Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-11-12

me-or else you, Lilias, will be pan
pcr." A
"Lilias is 50 impuls've, you know,
Aunt Hcttie. that do wish you would
write that down so she will not forg It, )"
suggested Minnie, handing sheet of
paper to MrS. Arbuthnot and then
Withdrawing it, adIing; Suppose !
write it and let you sign it, rs you say
your eyes trouble you to-day?h .I
H"Do so, my dear; my eyes are very
bad to-day; but for them woull post
pone my journey until later in thJ sea-
ison."
So Minnie wrote Il intend to adhere
strictly and literally to the terms in
which | yesterday wrote to Mr.. Mar,scal
and Frank Carroll; il they are not suit
ed with what wrote cant help it. |
will NIB do by that decision" And to
this Mrs Arbuthnot appended her name
and the date. Somewhat to Mrs Ar
buthnots surprise, none Of the family
saw any thing of Mr.. Mariscal all that
day; and she had to start that night for
New York, whence sho was to 81 for
Paris, without seeing him aga.n. Early
the next morning there came to tho
house, not Mr.. Mariscal, but Frank
Carroll, who, to Lilias' intense amaze
mcnt, greeted her rs il he were her ac-
c,ptcd lover. As soon rs she could do
so that is, rs soon as she could. make
up her mind to do so-shc Withdrew
from his cnfoldiug arms and exclaimed;
"Why Frank How courageous you
are, to venture here in such an assured
manner, after what Aunt Ilcttie wrote
to your'
"Courageousp" he repeated. "Idon't
understand you; it is because received
her card that am here now. must
own that | was a little surprised when l
read it, though" D."
"What could she have said to you?"
asked Lilias in amazement still. y
"Hcre it is-read it for yourself; l
oply got it this morning, having been
away on business, or I'd have been here
last evening"" he answered, handing a
postal card to Lilas.
Mrs. Arbuthnot was one of those pco-
Pile who use postal card for any or nj !
purposes; she had a perfect mania for
them, and could not be persuuled not
W wri,o 'lic mos. cohliucn'm' ti'hgS
upon 'aelil' ., 80 h,i.ls % WAS ,, hol ~ al sur
pr.seu .lint sue hau wr'.'cn ncr com :
these cards, though most people prefer
to send such missivcs in q sealed en-
yelope. She read:
i,.,s 1ol.y sn'a' '. o'.n @ iiJ' @ aoe you W, W
ns", "I'.o III n's'e ,'nu contusloi .i,, "
say 'iat "lh nlorG ;ii ;iilan wiring Una.
you shouin ,,, 'lia.ly 'Ll'.s' anu ! Nus.
.na' sue WIN apPieo ,'lc ''iu co'iiPi'llich'
YOU nav paw noimiio.II .,''a ~ no. PiS' .rea.,
'heht oi you am sure sue w'll' AT any
aT, 70 "'l uo'nc slas o',o n'"'I you
"pr ~ III ~; Tnu o,So' on Pun ~ my anSer.
40 .l's was aPpen'ueu Pp',' nor name anu
'i9 ua'c Oh .he pregeu,hg uaE.
'li;ss wns inys.'i,eu' yi,' FRANK up..ah''
MI hrpu'nn9s iililuly PuhAleu ,,' ouI ac-
lcsccn,, anu ~ ~mihnle silill,hg ,i out siieht,
" hen mr' ArGu'liliot 'u ,olu FRANK tlla
hls WIG .,, hau sa'u so'netnIhg ABOUT nay
hg h,i'as narl.eu within u monlh
even even. lnousn she went away, an1 whei
l-ll Us nnu Nl'nhls agreea WIN \ m' ne
was only 700 Y'ad 70 anu III Garrylng ou
1or eApresseu WISHES; 30 lne weuu,nt
dresses s, werc nl,Nc up III y hurIy, anu II
eNasuy nlTh'n alVer sne uats Oh heI
ca.u W rIanN, BITS hrou'nh1e i oiuc
"a.u mas n li'atr'eu 10 .,cr 'Iuo rue iosI
an hour or 30 aiter uie WeuuhS
hiln,s ain,s sa'u 'i caro'essiy 70 L.ll's; ~,
u Diu you % cyer near any more a., oi MT
"ar1sc'li WI, ucslIv 10 marry yoa'
Dless liiu' NO! vi, i,au entirety lor
g%o.tcn % .nc man "hy, sure enough
usrl aun''o say shc Iau nrcoPteu III
oiicr anu-Wna. are you iaushhS al
Minnlc. I'M sa'u LlllS' a.
10 you re1hellpcr s,, tne nlgnt wen ,
uowh " inc nprsry ~ ge1 your wa,cl' I
anu YOU w"n'eu W HnoM why l wa
gome .so ~ 'o das,h. o"S aI P'u;ou 81, !.
aa, ,s"u ..'o ,,oiI I ,ho, "mu as ,n,n -. III h ~.
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