St. Landry democrat., 1885-10-31

him so? Do you know that II ne were
not half in love with Julia Ennis ]
should think him jealous of you. Why,
Lucy, what is the matter? Didn't ME-
Annelsev ask you to correspond with
him, or anythingP"
"Yes,-he-he-did,a and-and wish
he hadn't" sobbed Lucy, putting both |
hands to her face and burying it in her
Ian as she sat on the floor in front OF |
her open trunk.
81 wish / had never seen him.. shs
continued, between sobs. 81 wish ne
would 90 back to New York and never
let me- see or hear from him again. l
never spent so miserable summer in
nv whole life, never; and it's all be-
cause of him; and / know poor pa IS
worried to death for fear the mine will
wash down upon the ranch ana cover
us all up, and-and-and I'm just as
miserable as can be and it's all MS
fault. We were just as happy as We
could be until he came.
Jennie was at loss to understand
this outbreak of Lucy's. She had sup
posed her not Indifferent to Mr.. AN"
nelsey's attentions; had thought, in faet'
that She was more in love with him than
she ever had been with any of her other
admirers. She had come to this con-
clusion because Lucy had avoided talk
ing about him when they were alone;
! and always before they had made con-
idants of each other regarding any Of
the Young men who occasionally es-
corted them to dance or picnic when
at home or to lecture or the theateY
when in the city.
No one who knew the sisters or saw
them together even for an hour could
doubt their affection for each other;
and Jennie. believing that Lucy really
| loved Mr.. Annelsey, had more than
once caught herself drawing mental
pictures of her as his wife, surrounded
with all the luxuries which wealth could
purchase; supplementing it with another
picture in which she saw herself ap"
bearing at one of the grand entertain
ments which Lucy and her husband
would give in her palatial New YORK
home, and being introduced to society
rs the s'sister of Mrs. Annelsey, who
had come from California to spend the
winter
It never occurred to her that Lucy
could be in love with anybody else, and
now she fancied that some slight mis-
understanding had arisen between
them, and that Lucy was troubled for
fear that Annelsey would not write or
: would not seek her out when he came
Ito San Francisco. She felt sure he
: would come to the city soon, for there
: was nothing to necessitate his staying
!, at the mines, which would not be very
, inviting place for young man OF lei.
: sure when the rains set in and rendered
J hunting and fishing impossible for
; weeks at a time.
| "Neyer mind" she said, making an
effort to comfort her sister. 1T vii
come out all right in the end. The
: course of true love never did run smooth
q you know"
: This thought seemed to comfor
: Lucy, and something very like a smile
PLAYED for moment about her moutf
and among the dimples in her cheeks
Jennie did not see the smile, for he
: sisters face was buried in her apron
but she noticed that the sobbing ceases
4 and was strengthened III her belief re
garding Lucy's feelings for Mr.: Anne
i sey, and, wishing TO comfort her sti
8 further, she continued:
"a ssFather has been driven off OF s
n many pieces of land that do not VOL
% der he is afraid something viii happe
le him again, though l don't suppos
,e there is any danger that this place wi
|. be overlowed bv the debris from tt
mines. can't see how it can be whe
- they are twenty miles away. Mr.. Al
ts neIseY says there isn't. And if it shoui
II II happen, Of course the company Woul
- =. pay the damages, especially if You IN
- James were married." "
y Instead OF comforting Lucy, this sc
"A a her crying harder than ever.
a Jennie could not understand her 81
ter's mood, and did not know what
is do or say to soothe her; and heariT
.. their mother calling them from Il
vs kitchen, she stopped and kissed Lucy
Nv hair. where she sat, and went down
nd assist in getting the evening meal, tie!
he ing their mother that Lucy would
10 down in a few moments, but saylr
,s. nothing about having left her in tear
RI When her sister had gone, Lucy ga
as way to her feelings, and cried al
sobbed until her whole form shook WI
he the violence of her emotions.
to Her excitement having worn itself Q
re q little, she raised her head and wip
her eyes with her apron. .
mo- Il believe they are selling me
,f. him. she said, under her breath; ''se
m ing me to him because he is rich a.
elf can help them in case father gets II
i I difficulty with the mining company; q
,se Erastus is letting them do it. "
nd Again her face went down upon f
sar Ian. and the sobs broke forth afresh.
zle By and by she lifted her head aga
NO and finally rose and bathed her fa