The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-06-29

q group n people were standing vsich.
Ing ne fast disappearing Boulogue boat.
she started and looked and locked again.
surely sAe eould not ba mistaken IN tho
tan, dafk.haired mau who was standing
little apart irom che rest, engaged 10
ilghang a cigar, bis back 70 tha passcrs,
Stit more Intently she gazed, Der face
growing pale beneath Der veil, Nessle's
childish pysttlc uuheara aud unanswered.
Yes, ihcre stood the hero Of her girl.
hood, gIsddening her eyes once again,
aud surely that was one Of bis fayorite
songs that The baud was playing
Love me once again,
Meet mc once again.
Old love Is Gpaking.
Shall {, wake IN vAinf
As the refrain died away the tall ilg-
ure turned, and Clement Kane--for he
Il was-found himself face TO face with
Dorothy Aston.
They had neither OF them forgotten old
times. He had been very faithful, sf
ter a man.ike fashion, to the old re.
membrauce, and she--oould she ever for.
get the love which was the crown and
the sorrow of ber life p? Silent, even as
when they parted, they stood for a few
moments together now.
Shall II wake 10 vain
the music repeated. Dorothy'a heart
echoed The question back to her, and
thon--well, the Lees at 4 80 on summer
afternoon was not the place for tender
passages, so he broke silence-oh pa.
thos by remarking:
It's very long time since we have
met.
Seven years, she answered, almost
sharply-she had counted those weary
days Of waiting too often not TO be able
TO I'LL up the measure of their length at
once. Have you never been In England
since that summer?
No. What should | have done hereY
had no home to 90 to except my poor
uncle's II was his death that brought
me over now. The old man has made
me his heir, and had to get leave o
come and settle matters at once. Until
to-day | have been porlug over title
deeds aud law papers, but made up
my mind all hazards to come here for
this day--partly because ] wanted some
fresh air to set me up after the worries OF
entering upon my inheritance, and partly
to see If any Of my old friends were
here still, and would remember me. But
how is Mrs Everest? May | come and
see herr
Please do. Auntie will be very glad.
At the old timer
Whenever you like, she answered, her
face flushing up. We are in the same
house in Royal Terrace we had before.
remember, be said, and then turning
abruptly to Nessie-- Whose child is thatl
My sisters youngest one, replied Dor.
othy, half smile on her lips as she won
dered If he imagined Nessie daughter
OF hers, and she no longer Miss Alston.
Do you ever take her along the lower
road to Sandgate? he asked.
Never, she said, decidedly. have not
been there for ages--ncver alone since
that day--but you won't remember it,
perhaps when first saw you
have very good memory, Miss Ais
ton. Why you suppose forget things 7
III don't know, II is SO long ago.
Dolic was growing crimson under his
steady gaze.
Captain Kane stopped short.
! must leave you now, be said; en-
dining in camp; but may ] come In to-
night and see you Your aunt won't
mind. 1t is so long since we have met,
| should like to have talk with you. An
revoir, then. Good bye, little one, TO
Nessic, who was staring, open-mouthed,
at the big, ugly man auntie Dollie seemed
SO pleased with.
Dorothy fled home to tell the good It'd
ings.
lie IS come, was all she said; but Mrs.
Everest needed no other explanation.
The light on her dafllng's face told her
who "hen was better than volumes OF
words; aud with happy tears she thanked
heaven that her fayorte's sorrow was
over. Meanwhile Dorothy, alone In her
room, was rejoicing in her new-found
ioy. lie has come back, she said, over
ana over again--come back, she knew, to
her; while ever IN her ears ran the re-
frain--
Love nc once again,