The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-01-24

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daa 4 ieo MY Dafaia afedei " have
HGffled alaui hla missing hakf W
he 4 loot gone ihfg ~ gY0df st1fs
be- i f1und I0is n them' IN ny 1pins
Ion. ihe srefagn clerk j one gfade b..
lae monteg' IIasf mei tha wind
naafly swngi ma lntn Tho gutter 40
wish ph. there sHaAf' fugi hefeelT
ifandishng hof umbrella ~ The e0n'
daelGf who In The altitude N 'NaP0
leou n ~ lleleua, stood n0odllT on
lhe fesr platform
4 m0menf more, and Mics liarbnrs
found herself showed with no great
ceremony Into the interior ~ the car.
which latter Immediately started ~
again w suddenly that tho good lady
almost loal her balance aud narrowly
escaped iumblIng Into tho lisp NJ cal
Inv college student near the door.
| Fortunately recovering herself, she soon
| made the diacpuraning discovery that
the ear was crowded not seat
vacant negro laundresa with q big
basket, four or five schoolgirls gggling
because VI the aforementioned col
legian, n whIte-aproncd bonne with =
baby md two larger children. several
ladies and gentlemen yea, every seat
was filled.
But Miss Barbara, pecrlng with her
sharp black eyes from one end TO tho
other, made another discovery that
filled her with hope.
"Woll, | dcclnrel" sho said to herself
III there Isn't Mr.. Lamar Surely II V
hc, right nt the end of the car. Aud
how well he looks That grey suit IL
very bccomingl Thercl he's glanclng
this way Of fconrso, he'll give me his
scat--ho's always so politel And thank
ful I'll BE- to TO take il, too, for I'm al
most ready 10 drop"
But strange 10 say, the polite MIR.
Lamar showed no intentions Of giving
up his seat to the new conner. lie only
gave one supcrcilions glance nt her, not
recognizing In the for0n and dowdy-
ish figure the wealthy Miss Barbara
Morton, and then turning with grin to
the gentleman who sat next him. he
said In whisper loud enough TO reach
Miss Barbaras sharp ears:
"1he old duller looks as though she'd
como out Of the ark. II she expects mo
10 give up my seat, she's grandly mis-
taken. y aud 40 saying, hc proceeded 10
spread himself comfortably and take
out newspaper.
The person 10 whom he had spoken,
aud who. by the way. was none other
than Mr.. Hugh Macdonald, also failed
to recognize IN the new conner the aunt
Of his lady love, but seeing that Il was
an old woman, he Immediately rose.
and with an air which, although II was
not particularly graceful, was full Of
genuine courtesy. offered his seat 10
Miss Barbara.
She dropped into II with sigh Of re-
lief just nj this instant, the car stop
! ped and tonne and children alightcd.
D leaving the seat next Miss Barbara
> vacant. She motioned 10 Mr.. Macdon.
aid 10 take II, at the same instant draw
. ing aside her thick veil and saying
In her sharp, high-pitched tones; "Sil
down, do, Mr.. Hugh You arc tho
very person ] wanted TO Soc" "A
: hastily improyised fiction. Of course, bu
: II suited the old lady's purpose). %
: have M invitation for you TO come uI
to our house this evening and take tea
y with rs. DO you say you willp" Mr.
! Macdonald announced his perfect Will
:. ingness, and Mr.. Lamar, the pink d
J courtesy. collapsed behind his nows
paper. - Christidn at Work.