The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-04
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marked Marion Fleming. survey
friend with mingled contempt
"A plty.
:. ). INIT altogether my fault I've had
nv my aunt ever since | can re-
.her It's not so easy to assert your
- svhen you've been ruled all your
-. I don't believe You would have
g Garage to make stand against
Al Amanda"
Narion's eyes flashed. Forty Aunt
Amenda's couldn't make me give up
- nan loved" she declared. and
-sny old Jay Spencer.
~. Il horrid. l don't want to marry
- . answered Joan, "but what can l
lpr ..,
.Haye you written to Neil about it,"
handed Marion.
roen shook her head Aunt Amanda
la not. and just didn't dare" she
nswered-
~oh why didn't you tell me this De-
Nray" cried Marion. impatiently. THE
-.6dinr day only a week away. and
vi;l be at least eight days before
nan can get letter and then come
4 here" !.
anut | don't dare write to him, "
y10
Van needn't scold or look at me like
NAT Marion, for can't help it."
~Girls.. called the harsh. rasping
.n,ce az Miss Amanda Weathers, and
!. ~ eirls sprang to their feet and pre-
e.nted themselves to that worthy lady.
! vfth surprising promptness.
ulss Amanda, spare Of form and
an Of feature. 1t once noted Joan'a
! a eyes. "You girls have been talk
- nonsense about that young Graves
I'd want 1t stopped" she said 80
verely. Marion Fleming. I hired you
8 40 plain sewing. not to gable love-
La nonsense to this silly girl"
~Now, want you to understand
Ioan vim marry Mr.. Spencer this day
veek. She'll never have anothel
eAance Ike him. Steady. well-to-do
: rG1iahle men don't grow on every bush
There's not girl in the whole set
Element that wouldn't jump at him.
"a Miss Amanda eyed Marion mean
lngiy.
@she'n marry him because wish
Ar %. Isn't that sun1cient reason.
INIT she my niece? Haven't fed and
t,othed and shaved for her ever sincs
~ was Z little red. ugly baby. thai
nchody else wanted, and now why
ahculdn't she marry the nan I've cho.
~ Tor her?
And where would you b Il Jay
l cpsncsr hadn't given you the Fort
school last winter?" she demanded
nrcely OF Marion. Where's youl
gratitude? Pah! You idle young fool
make me sick. &c back to your work
ma don't let me know Of your talking
noaeense again. do you hear.
s'Yss, man," said Joan, meekly, and
/ 6Aog went back to their sewing viii
Il un&ling cars.
That night, with Joan slumberini
p1ncefully by her side. Marion pom
0eFed over the problem Of preventing
~ marriage until the arrival Of Mel
oayeG
True to her promise to Joan tia
of3ofnoon. she had written him tn
6ue state q affairs. You must COM
rrepared to take Joan away with You,
~ tDld him. s'for nothing else vii
! pGeveat her aunt marrying her to HI
1pencer.s
He Win marry her and take he
oNay. I'll never see either Of then
oenln,s thought Marion, bitterly. Tel
Nou would marry Joan-Joar
Who would love anyone who petted N
1ade much Of her: who woul
sven BE- happy with Jay Spen
60. Il he were kind to hel
While she-here poor Mario
ehoked back the rising sob: for ha
- not loved Nell ever since CHILD
Aood! Those happy days when tn
three. Nell. Joan and Marion. were n
sogorable.
When Neil neared manhood he 0ega
= lavish the affections hitherto equal
n divided between Tho two girls. upo
Joon.
Perhaps he had always cared NOR
1or Joan. At any rate. when he cam
home from college, prepared to ieav
1ur the Middle West." where he NJ
= engage In business with an uncl'
- and Joan told Marion Of their q
I EnSement, and she. bravely hiding ~
1ove and wounded pride, listened
thelr plans for the future. with : smi
~ face.
i At the time, Mn Amanda made 2
oA3ections TO the engagement; Tor Ne
Was quite promising young man. Ds
when nix months later. Jay Spencer.
lid. uncomely gentleman Of nifty. sue
1oe Jeans hand. Miss Amanda promp
u ordered her to accept him.
1ltes Amanda 1t once began prepar'
lions for the Wedding. She command
- Joan to stop writing to that ycur