The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-05-26
CHAPTER i.
FOR BETTER OR WORSE.

FOR BETTER OR WORSE.
A young man was walking very rest.
lessly about private parlor of the St.
Louis, in the days when thei'S Louis
was the first hotel of New Orleans.
Something was weighing upon his mind
which sent an occasional shadow fitting
-across-his face, but these shadows were
like filmy clouds, Just touching the SUMS
disc, and melting before a radiance too
strong to be resisted. 4 Ak2A 20
He was very young, twenty-five at
furtnest, but the lines of experience in
his boyish face told of "reckless days
and sleepless nightss of too much
champa gne, aud epchre, and not a1ittle,
perhaIs ofballs and belles and Kindred
di#ip ATOMS a social lifesl H
He faced around as the door opened
and an older man entered.
"At last! l thought you gwereTneyer
coming, Killuth." s~a'-s' "a - = = "a a
''And you wanted me to Gomez That
is somethipg new. I've ratherfelt my
self in, MAY of your mysterious adj
ventures this fortnight past. 1 suppose
you want, to make a, clean breast of it
and tell me what's in theAwind.
That's it, with a nervous laugh.
1.-The murders, out, in fiyeIwords:rI scaS
nldrrled this morning. 49, 49,
TIT isn't possible, you know" he
gasped, blankly. Sand IL must say,
/ don't appreciate that sort, of Joke,
Good heavens, Rodney! don't tell me
that you have been such, an unutterable
idiot, inEallreality.Ty.gb faHf
Some of Mr.. Killuth's wonted cool
ness was returning to him, and he hard
vly needed further assurance when he
saw the flush Of resentment which
passed over the young mans face. 81
Il thlpk even You will pardon my
idiocy when. yoit once see the object of
it," be .retorted, Eat any. rate, j am
not answerable. to- Soh for my actions
1 did think of asking you to stand by
me, 10 give my bride the encourage
ment of one friendly countenancel in
leaving her associations here for the
future Ihave to offer her. But if you
don't choose to grant that favor, why
e'om't!v IN try to get along without the
boon" M
Mr., Kllpth put out a. deprecating
hand A.AekE ~ -
FfMy dear fellow, YOU 60 too fast
Give ME a~little time to get over this
stunning intelligence, Married! And
it is not six weeks since you came here,
raving about an enchantress whom they
want you to forget up North, your
guardians daughter, isn't itP How are
you to get over that little AFFAIR." oh,
know, Sahgerford objected, naturally
enough. Thought you were too Young
and too wild, but he didn' put annex
tinguisher on the hope that you might
overcome those objections in time, and
you certainly gave me to understand
that there was q promise of some sort
, between you and the girlP'AfR EH u
ga promise which have broken, ="
said Rodney France, passionately,l ''as
l would ten thousand promises, had
they come between Kignon and. me.
Don't think AM lost to all sense Of
honor Killuth. I've acted despieably,
but l have great excuse, and this is my
wedding day, Idon'tintend to shadow
it WITH vain regrets -
''Well,n said Killuth, with the pa
thence of niartyrdom depicted on his
countenance, Ego on, and tell me the
whole story. Ipromised Sangerford to
keep an eye on you Tor your own good,
? but my duty doesn't require me to
quarrel with you for your own folly
Rodney hesitated. Suddenly, and fol
the first time, he realized how very lit
tile he could tell. Only the Il saw hei
and loved herr Of hot-headed youth that
never stops to weigh the Consequences
"See here, Killuth," he said, reso-
lutelys I I WON'T have you sneering over
the little romance which has gloritied
my life. l don't doubt but that l am
Il fool according to your way of think
ing, and know that am not half good
enough for the bride ! have won. Hen
father will tell You so. He had Other
views for her, and his opposition drove
us to a olandestine marriage this morn