The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-03-15

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bright handHame. open iHeaf bright
hair, bright eyes egefyiliBg ahout hnr
was bfieht. aht There was. besides, M
ia~deferibnbly sHrft Hnd fDpd Gzpfusslpn
In both eyes md mouth She was
dressed In soft, grny stun with u Ittlo
black hchu aboui fer shoulders. and a
small, compact. black straw hat crown.
Ing her shining locks She carried aey.
nfal books fastened together With q
strap. and sla WA already equipped.
glOyod, finished, ready In every 70
speci. ~ she stepped forth from the
house and took her way down Ito
street. There was something superior
aud refined about her appearance
nothing sloyenly All was compact,
neat aud we'll arranged
"Nherc eau she be going nj this
hourY' asked Grace. following with
her eyes tho 1.-the, graceful figure n
the < H.
probably 70 school" said Philip ia
a tpnc Of Indifference.
School oh. very likely There IL a
great BIZ girls school near here. isn't
tbercT'
Yes, IN Carlton Road. close BY. Lots
Of girls go-hundreds. Ones always
seeing them up and down
''But who Is that girl9 DO you
know"
Il don't. saw two young ladies ar
rive In a cab the other night That's
all ! know about them. They lodge
there. ! suppose
"Very likely. Wcll-oh, here Is your
omnibus, INIT itp Good bye"
In another minute Philip had been
carried out Of sight by the omnibus,
aud Grace was left 20 find her way TO
the scene Of her studies. the Women's
College. the classes Of which she had
prevailed upon q fond father and n ten
der mother 10 allow her 10 attend.
Philip. from the top Of the omnibu1,
loon caught sight again OF the figure
Of tho schoolgirl, IS he supposed her 10
be. Yes; she was just turning down
the side street which led to the Girls
High School. and he had been right In
his conjecture.
II wonder who on earth they caE
bef" he s)eculated. Then an acquaint-
nee sitting next 10 him began TO speak
Of other things. and Philips specula.
tons ceased.
Some days passed The month n
May gradually advanced. and the holi
day hours OF Whitsuntide seemed for
gotten In the roar and hustle Of renewed
work and business.
Grace assured her brother again and
again how very happy she was, and
Philip found her a pleasant companion.
The Yorkshire girl was full Of life ant
spirit, and n bright example Of the
boosted intelligence Of her native coun.
try; having m ample fund OF shrcwd,
ness and common sense "A ''long head
on her young shoulders, and u warm
generous heart 10 boot. Honesty wa
her chief characteristic honesty o
word. deed and purpose on her own
part. n love Of honesty In others. and
~quickncss In. rs Il wcru. sccnting gu
dishonesty Ia all Its forms, and an In
tense, uncompromising d~cteslaiion o
u. which, as Philip hid her. was. on thl
whole. rather troublesome than other
wise. But he smiled as he said Il. an,
Grace. with n secret thrill Of pleasure
felt that he loved her for that honesty
and that the salient feature Of his owl
character was the saine thing; thai
whatever he might say. In Jest or satire
he was loyal TO the backbone Ian
mock" TO use the expressive yernacula
OF Lancashire or Yorkshire that, hi
word. once seriously pledged. be Il b.
no more ample formula than yes o
mo" II WILL" OF II will not"
would DO kept nj whatever cost. am
kept. not In letter only. but In the yer
spirit Of bis promise.
A few days suniccl TO make Grac
satisfied that Thekla and Emile Berg
haus were M fond. like her brothe
and herself ~''jannock.n and IN
friendship progressed with the rnr
III pnce incidental TO the friend
ships OF honest boys and girls |
general. The Berghaus girls were nm
spoiled At heart, though their trainIn
aud education. their incessant course
Of balls aud visits. and their life In
house whose doors wcrn always opcr
and which was scarcely wei void q
some kind Of company. had given thcr
4 confidence OF manner and a som,
what artificial behavior which had (
first rather puzzled aud almost r,
PEELED the counjry-bred girl. Bot N
genulncness which she soon found b,
meath the surface quickly won h
heart. while u was very pleasant. eve
10 n student at 50 advanced IN academ
as the Womcn's College. OCCASIONAL
to east aside her studies and paftake
the social amusemcnts 10 be found
Carlton Grove. Compliments wei
not altogether despicnblc. even 20 OF
who professed 10 be interested In Mil
system Of Logic" aud tho altentlo
which Philips friends paid 10 h
bright aud handsome sister was by 3
means disagreeablc TO her.
One morning. when II streamed vii
rain, somewhat more than n week aft
traces arrival. Philip. n little lat.
than usual. ruse from the breakfas
table and prepared 10 take biz way