The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-22

o'clock in the evening, exchanging con-
fidences with handsome young man till
this hour unknown to her.
''What shall | do?" exclaimed she, in
distress, 81 cannot detain you to night.
How can | send you my answer to my
cousin2'
"May 1 see you again tomorrow?
May l come here again" asked he, i'm
petuously.
81 am giving you so much trouble."
fatered Nlargcry. And thea she timd-
ly put out her hand in token OF adicu,
and Frank, as he held it for an instant in
his clasp, felt new heaven opening be
fore him.
It'll tonight I did not know what
treasure this earth contained ~ unused
he, as he retook his road toward Forest
Grove.
When Frank presented himself next
day at the Silver Birches mot this time
at the back entrance). and asked for
Miss Hood, he was somewhat taken
aback by being ushered into the pres
ence of stately elderly lady.
"My daughter has told me all, Mr..
Conyer." she said, land it is well that
she did so. Without limiting at my real
motive, l shall persuade my young
nicce's father to let her come on a
months visit, on the plea that the doc
tors recommend care and change, for
she has looked sadly pale and miSer-
able lately. AS for the music master,
will get him quietly replaced, and at the
months end hope to have persuaded
my neice's father to permit her to &C
company US abroad that will create a
new interest in her life and she will
forget the music master; and now let
me persuade you to remain with us for
luncheon and will drive you back to
/ Forest Grove.
What bewidering hour Of joy was
that which the happy Frank passed at
the Birchcs Margery was tenfold more
witching this morning than she had
seemed the previous evening. Could he
ever forget the charm in her blue eyes
when she raised them to his or the
wonderful beauty of the long lashes
which rested on her rose-tinted cheek
when she yelled those eyes in with draw
ing her gaze.
Reader. he never did forget them and
a month later, when cousin May was in
safety beneath her aunts roof, and the
designing old music master had been
dismissed, on pretense Of his service
being no longer needed, since his pupil
was to make Il lengthy stay abroad.
Frank seized prUpitious moment to ask
Margery passionately; ''If she knew of
what he should be thinking every mo-
ment of every day while she was
away p
"Of you, you only" concluded he,
folding her to his heart in sudden rap
turc, as Margery's deep blush and sweet
confusion betrayed her answering afTec-
ton.
1t was on the eve of Margery's bridal
that cousin May (cured now of her fleet
ing fancy for the music master) confessed
how it was that she had thrust the letter,
which had indirectly been the cause of
this blissful wedding, into Frank Con-
yer's hand. The foolish girl had ar
ranged with her elderly adorer that he
should send "A trusty messenger who
should carry her letter to Margery Hood
(since funds were necessary for the pro-
jected clopment.) This messenger was
to come 10 the door in the wall, and for
signal whistle the first few bars of the
song with which our story opens.
Not venturing to come himself for feat
of detection, the music master had sent
his son Che was a widower); the son mis-
took his road, arriving full twenty
minutes late; hence, when Frank Con
yer came by May naturally took him for
the one to whom she was to conide heI
letter. And all that followed May
lucky escape and Frank and Margery',
bliss-were brought about by a "A
Strange Coincidence. y Young Ladie,
JOulHaL