St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-07

| quiet and respectable pension, and here
John Sherman came whenever his busi-
ness arrangements allowed him few
hours in Heidelberg.
! John Sherman was n reserved, rather
sad-lOoking man of about fOrty-five.
He paid his bills promptly, made the
servants suitable presents, and sent
Frau Zip a remembrance every Christ
mas. He impressed his German land
| lady as IA mysterious man.
For two long years she had been in
vestigating her lodger's probable Oc-
cupation but at the end of all her
coniectures and theories she was not
wiser than in the beginning.
Margery had no relative but Uncle
Jack. She could remember no life but
days at school, sometimes in France,
sometimes i'll Germany, now and then
a week of holidays or an afternoon
with her uncle. 1t was an oldfashion-
ed garden full of shadows that seemed
to come down from the vine-cOvered
hills. The roses grew redder as the
shadows fell on them.
"Uncle Jack" said Margery sudden
Iy, ga circus is coming to Heidelberg.
| wish you would stay and take me.
! have never seen Il circus"
'Impossible. l cannot be back here
for three months at least"
"What a pity" said Margery.
The shadows which darkened the
roses seemed to have fallen on John
Sherman's face, and looked unusually
grave as he left the young girl that
night in Frau MOrgenstern's parlOr.
"Grand combination circus-English,
French and American" Three weeks
before men came to put up the build
ings. Three days before others came
to engage rooms, and one exciting
evening an extra train brought the
men, women and children, tents, ami
mails and monstrosities.
at is most marvellous !" said Frau
Zip returning from market. at is like
the emperor's birthday. SO many peo-
pie -
An American, French and English
circus was an event at Heidelberg.
Every one went even the little crown
prince of Sweden with his tutor. Frau
Morgenstern saw no impropricty in
taking her young ladies.
There were the usual feats of strength
and agility, the usual marvellous leaps
danced Il quadrille, the elephants, the
giants, music, spangles, sawdust, and
lemonade sold in the corners.
A strange feeling came to Margery
that night-a feeling of something
familiar and of something forgotten.
She could not understand it but when
Timothy Twycrass made his grand
| flourish Margery loosened Il knot
of ribbon from her hair, tied it
around white rose she wore i'll her
dress, and threw the rose at the
clowns feet. He picked it up and stood
quite still. 1t was Just then Frau Iip's
daughter Sophie said to her mother,
.'Somehow he looks like Mr.. Sherman"
| The resemblance was gone i'll II mo
ment, and Frau Zip, looking in the di-
rection of Sophie's eyes, said !: "Child,
what nonsense, you are near sighted ;
Won should wear glasses"
Frau Morgcrnsten fortunately did not
observe Miss Margery's action.
As the crowd passed out, two women
with shawls over their heads stood at
the door. They looked curiously at
Margery. "She's grown Il beautiful
young lady, Sukey," said Madcmoisellc
Elise Niviani. "It's better for her
never to have known the likes of us
"And to think she should hav,
thrown Timothy the rose, and hcl
never knew him !" said Sulley. "And
her looking so pretty with her eyes al
ATTIRE. 1t was lucky for Tim he did
not have to go ont again. lie couldn't
have done Il thing. never did see ;
man so overcome"
n LON
elbcrg Margery told him the story %
the circus man and the rose.
H couldn't keep it, said Margery
81 knew Frau MorgcnStern would hav,
scoldcd: but just then | wanted to Civ,
that clown everything | had i'll tho
world. What made me feel so, Uncl,
Jack | didn't know him. You are
not angry ?" asked Margery, for Uncl,
Jack had turned away his head bu
probably that was only to look ut ;
yellow kitten playing i'll the grass.
Then came more happy schOOl-days
the happy six months in the house
with the balcony looking toward tn,
castle, and the happy wedding Will
the spring blossoms and the pansy
: decked bridemaids at the church of tn,
Holy Three Kings.
Robert Brown lives sometimes in on
: European city, sometimes in another
working in the hospitals and advanc
ing in his profession. When Marger,
''finished with her books,n Uncle Jacl
finished with the business" as he ha'
promised himself that Easter afternoon
ut ST. Paul's. Neither Margery, no
Frau Zip, nor Sophie, nor even Rober
Brown ever knew that John Sherman
. professor of gymnastics i'll one of tn
. English colleges, was once TimOth.
t Twycrass, "wOrld-renOwned clown an
} tumbler" of the Royal London circus