Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-18

said Miss Felicia Addertongue,
sharply. s".Going to be a fine lady,
eh? And can remember the time
when she was barefooted girl, pick,
ling .raspberriesein her fathers field.
..She has grown up very pretty"
said gentle Widow Markham, in her
mild way.
aEngaged to young Hazel, is she"
repeated Miss sAddertongue, with a
vicious look IN. her coal-black eyes.
sI can put spoke in her wheel, I
think. Tall, young chap, ain't he,
with black hair curling close to his
head, and mustache as black as ink?"
stsYes," said the wondering Mrs.
Markham. SCI didn't know you
knew him,
s.Oh, L know him." said, Miss .Ad-
dertongue, with toss of the head;
.sand IkGow, one or two things about
him that Millville society. don't seem
to:be mp in. !"
iat'You don't say sosp said the
widow, curiously.
81. do say so, I mean. ii. You see,
Mrs. Markham, / have ways and
means of getting behind the scenes
that no one else, has. !. My sister,
Phebe Ann, that married Slatterly,
sand wasle left q widow six years ago
come next March, she's housekeeper
Sat' the If Hotel And Twas visit
ssing her there last month, and that's
how came to see Mr.. Hazel"
i. '::MyI" calculated the widow.
s { s.teWith my own eyes, said Miss
Addertongue, rolling up those organs
until there was some danger OF their
retiring altogether into her head.
"Harold Hazel, tall and dark, and
always full of fun?"
Exactly," cried Mrs. Markham.
ttHe was there" remarked Miss
Felicia, with his wife"
ellis wife!" echoed Mrs. Markham.
t.It can't be possible!'
s'But it is. though" asserted Miss
Felicia. with gloomy relish. ST saw
'em myself. I heard him introduce
her as Mrs. Hazel and tell some
body asIhow she was g great heiress.
Older than him, but still not what
you'd call an. old maid, though of
course he married her for her money.
: No kind OF doubt shout that Such
diamonds as she wore-an6. such silk
gowns and oyerskirts of point lace as
You might cover up with bank notes,
and still not come up to its value.
sBut,, cried ont bewild cred Mrs.
Marx khan, s.he,s engaged to Juliet
Reed, for Eve seen the engaged ring
she wears. - n s.: ~
s.And he's married to the black
eyed Indy, said Miss Addertongue,
with equal emphasis, because I saw
the wedding ring"
t.Then what does he mean by max
ing love to Farmer Reeds daughter?"
indignantly cried Mrs. Markham.
"Humphl' said Miss Felicia, purs-
,ing MP her lips yiciously. 'That's a
question I can't pretend to answer.
What do men mean generally by their
pranks? Just to have little fun, I
suppose, and amuse themselves for
the time being"
-1It's cruel, wicked thing" said
Mrs. Markham, 'tand Juliet is such
pretty girl." !"
sTastes differ" said Miss adder
tongue. .'For my part, I never
fancied them big blue eyes, and hair
as looks as if it had been bleached.
Juliet Reed always did feel above the
rest of the Millville folks"
Some one ought to tell her." said
Mrs. Markham.
...Of course they ought" said Miss
{ Addertongue. s 49,
: couldn't do il" said the gentle
hearted widow.
ST conld," said Miss Addertongue.
stI canmostly do anything when I feel
it to be my Christian duty
Pretty Juliet Reed was sewing in
the. cool porch, where the shadow Of
the great elm trees made green oasis
in the desert of sunshine around the
aquaint, one-storied farmhouse. She
grew pale as death as Miss Adder
tongue unfolded her tale.
tHarold married. she cried.
sHarold with another wife? I do not
believe it. It is false"
aI seen her with my own eyes"
said Miss Felicia, secretly enjoying
Juliet's agonized terror. "A great
E leiress-and of course q man will
! strike for money .e
ttBut it must be q mistake" per-
sisted Juliet, the color coming and
poinp on her face like q rosy Aurora
Borealis.
..Alasp' groaned Miss Addertougue,
p SIT is but too true. Of course it is q
great disappointment to you, Juliet
Reed, but maybe it's meant by an all
wise Providence us lesson to lower
your pride, and teach you that we're
ail poor worms, and r"
a..ssMiss Addertongue," said Juliet,
drawing herself up, and fixing her
blue eyes on the malicious old gossip,
q spray be silent. 1t is not your place
to preach discourse to me nor to
dictate in matters which pertain to
Will you excuse me If ]
ask you to leave me?"
Oh, certainly, certainly" said
~ Miss, Addertongue, rather discon-
certad, but yenomous as ever. .sBut
u it@ain't no use trying to conceal the
truth. He's played you mean trick,
,osand Tilted you, just for his own amuse-
7 ment, when. he had a wife living al
ready, and
Edt to Miss Addertongue's amaze
Msns she was left standing alone on
tie: porch. Juliet Reed had, quietly
Z n waIke "a into the house and shut the
ssdoar in her face. ..s7
:. : What does it mean?" Juliet
4 asked herself, in sort of dizzy be-
sswilderment. t.He was going away
- he: lad not written for aweek. OF,
s s. as,sursl surely if cannot be possible