Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-02-04

mild for February, they strollcd out
upon the grayclcd walk in front of
the house and paced up and down be-
tween the thick rows of laurrls and
rho%dodcndrons on the smooth-shaycn
lawns.
Marion's feelings, as she watched the
pair, formed Il curious compound Of
pam and anger. She was conscious that
her conduct was without excuse. lint
she had all a woman's indisposition to
admit being in the wrong. More than
one the tears started to her eyes, only
to be kept back by u rcsolutc exercise
OF the will-powcr that was one of her
distinguishing traits. BY and by al-
most every other feeling gave way
TO that OF resentment. Sue
Tor his forgiveness? Not she.
nhe would MAKE his heart ache, even
her own was aching; and in five
minutes the muscular dry goods clerk,
"llom every one called tom" and
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nothing else, was being bewildcrcd by
the wealth of Establishments She east
over him. Long ago he had sued for =
smile from the beauty in vain, and the
possession of all her gracious
ness almost unerved him; yet he still
lad sense enough toappreciate his good
and, as he thought. profit by
t.
These two also, presently strolled
nto the garden.
Philip had been astonished to dis.
over how bcwitching Tillic looked in
ne moonlight, Her biz blue eyes Shonc
IKE diamonds, and the sparkle of mis-
mel IN them made them look all the
Brighter. The youth began to feel that
mere was something in life worth liy-
ng for before they had made the cir
nit of thelawn twice.
Finally they had come to a standstiu
were gazing straight at each other
l The ridiculous manner customary
'Ith young people on such occasions
hlllp was losing his head a little, and
E o'a not heed footsteps approach and
Dme to a standstill near bv. But Til
e DID, aud what is more, She racop.
l@ed ut least one Of the two faces that
'ered %curiously through the husb..
hen 1t was that Master Philip was as ,
'undcd half out of his senses ~ no. !
I'VE l love You, Phil" his companion -
nj, low but distinctly, and droppcd
II head on his shoulder. 4,
Astounded? Yes; but what voptb h
ms position would have done other
Sc than he? None, surely, provided Il
was sane aud not blind. He lust h
ssea his arm around her slender n
builders and kissed her, full and fair. h
oi her plump, red lips. And she Il
IN | seem to mind, either. But in II
o'l'er minute she sped away like n k,
chuck, leaving him there. 4,
For full five minutes Philip stood ),
= WV ~
eng blankly up ut the moon. 'Thcn u,
slowly and methodically lit a cigar. OF
Nv Il cloud of smoke from his Inns. b,
It said aloud "Wcll, I'm dashed" to
When he raised his eyes again he
'nu himself confronted by Miss
She was alone, having rid
Tse,i OF Tom somehow. Her eyes
rally shot fire as she looked at him.
'Wrctch!' She said. m
A vail may be drawn over the hor. bt
wing details Of what followed, Tho av
'ng lady scoldcd at first, but Ms thc sh
,'i9 man went on smoking calmly VI
made no replies to the scoring she TO
We MN, She adopted other tactics. DE-
'old him. in n manner AS humble 10
Il proud woman can employ without DC
erly humiliating herself, that she III
ed him and him alone; that she an
'retted her misdeeds and would re- tn
u hef oilenses no more. But Philip III
5 young man, and was tasting the 10
i fruits of vengeance; and they ir'
mel very sweet. He was brute po
ugh, in short, to refuse to make il
and when Marion crept into her.
lie white bed that night it was with Ju
'el'hg that the world might end os gu
n as it chose and end her eyistenco i'm
h ii.
md Philip Well. as he strolled sta
leward in the moonlight some fienJ an
MN him whispered that IL was tbe da,
OF st. Valentine; and the same ma
ID added, as he threw off his co,, yo,
stirred up the dying embers in the
'aey Of his W apartment, that il
'id afford a spice Of romance to his lo,
geance If he should send each Of fn,
TWO girls a neatly-rhymcd souvc- ,liJ
OF the evenings comedy. valen. eve
5 were extremely popular in that hal
immunity, and the occasion seemed ..Sl
Tor somcthlng Of tho kind. hoo
took him almost M hour 10 com. s,.,S