The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-02-16

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bave eafcd Nv ifaf aai hYti her ~ hi
was Huhie simple ina and hgia
hearted After ihe glimpse aho had
Ind ~ me harl and ubeanprpnhs n0
slde ~ Louis nature, abe iatfad him
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stake her al un UhH ihf1e, anil aaF
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take her NJ far away ifmm loulhatna ~
she rhusU, and for M hong ne slir 0i1io.
and fhe, unless size won't on " her
mind or were q very bad wUmau must
gain some affection ior him In iimn
" H0ffld Ht#culniionaW says i'nntsfyl
4" improper, mas, lmmodoat YOU are
very pralsewmlhy. dear rmdery, and
M excellent friend. no doubt. 10 thosn
who stand IN need VI your protection,
but you can moi do away With The fact
TINT such horrid apccnlahons DO occur
daily 10 women who are both proper and
modest. and that They afo very fro.
1uenily answered IN the aiirmnti 70.
Before Margaret could give any kind ~
answer 10 herself, John Mallabarr had
taken pbis parable, and she was forced
10 give n 10 bis words,
You will hardly believe that | have
been Ia London nearly MI this time. I
had y great deal Of business t1 attend
u. Quito unconscious ~ what was
taking place NJ foulhnycn, ! quietly ~.
malned IN town. | came home the day
before yesterday Yesterday afternoon
] called upon Mrs. Lascellcs asked
after You whore you were, She told
me--N
That she had been harboring an i'm.
postor."
"l0a an impostorl' he echoed scorn.
fully. THAT shows what false IDEAS
have been put into your head Of YOUR
own angelic goodness. She spoke OF
you with enthusiasm aud with the
warmcst affection. She said that until
you had gone they had had no Idea 10
what extent You had been the sunshine
Of their house; that you had gone home
because a friend Of yours was going TO
be married from your house, and also
forgive my speaking plainly, but so
much depends upon It because she be-.
lieyed YOU had had n quarrel with Louis
Baldwin. who had said something that
he had no right to say 10 you. She
told II me In confidence. because she
said she felt NO sad and lonely, and
Louis had quite deserted ihem."
MallaLarr paused, and looked nj her
with a wistfnl earnostncss. Before that
gaze Margaret could neither deny nor
cqulyoeatc. She felt Il was no time for
d%elicacy. for scruplcs, quibblings. She
answered him with forced eomposurn:
"Mrs. Lascellcs was right. lie said
things 10 me which | would not allow
any man 10 utter without r%cscniing IL.
] could not remain In n house where 1
was likely 10 see him often
al did not tell Mrs. Lascellcs my
purpose. ! saw she was distressed, and
] did not wish 10 distress her further.
She has not the least idea Of what was
In my mind"
II am glad OF that" said Margaret,
beneath hcr breath.
IL said | was sorry there had been a
quarrel. Perhaps, ! said, Il would soon
be made up"
''Neycr,' said Margaret, frownmp.
Then, said he, after a pause, and
speaking very quietly and gently. twill
you tell me, Margaret, II there will be
any chance for me i don't say now,
but cyerPm
A pause. She sas with pale face
and agitated breast, her hands clasped
before her. Then she summoned up ali
her resolution. aud tried To look nj him
firmly rs she spoke the word: "Nol"
but the lookshe met shook her 10 the very
soul. lizard hit WAS n small way IN
which 10 express John Malabarr's
wound. But having once said Il, Ut.
tered "No." although In the soficst Of
tones, she chung TO that monosyllable
as TO her only hope.
Needless to follow out tho scene In
detail Before Il was over, shn was
crushed and heart broker shat
tered, II less desperate. than himself.
Nothing could ever bo 80 terrible
again as this. II was nothing short of
torture TO have to see his heart laid bare
before hcr--to have TO realize tho
strength OF the passion with which she
had inspired him TO see his blanvhed
face-to hear his broken voice to be.
hold tho utter hrcak- down of everything.
of frmnoss, pride. everything, in the
agony Of his pleading. II was no
boys quickly burning passion. II was
the deep love oi a deep nature. II was,
as ho said 10 her oncc during the inter.
view. ''such a love as ono can only go
through once, two such passions In q
lifetime would Kill a man. She still
maintained her "Nor' replying TO no
arguments. answering no questions;
unable to rcalizc anything save that she
must refuse.
A. last she rose from her sofa. on
which she had thrown herself. and
looked at him. repeating the word for
the twentieth time beneath her breath.
and with n gaze that was like an appeal
Tor mercy. No one ever appeslcd In
vain to John Mallabarr for forbearancc
no woman. or child, that is. Tho
look Gid what her voice had been una.
BILE TO accomplish. Ho stopped. looked
at bel with his haggard eyes from his
white face. aud said,
perhaps | am forgetting mvself-I
don't quite know what | am doing; but I
Think must not say any moro TO you.n
With that, and without another svl.
lable--wiihout farewell look or vale.
dictory word he left the room. never
deed. -"
Margaret, putting her arms on the
man'elp Gee. buried her face upon
them, and stood there for some time. too
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