Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-06-08

He drew ont . rery sentimental epis-
tie FORREST glanced vcr il with BE-
wildered eyes and then. biting hrs
white lip until the blood started took
from his own pocketbook q preitily
worded note from Ella. which he had
received that morning.
The handwriting Is precisely Sui-
lar. Ralph. we are the duPes of an art
fol, un~principlei oznan This SANE
Ella Wardlaw. while she Is correspond
ing with you in this imprisoned strain.
IS doing her best 10 lare me on TO q pro-
PosAlI-
1t eAnnot be- gasped Ralph. feeling
A. IL he were in a dream
But know IL to tie 50. Heavens.
what a narrow escape I have had, And
you- also. Thornby, should rejoioe al
your escape from the wiles Of a false
hearted coqaefte-
Still Ralph Thornby repeated BE-
tween his clenched teeth:
i viii not believe it-EIlA Is truth
Itself
Shall we pat il to the testg- asked
Forrest rather Indignantly
DO what you pleas l viii stake
nv life on her singiemindedness
Thornby took ont pencil and dashed
Of a hurried proposal in form
There viii send this tomorrow
morning. with a request for an iHnneai-
ate nswer When that answer CONES
viii you believe its t-stiznonys-
Thornby nodded. but the hand which
H~- --l- TG--N-a -.
marble
Good night then. M poor fellow
said Forrest A. he ro<e TO take leave
Il am sorry for ron from the very bot
tom Of nv heart. for you feel this no-s
deeply than ] car Do
But Thornby did not; ans~--he vas
gazing absently into the frc-
Head and heart both ached sadly
that night. bat the WEAKNESS Of ;rsrel
was nothing to the SEX sensation Of
6fstrust and zPpreheas5on thai had
taken Possession of his mind 1~-e-
fore. II happened that he uas ssill
lounginz over his Almnz; ~untzstea
brezkf=<. when Charles Forrest xas an
nounced BY a waiter
Well was his greeting. Forrest
replied Il have dispatched nv misSiEe
and here r. the answer Sec. the seal
Is yet unhrok~n-we viii peruse it To-
Eether--
II was a Skillfully written note os
glad acceptance Ella wrote tina, -shs
had lonx loved Mr.. Fo-~t-fhat her
greatest happiness through life would
De TO secure hrs contentzne1t- with a
variety Of charming hfsle sdde16z.
s1ch a. yesterday. wozh have SLED
Charles FORESTS heart with rzpture.
Nov, they were fals>. Hle r~hapseSie<,
Are yon co1FircedZ~ wzs Forrest
simple question a. the letter dropped
from his cuupznioo's trembling hand
4 an Is has h-en n p2Azt==
hut ] am eEectually aroused al last
Charley. ] have hem 4 fool-a dupe-
And 80 have J. Ralph jus. gire ne
that enthGsiAstic love letter you showed
mt last night
What fory
Charles made no reply tut he took
the letter from Tkornby7s un-eSistinc
hand and folding j; with The note @.
acceptance be had Just received E-oss
one PeDell line on the margin -Ths
compliments of MessH Thornby and
Forrest and ineks>ed both in one en-
velOpe. directed 20 Miss wz-ilaw-
Ella W4rdl2w WAS p-zcticing = aiH-
cult Italian so1afz a. the ercrstul note
WAS hanc~d her She tore il hErriedly
open and gard with w~ide-opea. tie
uildering ersS upon the Enclosures
The sext instant thcy fell fron her
nerveless fingers
Years have passed since then RALPH
1ho-nhE - married. Charles F0rr~'
has a blooming wife. and two rosr hftl,
girls hut Ella wardlaw Is a hopel-s,
Old maid with no the fzinfe<t ehAnc,
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