Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-03-14

DdDJ lllVtll ulutu ~ WIN lllb SpDOll, anu
Margaret took pleasure In bringing out
Tho thought and sense that were only
kept back by the difidence he had
found unConquerablc till now.
"If never see you again" he said,
rs they parted; "if we are never better
acquainted than we are Mt present, /
shall always remember this day. You
have taught me to have more confidence
in myself. I shall never forget that
you, with your beauty and high position
so far above me rs you are in every
thing me good enough to
sit with and walk with"
"You will see me again." Margaret
said. II rlIall be very often at my sis
ter's now. | haze TO thank you, for you
saved me from great disappointment.
l could not have seen baby, or stayed
with him, had the room belonged TO
anyone but yourself
They said goodnight, and cab drove
up at the moment. A gentleman alight-
ed-a tall, stout, heavily-built man, at
whom Mr. Parker, at distance Of ten
yards, stared in bewildered amazement.
lie looked nj his feet, expecting to see
ponderous fell 7hHe covering equity
foot, and saw instead 3hapely boot on
foot of the proper size. lie looked
ii,,a a ,r,n o,'d sa,,. irstoado nojr
20 oIoa h"ip oua ,, "nd thon this iron
tlo,ao', ,,.ort ~, tho Sou, stons uith an
ot e" r "v, s s4rido p corryirg tba
weight of his erect figure with ease and
hat ~ Nsar1orot and dietincl,v heord
i,or so '''''' '''
1Y ~ ,,icbae, e.
uf ~, oninc, o,,,,.f mt. ,,indr Mr.
porlor soid a." 70 him.o,f ~ mnst no.
that boamtifrL crnotura bas turned nv
hroin an, ,,oino o,t Of NV mind or
aisn Iho,.o 90, sooi, 57h1st I-rnio Niicbaol,
WI ~ MAC NJ Barl,or ,yithont his
cro,i,, Foot and Tho hIua snoctaclest
GfTnoio >tjobooIiN-bnt tboso naonlo nav
to l ,ron -ia i oIii,o StooGv, shall
nm ag.inst most nresantIv and hurt
r1rseif ttncIo Porl, or Michael 7 moan.
~ ,,ost ,-troordirory tbing oI.or
.au, ;1Y''
IIo +o,d Morv ,ybon bo reacbed bone
ond sbo Iistened With n orovolv amused
srn;Io Jod not Nr RarLer told hor
tbot bo and 1-ncle Michael ware some
thing alike? 1t was no mystery to her,
but Mr.. Parker could not get over it.
"IIe was so much like the old gentle
man upstairs" he said that when he
Locked ~ ne,-and he certainly did Iool,
~ ~ hole ov,,ortad 10 boor bic for
&C. LIZ '','ll , %. '0''' ''''
ny I 49, ho", -, nv ,,.;,, soo hin, ho.o ',
Mary said, and then YOU can Judge for
yourself how much resemblance there
is. You took Miss Allenby home
Safely
My dear lady, you do not know how
much pleasure you have given me-" he
said, thoughtfullY, Il never met any
one, except yourself, who understood
me as your sister does, or cared to. What
a noble creature she is
"As good Mary said, las she IS
beautiful. She has very high opinion
of you. Mr.. Parker, and Ter friendship
is worth much to any man or woman. |
would accept anyone on trust whom
she had faith in; her instinct is 50 quick
and true
That sense Of manhood and dignity
never left Mr.. Parker again. 1t would
have Jared badly with his riOtous friends
had they attempted to play their mn
seemly jests Upon him now. He stood
upon a d ffcrent footing in the house.
and Miss Allcnhr. who came nearly
every day, rarely passed his door witt
out stopping to say a rev words to MN.
Perhaps in mercy Tor INN she never
stayed too long; he knew the poor i".-
low was sterp-d to the heart in love Tor
her.
They lad almost given Uncle Michaei
up for tn night when he arrived IN Or
| thorpe square; but ytEYthinS was ready
| for hlm Mrs. AIIcnby hid trlcd her
| best to remember What she couli "t her
| brother-in-!@W tastes and habits; she
| had prepared tur Large front room on
| the second-noor as b}dch'nber, ana
| put some solid, handSnm' furniture IN
| ,ho r,n,t, ltltif,J II f4r him a rIl ar