Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-12

every action of m ~ inUst have told her tho
lrGth. Won u are not fools or blind \
man, loving as | did, vho Fan conceal the
true state OF his feelings MIST DO more than
mortal.
had not spoken; dared not speak. Bet
ter uuc rtaiuty with hope than certainty
with despair. The day on which l'hilippa
refused my love woull be ns tie day Of
death to me.
Besides. what had to Offer herr Although
succeeding fairly we'll for a beginner at
present J could only ask tho woman made
my vi e TO share comparative poverty. And
nhiipua! All! ] would have Wrapp Il Phil
.rpa in luxury! All that wealth could buy
u2ht TO he hers. Had you seen her in the
glory OF her fresh young beauty, You would
have smiled at the presumption of the man
who could expect such being to become
the wife Of Il hard working and aS vet i'll
paid doctor. You would have felt that she
should have had the world at her feet.
Had thought that size loved me might
perhaps have dared to hope she would even
hen have been happy as my wife But she
al not love me. Moreover, she was anbi.
| lions.
She l;now--snall blame to her--how beau
/ iGul she was. DO ] wrong her when | say
'hat in those days She looked for the gift Of
rank and riches from thcman who Lowell here
She knew ;hIt she was a queen among
women, AMI expected a Queen, dues.
t-Wee o.., IRE my words clucl: They are
t,h c"uclos' J have spoken. or shall SPEAK,
ngGiHs you. Forgive thomN
We Wor" 'rierls-gr,at frie is. Such
rrirn l>hip j, loves lrnc 1t buovs false
hulos; it lU.'. to CURLY: itlrad, Qstr2y: it
j. a staff which lrral,; ~ lGaulv. an wounds
. iu,, -. g., Z
seem, Il wood to make friendship grow into
love; and veg how seldom that l,t,e is
ID lnl The love which Legins with ha'c or
dislike is often luciiel than that which
acIins with friendship. Lovers cannot be
friends.
Ihiippa and ler mother left my neigh
borhool. They went to London for awhile.
| heard from th"m occasionally, and once or
twice, when in town, called upon them.
Time Went by. ] worked hard at my pro
fessioT the while, striving, hy sheer toll, to
drive away the dream from my life. Alasl
| srove in vain. To love Phiiippa was to
love her forever!
One morning a letter came from her l
tore it open. The news it contained was
grievouS. Her mother had died suddenly.
Philippe was alone in the world. SO far as
| knew, she had not a relative left; and be-
lieved, perhaps hoped, that, save myself,
she had no friend.
needed no time for consideration That
afternoon | was in London. If could not
comfort her in her great sorrow ! could at
least svmpathiza with her: could undartake
tie management of the many business de-
tails which are attendant upon a death.
Poor Philippa! She was glad to see me.
Through her tears she flashed me look Of
gratitude. / did all caull for her. an
,tavoi in town unit! tho funeral was, over
Thea was obliged to NIX Of Going home.
T. Rat was to become oC The riri.
Tith or kin she ha! none, nor did sh.
mention the name of any friend who would
be willing to receive her As | susprrtod
she was absolutely aicr, in the world \,
SOM q, my back was turned she yould Lov..
no or, on whom she could count for SYM
pathy or help.
i must have been her utter loneliness
which ur,od mo, in spite of NV better iulr-
nont. in spite Of the grie! which still oppr.,s-
81 her, t. throw myself ut her feet ami de.
clare the desire of my hears. Nv word,
crnnot recall, hut think know ] pleaded
rlo0uoutiv such passion as min, .,;y,s
rover and intensity to the most ,nurnrticci
.poater Yet long before NV up,cal was
.lGcl knew that pleaded in vain. Her
eyes Ilrl lilllN II, lNl'l mo she loved M NOT.
THEN, remembering her present n.lplp,;
condition. checked myself | begged her
to forget the words ] had spoken; no, TO
answer them now: 10 LET me say them again
Ia some months time Let me still he her
friend, and render her such servic, us /
could
She shook her head; she held out her hand
Tie first action meant the refusal of NV
love; the second, the acceptance of my
friendship. schoolad myself to calmness.
and we discussed her plans for the future.
she was lodging in II house in a quiet. re-
,loc,abl, street mar Regents Park. She
expressed her intention of staying on here
for awhile.
Put alone" exclaimed.
"Why not? What have | TO fear? Still.
/ am open to reason if you can suggest
another plan,'
could suggest no other. PhilipDa was
past twenty-one and would at once succeed
to whatever money had been her mothers
This wa, enough TO live upon. She had no
friends, and mus, live somewhere. WHY
should she not stay On at her present lol.,-
iro-g NEVERTHELESS I tran,Llal a.. | ,l,.,,,.rI,.