The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-08-22


are grave, sol, wful! What" She
hesitated, questioning him only with
her eyes.
"Grave, sorrowfull" he echoed, in
accents of pain. SIS it. then, amarvel
that should be thus, learning as do
for the first time that have no place
in your heart? You could not hava
known how l love you, Milly, or yon
would know how deep, how bitter my
disappointment is"
His love! The sweet words sent
thrill of delicious emotion qulvering
through her whole frame; the soft,
bashful color rose and wavered fitfully
in her cheek, beneath his sad, loving,
passionate glance. But the timid,
faltering, yet eloquent answer in her
dark eyes was blended with search.
ing, troubled, inquiring look. "He
had no place in her hearth For
moment their eyes met, then strange
light gradually dawned upon her mind
yet, could it be? Half bewildered,
she put her hand to her brow.
81 do not think I understand you,
she said, falteringly.
There was a brief silence, while he
regarded her with strangely per-
picked air.
"You do not understand me, Milly 2"
he said, at length. "Is it dream,
then, that your father was with me
moment since. telling ME that, after
all, my hopes were groundless-that
YOU regarded me indifferently-that
YOU rejected the love have SO long,
so tenderly cherished for you? Did
he not say that You would not wed
me, Milly?"
"You, Mr.. Annesley?" She trem-
bled and blushed, uttering the words
with a faint tone of establishment.
"Will you come with me to my father
a moment?' she said. And with q
thousand tnmultuous, contradictory
thoughts and emotions in the breast
OF each, they sought the library to-
| gether.
Mr.. Glare, seated at table. looked
up, pale and surprised. Coloring more
deeply than ever, Milly laid her hand
|
"Father," she said, in o low tone,
twas twas it Mr.. Annesley OF whom
YOU were speaking last night?"
"Was it Annesley? YesP he an.
swered, with glance of surprise and
inquiry.
Then" Milly slowly drew from
her pocket the note she had received
the evening before-''then | have
made mistake" she said, faltering'
ly. captain Dudley left this note
for me only a little while before you
came. l thought you alluded to him,
instead Of"
Her trouble and confusion in
creased. Unable to finish, she turned
her head away. Mr.. Glare, glancins
quickly over the contents of the mis-
sive, had comprehended all. at once
With smile, he rose from his chair
"Milly. Annesleyl" he exclaimed
in a we'll pleased voice; 1T seems there
has been q mistake"
And go, indeed, there had. Ant
! Milly learned as certainty now, wha
until a moment before she had no
) even suspected-that it was Mr.. An
nesley, who. on leaving her the previ
QUO evening. had met her father in tn
village, and, requesting a few mo
| ments' conversation with his oil
, friend, had sought permission to offe
himself to his daughter-not Captain
: Dudley, as she had thought.
, $50 it was Captain Dudley you re
. fused. Milly-not Mr.. Annesley9" b
said, softly. "What will you say t.
, me?" ;,
S 1 dare say you can guess what sh
Q said, reader; we all know pretty we
that the answer was detrimental t
the interests of Captain Dudley, as b
r found when he called that morning o
Miss Glare, and was, much to his al
: tonishment, refused.