Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-02-21

and Of how much he had spoken Of nc.
and Of the lovely voyage. and the greea
graves left behind; and l. who had gone
to meet child and found woman.
looking a. Der and feeling toward her As
! had never looked upon or felt to any
other
Not to Elsie Hall Il was not the
boyish love dream cone again
AnalyEing the saotiOa. l found only
a great longing to protect and comfort
her-to guard her from every pain and
i'll and l said to myself; This IS IS
4 father must feel toward = daughter:
can be a parent to George Hunters
child IN every truth" And l took her
home to the old house and to ny moth
er. l thought Only Of those somehow.
l never thought Of Ashton.
Shall l ever forget how she brighten
ed the somber ruoms How. As her sad
ness wore away. she sang to Us in the
twilight, How strangely something
which made the return home, and the
4 long hours Of the evening seen 50 much
brighter than they had ever been BE-
fore. stole into ny life 1 never went
to sleep in church n0E;I kept awake
to look at Olive Hunter-tO listen 70
her pure eOntralto as she joined in the
singing. Sometimes caught her eye.
her great unbelievable brown eye. for
she had habit Of looking atme- Was
she wondering how face could be 50
stern aud grim ? l used TO ask myself.
Ashton used to look at her also. He
had been away when she first came TO
Us, and when he returned she was >
grand surprise to him
.-Oh. how lovely she is = he had said
tome
she Is very pretty" 1 replied
Ashton laughed.
MAY I never be an old bachelor if il
brings ne TO calling such girl very
pretty. said he and 1 felt conscious
that ny cheek flushed. and 1 felt angry
that be should have spoken Of ne thus,
though never cared before
They liked each other very much
those two young things. They were to
gether great deal \ pretty pictur,
: they made in the Venetian window il
r the sunset. He fair-haired. blue-eyed
Saxon looking youth. she 80 exquisitel!
dark and glowing.
| Every one liked her. Even NY Ok
clerk. stephen Hadley. used to say he
presence lie the cfEce more than do1e,
lamps. the nearest approach to poeti
: cal speech Of which old stephen vas ev
sr known to be guilty; and never knew
how much she was to ne until one even
7 Ing. when. coming hone earlier thai
: usual. I saw in that Venetian windO7
where Ashton and Olive had made ;
: many pleasant pictures for ne. one tia
I never f1rget-that never shall for
get As long As | live
: She stood With her hack TO ne Ash
= ton vas kneeling At her feet III
: sound Of the opening door dissolved II
e picture bat had seen It. and l stol
: away to hide the stab that It had give
: ne.
sat down in nv own nom and hi
I ny face in ny hands. and would hav
r been glad to hide it beneath nv eo6
o lid knew now that I loved DIV
Hunter; that I loved her not IS Al ol
e nan might love child. but as ! youn
d nan might love the woman who ougf
10 Be his wif-bsttsr than had love
l. Elsie Hall for It vas not boyizh %!
y sion but earnest. heartfelt love
= lin love. arose and Looked in Il
l. uirrcr. and ny brOad-shOuldsred reae
ton blushed before ny gaze II
D. springtins Of ny life had Ho~n. and Il
sumner had e0ns and gone. and N 4
l autumn I had dreamed Of loves bud AZ
\ blossom
Is l knslt beside ny bed and prayed II
I might not hate ny brOthsr-that
D. might not even envy him His tou.
g upon the door startled Ne He cane
oF With something IN his manner not usu
e. to hin, and sat down opposite ne T
At few moments ne we're silent Then
a said, speaking rapidly and bIGzhing Ii
he 4 girl: Ned. old fellow. you-y
TO saw ne making fool Of myself juss 10
OF I suppose p
u Il saw you q your knees" said
d. And thought ne = silly fellow. e
Isl But you don't know. Ned You ca
his unisrst41d-you'vs been 50 calm =
Ter eool all your life through, you knc
-ei- She's driving ne mad Ned. DO
nes lisvs she likes ne. but she Eou't
ave yes I'd give NJ right hand for
led love mEE have II. and l think /,
u can help M Ned Fron something
said. l believe she thinks you 10
'sn disapprUve perhaps you are one
had those cid fellows Who want every one
! 4 nArry for money. Tell her you are /
Tor Ned-desr old fsII0z-seII her you L
ing ID elections. and III never forget j
Dat indeed. I Eon't-'
Ana Tell her | have 10 objeetions."
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