The Panola weekly star., 1885-04-25


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Hub II hls oDnIDn has mJfc wight
with Jpu than mlno ! Will retire
"l1hn. fOu fH i0D alnund Can't yDn
zoe haw rdifuDnt i would i01k fpf me
H. ihf4W 40 mY port ihe moment 500
came hnme' People would say 500
wofe jealpua n Mt lynde
"1bs lackannpe''
"And that son wern D. Blue.beard
John, I'm MT ture hHt thed ho right
lflmn tyfani, bniellc you'fa m
amazingly irnrIrn lMlml
u don propolo W bo your fnilma,
John
What did Rue intend by that Tho
wrinkle In Mr. Coleman forehcpl deep.
enel ntp trench, his brown face
flushed like IN oak In October
"Plcnse lay aside piradoSe., Ruiello.
DO sou mean you don wish 10 marry
mef Rumor has told mo ~ much, y
In truth Miss llun had meant nothing
u tho kind, bat her lovers Insulting
tone rxnspcrnied her into silence Had
II come 10 this that she could not wink
without first consulting his lprdshIpp
Her blue eyes flashed ominousIy, the
steel hook in her fingers darlod in and
oui II her crochcllng with milrderOls
rapidity.
Iinmor has told me as much, re-
peated Mr. Coleman, a, imprcssiycly NJ
Il ho had been addressing jury.
"And YOU let people talk about me,
John. and listen 10 what tboy sayl'
II might have known that a girl who
would not respect my dignity could moi
value my esteem Tyrnnt or not, Ruff
ellie. at least Iyo no desire to riycl
CALLING fcttors IIrnccfOrth you ar,
free TO smile upon Mr. Lyndo or any
other gentleman. "
t1nu Nv UiIllllfN lUf lNNl N'Hlfn'fs W
fectionatc. kindly little Rue could even
then have "mndc mp with John, hui
this was too much for her temper
Snatching the golden circlet from hcl
engagement finger, she llung II nj hcl
lover. with checks allamc.
Take back your ring" cried she
"the girl who wears u should bo sain
or slmplcton, and I'm neither. Good
bye. John"
Auburn head erect, chin In mir, sh,
swept out II the room with all tho state
illness possible TO n slight girl Of iiy,
feet two She felt hers 10 be right
eous Indignation. John had no rcasoi
mo earthly reason 10 treat her so
She would not porsonatc patient Girls
clda for the amusement Of the village
: "John want, to bend the Who'll
world to his will. muscd she, angrly
| peeping through her chamber blind n
, he stalkcd away chewing his blac
mustachc; "ho wants TO bend thu Who'll
world ~ his will, aud | won't bc bent
/, Our engagement Is broken, and III
glad of H."
4 For full fifteen minutes she WAS NJ
4 cquiyocally glad.
!, John Coleman thought that ho %
= was glad. Walking ilorcely ou. i
squared his broad shoulders aud tol
hiIsself that the engagement had bee
mistake An error Of Judgment.
a grave, sclfmadc man Of thirty shoul
= have been wiser than to trust his ha
!, plness to the keeping Of gay, oapI
. cious maiden. Why had he been
- dotingly fond Of the child, 40 hoo,
/, wlnked by her coquetriesp Bln'
J, dfiyeling idiot that he was, the soon'
= he was buried again In the law the be
= ter. The mans soul was hot with
y him. lie reviewed his lonely. joylc
= orphsnhood. his sharp tusslc with y
= world 10 wiring from Il his present con
l. pctencc Not until the latter had be-,
secured had he allowed hlmsclfto thin
. OF marrying this bright young bcnut
I who as schoolgirl had first captiyai,
his Imagination To have asked n
Haywood to become his wife while
had no adequate means for her suppo
|, would have been In his opinion da
tanlly aud contemplate. No; he hn
awaited the time when he could offer h
a name and position. lle had wooc
her honorably, aud from that day
this had haf,lly as much as glanced !
any other girl. That he had not wan
!, cd TO glance at any other girl had 4
bearing whatever upon tho case. yet u
lawyers stern eye moistened as
thought Of the three months of happ
ness which had been his before III
n brilliant new organist appeared upc
: the scene with the grnces and acoor
!, plishmcnts admired by ladies, NJ
. scorned By himself. mattor.of-fact Jol
:, Coleman. From the outset he had al
:, trusted the winsomc gallants innuon
: over Rue. with what reason tho scqu
!, had proved.
Shocked at his partners III looks. N
Riggs In greeting him asked II he HI
!. had q chill.
. ayes, something Of that nature" W
Z the grim rrply. 'llow about tho ~
= Of Ingalls, vs.. wadcP find flaw
n tho indictment.
4. Mr. Coleman was In the mood !
"A finding flaws His habitual sclf.cc
:. troll had deserted him. Once he near
N annihila,cd Mr.. Riggs for casual
IA mentioning Mr.. Lynde and his report
IA engagement
"A ''Ohol I rccolloct now; Coleman h
or lien on the young woman himsc
or Queer | should have forgotten" mus
he the discomtitcd advocate. dipping
III pen In tho ink.
10 That night Mr.. Coleman had chill
or no metaphorical hear, ague, but 8,
ct ulne physical. bone.shaking rigor u
n. demanded blankets and hot brick q
re heroic dose Of quninc.
m "Hc's caught malaria from somo
M those confoundcd Western bog.holc,
10 said the doctor aside to the landlol
w Unless We break !, up. he's In fol
m. fever. See tha, he has good nur
Nc Ill bc round In the morning"
e. The landlord himself sat up with
Ter patient and busy night he had
lot daybreak. when Mr. Coleman "a
Iat into . browse. The weary watcher
loi prpyed this oppartunity to steal aw