St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-24

NOW III the lltdllIlllt. JULIA on mel
side. had tried to open communication
/ through the only channel that offered
itself. She did not attempt ii by means
/ of Bct>cy, because. being woman. she
/ felt in>linctively that Bet<ev WAS not
| to he trusted. But there was only one
other to whom she was allowed Ia
speak. except under Il supervision a~
I complete as il was mlacknowledgcd.
/ That other was Mr.. Humphreys. He
cNInccd Il constant interest in her affairs
aVoWiug that he always did have Il ru-
mantle desire to effect the union of suit
. able people. even though il might pain
his heart little to sec another more
fortunate than himself. Julia had Civ
cn up ali hope of communicating hy
letter. and she could not bring herself
to make amy confessions /" Il man who
had such Il smile and such ewes. but Ia
Il GENEROUS proposition of Mr.. Hum
phIcl> hat he should see August and
/ open the way for any communication
bet WrCn them. she consented. scarcely
cumcraling her cagcrnc>S.
August was not in Il mood to receive
Humphreys kindly. He hated him 10y
intuition. and It liking for him had not
been hcgnttcn by Betscl'S assurances
that he WAS making headway with
Julia. August WAS riding aStride bag
oi corn on his way to mill. when lIum-
phrcyS, taking walk, met him.
n pleasant day. Mr.. Wehlc"
~ c>, said August, with IL courtesy
as mechanical ;t> Humphreys smile
The singing master was rather pleas
ed than otherwise to see that August
,ii>likcd him. 1t suited his purpose
just now I" gall Wchlc into saving what
he would not otherwise have said.
II hear you are in trouble" he pro
cccdcd.
"IIuw 80 -
"Oh hear that Mrs Anderson
doesn't like Dutrhmcn. The smile
now seemed to have something of Il
>nccr III it.
Il don't know that that is your affair, :"
said August. all his suspicious. 10y a sort
of ''rc>oulinn of force" changing into
anger.
"Oh. beg PARDON" with il tone half
mocking. Il did not know but | might
help settle matters. | think | have
Mrs. AmdcrSon'S confidence. and know
that | have Miss Andcr>nn'S confidence
i'll an unusual degree. think Il great
deal of her. And she thinks me her
Hici,d at least. thought that there
might hc some little matters Vet unset
tied hctwccm Nou two. and she suggest
ed that maybe there might hc some
thing you would likcto say. and that
if You would say il to me. it would lie
all the same as if it were said to her.
She considers that in the relation |
l.. 81,
delivered to me is the same III effect as
if given t" her. told her did not
think y"u would. as Il gentleman, wish
To hold her to any promises that might
he iIk>umc To her now"
These words were spoken with cool
Hess and malicinuSmc>S of good-naturc
quite dcN ili>h. and Augrl>t's fist invol-
UNFAIRLY doubled itself To strike him. if
only To make him cease smiling in that
Nillainuu> rectangular way. But ne
checked himself.
"lou are puppy. Tell that To julie
if you choose. | shall send her il re-
lease from all obligations. but not 10y
the hand of Il rascal
Like all dc-pcr.idoc>. Humphreys was
Il coward. He could shoot. but hr could
not fight. and lust now he WAS affecting
the piou>. "r at least the high moral
role. and had left his pistols. brand.
TASKS. and the, other necessary appur-
tcuaucc> "t Il gentleman. locked in hi
trunk. Besides it would not at all have
suited III, rurpn>,. rn >hnnt. 50 in lien
of >hnotiu% he. nuI, smiled. - \ur,,,i
rode. oil. that >aln,. old .g,.omrrIic ,nil,,
the elements of which were all ,.IIrr-
lated lie seemed Incapable of ANY
,tb,,. f,,i.I ,uulo,tinr, If ,>u,,..,I
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.,I,nlh,.. uid v.,s tL.,,.f,r,. - ,,,,,
,,i,,t - ti,-,. n,,L,t L,,i,,. vLi,I,
affect r, contain, 81 ,.h.-t nt t,rls il u,,,.
.Iuli1 WIS ,,lrcad, ~tiulr T., irtlnu>,
IL, H,.t~,, Malrnn,'~ nli~.hi,f.mJi,ili,s.
and il did u,t I,ui.i,,. uflrh ruui.. a., mn
hrI. in,n u fr.nIl. ~ ihN a,lI,,I
home tirm mr,tin. fll. nr,t uiulr
ih,l had m,crin. all iieht~ inu. ia.
;,n!ld 1 uuld ,uuu end "nd there. u -.l.
much 10 he, dom. a- th.t WALKED nome
IIEuphi,, : rnntri,rd .n .,.r,r.,r,. .IuIi.,
from the ic-t. and ln r,u he. that he.
had had = CONVERSATION ,,irh ,nru,,r
Wrhlc.
III ua> painful. lrr, pliufrl." he
laid. Il think had better nni ~ll any
moIr about it,
..Wh\ ," asked Julia in tcrrur
..WciI. feel that ,our oIirf i mine
have never felt - much interest in
amy one before. aud must say that |
Was gricvou>ly disappointed. This
vnun~ man iS not at all worth, of ,nu."
What do Nuu mean ," And there
WAS trace of Indignation in her tone.
1T does seem to me thai the man