The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-11-15

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I've .eh IN daued big = coward
that's what lbe msfferi But I'm lh
for u nov boy lingo look hero su.ln.
will tou hey mol ay quick eN ypt
hey me be- cried. ~ q sort n pN
thetir dlstrots
Why. M Bmdlee how abrupt you
artl don't believe ! had better
change my name never thought
should until until, and Mrs Bugboo
psuod IN girliAh confusion, and Tally
Lln.hed
"until you SEQ me' Glory Yoo
mean that, don't you. now. nv dear.
H%nllolujahi When I ran read my utlo
cloRr-Etalt tho item Of Josgo's rod.
and crown him lord Of NIL -hoory''
criod Nod, catching Mrs. BugbeS In hls
arms
"lIush, Edwmdf' making n little
show u a strnggle
30 bolhcrl A fellow don't pop mo
question every night, loastwAys ! don't.
Susnn, let rs be married at once IT,
cried the enthusiastic lover
81 W moi said I'd marry you nj nll,
you terrible fellow" she said, SIN linz
coquctti.hly, "but II heDid,
couldn't think Of being married. under
n month, certainly
- month"; h. cried. starting back,
Pretty neal that, think You sec
n woman has 50 much 10 do, and this /,
so sudden, ! don know what Mr.. Ar.
mold will say; I'm sure | don't
"And ! don't care, nulhor. Look q
here, Susan I've been forty.Iive year.
a-makin' up my mind. and now N,
made up I'm just going ahead, and
I'd Ike 10 catch Tom Arnold, or an,
other man, a tryin' to stop me. | tel
you what III dot I'll split the dif.
ference, and call II two weeks, Come.
that. fair, now; two weeks from to
night, aud not another minnitl'
Prom the fact that Mrs, Bugboe CAV,
n fortnight's warning 10 Mr.. Arnolt
the next morning, II is 10 be SUPPOSE
that thu difference was duly split
n. possibly she intended il should be.
This Is y%cxatious," cycla med Ton
Arnold, coming into the room where
Blanche sat nursing her wrath toward
Ralph; 4" horo's Bugbec going of In tive
weeks; | would like TO know what ! am
10 do believe whom YOU get mar
riod III let You carry on the housekcep
ing, and | will be Just u hoardcr."
vi was not aware ! was going TO b'
married. | am afraid your role %
'boardcr' will have 10 wait some timc,'
she replied carclcssly.
81 rather thought you might be mar
riod before Ralph went away again; b,
~ n Of those impetuous fellows"
"Iwish. father, n slow color burning
itself into her cheek, ''that you would
not speak Of my marrying Ralph liz
has never asked mo to, IN UordS. and
woman has no business 10 mind any
thing else"
Tom Arnold looked up quickly, an,
then set his teeth firmly together, bu
ho did not speak. Ten minute,
afterwards he wa riding down III,
prairie road at a swift gallop.
81 don't care II he is my sisters chill,
twenty times over; he shall not triil,
with my girl, by %Iieavcng' he cried
angrily.
There WINS a faint nuttor Of snow II
the mir, aud u cutting north wind cam,
up across the prairics, and swept dow
the river. milling the dark currcn
fringcd with shining folds Of new. mad
Ice with little, shivoring. sobbing pal
pitatlons OF chill and dread. But Ton
Arnold's blood was up. and tho per
SEPARATION came out on his forehead, an,
once or twice he put up his discngagc,
hand and loosencd the handkerchief n
his throat with n little gesture. a
though he were sitting.
Ralph Anderson was sitting by III
window, gazing steadily out nj the sky
but doubt u he would have seen Il
there had been n fiery sword suspcndc
there. directly before his eyes Bt
when his uncle dashed up directly bC
forc the windows, and the fiery eycsan
distcnded nostrils Of his powerful roa
stallion wcrc ; close tothe glass again,
which Ralph leaned that Il was ol
scurrd by the steam from his nos,rili
he started Involuntary. aud turnc
round Just rs his uncle threw open N
door Something In the flushed face an
firm lip-sumcthing 81 unusual from IN
gay, genial, joyous expression whic
usually characterized it-sent n littI
chill Of apprehension 10 his heart. quicl
cncd. possibly. by the circumstance thu
he did not feel quite satisfied vita eth,
bis own conduct. heart or feelings Il,
Tom Arnold never beat about the busl
his ahrptneSs and impctuosity alwa,
brought him straight TO the point, m
so. without the least circumlocution
came nj once to the object Of his visit.
II m n straightforward fellow" !
said. advancing straight toward RalpI
and not noticing his sisters sugycstlc
that u was going 10 snow and
like straightforward dealing In other
, don't ask any man 10 marry my gI
but, BY Heaven no man living shs
) trine with her heart, playing fast M
loose for his NJ amusement while
live. This accommodation has last,
; plenty long enough. and | propose
pu, an end to u without further Ger
mony. What do you say. Ralph Ands
SOM
simply this Ralph cried. hrii
up At the threatening tone. that | W
no, be bullied into anything. n y,
2 mean that | have trifcd with the hea
!. Of my cousin. ! have only To say that
sAs insists on my marrying her, | will
so, but a | have never asked her /
n question, l think"
nj "Never asked her the question:
terrupted Arnold. holly. ''You are n
Z a fool. Ralph Anderson. and you kn,
tha, you have constantly sought \
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