The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-02-20

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"a jews" calculated the young man.
"Ah; Mike, that's the way our hearts
are trampled. And which did you like
the best?" ne continued.
George blushed. .'Oh-ah-I don't
know" she stammered. Here Mary
Croft laughed. II don't know who
they're all FROM" said George, in a
happy inspiration.
Gould you not guess?:n murmured a
deep voice by her side.
Before she could answer, O'Brien's
bantering voice broke in again. How
many had you, Nike"
st. Michael's face darkened as he
thought of his disappointment. "Well,
had, as Miss George stated. a few;
but you saw them this morning.
WAS there none this afternoon"
"One," said Mike, shortly; "a most
bold and ~unladylike affair. However,
| wasn't surprised when l saw who it
came from"
Oh, Michael! Michael! l think had
you know that poor little valentine
came from George you would have
thought it the most charming idea in
the world.
As this point of the conversation
Mary Croft dropped her spoon with q
loud ~clatter, and in the laugh that fol
lowed her crimson cheeks were I'M
noticed. Poor George, on the contrary,
turned pale and neither moved nor
spoke.
Mary Croft was in agony. Every
moment she expected to see her fall
with a crash to the ground; yet she
dared not say anything.
Very soon the guests rose from the
table and George escaped from the ,
room where Mike followed her. ;
You will have this waltz with me?' -,
he asked. =
''No,' she answered hoarsely. Il !,
couldn't. My head"- :
You are not WE'LL he said eagerly; \
"let me get you some wine l.
''Don't,' she gasped; go away" h
But you are ill.," he pleaded. :,
'Come into the cool conservatory, But, 4
no, YOU are shivering. Go and lie \
down. :,
Il am not ill.," answered George, .
with an effort, Il am only 8
But the words died away on her lips :,
and her eyes filled with tears. y
A sudden thought flashed across St. b
Michael's mind G
why, you never" he stammered,
''you never sent
Eyes l did cried George, her voice ;
quivering, ''but l am bold and unlady-
like, and you were, of course, not sur
prised when you saw where it came t
from .
But I thought'-he began, but ]
Georgia had vanished.
Not one word would she say to him e
when she returned to the drawino- "
room. She was flushed and excited, a
and Mike saw when she was standing Il
alone that there was a weary look in o
her hazel eyes.
He went up to her. h
Miss George, wont you say good C
night9:' but she turned away her head fl
without a word, and when the last a
adieu had been said she dragged her Q
self YEARLY to her bed with 8 heavy Y
heart. c
St. Michael Delaney went home to
THE Royal Inn" i'll a most unenviable "
state of mind. What a fool he was, he V
thought. Why couldn't he have seen tt
that the innocent joke was too piquant c.
to have emanated from that Bingham
girl. n
Now he had MORALLY offended the n
only woman he had ever loved. What II
was to be done? He would write her Ii
a letter. Yes, that was best.
He began his letter and tore it up; :"
three other drafts followed, but none v
gave him satisfaction. So at last, hay T
ing scrubbed until almost daylight, he y
gave up in despair and went to bed. re- o,
he would call in the morning. 1
At nine o'clock he rose and dressed in
with more deliberation than usual and ia
on his visit. He found Mrs.
Croft in the drawing-room and she to
him with a smile of welcome, in
"%Georgie's in the morning-room,n W
she said in reply to his question. ST
May l 60 to her?" he asked. u al
dare say you know what about?"
Mrs. Croft nodded and laughed. til
"Well, You shall have ten minutes.
is really too tired to do much talk W
He crossed the entrance hall, passed pl
Up the staircase and Knocked at the tn
loor of a room on the right. Georges &c
voice cried "Come in," and a very
weary, ~listless voice it was. fla
He entered. She, thinking it was a
did not turn around. Mary at
Croft was sitting by a table writing, tn
'ut rose and left the room when she ba
lad shaken hands with Mr.. Delaney. a
George started and colored violently
she saw who the visitor was. wi
"Miss Georgia" he began, abruptly, TIL
won't you forgive meP' tn
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