National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-10-11

he liked to be with her /. 4 hour af-
ter tea, she made it point to be at
leisure tLen.
Once in half absent way be told
Dora that when She was a woman
she must wear her hair as Miss Mel
son had arranged hers that day,
and herself liking the artistic effect
OF the soft loops, they became TheO-
doras habit. Knowing that he adj
mlred the white cameo he had Sc
lected for DJra's gift. it claSped the
throat of her wrapper always of a
morning. Observing that his eye
expressed approval OF soft gray
silk that she possessed, She often
wore it.
The motive in all this was graft
tude and an unconscious love. She
would have cut Oft her right hand
it it would have given Mr.. Granger
any pleasure. His gloom was the
sorrow Of her life. " hen she won
him from it for an hour she was hap.
pY.
SO two years had passed away,
and no dauohter in her own i ,mr
was happier than this orphan girl.
Thcu certain guest came often
to the house. He was DR.. Laminc.
ton, one Of the abIeSt practitioners
in the cit,--, man of toIanf who
n,,"9 "P''@ ",ii'9',i'7 .,i " Iott"Ie'--
ii' ''" syn ! "Co''"'" liINO az lp'
''u S'"t ~ il'li' 1'9,'' ""oeF 'lle az.
'"cA " HicA"tSS, ~ pecdilt Il''i
r-ted IN ner, pad court to her--n'laI'
y offered her ms hahd. Iheh IL was
MT. Granger sad
N an ollrf' MISS Nei'oei' "iI'oh
Nou would 90 well 10 give some
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':'' = Gi'oI p''. q ,,.. HIono in Lor lj,oln.
''' VI '''i ,n,,onond tnat s4,n,,aI,.
,. oGI si'e ,1nId Gncido hnr G.si,7,,
ls, "n'o' Eel him ~ tba sanrao 1f
% !'1 ~ Ff.., La,,,;nns,. HnI lie
a'' lad sho",i' Ler ti,o a,,If ha, M
''],a,, "o,'9 tnnr ', How l.iudiv Iis oen.
,'o,,,.ss ,Nt mof LaI,s thongb thev were
is',a LII. % ~ l;.,. r.,o"7 Sia s'i1' ,',.ar
ihoua6f of snch thinos lnt Sac I'naw
that Mr. ,rrrns;,-' "tu, ,i'r, i,r aruru
MS patrcian blood-patriciau in the
highest sense OF the word. 1t was
a blood kept pure from the faint of
ylce through a dozen generations.
y Hot HuSh came 10 Iheodora's
oHeeh "S sue 'lo"Sh' oI her hche-
'"c'oi' anu NJ " II" ger "ott'u hot
,''iIS MS SoN e'"cSS even II ne lo'e"
H'F'
The fine, grave, dark face, came
MP before her. She dropped her face
upon her arm. murmuring, " would
die Tor aim, oh, | would die for him"
Her happiness was all past. The
iatc event had broken apart the j.
visible ribbons winch bound her l..
Her love- 1t would never be the
same aSaln. she could not stay
there.
W mere should she 20
For the first time the thought
came, " Why not TO DR.. llm,uu.
ION r.
Ihe pretty chamber was sill 6ut
iJr the ticking OF the watch which
had been her Christmas gin Tho
red ire PLAYED upon the wall. 4 tiny
marble naptho almmerinp IN ,br
corner. Thcodora lay still and was
Nioht comc and nressad a beavv
bldcl,uess against the windows. the
fire died down. Theodora arose
shivering. Two hours had passed.
II have decidcd,n She said.
\ certain hghtness was upon her,
though she had decided to 20 out
INTO the world homeless, upon the
next day.
She went down stairs and softly
opened the library door. Mr.. Gran
ger looked up from his book.
" Well. Miss Nelson, about La.
Well, how may | ask :"
a." | shall not marry him"
Mr. Granger sat looking quietly
at lle ahlh'"ei'o o% ,l'e crate.
" Are you sure that You compre-
ncnu tue advantages oi inns oiier =
ne Said ~ iaSt'
am sure that i do not love
llIh' do not need to know any
more'
There was silence.
Mr.. Granger ~
" Well
" find II desirable tG ,.nanoe my