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

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hle remembered The df0way summer
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happy Hnoi louis had rad tho pDam
"a her ani rupert. and she aialrd
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" ft1ld fortune feptfts nut dialhtGrstabtnd .
lhn rlr was such a long one TINT h
was almost dusk, and nfur slx o'cloct,
WHEN ~ last lhoy turned In nt lhr
Grnngo rates. slowly they mounted
The tlppe, and ~ they arrived nj Inc
door one Of thr grooms, who soemed
10 have been sitting IN the porch, came
forward Ia take their horses. Even In
the twilight Margaret noticed thnt the
lhd's ~ . WINS grave, even 10 detection.
~ Me- las cllcs lifted her from her
horse The groom said 10 his master!
III yon please, sir, | was 10 saw That
Mr. baldwin II within and wants 10 see
yon Mr. Rupert hns had m ncoidepl.n
"WhntP' cried Mr.. Lasccllos, his
halo check pnllng. while Margaret. with
= Sudden terrible drcad nj Lcr henri
looked spcochlcssly at the Ind. and spw
sonnet Ing IN his face which made her
glad Mr. Lasoelles had hurried forward
intp the house, She followed him. Az
they went into tho hall, tho school
room door was opened. aud Louis Bald
WIN anne out, shutting II after him, and
mptioned Thorn into the drawing.room.
Even Then even IN that of
great dread and terror Margaret per.
celyed with o sudden, quick pang, the
change which had passed over Louis
face. 1t could not bo that all that hny.
gardnes', that worn and pallid look,
and those sad eyes, could have
been called there by the "accidont" of
this afternoon only.
"Whata the mnttcrp What nils my
h.oy' and has my vito como imp asked
Mr.. Lnscclles, hastily.
- hardly know how to tell You what
has happened, said Louis, but | think
y bost to make no DELAY about H.
While you were nll out, Rupert told
John that he was not goinp out lhia
afternoon, and that. II John liked. he
could - out himself. which he did.
INT Rupert must have changed his
lhlnd, Tor some reason, nfterwnr1, Per-
hlpa the beauty Of the afternoon tcmpt-
~ him, AZ any rate, he must have len
.hc house and gone Into the garden.
10 hnh made bis way down the Slope TO
.he bridge n
"Ibe brldgci' echoed Margaret.
"And they think John thinks The
vas not ont long. and Il was he who
pnnd lim)-hc may have been trying
@ gather some OF the flowers ON
no bank-at least, ho lost his bnl.
NEE and fell Ia. He-the poor
was drowned dead sad L6nis,
peakiug with almost passionate grief +,
They fortunately got him into the
louise and had me here before his moth
y returned"
AN, his motherl' gaspod the Squire. +,
Iho had been leaning trembling aualust 4,
he wall. MY wife whore Il shepu
"They carried him to The school. /
Dom" said Louis. She Is there; and /
% one can move her. | have been with ,
u she neither looked Ut ma nor /
poke ,
Hut Mr. lascolles wa gone. Louls ,
vi not finish his sentence. A sob ,
hokei his voice. lie turned away In /,
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'aned bis head against Il. AMI looked /
W upon the garden and the terrace,
pom tho sloplng green bank, The
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"Ahl' he exclaimed nj last, with n n
OF passionate protest IN his voice. n
the place Will BE- haunted for Thorn :
om henccforth. How will they live 4
'rr win that prospect staring at h
lie paced about the room. choking a
ack the tears That would rise. Ills life 4
ad not boon too cheerful 81 late-his =
Elections not too soothing To his amour +,
Tofrs. Aud he had loved Rupert with
70 low OF a friend. n brother, n benc-
Ictor, ever since he had begun 10 be
= stay IN pain aud illness.
Margaret, about 20 leave tho room. =,
fuko her sow. She had said she would !,
d even speak TO Louis baldwin until ',
} bad ~npologized 10 her. = =
do you think he died soonpn sho h
Iked. ~
II imagine So" was thu answer, As !,
suddenly ceased his hasty walk. and a
ood still. looking ut her. ''As least" !,
pursued, speaking rapidly as hc h,
'efted his eyes, ''you may comfort !,
'urself with this assurance-he has y
spared a long. lingering illness. i,
Herring and misery drawn out indef. !.
teiy, and death nj the end Of all. He =,
- much worse. but the worse WINS vet ~
come. lie has escaped II. Whom =,
. gods love, die youngr "
~ am glad To know that" said Mar. ".
rut, leaving the room, MAY he rest -
peace" sue whispered 10 herself. as n
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