Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-05-13
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my dear Jessica, you're not going to
faint"
Jessica put out her hand with a
slight, repressing gesture.
mo, Miss Murphy, am not going to
faint. Is that all?''
Miss Murphy was rather disconcert-
ed. Her shell had not exploded noisily.
ii is true. But now that the smoke was
clearing away she. at whose feet It
had been flung, was not dead-not even
wounded.
Yes. | believe that was all, for Just
then some one summoned Jack. But
as lie went out he called back to Ned:
I'll see you at Bryant'S tomorrow
night and talk this unfortunate blum
der over again. BE in my study at 10.
I'll meet you there"
And that really is all:" queried .Tes-
sica. quite her own possessed self
| again.
Miss Murphy started. TO once more
drop into SMILES. her balloon. which
had sailed up so straightly and secure
ly at first. had suddenly collapsed and
was falling with startling rapidity.
Il should think" severely, ''it would
be quite enough
"EnOughT' airily. THAT'S 1t! it's too
much. You know an overdose of poi-
son occasionally cOunteractS the effect
of lesser quantity. and think" with
smile charmingly confidential. "it is
something the same way with gossip
don't yOu?"
1t was Miss Murphy's turn to gasp.
such girl! But then one never could
understand Jessica Ray. Miss Murphy
Thought it was time to 20. With the
cessation of conversation concerning
personal affairs her interest died a nat
ural death. She was averse to wadinr
in foreign waters. The inodorous pool
Scummed over with village scandal suf-
need her. She feared aught else.
"Good-by, my dear" with bewil.
dered shake of the tinSeled bonnet 81
am so sorry | had to tell you. Life is
full of unpleasant duties. never like
10 interfere in other peoples affairs.
charity always say: charity and
silence, If there is anything | partic-
ularly detest 1t is talebearing. Well.
as | said, | must be going. Good-bv.
my dear. I'm so glad you don't mind"
"Hood-by," cordially.
I'VE all thought" pausing at the door
Tor Il parting thrust. that it was to he
not only a marriage de CONVEYANCE
nut genuine love affair on both sides &"
Indeed" said JeSSica. brightly arch.
ing her pretty brows.
And then at last the door closed on
her visitors broad. black-Silk back. The
hlitheneSS born of hravado died ont of
little Miss Rays face. She went slow.
~ back to the roSe-beribboned rocker
and sat down therein for good heart.
sick, discontinued. mortified, miserable
cry. When she had been very, very
young and charming, and Jack Suther-
land an awkward lad of TO- their faith
erS had planned marriage in the fu.
turc. The planning Stood by the way.
upon an agreeably substantial basis.
looking AT the affair from a financial
point of view.
Soon after Jacks father had died and
Jack had gone to live with his mothers
relatives in England. He carried with
him the memory of pair of sweet
| eyes, for all the world like big, blue
dew-wet forget-me-nots. for wee Jes.
Sica had parted from her playmate with
particularly tender and protesting
| farewell. Twelve years passed. Meth.
er chafed-as in novelistic traditions
hound-against the paternal decision OF
their childhood. No fair English maid
en- displaced his first love in Jacks
loyal heart As for Jessica. she hat
grown To think of Jack as n hero whc
was coming across the sea to claim her
When she anticipated that coming be
fore her minds eye forth pranced 4
snowy charger bearing plumet
knight.
One day, Just two weeks ago II was
she went down to the drawiug.room II
response to the servants announce
ment. y gentleman standing in tn,
window turned at her entrance. II,
came swiftly forward. both hands ex
tended, his face Frightening with "a,
admiration.
1T is--it is little Jessicaw
She knew him then. Without cur
veted no splendid stced. by his sid
: swung no jeweled scabbard. Aroun,