The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1890-04-19
been very hard 10 find. "

next two or three dances MatianY"
She answered with mocklng
smile. 81 am vely sorry indeed
Mr. Hartley, hut my tablet ls
alre2dy filled There Is Mss Cora I
Leigh, who hasn't any partner,
and | think sh would be delight I
Ell to dance with you
"Thank You Miss lancaster,
lie answered, and with naughty
bow and mocklng smile lie crossed |
over 70 Cora Llgh, aud hoyored
near her ali The evening.
The bail was indeed u grand
success.
! As Lionel Hartley was sitting
alouc ID his room Of d fashionable
hotel, with a careworn and troub-
led couutenarce, his thoughts re
yerted TO the previous night.
Il can uot stay here after this. |
must leayo on the noon train. !
can't stay here and witness the
happiness of Chesley Duncan.
I | will never have faith in anoth-
or woman; they are all tickle and
heartless. Marian Lancaster is
false and ticklc, ana worse than all
an unprinclpcd ilrt She has
given me every encouragement,
: ana yet the expression Of her
sweet eyes was all sincerity and
| nobleness, Oh! feel like | would
! hate her if ! could, but alas how
weak | am lcve her better than
5 ever aud would sacrifice an for
: her.
i Meanwhlie, Moran lancaster
was pacing to and fro IN her
! handsome boudolr, with clinched
hnnds and slow and restless
e step. Her checks once 50 rosy,
9 were now pale and hollow, while
. lie dark ci.cles under her cyes
a showed she had spent = restless
! night.
|, When SHE glanced at The mlr
roi, her VISION made her sbrinl
\ vita horror Her whlte silk wrap.
+ per hung in graceful folds, dis
/ closing her hcaatiful white neol
q aHa. arms, such MS any glrl woul,
II admire. Put she did not see this
e. She saw only her puef-stilckel
z face. "Oh, If ! could ouly di
Z and forget, y she sud. ~ though
HIM So ttue and noble, my ow
fc Lionel; but he can't hclp lovin
!" Cora Leigh. yet why did he pre-
IS tend he loved me? J hope wi
never see him again. Chesle
- Daucan Is TO call this evening.
y DO hope he won't propose, for
y hate 10 wound his feelings.
~ can't marry him when my heal
~ ~ belongs % another. ! hear II
~ bell ringing COW and know
10 must be him. The sooner ovt
u with the better for me, 50 ! WI
IL hurry and dress"
no "IIeniieta, bring me my crea
90 silk dress quick aud brush II
,ot bar for me.
\? "Why Miss Marian, are y
!? III? you do look SO pale. YC
must po' think Of dressing Jb
. evening get III The bed and !
$50 me hathc your head.
= "Oh! hurry, Henrietta, u
.ey hush such nonsense; my bet
~ aches little, but that doesr
',ss matter However, YOU can g
var the Eude-cJlongc and bathe IL
'be temples.
, " A half an hour later she stan
as before the mirror a picture
rara beauty.
me "Now viii ] do?"
not "Will you do, Miss Maria
me- why you are the prct;iest girl
bat ever saw | know that fellc
his surely loves you, Miss Marian.
,tb "I1em mi,tta, hush don wa
,ne any foolishness.
/ 4 She hurried down to the par
'ro- with fixed resolution.
Igb Ch4sley Duncan advanced
M meet her with out-strelched han
ntIl but stopped when he beheld
,rn face.
No. "Marian, are you i'll? you K
her SO pale.
win 81 am quite well, | thank v
will Mr.. Duncan.
him Chesley's face was pale and
hat itated, but he knew that wo
not never 90, so be composed b
1nel self oncs again.
aus 81 hone YOU enjoyed the da
last night
out eyes, i had a delightful ii
ting and think every one else did.
/ ia "Have you heard the la
news, Miss )ialian?"
they "No, what can it be, pray {:
ions "Lioael Hartley left for
fort west on the noon train"
+ 10 "What. lonsA gone on
HING noon tralp ~