The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-26

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eleverly managed. The girl could now
only guess, surmlse. suspect; wear out
her heart with %conjcctures which she
could not substantlatc, and rack her
brains with consideration Of the prob.
lem whether she must leave Philip 10
his fats or betray what she thought Of
her sister, and possibly be found wrong
after all.
CHAPTER XIII.
COMING.
With Easter. which the following year
fell late. came a letter from Philip 10
Angela. breathing hope, high and strong.
His work was nearly over; In a month or
six weeks at the latest no hoped 10 DO
well on his homeward way.
"phillp coming homeI just fancyr'
cried Miss Fairfax, with unusual AMI
nation.
"Phillp coming homep Obi whenp''
cried Mabelle, a lush crossing her pale
face.
'soon." he says. I'm six weeks"
replied Angela, with an uneasy laugh.
''rhnnk Heaven! Then all will be
well, and you will have no moro Of this
suspense which Is sotrying and so hard
10 bear" said Mabcllc, with emotion,
M she kissed her.
"Tryingl II is wearing beyond every
thing. II has reduced me TO . more
skeleton" said Angela, whose face was
certainly = little wasted, but lovelier
than ever. and whose dark eyes looked
larger, moro pcnsive, mort mournful, II
possible, than Of old.
In truth Angela was suffering. She
was playing Tor what seemed TO her
high stakes-mouey, ease, position;
immunity from ''drudgery'' and power
~; exemption from tho necessity Of
wearing cheap gloves and common, H.
made gowns; from having 10 ride In IN
omnibus, or 90 on foot; from having Ia
see women who were often ugly, old OF
vulgar. or all three, rldo by In their car
! rlAgcs, while her lovely self carried heI
! own parcels on the footpath. She wal
playing her game desperately. and with
an energy which she could have given
to no other object In the heavens sbov,
or the earth beneath; and now this lot
tor told her that she was playing 4
against time. and with terrible odd,
against hcr-the odds that Philip would
return and openly claim her before III,
other man nude tho o1cr for which she
was waiting.
When Philip had gone away. with al
bic hard tight bcfore him, and his fort
unc 10 make, the prospect Of what h
offered her on his return had seemed
elysium In comparison with her actun
lot; but even yet Philips fortunes wcr,
nearly all 10 make. and 1 hundres
things might happen 70 mar their bright
ncssi whereas Mr.. fordycc, though 81
DERBY, Glow and awkward, held In hi
hands oil tho things shc coveted, AM
with q word could make them herr
How was she to bring the affair 70
HAPPY termination; how continue h
hoodwlnk Mabclle. deceive Philip
smile st Grace, keep Mr.. fordyce stfl
In love. and still In good humorp Sh
was not wrong when she said the pro
cess was wearing"
Grace was over. Dyed In the prospcc
Of Philips speedy return, but Mabellc'
eAgcr expectancy waa Hinged with
heavy deapondency-the provision Of
coming catastrophe, which. strive q
aho would. she could not Danish.
He will be here directly" said hops
sand all will DO we'll"
s'Ee can not como for weeks yet
mutsercd apprehension, ''aad IN : To-
weeks much that Is bad and disastrou
may happen"
between the two moods the girl w
worn 70 shadow. and sometimes .
most historical from her AgonIzed mel
tal debate n 10 what was best or mo-
right 70 do-betray her suspicions ,
her sistcr (for they wore but susplcionl
Ut the last moment when oil might Z
soon BE- put right. or maintain nlloncs
though oil should 20 wrong.
CHATTER XIV.
coNvz>nsoS.
i One afternoon. whom the time
I Philips promised arrival vas DRAWN
| near, Thekla BsrRhAus went 70 q
, upon Grace Massey. She found her, [
she had expected, u home end alon'
with books spread around bar and
shecl = papes befors her.
what are yon dolugp' asked The
h "Au ron busyf DO ] dissuI
You neseF disturb me. was doll
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