The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-28
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ucss ou he f9fehcad q sir months
mauisd man, tic husband q tbe pretliesi
f Of womep, ,corrnRA ttd biz handsome white
forehead
You seem to have the slightest apprc.
ciatoa Of Affair.", Effic have explained
tine snd slime again hat am living up
to MY ineomc--not saving . pcnuy --snd
yet You still persist IN demanding money
ior almost every uiae thst takes your
fsuey.
/ Ellis Trcmaiue spoke more deelsiyely
Than Efle had ever heard him, Aud she
neuialiy vowed him horribly cross, and
parted her red lips and leaned back IN
hef chair with a very aggrieyed look on
bCf face.
Aud yet it was lovely.
I Mr. Tfemaine thought 70 IL that mo.
meut a. be looked at The delicate pink.
sud-suow complexion, aud tie largc dark
blue eyes that bad made such havoc with
/ bis heart ear sgo--st tho toll exquisite
I lips that bad only seemed made FOR smiles
aud kisses then, tbat were now rapidly
cousnmnsuus their task OF discovering
the clay feet Of their idoI--ihaI now were
I parting TO utter words be knew were
coming, tbst did come,
lou are just a. mean and cross as you
can be! What's The use Of living at all
/ IL you can't have things like other people Z
| lell you do think you might let me
have some money this morning; necd
il most awiuily.
iler blue eyes certainly looked plead.
ing enough 10 give entire eredehce 10 ber
assertions.
/ am almost tempted TO say tbat cannot
be true, Efic, since it was only Il week
ago to-day handed YOU twenty
pounds-a sun amply sufficient for even
the most inexperienced fnancier on
which to keep family OF Two
Darker frowus were gathering on
Tremane's forehead, but Eiie answered
with sneer:
Twenty. pounds Yon speak as
though it were torture! ! tell you,
Ellis, must have things like other peo-
die. How on earth do you suppose |
| feel when Mrs. Coddington or Miss Bell
4 burn calls for me to drive, wearing their
! Elegant carriage costumes and IN the
same dress ! appear in on the street and
at church?
Tremaine smiled contemporary.
So you hope to rival the wife Of q
millionaire and The only daughter of a
wealthy banker, do you? you, the wife
Of cashier At Wingfeld & Sons, on
seven hundred year? Eflie, have moth
ing TO do with women who are, uncon.
scously perhaps, sowing seeds Of dis
content aud exlravagauce in your young
heart.
6m neither disconnected nor extrava-
giant, Ellis you shall not say So But
must have some money to get new suit.
q Ellis, such heavenly suit of prune,
and you know can wear SO well one
particular shade. Honestly, haven't a
dress TO wear TO Mrs. Lamar's recep.
ton.
Ellis ate his egg with very little show
Of satisfaction, and his silence, while
bitter thoughts were rushing through his
mind, was taken by Efile as sign of
consent.
She was not slow in pressing her sd-
vantage.
1t won't cost oyertwenty pounds, Ellis
very reasonable, indeed, for | shall
make Il nearly al myself and am sure
you can't be displcased at that. Then ray
yes, won't yon, Ellis dear?
a settled white look came around his
handsome mouth
II you care more for show and tinc
clothes llian fo: my respect and the con-
sciousuesS thet you are my economical,
prudent wife who is helping her husband
save inst al Of almost goldiug him inlo
debt, you can have the money.
Her etes flashed as deligbiedly as -
child's over new toy. She had accom-
plished hcr desire, and his cold vet
touching words had fallen uuheedcd be.
fore lbst--
You can have the money.
She sprang from her chair behind the
coffee urn, aud threw her arms around
bis neck. kissing bis handsome worried
forehead.
You darling ! knew yon would not
say no, for sll you read me such lecture
on economy. Really, Ellis, when YOU
see how lovely | shall look IN my new
SIX, you will not prudge tie money, will
youy You like to see me look ~ pretty
As used before we were married. don't
you' Aud you surely sre not angry, my
deary You do love me?
Her sweet, eiriish face al aliEht with
happy enthusiasm. ben blue eyes dancing
with such honest delight, her smooth
cheek lying against bis, and her dainty
lille hand Iroking bis whiskers, of
eour,e Eli. laid down his napkin and
pushed back from The table aud kissed
her
She was his wife-sweei, pretty, deli
cate - moautain pink, be loved her
loved her dearly, truly. as - the DAYS
when he wou Der, thinklug Whist rare
f0wcs she was
lie loved Der snd was willing, yes,
anKious, TO increase her happiness by
every houest means 10 his power only
Efis was exifayagant aud anressansble
Ia her demand for dress and style that
wen beyond lbe. capabilities ot the well
salariei man thal be wss