Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-08-19
"Please, Miss Lilias," he cried, "Miss
Daily Warden wants 10 see you! Miss
Daily she's pow'ful bad to-day"
I,ilIas e,ava a l;+t1a shu13e-

who vas dying OF consumption. She
did not like Daily, and never had liked
her, but how was il possible 10 refuse
dying request like this?
Il will come, she answered, shortly
Daily sat propped up among her pill
lows, ner pallid face lighted up with
the shine Of her great fevered eyes.
She had once been very pretty; she
had an interesting countenance still
''It's very condescending of Miss
Leleune to come tn visit the poor over.
seers daughter, aid she ironically
But Lilias igno1 d the tone.
-1s mere anyrnmg can 60 w
yon, Dally:' she asked, gently
''No," flashed the girl, "theres
nothing anybody can do for me any
more! But I'd like YOU to under
stand one or two things, Miss L.
jeure, before it is too late"
Lilins looked puzzled.
''You and l have been rivals e.
ways, said Daily. ooh, you may
! pretend not to know it That amazel
! look Of yours is excellent acting, but
/ 1t don't impose on me. You were
! afraid that Edgar Mainwnring would
! like me better than he liked you, and
that night you gave the grand party
at the Hall YOU didn't ask me. You
said it wasn't fitting that the over.
seer's daughter should be invited to
mingle with all the grandees of the
county. Oh, you were fine and
naughty in those days! But you
] never dreamed that the poor overseer's
daughter could make or mar your
fate for you When Mr. Mainwaring
went to India he wasn't colonel in
those days, and your father, the judge,
didn't think him good enough to tie
your dainty shoe-ribbons for you,
grand lady that you were-was it to
you that he wrote or to Daily Warden
the ovcrseer's daughter9 Look ut
! that set of ivory chessmen on the
shelf That came from Burrampore.
Look at that tiger skin on the floor,
all black and gold, with the head
erect, rs II it would spring at you,
That was from the jungles OF Ardpoo-
ira He sent those to Daily Warden
not to Miss Lejeune And | saw you
looking paler and sadder ay by day,
and | was yevenged.
Lilias had drawn back; she had
redeemed at first and then grown pale
'Is that what you wanted to say ta
me2"
sIsn't it enough?" insolently re-
torted the consumptive, al evil smile
writhing her lips.
"Too much" shuddered Miss LIE.
jeune Il am sorry, Daily. that you
entertain such vindictive feelings
toward me- l never intended to wound
you"
ooh, it don't matter.'' said Daily,
I'm revengcd-that Is all I've lived
to see the proud Miss Lejeune {
broken hearted woman. Now, SO fal
rs | know, there's nothing left to live
for, and I'm ready to 60.
And Miss Lejeune's last impression
Of Daily Warden was that of small ex
ul:ant eyes, like those Of serpent,
yellow tressed head drawn back, cobra
capella fashion, and such a siuiste.
smile as Lucrezia Borgia might hav'
smiled
That was the last time she ever saw
Daily Warden alive The poor Cir
died that night,
: please, Miss Liliaa" said old Ju
dith, the pur- blind cook. who live
near the overscer's cottage, "dey say
Miss Daily she done wanted 20 to ha
; De tiger skin wid de green-glass eye
for yo' bedroom 10. Let' i, to yo' i
} her will F."
> Il don't want it," said Lilias l.
ieune. shrinking. "You may Lsve il
Judy.
T '.T'ankee, miss-:'ankes, might
: muchl' said the old woman, gleefully
displaying her stumps of yellow teeth
: "O!d Judy'Il lie as fine as "a fiddle wit