Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-06

like = sob in her voiee; stop down.
Dick" And when he stopped she put
both her arms around his n-rk and gave
him a elinxinx kiss. which moved him
deeply
Dear old Miuniel You love me all
the more the more trouble I bring you
Good night darling
Blu she made no reply, or he heard
mons He walked away. thinking Of
the inexhaustiblc patience Of her
love. which answered TO every demand
uPou il a thousand fold more than vas
asked for IL was not till toward
morning after n sleepleSs night that IL
suddenly occurred to him to interpret
last nights ASSURANCE hat all would
be well by her earIrer assurance that
h could and would give him up IL she
were convinced that I, was for his goo<t
This though, no sooner struck him
h a he sprzng out Of bed dressed him
self hnrriedly and made al haste a. the
ray winter dawn was breaking to
wards Miz1ie's house- He had = sick
ening misxiving from what he knew of
the giri-of her r~esolute and s~elf-Sacri-
fcing sPirit-that she meant TO avert
his ruin by efacinS herself II wa.
what she had done
Upon reaching the hou~e he fou1d
her already goae-uo one knew whittier
leaving n farewell letter for her
aSnt. with whom she lived. and . line
also for Dick.
-DrsE Old DEcx love yoa too zz<a 70
ruin yo1 D. not try % ez1 ne Yoa ezzacs.
s-f &; vozId make no ft-erszcs u yca cozId
/ DO got 20 s.sy because I fear nT~if-n~
czss- I eoGh, NJ power % keep ny Resolution
bat because -usa 70 spare To4 aaa zYSeif
al she pain I can wo1t yuz asw believe sa4s
! love y0u better shaa zTsszf-oh a Thousand
tines better, Ever, my OWE dearest Dse<. y01rs.
~NISxrr
= 10 1os tstzx Four fass-r VII pres ycz %
marry AEss Haekets Gov. I eozla rot scar
hat
Upon reading this Dick rushed of in
4 frenzy 10 the station { Snd that she
had gone an hour earlier to Liverpool
He took the next train thither ard
spent = week in that city seeking her
with the help OF every possible a<ency
and in every possible pIzre-in the city
or at the shipping ofieeS-with0ut
coming upon the faintest trace Of her.
After a weeks exhaustive search for
her in vain he returned home 20 vent all
the fury Of his despair upon hts father.
This week. during which he hardly
slept BY night. or rested for q single
moment By day. had upset him almu<,
TO the point and pitch of insanity. and
the r~eproaehes he poured out IN full
foo<i upon his father were nothing less
thn- u--r --
when the old man merely and me~kiy
replied 10 them- Well. well. Dick |
was wrong about the girl; but its not
too late to set matters right
I'm ~orry I spoke - u~nhenominzlr
tn you father. Dick stammerrd.
amazed and ashamed
You had some p~rovocatloa- Dick
but III make you amends by finding
the girl
Dick shook his head despordeutly.
You think not7 I promise ron to
hear from her in a week if she's in
England. and within a month IL shes
in America
DO you mean By addressing an adj
vertisement TO her in all the paper.
sir
NO. uOe thu. vOuldn's answer a. all
She'd never believe that I had come
round and would be sars It was only a
trap of yours
~ButhOw7 g1sped Dick in br-athless
hope
YouIl sec chuckted the old man
and nothing more could he be induced
To say on the subject
Dick was PerPlexed to bevildermen;
BY his fathers change of mind and
mood. and sudden and reaIouS interrS,