Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-10-06


Boo had blue eyes and 20 den hair,
and II his viite array b looked ike an
angel in 5 picture But rightly
Guessed that he had descended from the
cprer regions that night on no angelic
mission.
4 thought he was safe np in the lum
Der room foi he next ha,f hour he ex-
planned and got ont Of bed and was
slipping down IL the kitchen for taste
OF the new am ! knew it was my only
chance. he'5 50 mcan about it when
it in pots | iut cot 10 the la when
hoard her sncabin- dowa st4irs, 50
nm IN here he's IL the dining room
now and | don't know whether she's
gong up again ordown to the kitchen" " .
Don't be a coward. my Toy" | said.
feel IL It my duty II he moral. cot
course Miranda Will seoid If she finds
yon. hut YOU must bear it like a man
',~eold . repeated Bob, with scorn IN
his -uhdutd tones DO YOU think I'd
care if it was only that =
understood the full peril Of the
situation now Miranda pridcd herself
on doing 4 mother.s duty to the mother
less BOYS and knew hat whatever her !
hand found to do she did it with all her !
m-ht.
And It's iu@t because | amt a coward
,ion't want to meet her. went on Bob,
evidently mindful Of the traditions Of
| itzro.er valor ~ on see, lack, |
could hit back if she was man. but she
i ut, YOU know, and Of course no 1el-
.0w who is q gentleman ever hits a
woman
i.olcrt,.' murmured, You are the
soul Of chivalry.
"uh. shut up, Jack smith, and my
small brother ill-law elect held me with
i desperate grip. shes coming IN
perred cautiously between the heavy
curtains, and caught a glimpse OF
Nraada'S lauls fo,ln and lynx eyes The
next moment Size was vanishing, bat she
stopped as Katie appeared At the door.
Kate. she said in her thin sharp
voice. Il was locking Tor You. | ti4 nix
you might help me to pot he Jam smith
may not he here to NIGHT. and if lie
/ co,4e- let him wait How pale YOU look :
t:,n tell YOU my dear. that Your ap
pearance has not improved s:ncc YOU
/ took up with Fitzhcl bert E"
stood with freeing blood behind
! tht cur1ans,> wondering what awful
revelation Was about t. wreck my lile's
happiness. IN Il lightning fash Of leal-
Gus imagination | saw fit<lcrbcrt. No
/ doubt he was one Of the swclls Katie
had met in london. A military swell,
+, one of those handsome naughty guards
men | had read about j society novels.
miranda SAID Kate, don't yon
think ! ought 20 tell Jack about Fitz-
herhcrt.'
NO, | DON'T said Miranda, sharply.
q don't sec why the interests Of our
family snc to ! j kd in i collision
with tie narrow middle class prtjudice-
Of Mr. John smith.
/ ate's voice sounded little weary
when she spoke again.
You know, Miranda. you were horri-
fed yourself when first told you about
Iltlherbcrts proposal :
Miranda replied III a tone of cold sllpe
riolity.
81 was more open to conviction thar
YOU would iind Mr.. John smith W.
who have been rooted in Engl .sh soil 70,
eight centuries naturally take sslargcl
views Of life than mushrooms of vestcr
day BESIDES. Your conduct in thrs af
far is justified by the example and ap-
provai of women in thell society,"
Il hate conctumeut. said Katie
'and Jack is so truthful himself, that
cant bear the idea Of decciving him
oh, Miranda dear I,was 50 happy hei
Fiflherhcrt made me ,he 0 CT that
never stopped to wonder what acl
| would think about it, but now | am s.
miserable that sometime think | mus
gle up F.itzherhcrt.
.Rubb sh.a said Miranda, 'ard self
ish rubbi>h Il toe. wonder. Nate Rogers
how YOU can talk in that way. when yol
know how useful l1itzllerbc9ts money i
tc your poor father
oh this was too awful. Katie no
ONLY false 10 me. but actually 50 mean a
to take N ney from her new lover.
| ould stand it no longer. | wrent hc'
i myself from poor little Bob's grasp. an
stood ,tcrnIy facn. the two -lrl~.
, Miranda fed from the room. Kat
: stood white and still
: pray .io not give up Fitzherhort q
nv humble account said ~cornfull J
"no not lei my yulg1r prejudice !
| favor If truth ami honesty interfere Wit
$ the wider morality o tn best society
, Marry Fitzhcrhert tomorrow, if -
Il Ike, and he happy IS YOU deserve
r be !"
t The eo,o- rushed baek INTO Katie
L face The III, >pas>lel III her eye
\ She ac,nasls ,"n4hed.
. ,.Thaak yol very much, lack i
: SAID, hut even with vonr KIND re
6 mission eaa.t ~ FitIA,r9ert- II
fact IS. aad her blue eyes dance
n .r,t1hsritrt IS a MARI ei woman