The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-09-29

i'ffHN W FtNfHAiN. 1877 *#"li'F' W. Ftf"
aAofnt rods bra been telIlhg son ilp
story Uf her mgainn. he mid .Jt
WIS Miss Aiieia Power. ~ cobfs-. fiIee
N II ,idontilnl tln worst aldr ~ ito
mrtnf haA hrei givrn you, and you
have AIKEN her l%uAinintiona ~ gospel
%trull.r
'1t wa The girl herself She knew.
u appears, TINT YOU held ID a. q ~
crcl 100 ancrcd 10 lmpart 10 me, VIVA,
NisA Alicia lad 10 Aay only Rocsto Alow
how PERFECTLY pfcposlcrotis " tbe story
Fhp tNlls,n
"MiA Alicia be hAnged'" crlcd Lmini,
%wrathmlly "As II I have moi borne
enough without HAVING her 10 mix In
the mu1dlc u painted, made.up Great
ugo, ~ dcceitful within as she II false
%cXtufnhlly.'
"You are hard on Miss Power, said
Madame harrington dryly. "llow. then.
DO ypu luAiiiy Mrg pliphant in dyeing
her hairp'
Launl opened his eyes. This seemed
10 han y leap 10 h ladierous, N struck
upon his humorous scnsibilities and he
burst ont laughing
"llns II really come Ia thntP Aud Is
that the mnlc-hill out of which you have
made a mountain ! beg your pardon,
but 4 Mia. Oliphant dyes she doct Il 10
admirably that have ncycr suspected
the fnct.p
"ltis M Laughing matter" said Mad
anne harrington, graycly "Ihc wom-
ans hair u snow-whitc much whittier
than minu.N
"You have Miss Powers word for itPn
asked LnunL incrcdulodsly.
II have, but she mentioned Il before
Dana, who tried TO make some excuse.
Mammals one weakness X her lovely
hair, she said, and She Is 10 young to
wear such a sivtry crown, ! don't
know how you ever found u out,
Cousin Alicia, Nobody ever suspected
II before"
"And what Of itp' asked lAunt, with
growing impatienoe.l ''What possible
bearing can that lact have upon the
subject of my mnrrlngoP You don't
expect me To give up Dana because her
mother uses n liulc aft IN keeping her
youthful looksY' And Launt laughed
ngain at the tremendous absurtity OF
such n superstition
Madame tarrington's gravity rc-
manned unaltercd.
"linthcr. because Of the secret which
has produced such an effect
IL think, Lnnncclut Launt brncel
himself II was n sign Of something
%pOrtcntious coming when his grand.
mother addressed him ~ L%auuoclot
81 think, infatuated NJ YOU are, yor
can hardly hnyo failed TO SEQ, thai SOM,
deep and dark mystdry attaches to Mrs,
Oliphant No woman even horo m,
signs of mn unquict conscience NOR,
plainly than she does, II is evident 4,
me that she has some mental strain
upon her which Is fast breaking hcl
down.
"Shc Is In M health"
81 should say she was In ngonics %
fear or rcmorso. or both. You can SO,
II when her eyes ar fixed upon her hus
band Or Dana. when she believes hor
-rlf unobscrvcd. You would think sh,
was taking the last look she could hay,
oi them upon EARTH
Mrs. Oliphaut Is the tcndcrcst o
mothers, the most devoted Of wives
1.-The tendcrestof mothers. " Madam,
harrington repeated, mcaningly. "Wcll
she may be- that. Launt, does nothing
tell You what this secret Of hcrs mus
t41 IA. .n~a...llau.. tt..s l,.. ...I
other, the utter improhahility that 81
young a bride would adopt an unknown
|, child-c can you not see that they M,
, really mother and daughterP No, 4,
not grow angry; heat me ont. an
, coming To Miss Aicia's part III tl
|, story. She attended her COUSINS we'd
ding, and she tells me that she. wa
aware then that Miss sangcrford ha,
a some incxplicablc Interest," In nm infan
which was lodged IN . cottage near he
fathers homo, She discovered that sh
y made daily visits there, sho learnc,
facts which no one else suspected, an
/. she has induhitable proof that Il was tn
! same child which Mrs. oliphant after
ward palmed off upon her husband rs
I, drsrrtrd wall. and which he was I'D h
/ her ~cntnratios 70 adopt She Is ccrtal
! " that fnct Thachlld had a pcculia
, mark which attracted her attentlon, an
that mark she has discovered Dan
Oliphant bears. | could consent
%Lanncclot, TO your wedding m obscur
a and p~prtionlcss girl, hut mover ON
whose only bsrthrght ID q shamcfI
q secret. who is branded rs Il were wit
her own Disgrace"
f.aunt started. Something like ,hos
woris had rung In his cars before
. shame and disgaeer' aud with thei
tho lawyers snccring question; "Yo
Q couldn't imagine ANYTHING u this
sort IN connection with Mrs. 0l
phant, now. could youP" lie thrc'
back his head. There was q flame /
a his cheeks, n hlazc in his ewes, and i
Il brought his clcnched hand down upo
g the mantcl by which he stood. with
force which set every ornament theI
juggling. aTHVN
81 don't and | won't hclieyril En-
thcrmore. grandmother. | warn yuu n,
10 SPREAD the yila SANDER that woma
has manufactured. will take II upo
myself TO give her a warning which
think she will heed. The insult to Mr.
> Oliphant i not one which her husban
would overlook should Il come to n
= ear. As for me. | need hardly tell Va
i that the tittle-tattle of a mlschief.mal
1t ing old maid win not turn me from N
le purpose. II YOU choose to bet Il wclg
, with YOU ~ HnH.H
a With q worilcss cry. Madame ia
ringtoa held out her trembling hand
n Il was a. II she recognized n fcrre WIKI
G she was powcrless 10 resist, and bcgps
IL for merry % herself In her helpless ~
III ypu choose 30 lat Il past Us, h vi
~ youm dolng. not mine,,' hnlshs
y Lsuni. less hsrily than he had hreul
n II don't believe u. but II Il were true.
would marry her MI the same. I q
H. not live without her"
a "And he means H." cried MADAM
n. Harrington. bitterly. "ne i bis father
son. " thncw his Ne away for ! me
ne unworthy woman, and you-you a
ID rea,iy to do the same n your whim i a
ID MED you. You have no pity for mel
he she ruan frufn ker chair pofa -