Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-02-09
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 of royal roses tllat had come short nf before hy a messenger, md which Ii 'z=. quite evident e thc faonjly be m"..m r offer Mrs. SoHie.
 "sT wont bY dale aAd l went ty
 down,
 With single rose in my hair, ana padlcv snatched q splendid .taceqHen. inot and laid it on the ior. of his almost sbaven yello" pate.
 44I don | see what tLey wanted with a kid like you for Lord Eonald, pursued Scots "thoy fought to have man
 eff you waul part in t6e show, Scot. ty, there is one still open you can hay.
 ".Wiat is il ;. eaGccy,
 '"Thc HIv-VHie doe. "
 s.IIc is two inches ;alic- than you, said Elizabeth And who is 10 be Lad, Clare Mrs. Soulei"
 Nay. not so; she wouldn [ hear of iti said t was all she could nansge to man age wns in an awful fright, for M'ss Londerson the soprano. had bar eye on Lady Clare. and l kHow If sue offered they would have to take her. SD l jumped In aud said l. could oly act vth Eliza. beth, as ] was used to he,; SD you shall still he Lady Glare. tell you when I thought of Miss Soprauo, her red hair is really glorious and she b:inks on il. and having to embrace her, and her enlboa. point
 "Her what ,' said Scot |" Hear the boy talk French, l Il bet you can t spell it. ''
 'O-m om. bong, bong, pong, pong, om bong pong, roila. TORN, i'atet di ta FfancdiS.'
 Dudley got pp and strulted ahont vii, An exaggerated slTug and "igglrd his fingers in affected manhcr.
 Mother. l regret to inform you tha, your sou is fool, said Scott
 "Which one, doar?' asked his mo,h-t in 9 gently inquiring tone, and in the nn' sumous laughter which followed, Scott joining heartily. he took up his roses ;ni crossed the street to The MateI-box.
 "Yhe committee thought some of fleet sham-peter, shouted Dudley afte, aim.
 "Come, Elizabeth, let us begin to re. Aearse Lady Glare. Repeat it. Thank. and play Alice the ourse; Miss l'ayona is to play that but we can do ! 'oj ot rehearsing at home. 1 trow tAey did not part in scoru pat your head close, to my check, Elizabeth, wish had M, Hig.
 The family one by one went in doors. it grew late, the moon swung high in the cloudless sky, the night was sweet, and soft. and fragrant.
 Stanley came mp the walk after rest. less stroll up and down the street; hs .hrew himself down on the bench with his aead ou cushion; he looked across the street 10 The Match box; they still sat on the piazza, Ailecn and Scott. Without envy or jealousy, Stanley looked al them.
 "Scott ought to know; he should not throw away his heart of gold in vain dream; it IS enough for me to be 2 bGghted being as Dudley would say. Al Ser he is out. what will it be for her? A convict a criminal; perhaps it is one of those foul wrongs that occur sometimes; # 1t is q wrong l could see him take her and be happy, f the stain 'a sht be lifted from her.
 Scott came nl, the long walk, and, see, Sng Stanley, came across tAe piazza to Aim and sat down in the hammock, look. tng radiant,
 "Bv George! Tan, she is T lovely creat' arc; but, do you know, thcee is something that keeps a man at such i distancc-l was iullv determined to ask her to marry me. but somehow she didn | let me lead up 10 it at all.
 "Of course not she neyet Hill. "
 "How do you know? HaNe you tried yourself9"
 "I should have, Scott, hoeeer husband is liying''
 Scott arose to his feet aief began ts Nalk up and down
 "Where is he' Wf.y does he leave her unprotected in this manners Suppose you ana were internal yillainsf What would protect her from usg''
 "She would. She is not woman to eolerate villains; you arc very stupid Scott. ''
 "But where is her husbandf Why ars +hev separated7 Do you no"f"
 "I can't tell you any more, Scott; discovered his existence quite hv accident sfe knows that I know he is living; she has never mentioned him to me, therefore I know nothing of tho circumstances = separation; all I know is that she
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