The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-08-30

ness. They naturally supposed thai
Clyburne referred to things financial,
not matrimonial.
Bertha visited Daisy quite often
about that time, and Nh. Clyburne
lost no chance of publicly insisting that
Bertha must send for her things
and remain the rest of the week with
Daisy.
One morning, during a visit, a cry
ant came to Mr., Clyburne as he sat at
breakfast and, trembling, said:
Mass Clyburue. sab, Miss Daisy
amt in her room, sab"
Ne! Gene for Z walk, ! suppose.
lis feared not, sab. An'--an'
Miss Bertha done gone, too"
They'll probably be here soon.
Keep some coffee hot for them
"B-but, sab, Mary she say as how
de beds amt ben slep' in"
Neither of them?" asked Mr.. ely
burne, a little anxiously.
Mo. sab; en- yur's a note Mary
foun' in Miss Daisy's room" added the
man, handing a tiny envelope to his
master, but standing as far from him
as the width of the silver salver and
the extent of his long arm would per.
nit.
Mr.. Clyburne opened the note calm
~; he suspected that he knew what
was In 1t; he merely glanced at the
first lines:
Darling Papa-This to tell you that
Mr.. Palmer is about to act on your
advice; Bertha and l are to meet him
at Dir. IS at eleven O'Clock tonight,
for We think it best to have a friendly
witness to such a matter"
''Ha, ha, ha." laughed he heartily,
10 the surprise and delight Of the
alarmed servant, II understand it
now; Miss Daisy will be home pretty
soon. but it is not necessary to give
any hint OF this little affair to your
mistress. She has a severe headache
and it will only worry her. Send
Mary here
Mary quickly appeared, for Silas
Clyburne was a terror to e~vil-doers,
and she, too, was cautioned to silence
and her fears all allayed.
Silent Yes, truly they would be
very silent. especially when each of
them received a tw~enty-dollar bill
with the remark; IN give you as
much more if you will eve again
bring me such good news"
And now said he to himself, as he
vas on his way down town, chow best
to break the news to my dear friend
Obed. Ha, ha, ha. How he will rage
and tume. Wonder what I'd best say?
Guess I'll just hand him Daisy's note
to me and watch his face while he
reads it, By the way l haven't read it
all myself"
Drawing the note from his pocket
he began to read: ".At DR.. s.
UNI, I've read that, um, UNI such a
deed, and who can be a better one
than a cousin? Bertha goes home to-
Oh, pshaw, then the fun is
over But what is this? 4 go with
my husband Why, why, what
You loving daughter, o. to be Daisy
Palmer Am crazy?'
No. he was not crazy. In his greed
to work a mischief to his enemy he
had not allowed his daughter to ex-
plain that it was she, not Bertha, with
whom Usburne Palmer was in love.
He jumped to the conclusion that she
was referring to Bertha all the time,
and, 10. he had done as the wicked
often do; he had himself fallen into
the pit that he had so carefully digged
for another.
II l am fooled, old Obed shall not
know it; Id not give him hat salts.
was his decision.
But though he put a brave face on
The matter. no one was deceived, aud
be knew it. They whispered to one
another and wondered where is the
little game he was to play on his
enemy?"
OF course Daisy's husband, in Daisy's
eyes, is far too precious to risk his
lie in opening any more Of papa's
possible bombs, so Mr.. Clyburne is
again in search of such a deputy
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