Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-10-30

hNh'NN EAhfANAAah W hiNahc EMAhNAs AAANAA- .
seious Of the fact that his doom was de-
creed irrevOeably, aud that the sun Of his
prosperity had set
" Tom" said Mrs. Dean, one morning
at breakfast, Il wish you would take
the carriage and drive to the station. as
William is so busy. | expect friend by
the nine O'Clock train"
" Anything to be agl leeahle, " said Tom.
9" May ASK if the friend is of the male
or female persuasion ?''
{" 1t is Jennie Fcnton."
"Thc young widow, do you meant"
~ cs, Tom, said Mrs Dean, demure-
ly.
"pll want a baggage wagon, said Tom
" No woman ever travels with less than
ten of baggage wish the legislature
would pass u law restricting all travellers
to one trunk, OF limited capacity, aud it
would save a great deal of heart-burning
and recTimination, that | know"
lie took the carriage. however. and set
out for the station, after receiving instruc-
tions ms to tie course be must pursue to
find the widow. lie went whislling on
his way, unconscious of the danger which
hung over his guilty head, and reached
the station just as the train came in, aud
after dropping two or three passengers
and some baggage, steamed on again.
Il don't believe she has come, mutter
ed Tom. =" There isn't baggage enougl
in that heap for one woman, let alone {
party. There is some mistake, | guess.
The persons who had left the train at
tended to their baggage. aud left one. ant
Tom saw only single small trunk remain
ing, modest looking article enough. whicI
he considered unequal to the task of hold
ing the apparel of a tirst-class Am erica
female. He looked into the station, an
saw a small, rather prepossessing female
and approached her.
Mrs. Fenton p he said, Inquiringly.
She bowed, and he announced himself
and went to look after her baggage, an
received the information that it conSiste
ola single trunk with il-concealed SUI
prise, and he looked rather foolish os
bagga ge-man walked away with the trun
in question.
He found Jennie Fenton dangerol
woman. one of quietly effective kind, wi
do for a man without any apparent effor
She spoke well upon any subject, aid y
not obrusvely, and Tom began to realli
that he was in the vicinity Of shoals, al
had better sheer off to avoid Il wreck.
Mrs. Dean received her friend with
sly smile, aud it would have pleased 10
had he heard the first words they exchan
ed when alone.
"Commenced 2" said Mrs. Dean, in
inquiring tone
SpIendldIy! III teach him to despi
women F"
From the hour when that quiet, Sc
ossessed female set her foot i'll the. De-
house. the doom of that unlucky man W
spoken.
The victim might writhe, but he cou
not escape. Did he propose fishing e
pediton, he found himself bored III Il
than two days, and back again at his bro
=, er's, riding about the country with Jenl
u. Fentou. Yet she never seemed to wish
- keep him near her-he would have bolt
- in moment had she dcne that--and ra
er seemed to suffer his resence than {
sire IT, There Is no course OF trea tint
so likely to bring the victim to the PR
or frame of nnnd, and in three short wc'
the case of that man was desperate.
Mrs. Dean looked on outwardly unc
scious of the fish in the net, but rcjolc
!. fendishly in her soul The victim '
!; conscious of his danger. He fought agal
it, but as the moth returns to the flame
the candle, so he came back to the IN
!, ence Of Jennie Fenton's quiet smile;
when at last, the time came to strike
- blow, as they we're riding through a
j., mantle glen near the lake, she anDoun
i her intention OF going away.
He brooded over it for half an no
-. and then, prefacing his speech by
truthful wcrds :. | know what foo
I. am y burst out with Il proposition.
e, = She heard him calmly to the end.
:. II thought you despsed women,
- Sedley 2" she said quietly.
$. $50 always have, Jennie he $
\ eagerly /. but | can't resist you, someh
-; wish you would say yes
to She said it, and she made him G
bty wfs, too. A telegraphic glance pas
l. between the two ladies as he assisted
'om affianced to allight at the door,