The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-11-10

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gnef BIZ arm ahd lead maiamn ~ fha
table glltiehng with silver and crystal.
adorned with fafoat ndsefi. hearing
pyramids ~ the r%1sillesi fruit. With 4
golden hood " lifht streaming down
ifom q great chandelier with ~ array
N vii anil talent and beauty assembled
M tho boafdi Int the grace NJ The ocoa.
sion wns quite thrown away upon him
~ was n insnfitn With MADAME fl0fine
f0r some incspllenblo frnson II wai
through no efiJrt IN his part and,
though he sat hkH n "marhle guest y
scarcely speaking NJ MI, ontlng ~ little
and that little ~ unnppfrclniiyoly M
F, ~ II tho dainty yianda were Ike ashes
~ his taste, she gave him her brightest
gvtilos aud most frequent glanocs.
Madame had %cunaunrnd snnrns 80 %l,.aiis,
! turned scores ~ heads, had Young men,
clever men men Of wealth and posi-.
ton IN the llat Of her admirers 10 tlls
I very day, but II she had any thought u
oonquering Launt she must bre given
IL up long ago Through the glitter VI
I lights, the perfume ~ flowers, thu
, laughter mud talk going on MI about
4 him, came tho vision " u pale. haunt
ing face which followed him forever,
sleeping or waking, whether alone OF
IN a crowd.
, lie had tried 10 forget her. He had
plunged into this gay, cnlicing, cnyiod-
by-many experience, and found In II
p nothing but WEAKNESS Wonrlncss most
n complete.
r "boH ann, what IL This | hcnrp Wha,
I Wild scheme il Leading You 10 make q
i yotlyo Offering Of yourselfp Surely,
science has enough deIoiees without
J. You. There are plenty Of men who
leave every hope behind them to n
4 on those dreadful missions. Are you
Irrcyocably bent upon TINT net Of mad
ness, my friendP"
al am decided
"And he says II M II fate itself
couldn't shake him u hairs BREADTH
exclaimed madame. smiling her bright
r est into Launt's gloomy face. "And
, yet | would lay him n wager that he
= does not 20. VIII you take me up, my
LauncolotP Offer me that now bracelet
u ! want against anything you choose 10
7 name TINT you do not change your mind
| before morning"
They had returned 20 the drawing
room. Madame had kept Lnunt nj hor
side while she disposed Of her guests
for their mutual entertainment and
pleasure. some one was singing; the
, rest were talking. or walking or playing
! cards. All were flirting. as n matter Of
course, That was II characteristics 81
the society In which Madame Florlnc
delighted. II she found amusement In
corncring the malapropos young man,
, who had tho exceedingly bad taste "a
, carry his broken hohrt In full view. no
q body there was disypscd TO find fault
i with her. In general she was only too
formidable n rival for even the youngc,t
and brightest.
, "You will not go, mon ami she NJ
I reatod, looking up NJ him with her sa,.
/, charine smile. "No, not though yau
arr this moment the most hopeless aud
miserable man upon earth. Or Il yuu
4 do, IL will not be- because Mlgnon Al
mont did You such n deadly wrong that
J Il builds up an impossible barrier bo-
tween you and her daughter"
Launt started lrrcptossibly. A dark
flush. mn indignant CLEAN, shot athwari
: his face.
! Keep your temper. my L~auncclot,
don't h. angry with n poor little woman
1 who Is only anxious 10 do You n good
. turn. Ono wouldn't suppose | would
!, be anxious cithcr-onc who knew. II
!, does not surprise YOU that | know your
I little romance, that charming summer
! idyl with It's miserable ending. Every
I ono knows II, hut II was not given 10
every one 10 read between the lincl as
Il was given to me-. | have been study
+, ing You, launt, and | know what 9th.
n crs do not, that her fathers disagree.
. able fate alone would never have part
ed you from the girl for whom your
heart Is breaking, Aud | am going 10
bc tho bcneiiccnt fairy to send YOU
/, back TO her. instead Of ON that wild.
! goose chase to the Polar seas"
|. Madame. In Heavens name, what
= do YOU mcanp'
an, l uhouHht could rouse you Ia
life again. he quiet, my dear hoy. OF
II You will attract attention this way.
What mean Is, that your fathers death
don't lie ut the door q Mignon Almont,
! or believe Of any other woman. |
should be- sorry to think that Il did;
@ should BE- sorry to think that I had any
Part In bringing Il about
lie was my lover. Lamt my lover
n after he vas hers. and | was Young and
foolish, and-necd ! say itp- very much
q N love with him. lie told me al about
his marriage aud poH-morc than he
u ever told h%cr-your mother being. nj
q that time. very rctatly dead.
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