The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-03

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ihafe = fas tfsf moments. aud had
then disappeared aggiB, boz rather a.
Il ~ had besa theirs = very long lime
and nos That he had Impaired she e0nld
hGf get Accustomed ~ he absenee
While shs tent over The unconscious
M4bslle. and tended her. anil sum
m5ned her landlIAY "a help her. ani
listened a. The lotd snd f8felhle esels
nations of The latter, TRACES thoughts
were wholly occupied with Philip. How
happy how handsome and eager no
had looked A. be- came In. - fnll u
health and prosper ~. II hope and joyi
What = white dismal change hal settled
over bis face a< he read Angela's letfer,
and In ihoss word. Of biz. NJ he burnt
that letter. what = ciIrss there layl
What tfenchant. hitter. nncomprom q
Ing contempt Grace tp0k comfort In
The remembrance. for bis looks. words
sud gestures hal not been thyye VI a
man who would suerumb under the
most %tfeaehefDns blow.
No wonder this poor little girl hal
lost conac ousuess altDRct er, thought
Grace she. the unhappy little partIci-
paior In the serfet. worn and unstrung
by weeks u forebuding and anxiety.
Had not Grace herself, innocent and
clear of con %eianee. felt her checks burn
and her heart beat with terror as she
heard him speak. aud tfcmbled more nj
what he implied than At what he aciu.
ally saiiP
by Flow degrees Mabellc rcgained
cons ionsness. and when she was fully
restored b. her senses Il filled Graee's
heart with c injunction 10 SEQ tho
change which bad taken place. Now
that the terror was over. that the storm
had broken, all her Fictitious strength
gave way; the enforced energy which
had sustained her collapsed. aud tho
lnnguor which oppressed her limbs were
oyerpowering.
HAS he gomez Has Philip gone. or
Is he here yetP" che asked, with q re-
turn Of her terrified. hunted look.
"He has gone. child. lilo will not
return I'll evening. Lie still and drink
this wine"
Mabcllc shook her head. passed hcr
band across her forehead. and said.
pressing her head weariiy upon tho
hard. little sofa pillow
mo. thank you. My head aches
oh. dread 'ullyf And | nm so tired. 1
don't feel very well. md | don't think
| can 20 TO school this afternoon"
80 to school! | should think mott
You will lie still here. and | shall sit be-
SIDE You. and no one viii interrupt us.
Yes. Mrs. Li.scy. you may bring In din
ner. and set q place for Miss Fairfax,
because she will stay with me-"
But she could not prevail upon Ma
belle TO touch food; only 10 lie siiIl upon
the sofa mt | Grsce had made some
pretense OF q meal. and then neither
threats nor ~persuasions would induce
the young girl to ktaya moment longer.
She would 20 into their own lodgings
land rcst.' Y she said.
Grace sail firmly that she did not
think her ID 10 be left alone. and would
80 with her. but this Mabclle also de
cllned; and oil Grace could extract
from he. was a promise that she would
sond for her II ~shc-should not feel better
In tho evening. She watched her out OF
tho housc-a slight. dropping. broken
looking Dung hgure-and she suddenly
remembered how she had drawn IN lip
10 the window that Monday morning
after he. arrival. and had asked him
who that bright, pretty young girl was
who walked 70 uprighily. The rsmcm-
brance OF that happy morning. and OF
oil that had passed since. ovcrpowcrrd
Grace. flinging herself upon the
couch on which Mabells had been
lying. she covered her face with her
hands. and wept sore.
Toward six o'clock came . nots from
Philip dated from the Office.
-pssaxsf gstek-I and ! shall not b sbls
Ihsy are - excited ~ hss.nx sot me back
aosn herr fnst ] ant rrf away. ard Grey IN.
SO upon M rninr for esapte Of days with
BIN. ant te NJ Introduced 20 LADY Elizabeth.
20. .si rs &c 's June q d ~ stout ~s4 asss tW''s WI sSs
-sa4 ao~n - The messenger the Smallest of
my PORN lnteausf I uiil write tou ~lnr1norfs~
o<iAa ncxt day. Do not mcbfion anythins OF
's 1s su sspfsssa, y a., .ssss,ss ~ yo,s
isII n! mother myself. Il i due 70 be- thsi !
-eeotass for he present. asa.ssIa
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issoksd to ne yerY III. and whnfrvrx the rvst
Of The World may b. she q rsliitie-aa"
Scarcely hal Grace dispatched tho
required luggage. than the landlady
from the neat house came IN. request.
Ing 10 see her. and told her that Miss
Fairfax appeared 10 be very III. and. q
her sister was away. would Miss Mas.
sey come 10. and zay what she thought
ought 10 BE- dnncf
Grace complied. and found Mabells
restless. flushed. fesefish, and, - II
seemed 10 her. very III. indeed. She
made her 20 10 bed. sent for . doctor,
took her place beside Mabelle's bed.
and. - u eventually proved. did NOT
leave her for = fortnight MAbells Wal
sick almost unto DEATH" and 10 desert
Der Grace's heart must have hecu
harder than Il was She nurscd the
girl ienderIy. msking light Of the m.
meas In the aesoants which she wa
compelled 70 send 10 Angela-sorely
against her will.
During the first days of couvslss.
crnce che heard from MabeIle's llps tks
whole story Of her ssrsvvIes and trials,
and hefors her tax was over she had
grown 70 love her patIeal - dearly =
= sistrr.
Whatever he rc>t 1t she world
m-f Be. she Il ruilfIess."
She echoed IN lips words from ~
bottom Of her heart
cHArTER xvII.
Al ~. onsr-a.
Philip len TIE hou.e toward she mo.
snent q entering which he had ,carned
% eagerly. and Tor such long and WEAR
NeckS. and passed oul Into the slrcel