The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-31
CHAPTER XIII.


How those four weeks gllded by which
Mabolle had consented 10 stay nj TIC
Red Lees none Of the three quite knew.
All that they did know was that the
days were literally rs happy M they
were long; and II any ono Of them had
been asked, he or she would probably
have owned TO m impression that nj
foulhayon the said days were longer
aud SUMMER, the hours more golden.
than anywhere else In the world.
II Philip was, ns Mabello accused hiu
0f being, somewhat cxacling IN the mat
ter Of roparation, he was, on the other
hand, equally assiduous omako II man
ifcst TO her how entirely she had mis-
taken him; and ho succeeded In tho ut
tempt, rs Of course II was certain that
he must. During n months holiday and
idlcncss there was ample opportunity
for him TO give this kind Of cnlightcn.
mcnt, particularly 10 one who wa 50
willing 10 be enlightened MS Mabcllc.
Philip had been told by the head of
his firm To take as long n holiday as he
liked. for that he had earned Il; aud
though no had declared at first on his
return that no would be lost without
his work. no very soon succeeded in
getting quite accustomed 10 idleness.
Certainly, every circumstance, all bis
surroundings, just then offered rs Il
were n premium TO idleness. The lux.
urious summer weather; the society Of
two girls. one Of whom ut least sur.
rounded him with every form Of petting
aud love aud indulgence. in her JOY
at having him back again, aud her
pride In his ~clcycrness and capacity.
For n letter had como from Mr.. Starkie
TO Mr.. Massey the elder concerning his
son. aud what he had done, which let
ter the grntited father had not been
able to forbcar reading aloud to the
~womcnkind, and on hearing which
Mrs. Massey had wiped her eyes. and
Grace had danced for Joy and prayed
that the letter might bc given 10 her
for an heirloom; while n third lads had
sat in the background. with down.beni
head and glowing face, biting her lips.
and feeling her heart beat wildly.
Upon this scene the object OF II had
entered. and inquired what was the
matter. Being presented with the letter,
no had read Il. while all eyes were
fixed upon him. and looking up. with
a flush upon his face. had beheld all
those cyee, and breaking into a some
what embarrassed laugh, had Kissed
his mother, saying;
"Flummcryl We always said Their,
was mo- one Ike old Starkie for putting
the paint OF thick"
Its n kind OF paint that I like TO 50,
laid on thick" rctorted Grace. captur
ing the letter, which went to rcposc II
her archives; and ever after she mad'
more Of Philip than ever; nothing wa
too good. or. indeed, good enough fol
him, aud she went near 10 kill him will
Kindness.
But. ~ has been said. no took yer,
kindly TO H. The man who had beef
no restless and 20 untlringly energetic
who had worked so hard amongst wha
Mr.. Starkic designated the inconcciva
bic aardshlps Of a dcsolate land scare,
trodden by other civilized foot than hi
own-likc Robinson Crusoc, Grace sal,
whose frame had been made hardie
! by his hardy life; who had been eouten
TO sleep on q mating spread on III
ground. or sometimes on tho ground II
self. 'undcr tho beautiful stars" an
who had worked with his hands ~ hnr'
"a the commoncst navy under his OF
I dcrs, now wconcilcd himself with Oh
utmost ~affabiliiy 10 the dolce far nicni
Of a summer holiday. 10 aimless stroll
over the cliffs with DR. johnson and on
or both of tho girls, or 10 lynn
stretched out upon the top Of the sal
/. clif, while ono OF the young ladie
read Browning or Tcnnyson. or whAl
soever other bard happened 10 he mo.
T In favor nj the moment; 10 sitting b
moonlight In the scented garden. an
talking the vericst nonsense In the shap
8 OF .'chafr' with Grace. and sometims
Mabclle. which Il can enter into n
heart Of man 10 conceive; TO long 10,
trot drives In the pony-phaeton (slwa,
> with DIR. johnson and the giris) os.
the breezy roads 10 distant woods. or
some Of the famous c~ountry-scats vii
T which the neighhorhood abounded.
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