The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-04-10

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She did not look ap og speak he per-
sisted geuilys
Have I offended son beyond all hope Of
forgiveness
She gave her hand a Inst
No. but
Bot you are sick, Miss BARNETT a. he
really saw la her face plainly, You
are really sick What can 10 for you2
She tried 70 smile
III. only tie headache have had il
.li day, and a touch Of fever with H. per-
haps, Nothing more.
You have been SICK al day, aud | have
beru aggravating the life ont of you, he
said remorsefully. and in bis earncstness
got down on one knee beside her chair
with halt bold, halt easy grace have
troubled sou constantly, net to-,la, oiHy
but ever since you came hero 70 teach,
What a brute you must think me. II
was unmauly aud cowardly % do a. did
No, you must let me make fan contes,
sion now, kissing the hand she laid over
his mouth 90 stop him.
But, Miss Burnett, YOU arc very ill Sc
riouss alarmed nov at the sight Of her
white face aud closed eyes, Tor the self
control maintained by force all day up to
this moment hal eiyen away suddenly =,
and weaker than child, She sat there,
her;brcath coming in little short gasps.
Unused to womeu's modes and ways
he was at a loss what TO DO Tie had an
idea, though, that when lady luinted,
cold water was the thing 50 spriukIel
her face with the cup standing on the
table, within reach Of his haud, aud man
like he drew her head upon his bosom.
She was not altogether unconscious,
for she made weak movement TO with
draw herself from his arm, but he whs-
pcrcd: Trust me aud be still, win YOU
not, til You are better? conscious all the
while OF an odd, pleasant thrill at his
heart as her face lay So near his that he
could have touched it with his lips
II be had been a dozen years older he
would most likely have yielded to the
temptation aud kissed the roses back to
her cheeks, but there was just the least
bit Of boyish timidity yet about him, and
besides be could not forget that he had
been the cause Of this very illness, and
his heart smote him rcgretfully every
time he looked at her.
She sent him away, by-and-by las soon
as she was able to sit mp without sup
port. She would not let him go home
with her either, though he begged her TO
let him do so; she would do better by
herself she said But seeing the troubled
looked in his eyes as he turned away, she
relented as far as to say
trust we part as friends.
lie came back to her at this, saving ear
nestly:
Can you be my friend after what you
have known Of me for the past two
months?
can bel am sincerely your friend.
Thank you for that. Knowing it, |
shall not carry such sorely troubled
conscience away with me.
All! he never guessed that, instead of
troubled conscience, he was carrying
Olive Burnett's heart with him.
1t was seven years before they looked
upon each others faces again. Such a
long, long interval. Those seven years
had changed Scott Goldrick into a sue
ccssful business man, steadily amassing
his thousands and alive to the brilliant,
courted young widow, Mrs Logan.
She had grown heart sick of teaching,
and one day in desperate mood, gave it
up aud married Paul Logan, the rich
land owner. Scott Goldrick, hearing OF
ii in the distant city where he was living
said: Such pity! She was one Of Il
thousand and deserves better man than
that.
Wei, Paul Logan was a better man
than Scott Goldrick's words seemed to
Imply; and better still his gold brought
all comforts to the hclpes. mother until
she died, and a home with all the adyan-
tages of wealth to little sisters. And
now, with her husband two year, IN the
grave, Mrs logan went freely into %
cicty once more
such lovely woman, men said when
speaking Of her; and Scott Goldrick in
dorsed the verdict when be met her at q
reception one evening, and the hostess
suppo.ipg them to be uuacquaiutcd, pre-
scnted her.
1t was the Olive Burnett OF seven
years ago who smiled up at him, as she
said to Mrs Lake:-Mr. Goldrick and
are very old friends.
You remember me, them hc said as he
led her away.
shall never forget, was the sweet,
grave reply.
Hut somehow, with lhi. faltering be-
ginning they did not seem to make much
progress in the renewal OF their aequalnt-
anccship. Meeting often as they did at
party and ball receptions, at concerts,
theatres aud operas, there was always an
nudedgab!e -omethug-a distance be-
tween them: aud Il wa. quite at the close
OF the winter that, calling one morning
on Mrs. Logan TO make Bis adieu before
leaving town, Scott Golddek fingered q
moment 81 be bowed over her baud AZ
parting. 10 say half ic,tlHglf, bni yet 10
earnest, too:
DO yuu remember lhe old school
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