The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-09-20

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blanche HaIi, ltIluH bee hlnl un hf
with % pfeHf, prnIirp' gesture shall
lr so unhappy II Iuu Hfa tntrl with
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her Instantly and VIVA moro fascinated
than before
"lt is something rather strange
1 about ihis Fifl, ! mean said Miss
Moniford "Sho rnfue ~ Che office and
asked for ms ihihor Al tlh -ppsimhHler
told Victor This morning She pkcd tp
sec him when she camo md Dale, ! think
il was, showed her into tho library
whore papa was nlone The first
knew he game into the dining room with
her, aud said he bad Engaged Miss
Bla her name u Stella Blake ns
waiting mad and general assistant
about the h0uar demonstrated, md
told him we needed 40 more servants
but ! think the gifl mus hnyobcwllchcd
him with those un amy . cs Of hers;
he declared that We dit need her, and
she should stay And 80, II he chooses
10 pay her, ! suppose be- can, and she
will stay"
"Nhc is very quick anu handy, and
has exquisite taste IN arranging atable,'
Fannie said, quietly.
Almost uncon,ci'u4ly To himself
Ralph gave her q pleased, grateful
glance She smiled slightly, and the
thin, sallOw face flushed Just a little.
Just Then The door opened, and Mr.
Alfred IeNrln, walked lcisurelY and
quietly into the room.
Ralph had never seen him nee that
September morning, eight years before.
when standing on the dripping, wreck,
strown beach, hc had watched him
kncoling by the lt lc lrdgy mound o
sand and kclp, Aud yet he should have
known him any where, hc ,nd to HIM
self. The tall, elegant form was ~
1.-THE and graceful the step ns assured
the hair ns dark and abundant, aud the
iull. jciil beard as glossy and hand.
some. II sccmcl ~ strange, when he had
changed so much. that this man looked
rs II time had stood ,till with him But
there were FAINT lines here and there
about the eyes aud mouth which hul
moi been there eight Years before, but
with the casual glance be- had then had
Of him. he did not notice about that
. The general contour and expression OF
lace nhd form were the salhe'
when haiph SHOOK hands with MT.
DeIrics u looked IN ms ~e'es-those
curious metallic yellow brown ryes-it
flashed mo ms mlnd instantly what
liola hal salu concerning thcir belhg
i. lusl me color oil her bronze slippers
~ wan ASK nun about her sometime
nc thought TO himself
some ono outside broke OUT whi-tnne
: 'uod save inc Queen ana u moment
! more q Ight ioo'-'trp ran up the lohg
! marble Steps passed through inc en-
trance aud hall IN a gay, breezy way,
anu opened the door, lie stopped
snort ana eolofcd 10 inc roots oil NJ
, curry. auburn HAIR upon seeing tina
there was company or rather upon
seeing uho the company was. Ralph
VINO u nothing else TO DO Just then,
, watched him. and saw how eagerly, bul
| shyly' MS eyes sought biahches = AM
/. be ianeied she, Too colored Just :
, niue lie iclt moro 'eScd and an
!, moved b = no would nave believed !
/ possible ior hin TO ieel about so slmpl'
/ n thing.
. Then Miss Montford said. smilingly
!. looking on the fair, handsome younl
! face, which was frank and open as th,
; day. with u little, quick, fond look;
, "Captain Anderson, this is my y0un.
brother, Victor"
: "He came forward with easy. genia
. frankncss, aud extended his hand
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/, aud winning about the boyish lace. 70
he did not look his twenty.ono years
4 And the little twinge OF jealousy tina
\ had just tromblcd across Ralph's con
seriousness shuuk away out Of sight be
g fore the pleasant smile and warm hand
shake OF this Youngest and iaircst OF tn,
house OF Montforl.
81 am SO glad to see you,' he said
cordially. blanche has told us $
much Of you; aud then your sea voyage
h have seemed something wonderful :
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