The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-03
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unenduring, despite you ingenious ar
gument."
Fragile is a better word,p and the
young lady pinned a fow blue-bclls at
her throat.
Flolets would suit you perfectly,
Miss Styles" Grace Dorlnan said sud.
denly; Just match your eyes. DR..
Thornton, why didn't you tell mo vio-
lets. she said reproachfully.
Il dislike them" tho gentleman said
shortly, as for an instant his Dyes met
those Of Mary Styles.
And with me they are ~favorite now-
ors," The young lady lifted a locket
winch hung on her chain ~ she spuke
and touching a spring, disclosed four
little pale faces in the glass case.
iou should wear violet roses" Miss
Dorman said, taking the locket; these
arc white"
Yes, and old. A charm against
fever" she said, laughing gently, mot
worn for their beauty now" As she
SPOKE tho glass case dropped from its
place, and the our little heads fell on
the cloth, crumbling to powder.
No matter, l assure you Miss STYLES
hastened to reply to Miss Dorman's *
clamhtion. Il 40 longer neod them. I
hope DIR. Thornton" she added limo
Gently, the faint odor does not inoon-
Venience you assuro you they are very
old-and-dead."
She blew the dust from her az she
spoke.
"A physician should learn to keep his
nerves vol in hand, that gentleman
said gravely. 81 havo been tie indirect
of the accident, it il Just that |
should suffer thereby. May l pasn your
chocolatel"
II fortnight was over, and the soft
moonlight was flooding everything on
the lawn with It's radiance, as Miss
Styles. the evening before her departure
from Seven Oaks, IAN lightly down the
gravel path to a summer house, in
search OF shawl left there AT after
noon tea. Tie wrap had been secured,
and She pausei a moment on the broad
stone .top, 10 uoto tho effect Of tho
moonlight GA the silvery thread which
wound q; thu f,ot OF the garden, when
Is voCa ~ nor olbow made her start. She
recognized it at once. The yetleman
threw aside II cigar, AS ho said:
Il almost feel your coming here as an
Inspiration. / wAs thinking OF you"
He was standing by hor now, aud look
ing directly down upun he's. Il have
something to tell YOU, Mary; will you
hear itY'
She stood with her face nverted, her
gaze still fixed upon tho river.
No, tNore could DO nothing you could
have to say 10 mo that | would wish to
hear. sha Haid coldly.
But there are duties one can not i9-
more On a question Of what is agreea-
blo,' the gentleman went on, and l
ask you TO heay lie simply as a matter
Of duty"
Duty is III odd word from you 10
me" Miss Styles turned, and met tn
full gaze of IL handsome pair OF grey
eyes.
"Yes. al u~nrecognized quantity be-
tween woman and man. tho gentleman
sad, yet u woman at least owes a hear
ing 10 tho man who loves her. What
ever weight the words might carry, " tho
young man went on, and whether i'll
or well chosen | must speak. | tell you
against reason. against my best jud9-
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