The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-06-28


came. tbInk diaeeasly and IL very
sssy to see you are not standing 70 my
peculiar position, Newton.
shnll send for CiArig fle Is 10 Che
store, no doubt.
4 Yoa will DO nothing Of The sort.
Well, Ihea, What W. yoa require Of
me;
Lislen; she viii be here, probably al
three, toto see Clark.
Weng
Where will be be likely 10 receive her z
In this room, suppose.
Il there no place where can be an
unsesn lisiener 10 their conveFstionI
Why. there is ihe wardrobe, but
The very place l exclaimed, exallaus-
~.
les-bui, Herbert, wouda't Il be .
mean thing 10 listen to what j. not 10.
tended for your earsl fAltefel WiIHc,
with some embarrassment.
] don't care Gg whether ii. mean or
NOT, / retoried I'm ID no state Of mind,
Just sew, 70 split haits II yoa, are ge.,
'ine 20 oblige me, sAy 50; ifuot, I'may rs
well go.
OF course the room y az your service,
Herbert. am going out, but that makes
no difference. hope you viii discover
that you are in error.
I smiled bitterly entertained no
such hope. The clock struck three as
Mr. Newton took his leave, aud hnr
riediy ensconced myself III The wardrobe,
with my head against wilie's business
coat, and my other cruremilies In per-
feet grave o. linen dustcrs aud obsolete
pantsloons. Altogether, II was not an
agreeable position; a wardrobe where
one can just stand erect, with closed
doors, on hot evening IN August, is
not very envlsblc place. But wonId
have endured anything then.
How warm isi In fact, II is getting
decidedly tropical, reflected, as | wiped
the dew from my glowing forehead
Why don't Ethel come, II she is coming?
And then ! began to reflect on st. BAR
tholomew aud his bed OF hot Goals, as
pushed the door quarter N an inch
! opeA.
IIush-a footstepI j jerked the door
to again, with an emphasis that made my
prison-house sway in n sadly neI vous
condition; but II was only clerk sent
for something, aud breathed freely
once more that is, as freely as il was
possible 10 do under the circumstances.
Good gracious, how hot 1t was! A Their
mometer would cert lainy have stood at
hundred in this clos9 atmosphere, was
streaming with peFsrration; my hair
was as wet as If had stood ia sumner
shower; but would have cheerIully re-
NAMED there all day, 10 detect the mon
strous conspiracy between my Ethel and
II. G.
-Four O'Clock; Ethel must have been
detained could hear Il. @. b voice oc-
casionvlly IN the store; proof positive, he
was on hand
Five O'Clock Decidedly, this was get
ting rather monotonous; | was inclined
to be sleepy; but it wouldn't do TO yield
to the Establishments OF Morpheus. But
my patience was not destined TO 90 en-.
tirey unrewarded; just as was about TO
give up in utter despair, there was aut-
ter Of garments on my ear; the sound of
Ethers sweet, familiar voice.
Pm so sorry lost that memorandum,
Robert.
1t isn't of any consequence, Ethel; |
will make it all straight. Let me see,
said Robert, reHectiveIy, you want it
lined with crimson silk, with crimson
cord aud tassels When do you want it
flnishe1l
By Thursday; its IIerberl's birthday.
think can promise il TO you by that
time; | was sorry TO disappoint yon be-
fore, but we really hadn't ii bit of an!-
thing IN the store ibut was at all appio-
PIRATE. This material is elegant
Beautiful! tj,cuIaicd Etel How
pleased Herbert will be!
thee bad been a crack Ia The bottom
OF that wardrobe, most astnredy
would have fallen through IL, 30 exceed
iugly small did feel
Blythe way, + hel, in wtieh dir ctiun
are you goingi
Home, She replied
fhcu III escort yoa; int wail halt a
.ecind until get my hat.
fbc blood IN my veins seemed turned
for second toi e, aad then again To-
lire. What blockhead was not 10
iorsee This emergency! held NY
breath, aud clung desperately 10 he in
ner handle OF the wardrobe, as ! felt
Robert Clark's touch apon the outer,
/ Why, soliloquzed the young gentle
man, what on earth aiis the door hsndlef
1t won't turn; and be gave il wrench
that defed all my efforts to impede its
revolution.
/ The door stood open, aud there !
stood revealed, among the coats aud
busters.
ilaIlo! calculated CLARK, staring st me
/ in blank astonishment. | should like TO
know how y0a came here!
/ Ny feelings at that moment can be
better imagined tbsu described. knew
there WAS no alternative but 10 step
bravciy forward aud face the music,
which did arc udiagly. But wasn't
going 10 favor Clark with an explanation
80 I turaeI somewhu sheepishly -
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