Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-11-04

Il elvaium; the pleasures of each dav
narred only by regret that its passage
brought the season nearer TO its close.
September 25th was the day set by
the Fentons for their departure. :
had to stay longer because nv mother,
supreme III her ownership Of the pocket
book, 80 wished. Shall l ever forget
the day? The train left In the ta-iv
forenoon, and with it went the sun.
shine Of nv life, leaving me Inconso,.
able. My only comfort aas III ufit-,
ing letters This l did at the rate oi
five day for one week; but as Mar
gle wrote only seven in that time, /,
fearing that | would annoy her,
dropped to the same number. We
kept it up for two months. Then she
began to skip day t,o~ ard then. and
| so did t AfleF 4 little Fer afrdor i s,
represented by only two letters 3
week mine by the same number
This rate was continued for about six
| months, when all Of n sudden sh'
! stopped entirely. end | did liktwis4
| rhus cn1e the same old ,tory.
| However, her eyes, ner lins and he,
figure h2i remained fish IL III; mem.
ory. GIancing once moro - l.er across
lhc way felt almost certain that -ie
! was Margle Fenton There was A1gnf
~'lange in her figure, to be sure:-/She
h.l grown more plump: as healthy
Urls are apt to do as the years GO on ;
a>r hair, too, was probably degree
Nsnter, but that often happens with
The druggist 5 aid. But the nose, the
| eyes; the mouth. I could not be mis-
taken In them. s'Yet. if it is she WHY
| doesn't she recognize me?' / asked
myself ''Surely she doesn't blame
me for breaking our summer engage
mcnt?' She evidently did, however,
for she never looked up from the book
|
that | ves 1ntently watching lef. But
this knowledge aprafensly ea'st1 hep
no annoyance, for her face wore d
ro@uish smile, which could not fave
been provoked by the contents Of her
novel, since she was protesting to read
Jess, and was looking at the pages
near its painfully sad end. So came
to the conclusion that she was AIargie,
but wanting for me to make the at
vance This | was ready to do. for the
sight of her dear face aroused all my
old affection, and renewed the bonls
which wore with such pleasure III the
days gone by.
While | sat trying to muster "
courage to address her. m Just abo.,,
the time | had succeeded. tn porter
came through the train announcing,
"Lunchcon now ready III the dining
chr :" The words acted upon my
divinity with astonishing crIcrlty. Sh.
dropped her book, utterly r. tgar,lles:
Of her place. and tlsirs from her sea-
without even glancing III tne mirror:
that are 90 numerous IN Pullman cars
passed ont with smile. but never
look IN my direction. Nv first in
pulse was to follow her. but on secon,
! thoughts / decided differently. Sh.
answered the porter call with sucl
avidity reasoned that her hunger wa
her first consideration for the nonce
and when q girl is hungry there Is
woeful lack of sentiment about her
So / was STILL framing a conversation
for later use. / thought Of mau,
pretty things to say then l though
of many more An age seemed to hav,
| passed. but still she ate
/ glanced over railroad guide
which WAS stuck in a frame near tn
door then | glanced over 1t again
bnt she kept on eating. | walked t
the other end Of the car and droppe.
into seat which was occupied bv
newspaper. from which / read aiver
| tisements- still she ate | locke,
at my watch: she had been gone forty
| five minutes. How can SO lovely
creature have so vulgar al appetite 9
said, almess aloud. why.
wouldn' +" 4 raw OF sunshine .hiv
cred the car | looked up. and ther,
she was | gathered nv courage
gave hasty thought to my pretty say
| ings. and with beating heart wakes
Up 10 her ani said
4 beg your pardon, but-are you 10
Miss Fen,on, Mss Ma,g.e Fentoa, Q
New York =
| ,ren SRrs. sri 9