The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12
DclmaIne?:' he BEGINS, VIII ilS eyes
fixed upon the ground

| Dclmalne%" he begins, VIII iliS eyes
fixed upon the ground.
L think nothing, you silly man.
says the widow piayfuiiy, until I am
told it. But l am glad Florence IS
once more friendly with poor Arthur;
he is positively wrapped up in her.
Now, has that intcrestingt tableau we sc
rearl ' interrupted given you distaSte
| for all other pictures? Shall we try the
smaller galicry:'
Just as you Will"
~Of courSe7-with a girlish laugh-"it
would be imprNdent to venture again
into the one VIC have Just quilted. BY
this time, doubtless. they are quite re-
copciled-and-"
"Yes-ycs,' interrupts Sir Adrian
lily. irving inESa iin 10 Blot out the
pic ,;,o~ has raised before his eyes
Of F.oreuva n .:nr lovers arina. What
you have irist tod NE i:G::. : =" t2ken
me by surprise" he :s0:s- o.: ;:":'vo1sly.
Il Snoald never have Gi;;s.g,.s !: :roI-
Miss De!m";ne,S manner: i 4;:i;= :i.5-
led me"
"Wci. between y@u and ne" says
Dora. raising herself On tiptoe. as
though to whisper in his ear, and SO
coming very close to him. II am afraid
my dearest Florence IS a little sly!
Yes. really: YOU wouldn't think it,
would you? The dear girl has such a
sweet ingenious face-quitc the lowell
est face on earth. think. though some
pronounce it tco cold. But she is very
self-contained; AID to-day, you see. she
has given you aG insight into this slight
fault in her character
She has indeed" agrees Sir Adrian,
with smothered groan
Well" = triumphantly "and yet,
here we find her granting him a private
audience, when Size believed we were
all safely out OF the way; and in the
north gallery too, which, as a rule, is
deserted"
"She didn't know we were thinking
of driving to the hills" says Sir Adj
rian. making q feeble effarJ to find a
flaw in his companion S statement.
"Oh, yes, she did," declares the wid-
ow lightly. Il told her myself, ABOUT
two hours ago, th&tI intended asking
you to make q l';irty to go there, as |
dotc on lovely scenery; and I dare say"
-coquettishly she knew Il mean
thought-you would not refuse so small
request Of mine. But for poor Lady
FitzAlmont's headache we should be
there now"
"It is true" admits Sir Adrian, feel
ing that the last straw has descended.
And now that I think of it," the
widow goes on, even more vivaciously,
the reason she assigned for not coming
with us must have been feigned one.
All, slyboets that she is" laughs Mrs.
Talbot merrily. "Of course, she wanted
the course clear to have an explanation
with Arthur. Well. after all, that was
only natural. But she might have
trusted me, whom she knows to be her
true friend"
nl-tempered-capricious-sly! And
all these faults are attributed to Flor
ence by cher true friend" 4 quotation
assigned to Marechal Fillars when tax
ing leave Of Louis XIV. occurs to him
defend me from my friends" The
words return to him persistently; but
then he looks down on Dora Talbot,
and stares straight into her liquid blue
eyes, so apparently guileless and pure,
and tells himself that he wrongs her.
Yes. it is pity Florence has not put
greater faith in this kind little woman,
a pity for all Of them, rs then many
heart-breahs might have been prevent
ed.