm
Harmon Quest 4 tones. And Won owe
that fact to me. Yes, Miss B%raSton,
YOU do, II ! Ind followed the I%nstrne.
lions Of the lately departed, there would
have been a will all signed and sealed
and duly delivered, cutting you on with.
out . nickel, and giving her everything.
She u only m adopted daughter. and
cant lay clnim 10 n penny of his prop.
erty In her " right. Yon are tho
heiress anil you owe II 10 me-
I'D rather not be the heiress than
W have You bother me about il now"
came In lex's voice, sharply. II camo
here to look for Dana; | can't imagine
where slic's gone. You haven't seen
her, have youPi
II don't want TO SEQ hcr-yct Two
some business 20 settle with YOU first,
shall have TO remind you Of d promise
which you made me a couple Of months
hgo a promise to divide any fortune
with me which should come 10 Won
through my agency. You haven't for
gotten Up"
ut would be ms well 10 walt until The
fortune comes 10 me-" responded LoS,
coldly. look here. Harmon, may n.
wen tell You Of once that | don intend
TO be made a cat'spaw BY you or amy
one, I've got Il into my head that Won
have been playing some moan and
nnderhnnd game In Uncle Powers nj.
fairs, and II | find II 30 be- so, II turned
out 10 be a dozen heiresses, | wouldn't
reward you with u dollar. That prom.
ise you speak Of was no promise NJ nlL.
am not so foolish rs 10 hold myself
bound By IT.
Aren't yonP" There was something
threatening In Mr. Quests voice now.
You think something Of the good
name Of your relatives, do You notP
And YOU wouldn't quite like 10 seo Mrs.
oiiphant dragged into court and tried
Tor her life, II not hanged In the endP
It'll be worth while To make terms with
mo ! you ear nj all for that result"
~ don't care said Lex, %dehantlyi
mot so far rs ! am concerned. am
going now 10 find Dana. and II You dare
10 say a word Of this Kind 10 her-well. |
You had better noti'
She moved away. After n moment
or 50 OF undecided lingering Quest fol.
lowed, and Dana sat bolt upright. wide
awake now, chill and numb TO the very
heart.
She . ; after a time aud went 10 her
OWN room. Lex came there, Knocking
NJ the locked door. and asked for admit.
lance, but Dana sent her away.
Let mo alone until tomorrow" she
begged. 'Only until to-morrowri
The morrow came, aud In the early
gray dawn Dana let herself out of the
home which was hers no more. No one
was yet stirring In the house. The wide
street lny silent and deserted. She
passed down the steps; she gave one
long look. n last look back. then moved
away and was lost In The murky gray Of