Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-06


you must be ages older than him."
~ am twcnty-Iinc - DR.. Moore j.
thirty" said Rachel, in cold harsl
voice, which surprised herself, ''amd il
! he loves You should advise you TO mar
ry him"
"Yonare such dear, good creature.
cried Laura, kissing her, .and am Sc
glad that you do not care anything about
him. 1t would be SO awkward. YOU
know, if yo'I did. But hear him con-
ing to his room and we must lie quiet.
SO good night and pleasant dreams
Pleasant dreams indeed Poor l,uchol
never closed her weary eyes that night,
and the next morning she looked SO worn
and ill tina; even selfish Laura insisted on
bathing her head and coidlng her to
sleep on the sofa.
1t YVES early autumn now and the even
ings were growing chilly. Rachel had IA
fire lighted that night ON the sitting
room hearth
Laura, ali in Il diapinnous cloud of
white muslin and azure ribbons, sailed in
just before i, WAS time for DIR. Moore tc
come from his Office
"a fire. II wGGd ,irc." she cried. Yavly;
chow charming, Royal and are 10 prac-
ticc that new song together, and really,
IT would have been chilly here without
The lire. You are very thoughtful, Cousin
i'acicl- wonder il viii be rs good
when am us oil!"
She went Close To the fire and held her
small, white hands cut to the raddy blaze.
Her swccpin" skirts traic,l over the
hcar'h n breath oil AR from the open
door rs AUNT tdItn came in Swnycd them
II niue nearer, Il tongue OF flame seized
upon Inc iiImSy fabric, aud in an instant
the unfortunate %irl was wrapped in >
cloud OF fire.
a iearini temptation bcsat Rachel.
10 moi temptations, nj tcmPta-
Mons dark ""' cyl -baSct the best Of
VS. II Laura pcrisicd, Royal Moore
"o"!' be hers once more. Tic thought
"t'' 'Nr'"Sn her Dram iiNe lightning,
p"' "iic east II hch'nd her with im-
patient Srorh'
u" next moment she mad torn up
.hc hc"f'h-rn% ana wrapped 1t around
'.a"f''' ;hi forcing the screaming girl
"oWn 10 the ioor, She succeeded in
'mo'h'rinE ID" Halnei' JUS rs DIR. Moore
ch'r;c" me room
one 'ho"gh' IL very ''Hagc that IL
SH""'', SprliS ~ irr side, and ask ii She
were burned, before he every looked nj
laura nn' "'i.f""r' ne Iii'ed ne poor
YOUNG S'' III 49, arms niii carried !ier MP
~ ic' rom ANA ''F','c" hrr "oinuH and
'"o.hci nrr -, hes' H. r"nlH
hy-'''"-"E ne came Gown, anal found
hnrhci "u' III ia" mooEl'%h under the
;t'i"" Ht'i'''S' one ''h hn'iagei hpih
,'cr n""ds, Tor ii'y were icariu'ly
p"'hrn, ana size h*d tpl'' Dr. Moore sh'
WAS ''' i''f'.
ny "cir li''ir girl. he said, draw
'A@ ncf INTO The Sliiin$-room, you have
"cc'iV''' 'ilr }"'' are burned. must
see after 'hi' 'ny.'ii. And he took oil
'i'c wrappers aili Sre" pale Il; sight oi
'"' poor STARRED an" mustered h;'nds.
INV a""'',i'ir" l" nm quietly. Ills
touch brought hach to her some OF The
,"'r''''NH "i III. ni' TINE. Ani she had
'''''c up hcr n'h' To tell linn This very
evening INA. ne Wa' Tree.
h"rhel, salI he, when he Lad lin
lS'c'' dressing ire burns 81 want to talk
To !o" h'iic Whilc. You have 9ivcnmc
II" 'hah'e h'lciE AMI have been very
unhappy over u | nave at times almost
"rS"i |" lear mat alter all You did not
care '"r me "S Thought You dlI.
"cSire your happiness above any
'''hS rls'' began i'achcl' bravely, "and
when saw that You were pleased with
laura "h" '""re,' II y not strange, for