St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-11-07

tUrc. Once III awhile he did wish that
work-haSkct. dainty though it WAS.
might not fill 50 conspicuous Il place.
Vet he remembered how every stitch
counted 50 much toward Wills cduc,l-
ton for Margaret. not ashamed t" d"
anything honorable. occupied her spare
moments in sewing and he blessed the
fingers that wrought such wonders.
feeling proud that his was the right to
help them. The right too. he claimed
To rest them when the clock struck half
past nine. and she never demonstrated
then. hcciIlSe she said she liked tu
know that somebody cared for her
patient Margaret who all her life had
cared for others.
OF course the ncighhols goSSipcd:
thought it very improper for Roger to
spend every evening ut the cottage.
Miss Pl1mpScy kHcw he did had She
not Watched To sec and tor her part
she marNclcd that Godfrey Woodward
didn't rise from his grave to rcpIimamd
his daughter for wasting 50 much time.
and she IL poor girl, too! Perhaps he
cause Godfrey did not do any such
thing. Miss PrimpScy felt it her solemn
duty to do ii for him: and after maxi
ing il call upon Margaret for that idcn-
teal purpose. tlattcrcd herself that her
words had produced some effect her
nearer had turned pale and made no
reply. Indeed. the Interested lady cN-
pccted (a> the Immediate result of her
adVicc) that Roger would make his Wis
its less frequent ut ANY rate She WAS
going to see. and the next night
walked up and down the street. Whrm
] Ia, At he. II, t.,Il
! form of the law student entered the
gate. and Margaret opened the door -
| if Watching for him.
Miss lIimp>cN Wa> NcNrd enough: She
| had already cNultcd in the prospect nt
proclaimimg how she Just saved that
poor. dear Nargarrt'> reputation hN her
warming counsel" Well. if drlallr,l
from rmlargimg upon one thing. she
would find another: and mp and down
that pavement she still walked. hoping
a> Roger WIS in he would remain ~uii
cientlN long for her Ia report the late
hour of his departure hrt again she
wa>di>appnintrd thr,uwn clock sound
eel ten. the d"nr opened. and the frosty
air bore I" her listening" ear the happy
''gn"d-night" of the lovers.
Roger. happcmim" tn "VcI1akr Mis-,
irimP>cN. remarked that il Was late fol
her 10 hc out alone. and offering hcl
his ann smiled ~ he guessed >nmrW HAT
OF her thrilling crland. for he ha,
received Il full account of her call and
its mission.
Possibly the chill which kept hcr it
bed the next few DAYS led her To tn,
conclusion that it did not pay +" vatcl
peoples front doors when there WI,
nothing t" see: at least it gave Mar
garct the opportunity "fcnIl iu@ t" hcr
some ot the dcliclcir> which she VA,
. ever ready To prepare t"r the >irk.
. :" Il year had passed. viii ha,
been started in college with an incrr:i~
! n% ambition To hr a partner of R"@cI
som" day. when Margaret should kccI
the home for them all and never tcacl
school ANY more. One full wear: thcI
. came the might with which "ur STORY
opened. a> many Il might had come
hrimgn" Roger.
: 1t might have been the vhi~tliu.
wind that caused Margaret to >hUdIr
AZ she drew TIA" chairs tn their voHtr,
: places. "I the sound of ~lc,t against lh,
window pane: certain ii WAS >h'
. brushed away Il tear while She mad
the fire blaze. SAILING: ''lt shall lnnl
. pleasant for him. and to-" viii h
p bright then hcaliu" tn" lifting of TIA
. gatc-latch. >pIam" t" the door enc Ia
. reached il.
| IL" stood warming hi~ hands and IL
I took the w"rh-ha>hcr ~ though III
- would put ii away. but hr prrNrut~
I her.
. No. Margaret leave il there.
+ IL l-,r
D Pl hours when my dear Girl Ira~ rnr"ur
- aged me hl her example. | thiuI if
h could haN" that basket 10y me always
/ might bear the pain hcttrI.
Om the little bench 1T his side l,ncl
/, Margaret, and t"r u few moments c;r
t WAS silent. Struggling with some imuar
1 suffering plainly visible ON either ta"'
t. He was the til>t ru break ii.
: Il can not hc;u it :" hc rNrllimc,
t paSSinmatclN.
"WhN. il won't hc long. Roger:
e. shall write l"u often. and if cod will
I, Il twrlNcmumth from Tonight Ur Nj
, hr together again" and such cheer
- face WAS raised toward his. Il hrN
Il rented one room To old MIS-. Hart la;
i | may not hc alone in lac house. III
Il 50 glad y"u have the chance To liui~
- N"ur last year with Lawyer Claiming
II the time will br gone ere "" know i
+ and it mjght Ice very much harder tina
I it j.. We have great deal +" l.
- thankful for. Roger.
Il wish coHH see it a> You do. hI
: confess cannot hc thankful iuI Il Who
{ Years separation. Will y"u love III
inst ;S well when come back ! Ca
\ vou trust me through it all -
r over her features there fitted a pain
q ed expression ii WAS gone when Il
answered: Roger. do not douI
: where ! love, Were You leaving Il
Il twenty years instead ot one. rcturniI
e You should find me yoH,S. There
Il One who claims my highest love: h,
k cause true to Him. | shall hc trurr
| YOU
t. Could she say more? and vet thcl
q WAS only IL slight rcSpon>" To the clu>'
'e clasp which her hand gave his. BRAY
r. Margaret. what Il pretty picture >l
e drew of THEN future: what words
II hope and comfort fell from her lips Il
. that evening, while the burden of Ii,
:. parting song was: 1T won't he Ion
Ic dear. and then. always together"
And he. with the shadow ON his bro
~ and the deeper shadow in his hcal
rr kept murmuring: "TiS not so trNiI
d for her as for me. else she would Sho
# it more For he rccolcctcd VIII
= Charlie Maynard had told him tn
week how his girl nearly broke hc;r
l. when he went away for IL month hO
a she declared it would kill her, and d
= actually faint when he hadc her goo,
" bv. And here WAS Margaret. bright
=. th,u uSIIaI Why. he had dreaded tn