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

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MSS r%rHcrytl's rScfrprS0 GRs.r nrwAup
On tho breakfast table. on the follow.
ing morning, Margaret found n letter
for herself and when she looked at the
envelope she knew that the letter came
from the genuine Marion rcrciyal. Sho
opened ID, fcr,ing but n lnnguid Curl
osity as TO IL contents; but soon,
despite herself, She grew interested In II.
'MY utNu Miss HAWusurus, It IA long
since ! heard from Yuu, nud I have several
tlmUi Thought ~ writing 10 You, but ! tolt a.
surud that " you we're M, or hal lott black
wood UWnto. I should have hOtul ~ II, AMI I
delayed, Now, however, I have sntun news 10
communicate 10 you, AMI iurt ! must not
postpone writing any longer. little thought
when YOU made your Hind nnd generous olor
10 me aud my Hlatar, to what results II would
lead. have 10 thans yon Tor a great many
hinga, aud Indirectly tot what, IL seems, will
be- M llic'H happiness.
- told YOU uoino timo aru that Mr.. MD.
dulrh hal ecveml times visited tie Hall aud
Thai while here he WAS IN many NRy very
Kind Ia Fanny and ne. In the beginning ~
october hu cnnlr 10 make y longer stay. tor
tho hunting. We saw, ~ rather "a, q great
drhl Of him, for he a stil NJ home, aud tho
other day he asked mo 10 ho his vile IN.
tess that I had always admired Mr.. Hiddnlph
exceedingly, from the very first tlmo saw
him a. Mrs Pierro's house, aud since I have
seen ~ much of him here my admiration has
rr0wn ioa warmer feeling. think he "a %
admirable In every way such u pOilHhci gen.
tloman" Margaret raspcdN"an d nj the same
line such n clever. Intellectual man II may
be- a fond dream 81 mine, but ! thlnk he Is
perfect, aud made for y woman TO love and
look M To-"
Margaret's feelings nj this %Iuncturc
overlooked, she uttered nm almost pas
slouatc 'Bnhl that top!' which caused
namarls TO inquire what was the matter
with her.)
1T makes inc 30 happy that hn has chosen
me- n shows his noble disintorc-tcd nature,
because | have so little claim TO he chosen, "a
few attractions for u nan like him. Hut he
saya that attraction and tcpuisian are thing,
impossible always TO be logically accounted
for"
("That Is true, Good Heavens "a
think Of that man llnding n worshipcrl'
thought Margarrt)
"ion will lc able TO understand my feel
inrh, and | viii not weary YOU by Cnlarginl
upon them. We are 10 be married very soon
n he wishes for no delay. and bis wishes ar
law 10 me. You will como Ia our wedding
dear Miss Harrington, I hope. aud 80 add
nnal Kindness 60 the long list on have alrrai,
conferred upon me must thank You uncl
aRaln for tho great happiness which has beef
procured tot me BY ynu aud M other, aud bcI
you to believe mo- 'o'y .'ss s,ss yssr,'
Margaret was forced 10 put this letteI
In her pocket and attend toothcr thing
til the afternoon. She had also q sec
ond letter to read n from Laura
who had likewise heart the news. an'
who wrote In a strain Of passionate In
dlgnation against that designing littll
wretch, Miss pcrcival. She made thi
engagement n prcteNt To urge Margare
vchemcutly and almost incnhrrrntly 4
come back Ia them -" return 10 ven
friends, aud all viii be forgiven" Mar
garet thought, with q sarlonic smile
Indeed. Mrs. ricrcc's letter expressed
and almost said; "iou have made sue
n mess Of your affairs hitherto yo
have let such a splendid chance 20 b
you have delivered ovcr such n nohl
bird IN the hand into the clutches Of
little adventures whom you ought ;
have disdained-you hayr acted alto
gcther 20 wildly and u~nreasonahly-
that the only. the least thing you ca
do Is 10 return to me. and let m TAX
|. you In hand for the future"
Il was this spirit which infariate
Margaret Laura's determined maints
nance Of the proposition that Margars
would gladly have married Biddulph
he had given her the chance Of doin
80 maddencd her, for she regarded bin
with even o contempt than was ne,
cssary. One " the most irritating /,
; the small a~nnoyanccs Of this life cot
: sisis In having often Ia submit wi,
{ terrible inward chaiings. while one
! best friends aud wclLwishes mai
mountains ont Of mole-hIlls. persist
!. regarding this person or that circun
= stance as ~ paramount importance
9 and insisting that their victim thlnl
with themselves What girl Of any Il
Q telligencc has not been AT some time ,
other Of her life tormcnied by bcir
leased about some man who IL u
prcmely indifferent 10 her. inferior
= her, and with whose attentions she
. supposed 10 be ~agrceahly f,at,efr,
such. In m intensified degrrc. W
y Margaret's case now. No far from |
duclng her to think Of returning
= Laura. that lady's letter bcgot In Ma
:, garet's mind an obstinate detenpIn
d ton u another and an opposite natur
n 81 will GO 10 Beckhtidge." she d
cidci. III wfl tell Mrs. lasccllcs a
m viii show Laura that I dcspise h
9. vulgar Ideas. for | will take my ov
y. plaee a. mistress Of my own house, Al
as Marion pcrcival shall be married fru
q. there m u sbe werc my own sist.
Thai i shat ! viii till Laura when
e. answer her letter"
ID This was all she had time 10 decide
ID her v mind before going 10 Rup,
n and giving up her morning 10 him.
y waa not until afternoon that abe v
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