The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-11-10
CHAPTER XXI.
Az OtIn ETnHY.

M UldN hIlH1s
"Tbo compliments Of Madame
Florino 10 Mr.. Launcelot Harrington,
aud she bcgs the pleasure Of his pres.
cncc II her pctd s0upcr on "Wednesday
next
The dainty, penrl-gray note Of In
yitation, lay In full view upon Mr..
Lnunoelot Farrington's writing-tablc,
and madame, his grandmother, stoop-
Ing over to read the Struggling Italian
characters, Ind m expression very like
horror printed upon her stern. wrlnklod
face.
Her grandson had tried her sorcly
since their return 10 New Orleans, SIX
months ngo. II had begun by his de.
sorting the home he had always had In
her house, and taking rooms at the st,
Charles.
That any benefit could be derived
from such u change, Madame Earring.
ton greatly doubted, aud by.and.by
rumors catno to her In n roundabout
way that Launt Was ncglccting his bust.
ness, that he was keeping late hours.
that he was falling In with aclass Of as
s%ociates whose Influence. 10 say the
least, could not be for good. She had
tricdlo ignore these stories; she wanted
TO believe no evil Of him; but the time
came when she could Ignore them no
longer. She had come on this morning
10 demonstrate with him. had been
shown Ia his room from which he was
absent at the moment, and found that
note which seemed 10 her q corrObora.
ton Of all she had lately heard.
The door opened and he entered;
H'au'sic Harrington faced him like mn
accusing spirit, the offending missiyc
held up Ia ashL
Lannccloi, she injured. %sernly.
VIVA does this mcanpH
Lnnnt glanced nj , carelcssly. 81,
means that am askci to meet a tcw
friends nj Madame fnrine's mart.
mcnts after the thcatcr Il oyer-nlaln
enough, ! should imagine. lee the dull.
est comprehension Ia take In y sIyh, -
"fou understand what | meat hetter
Than you pretend. oh, my bo, ma
poor boyl' with u break IN her woes.
rs Your life. after all, To end In thu
Did YOU think Il would not come 10 me
Oh. Launt, my NOR than son. come
back to me- Give up the ninous cours,
which will break my hcart.n
Launt set his lips and. looked at her
What i Il You have hcarlpn h,
asked. coldly..
what need Is therc TO tcllp You
Know better than l. II You will hayc
II, that you arr throwing away your lifc
as your father threw his away. that You
arr taking tho same path. That YOU
belong to q club which Is only a fashion.
able gambling den. that YOU arr living
ovyond your means, that YOU associate
with last men and faster women
women like his though that YOU should
be victimixcd by her. n warn.aut aetrrss
a woman old enough 10 be YOUR
mother, she was about 20 saw. but she
chokcd al the wurl. II would not have
believed H. II Il Ind been told me.r
Launt listened very quietly, with
neither anger nor resentment. A lieht
oi scorn aud amusement shot for An In.
slant acruss his face, but died almos,
Immediately In a look Of utter wcari.
moss.
- assure you." he said. lyon arr
distressing yourself without the slIrbt.
est cause. l did try the experiment Of
some Of those %follics, hut gambling
wine or women have no charm for me
| think could 20 through a fiery fur.
mace Of that sort without the slightcz,
injury 10 my morals. In fact, | am 40
thoroughly weary Of the COURSE ,ou
deprecaie, that lhaye made up my mind
TO an entire change"
You viii como back to me. Launtp',
shall join an expedition which l.
hitting up now for the Polar seas"
There was n h~eart-broken cry. A sob.
bling wall VI loss and pain.
"Asi | had not had trouble enough
IN my life. oh. Launt, oh. my ln,t
have you no mercy on mcg''
The look on Launt's face told her
more plainly than words that mmon.
s,rancc vas useless
n rusc 10 II. Some Of her eom.
posture had returned. whst.ver Nm.
Harrington might feel. she had learned
Wei the lesson of stern self-cantfol'
Her eyes fcIl upon the note which had
escaped from her thoughts
AT laazf," shs al. 81 ,v,r,s-. -.
uhst you VIII not 10 70 that wom.n's
house. No good can epz.s a a nj 1,
Il \ an.f1 $780,.