The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-02-23
GONE OF THREE.


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CHAPTER xvli-coSrixugn.
For iwO months, January nm,
February. the time dragged on, AZ,
Margaret found herself aifl In her oil
country house atill INV Hing To ltav,
y, she had succeeded in getting Ma
Laseulles " promise that when III,
wcnthcr was mildcr, and the sprine
more advanced, She would come Il
b~eckhrldgc, AMI lrlng Rupert with her
nni one morning she got Il letter from
The lady In which she said
"Will you think me very selfish n
beg you 70 come to rs. II only for !
short timep Rupert IL far from well
and ho pines for YOU nj least, he think,
II You were only here hc would be- bel.
yer. IL may be- u delusion. God know.
but ! would fam give II the chance ri
proving n roallty. DO try 20 come. II
viii te dreadfully dun for Won cyen
more 80 than Of old. Y0n know how
small our circle Is. Doubtless Rurcrl
mas told you that John Mallabair /.
AWAY, aud no o has tho f~aintest lden
when he viii return. We think II mnst
he some love affair; some ono, porbans
whom he met IN London, when he MA.
there 50 long but his cheering pres
once VIII not be- here to make any ya.
riety for you. Yon need not oven sco
Louis baldwin, lie does not como here
Us ne 8 TO come. ! can not npproyo
oil his treatment Of YOU, and | Ind n
,cli him SO. These arc great induce.
men's' my dear, for ayoung woman Ike
yourself, are they notP And yet I AJAX
yon--come--for my boys sake, II moi
for minel'i ~"
In o few days Margaret was at Black.
Tort Grange. Il was with n %fepllng attn
10 mournfulnesss that she looked around
~ she alightod ~ the station, and saw
Nrs. Lasccllos standing on tho platform.
waiting to meet her, and realized tbe
liherencn between this arrival and her
irst one between thin sad raw day Of the
later February. and that beamlng after.
moor o. the end Of May. She was al.
most silent as they drove TO tho GRANGE.
she could hardly tell whether ioy or
sorrow was the stronger when tbey Ind
entered, and Mrs. Lascolles olaspcd her
IN her arms, and Damaris rushed far.
ward TO greet her with what was, for her
voIlcmenee. But when she stopped over
rupert : couch. and saw his nlnehed
and frostily wistful faco melting lntn
Tears and smiles. aud heard hi, HNow /
am content, then She knew, and said
10 herself; II am also contcnsH
u was tho end Of rehriary-wld.
nl,s'ery weather. when tins icmpests
iniled, cruel frosts set In; and when tho
ifost gave way, the storm again broke
ioosf. and so there was n ptuit anti.
phon OF the elements, ''ieep %cnillng
unto deep" winds bowling. skies free.
Ing.
Margaret thought she saw n distinct
change for the woTsel In Rupert health.
Though he revived somewhat after she
came, and loved 10 have hor Sit with
nm, talk with him. and read TO him.
was yet so weak aud ailing ~ 10 be-
constantly under Louis Baldwln's oare.
INT Louis and Margaret never met
she seemed 10 have almost an IN.
simctise knowledge when hc was In Inc
house, aud when she knew Of his pres.
ehce there, she usually rcircatcd to her
own room. Rupert was distress Vi M
enlargement, but not even 10 please
him would Margaret unbcnd. '..No.
dear. she said. There are some ,hings
which n not be overlooked. and Air
Baldwin has said things IL that Kind Ia
we VIII not talk about IT, John
siallabarr was, Of course, away.
Margaret was very glad to lind that no
one had the I~aInta-t suspicion of tho
Journey he had taken TO neekbfidgc
she resolved that no ono ever shonll
know Of Il, from her.
she nld not fear 10 meet Louis; ahe
I'D not dread the c~ncounterin any wsy.
sue experienced n deep inner unwiil.
hgness even 10 behold him-a stnong
epugnance TO looking nj him. or he.
~ Obliged TO speak OF listen 10 him.
he man who has been ON the rneL
y he recover from his wounds. 4
,ot likely TO be animated by n slrong
'sslre ! o gaze upon the instrument n
rs suffering. Louis words had raeke5
darghcrs soul, and that tho nor in
en,siy because she knew that through
! al. her regard for him sim exlsleI
always would oxist She never spoke
. him-ncver mentioned his name mar
skea y question concerning him.
nd eyen Rupert, after one or two IN
ne Efforts, ceased TO speak Of him IA
sF. let day, coming In from =
hort wall. she saw Louis horse standing
eiote The porch, and knew from tha,
ne must be visiting rupert For
he moment she forgot. That rlossy.
rown ''Drcadnoughi was on OH friend /,
ners, and she patisi bis side, and |
irukrd his nose, aud exclaimed, l
well. Old fellow. do you know ma !
" did. That was very evident. and I
- ~ his language that he was nleassJ !
! - meeting. She stood hv him. stlii Q
lrtssing him. Some sllrht soand
lused Margaret % START VIOLENTLY anil d
into tn house. Not for world v
onld she havc had The horses mas,s {
nj thai fF4&aIf~ - 4.