St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-01-03

| Nolill W Nllllplll illt soul
The flush had faded, and he was pale
as Il ghost.
81 am sure You are beside yourself.
Hal said, laying my hand upon his
arm; ''hut it will do you good to break
the silence in which you have wrapped
| Yourself. Make Il clean breast of it,
man, for your souls sake. What is the
trouble with you and Thyrza ?"
"Trouhlc enough" hc answered, dog
gedly. Il have reason to believe that
| she made Il mistake in engaging herself
to me. If should happen tn he pick
eel Oft by o.e of these internal bullets. :
he added grimly, sit would he fortu-
nate circumstance. 1t would set her
free. You see, without any fuss"
There WAS Il stern compression of his
! lips. metallic hardness to his voice.
Yet Hal Brainard's nature was brave.
tender. and womamly. | probed him
with questions as Il surgeon probes IL
wound.
And you," | asked, "have you made
il mistake too?'
If she be not fair to me,
What how fair she be
he quoted lightly. Then. as if some
wave of feeling swept over him, tearing
his pride from its mooringS, he seized
my hand in il vicelike grasp.
Il love her. he cried. ..whethcr
have made Il mistake or not. have
loved her all my life long. | do not
even know when began to love her
That's the worst of it, Harrison Grey
We were silent for awhile. The sun
dropped lower and lower, and the soft
twilight wrapped us i'll its tender folds
| knew should hear the whole story
if had patience to wait for it; but
lial Hrainard WAS not to he hurried
Il do not know that blame her." he
said. ut last. ''Thc truth is, Grey
Thyrza and | are too unlike. am nC
mate foI her. She is gay. bright and
airy, full of sudden >parklcs and flash
r>. that dazzle and hcwitch me out OF
my SENSES. But cannot follow her.
cannot keep pace with her flights.
cannot half comprehend her. There is
something in her life which my life can
not grasp. And then she looks at mt
with Il Vague. rcpruachiul wonder in hcl
eyes. which is too much for my philo>-
ophy. She is IA SKI lark, and clod.'
But admitting your comparison tol
Il moment" said. ''sk ' ylaIk> build THEN
nests upon the solid ground. Did il
never occur 10 ynu that Your hardy
rugged strength might he more to Thy I.
~ Harrington than all the brilliant
parts. all the merely aesthetic cutiya.
tiou. in the world Besides. there is Il
certain sort of knowledge whether il
comes 10y intuition or otherwise. tha
women gain earlier than men,"
ilal shook his head.
"All very well in the abstract" Ii,
remarked. but. N"u see, it does NO
touch this ease. What is IL man To Il,
when he sees that the woman who ha,
promised Ia marry him feels dcticicmcc
in him. and when hc knows that In
failure To meet the wants nt her nature
and t" give full sympathetic rcc"gni
ti"u tO what she regards as hest an,
highest in herself. is Il constant trnuhl,
t" her! Tell me that"
WIS silent. TRYING to think what
should say what it WAS best to say
Presently. his hand t,ll heavily upon
my knee.
Tell me one thing more" he added
in Il low. intense voice. "What i ON,
t" ii" when he believes. even if hr doe
not know of Il surety. that there is ;
who could he To the woman he loves al
he du i'll such a ease ,"
"!IaI -
Il believe just that Grey. hav,
believed it for >iN months. Plea>In
state "t things. isn't it >
"NoW that }ou said that much. yOr
must say more" | answered. "Wha
d" You mean 10y those strange words !!
"llIVc you seen Faycttr BlackmauI
since he came back from IIcidcIhurg ,
"NcNrr. Haven't had Il glimpse 81
him"
That iS because You were away :,
much for months before we enlisted
lie W.,> in Hilltop half the time
I'll" used to he good enough sort u
Il fellow before he went abroad. said
Il hope they have not Spoiled him owe
there. But it is not hc Nou are talking
ah"ut ,"
''It is. though" he answered. his face
darl,rnng. But tell you what it j.
GREY. will not do the man injustice
He j. Just the one to charm the fancy
of Il girl like Thyrza. He is all that
am not all that She wishes | WAS. II,
is interested in all the things that in
trrc>t hcr-in poetry. music. and cvcry
: thing that am Such dolt about. II,
} can lead her where only follow ataI
oil: and with all his corclcSS grace q
manner. his easy flow of talk, feel lik,
Il great clumsy idiot beside him"
"FHycttr Blackmann may he Adoui,
!, and Apollo and Mercury all in one, fn
aught know / replied: Il will no
dispute YOU. But it is does not follow
that you have any occasion for .ical
ouSy."
My words stung him. and he sprane
up from the log on which he was sit.
ting.
Jealousy :" he cried. Gam jcal
: Gus? DO you look ut it in that way
Jealous"
''But what else is it ?" asked. ''Laol
here, Hal. Do you think that hccaus,
a woman is cngaged-or married, evcr
she must become at once blind an,
dcaf9 can understand how Il culti
waited woman may enjoy the society o
IL cultivated man. and vet not hav til,
slightest idea of falling i'll love will
him."
spoke with some heat, for had al
ways liked ThyrZa Harrington.
He turned white as Il sheet.
You do not comprehend" he said
with il certain quiet dignitr. Il an
casting no aSpcrsions upon Thyrza. il
/ is not easy for Il man to say what | hav,
said tonight; and you may have mis-.
understood the words wrung from III,
: by pride and passion. | do not think
she is even aware how this man hat,
come III between her and me. But
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