The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-02-17

nln:c about it then
! few DAYS only had elapsed since
Jcnnr and i,h:ld looked over the prem
ises 70 lv;: CT, rather, since Jenny had
looncd thea over, while l had-but 10
mater: ! f,.w DAYS after | was at the
cottage g;.:i:, this time alone.
,::',,,c entire group Of female janitrcSseS
showed me over the house again, the
elder lady. the mother, pointing out to
me the coarenicnccS and praising them;
az: ], looking always at Mary. who
,cc,,",: ;:ye::.se L. parting with the Nome.
asSeu,cd 20 al! The old lady said about
the roo@;s. &C, waiic my eyes took in
nothing. and my wounded heart assent
ed 10 nothing except Mary and her love,
her heart.
How much OF q family nave You,
M. Bamoa:' S;,id Mrs. Anderson inc;-
Gyntailt. While showing the neat bed
chambers
/; stood in the upper hall surrounded
by he t;.rce Young ladies, and the
mctier stood at the door Of the front
chamber.
..None II al. replied ;houghtieS>lv.
Fyur pairs Of aStonished eyes OF var
;ors hues We're focused upon me in
s:antiy.
The GREY eyes OF tie elder woman
seemed TO pierce my sub;cifuse. but |
tarned 70 the liquid brown eyes for re-
lief to find in the:a 4 puzzled expression
only.
Then you are contemplating mar
riace9 Questioned Mrs. Anderson.
SYcs. l said boldly. Sill staring at
pretty Mary, VINO turned away :icr eyes.
u think tin place WI! sui; me ;ery
we'll" added mechanically. And then
to myself: 1t would be parad.>.; i;r ne.
with tllat girl to Share it
land could you decide the matter
soon?9" asked Mrs. Anderson. ut is
getting to be quite annoying to have
50 many people running in to look It
over.
1t must be. indeed" replied. ''she
includes ne. 0: course, in the annoy
ance." 1 mentally added. Il will take
the place" said suddenly, with the
fooihardy reservation vividly in my
mind-'.if Mary will remain and be It's
mistress IS, ,os >.,. t.or, tho
lie la1ler hao 'urnee ""Is !sJ nN sann w
llttlc group o.s not petoic u,so iSa @ Soor
ewes. She was evidently panied at the
thought of leaving the pretty nest.
What should do2 God knows l
don't want her to leave it. I thought.
l "ct;4u eaNe 'nc = ".so .o,,Id 49, TndonhtaSIv
cohtoenee' ,1, "liSs siie ls "o.s'u .''I,, ,'N>'
pil01 ine IHtoGsn 'ua ~ t1Uoo ,,n,'oood 70 odd
oe.ose .; .:. tc;s'ln n,'o s;ns -. steaI;nc o
;:iioItyt cdnI.s ~ VI ~ dnc,,orraotvne of
NJ. NJ -. ,s+ ~ aS Sbs ar,,e.red to me IN the
- ~, '"Ss ,ss~ - I h.;,. md al, Intended
aEaen: atsSs' lo Hstl, ;tno 80, 80: MON tba
.'1;Sti.ut, ;1h .o " pt'tT0 oo,,,J bave cony
tao!c as sooi 10 eooieA "1'''0 F'
taken. ros
80 you are deep IN 1he hlile; -; teu; ss;J
anu want me 10 nelp you ,o oG.meN' tsoe .:Tor ;lT
Jenny with q mocA-se1lo'ls iaoe. @ W, w.
shame! TO come 10 woman, wv. e. 49,. tGo
who profess. sacA q coh0eiap' ioi 'n'tA
assistance: oe b,.;
y m only 4 oape IN tEts Soi' u 0'''-
ness. confessed hunois.
And as z Daoe' oI coCIse' Sou neeo
woman tenees care LOU M sna.. S,, N;sr. s',4
Il. Ned. 40 III c%a ioi w. ~. pu.
don be 1oollsh enough 70 SUPPOSE 'iia0 IS
GlE!s lie around loose "alllHs ~ e Oe
picAeo up py the hrSO hiaH "no eo1ns''
along. c,
= my was as good as her "ofa. one
r quick and close acqTaintSace VITA
the a..dersonS'and through inc reao.nSS
OF certain caoallStlc Signs tha1 "ou!o
have been unintelllglble as Sanscrlt 10
me, had discovered that there was
possibility OF success for me, she
tAorght.
was surprised and delighted one
afternoon to find Mary at my sister 5
house when went there. ana l oeee.- 31s.
mined 70 hno" my iale oetoFe sne III iei|;
." nat a peautilaA picture 5oG sos,io
make! ! oiuncerlhgiy felha.AeH' ons
Dl0Shed like a rose ouG salo no'hins
Ny sister smiled approvlngly ana soon
after lett the room on some pretense: l
went over 10 where Mary was slttlng'
and said: You Will, no douot' aeSpiso
l thief and 4 man who goes through the
world under false pretenses But such
is the man before YOU,
She looked surprised and stocked at i
TINS; Dav drew rom my poche' d t.IIo y
bat still fragrant bunch OF honeysnekle9
and heic II c:ose 70 lAe one she hao
pinned upon her BOSOM. -,
"A very small the1t. and readily lor-
given, she sad, snilmg.
''Ihc,r are mates, | said; that u.s.