St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-02

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She turned to 90. Nh Hawkins he
gan tn feel embarrassed. Ia have
asked Nr to sit down." hr said finally.
II! it he'd been IL place fit for Il lady. |
"u%ht"I done 81, emmy way. | don I
know what kept me from it, But
ain't we'll. Miss. Times. get Il sort q
dumb agcI its the bitches. | think.
Miss and don't seem t" hey my wits
about me"
Instantly Miss Armnt WAS all SYM
pathN her quick w"man'> heart WAS
touched.
Can can anything hc done - she
asked. more timidlN than she had he
fore spoken.
NO! not unless yc remember Suthin
about these pills" He exhibited Il box
containing about half Il dozen. Il for
get the direction don't seem to re
mrmhcr much. amy way. these times
they rr '.I"mc~'> Vegetable Compound
If Hc'vc ever took 'rm yell remember
whether the rec Ian dos. i eight They
amt hut six here. But perhaps Y,
never TUX any" he added. dcprrcat
inglN.
No." said Miss Nelly. cmtlv She
had usually Il keen srrI~, of the lud
cr"us. but somehow Nh. IIaWkim~'> GO
ccmtlicitl only panied her
''Will Nnu let me So. You lu hr foot
of the hill - he said again. after another
embarrassing pause.
Miss Arn"t felt instantly that such an
act would condumc her tlc>pa>> iu tn,
eyes of the world. She might meet
some of her invisible admirers ul rN-
cn her companions and. with all hen
crrltic impulses, she WAS nevertheless
Il Woman, and did not entirely Gc>pi>,
the Verdict of c"uNculi"malitN. >h,
smiled ~wrrily and a~>cutcd. and il
another moment the two were lost IL
the shadows of the. wood.
Like many other apparently 1IiN iIl
acts III an unrvrmtiIl life. il W.I> dcci
Sivc. ~ She rNprrrrd. She met two "r
three of her late applaudri>. who. She
tanclrd looked >hrrpl>lI and cmhaIra>
eel she met also her compauloII> look
ing tuI her ia some alarm. who really
appr.ircd a>tomi>lcd at hen escort. and.
She t;imcicd. Il trltlc rIrviuu> of her cli
dent surcr>>. | trIl that Miss Armnt.
III response I" their anxious inquiries
did not state entirely the truth. but.
without actual assertion. led them Ia
hrliryc that She had. at Il very cally
stag" of the pIoCc"dIug. completely
>uhlugItcd this weak minded giant and
hid brought him tIiumphIutIy Ia hen
feet. From telling thi~ story two ol
three times she got .imallN /" believing
that she had some foundation for it
then I" a Vague >rIt ut desire that il
lI IL 4
then To an equally VAGUE yclrnin" tu
hasten that c"u>umuItium. That il
would rcd"und /" any satisfaction OF
the Fool III" did not stop To doubt.
That il would cure him of his folly >h,
was quite confident. Indeed. there az,
\rlN few ut IL men or women ny hu
do not hrlicNc IiII even Il hopeless love
tuI ourselves j. more conducive to the
salvation of tn, lover than Il rcpuittc,l
affection tnI another.
The criticism "t Five Forks wa>. ~
the Reader may imagine. swift and con
elusive. W hen II WIS found OUt that
Miss \II"t MS moi ''thc llag" nrl>quri
aiding ~ Il N"uu" and pretty giIl. to tl,.
ultimate deception "t Five Forks in
gcmrldl and the fool i'll particular. it
WI- lt one" decided that nothing but
the speedy union "t the Fool and the
''rrrtIN >rh""l- m.rIm WIS consistent
with uIdiuHrN common -cu>r. The >iu-
Gulll good ttrtuur of lIaw kiu> Wa
Juitr in acc"rdaucr with th, theory ot
hl> luck ~ pr"p"undrd hl the camp.
That after tin, hl." failed Ia mEIh,.
hrr appearance. he should ">rIikr a
lead" in hi own house. without the
trouble "t ''pr">Irctiu. seemed let
these ca>ul>t> ;l> Il wonderful but imc> =
liable law. l." add t" th,.>,. tatrtul
probabilities. Miss \rm"t fell and >pI.Iim-
eel her aurlc in the ascent of Mount
Lincoln. and Wis confined for some
weeks l." the hotel after hcl c"mpIm-
ions had departed.
During this period lIHW kiu> was ciVillN
hut @intc~VurlN attentive. When. at-
ten Il r"a>"mahlr time had elapsed. there
still appeared tn be- no immediate, pros
pcct ct the occupancy of the new house.
punllc opinion experienced i singular
chiu"" III IryiId to liz theories at Mr..
llaW kin>'> conduct. "Ihc lldg" WAS
looked upon - Il -:Iintlll>r and Ion"
suffering maItNT tu th. weakness and
Inconsistency nt the Fool. That. after
cIcctiu9 ihi~ new house at her request.
he had suddenly gone back "m her
that h,l ccliharl WAS Ih,. result of u
long habit "i weak pr"pu>il and sub
>clurut shameless Ici"ctIun and that
hr Wa> now Wing his hand ON tn,
helpless >"l""I-mlIm. Wa> perfectly
plain t" Five F"lk> That he should
It" frustrated III his attempts at ANY
cost WH> equally plain. Mis- Nelly