The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-04-17

blended in her. Dimples deity hidden
in checks, chin, hands and arms, played
a constant hide-and-go-seek in the baby
like flesh. Cleans ofgold and sunshine
flashed out at you from the wonderful
hair that flooded neck and shoulders.
Maggie, feel like gray cloud be-
side a sunbeam when you are around"
Charming. | didn't know Dora was
poetess, Uncle Ernest. Don't let the
gray cloud obscure the sunbeam in this
happy sky" she said, with an express
sive glance, and a childish fiutter to-
wards DR.. Manly.
Dora could not define why the remark
did not please her.
Fie, Maggie, so little cloudas Dora
could not obscure all this radiance, y and
he held back the sunny wealth of hair
The daintiest ripple Of laugh fiOated
out on the air.
| should have strange taste if | did
not. Don't you think so yourself?''
q Yes sir.
He was pleased with her simplicity.
Dora and | are going to love you
very much"
Are you? | am so glad. was
afraid Dora had not forgotten my I'M
kindness towards her in the old times
! was very bad then"
Dora's generosity Of soul manifested
itself
81 have not forgotten, have forgiven
even as | hope you have forgiven me-"
A chubby arm slipped around her
neck, and pair of pouting lips touched
her own slightly. The suspicious of
uneasiness and coming evil that had
haunted her were now all hushed in
slumber. Maggie had everything her
own U-aN Ibarp u-QS mora RI i'm bar
artlessness than can be told. 1t was
the perfection of art. Dora was blinded,
and a man like Ernest Manly easily
duped by woman like Maggie Ray
She uttered no word, scarcely ever made
motion without considering its effect
An accomplished coquette OF infinite
tact, she saw Immediately how to adapt
herself to each person who came within
the scope of herinfiuence. She resolved
to win DR.. Manly, since she knew he
was intimately connected with Dora's
happiness. She at once entered upon
the exercise of her tactics, and never
did warrior WELD his weapons more
skillfully. She meant by manicure or
assault, TO be mistress of the citadel. 1t
was her aim to be present when Dora
was with DR.. Manly, for she knew that
other qualities than beauty have power
y
the next morning, where they were en-
gagged in translating German
May | come where Wisdom has her
seat? Dora has got very wise, and |
know scarce anything. guardy. | used
10 study French at Il boarding-sehOOl,
but | got only "A smattering of that a. of
everything else
- Yes, come in. Wouldn't you like
to take up French now?
MAY -"
- Certainly, we would enjoy ii.
- | shall be a great plague to you am
80 dull. Don't you think YOU will be
sorry you offered TO instruct nte?n
No permanent sorrow can result
from trying to do good. If you are dull
a YOU say (which / doubt, you will
help me 10 foster patience, and SO bene-
fit me in return. If we try 10 do right,
there is a system of recompense always
going on, though like the man Of the
muck rake, we don't see ii because we
look downward
o, dear, how good you are :" And
the big devil in her felt an antaeOnism,
a recOil, while the little angel made her
wish to lead purer life. but shrank back
in silence when her viii placed itself on
the dark side of the balance.
shall want your help great deaf
and SO il proved. for she managed to
monOpOliZe the main part of his time
and attention indoors. She was so
grateful. and il was done in so innocent
a guise, that his heart opened to her "a
such royal hearts know how to open to
those who seek their protection and IA
vOr 1t was what the bird feels for it,
nesting, that love that noble souls feel
for the helpless-no moreno less
Maggie understood it after while, but
was prompted TO make il appear more
TO Dora, by repeating and vanishing
his little paternal sayings and doings.
"How | love guardy, Dora, and he
loves me, too. | thought he would be
veXed with me because | did not have
my French lesson this morning. made
such gross and funny mistakes, that he
told me | was no more fit for hard study
than humming-bird, You foolish
darling, you were only made to be loved
and petted and ne actually took me on
his knee and kissed me-
Dora grew very pale. \ new revela-
ton was coming to her mind. Until
now she had not understood what made
the bloom of her life A satanic CLEAN
Of fancied triumph shOne for an instant
through Maggie's innocent blue eyes.
dora, darling, what is the matter?
Are you faint?
"No-not faint, but am not quite
we'll"
Il am so sorry murmured the syren.
'Shall | call guardy?"
Mo- sharply.
Maggie was sObbing aloud
Il am afraid you don't love me-
"Foolish girl | love all children.
spoke unkindly to you-fOrgive me-
am tired, and would like to rest"
The sObs ceased, and all was sunny
again.
Loving but unbelOved That is n
dreary thing to come into womans
life more dreary in the woman's case
usually, because there is a greater chance
to brood over it, Maggie had somehow
come between her and the warmth of
sympathy that had been so entirely hers.
Till recently she had not woke up to
the fact that DIR. Manly had been in eve
~ thought She must crush out this
flower of tenderness better had she
done it ere it budded. In her uncon-
sciousness, she had not recognized it rs
the blossom of love. The crushing pro-
cess was painful and unsatisfactory, and
had its affect upon her personal appear
ance. She grew sallow. DIR. Manly
was quick of observation and, for once
IlnulDR utI dkOuty SpOkc apout IT,
care you sick, Dora"'
mo sir | have strong constitution
as you know.
"What is the matter, then ~
"You look at me with poor eyes"
evasively.
"Why, Dora, is this you? | don't
know you in this phase. | thought you
entirely frank
The reproof caused her to cover her
face.
"You are unhappy ?"
No answer.
Cant you tell me the trouble, Dora"
"NO-nO,o brokenly.
''Shall 1 guess it?"
She shivered in terror.
"YOu don't get on well with Maggie"
She was relieved, but made no reply.
"You wont tell me ?''
She shook her head, and her express
sion as she did it, haunted him many a
day.
The mental rejoinder was, ~ can love
brother Will. Other human love, save
the unselfish love | must feel towards
all humanity, is denied me-"
'sDare to be right dare to be true!
Love may deny me its sunshine and dew:
When the dew fails, then showers shall be given;
The dew is from earth, the showers from heav-
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