The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-04-10

Seek hed hsPPe1ea sast Heo ns~
entire change il The destiny Of The naa
vho read ths sweet innocent avovh Of re-
siprocAtsd affection.
For ose day legal communication had
Gene 70 him informing him Of The dsstA
Of distsst relative, whs bsd left him hall
sf bis large fortune uPoa enc osnditloa--
that hs would ask The hand in marriage Of
. yousg lady--ths tssiator's adopted
sisss- whom such . usiss veuld make
co. hsiress with himsslf. In cass The sPsc.
fled marriage shsuld Hot take place. the
entire property was 10 revert 70 The lat.
ter.
The deceased had bssa On estirs strsng.
Or 10 Guy, And his surprise was great -
he psrnssd the lawyers letter. Beyond
all other qualities in Guy Harsisgtoss
character, smbitios had always held the
foremost place.
His mother had married poor naa
against her fanilys wishes. and had bssn
cast Of by them. asd thus II had only bsss
after hard struggle with adverse sirsum.
stances that Guy had gained his present
foothsld upon Fortunes ladder.
But what Of the love that had created
itself AZ abiding.placs in his hsArts--
eheuld he drive it forth and sell his afisc'
Isions and every honorable instinct for the
sake Of geld'
The esnfict between greed and cor
science is sharp; but it 10 brief. and the
fsrmer cosqusrs. and letter goes forth
to Daisy that erushes for time all ths
sweet hopes that have made . garden
within her breast
Bat after q while her bright head raises
itself bravsly once more. and . feeling o.
intense thankfulness blends itself with thu
regret with which she thinks Of the deal
adopted uncle, wko had been the benef
cent genius Of her life, and in dying hat
rendered her an insstinable service
When she had spoken to him Of Guy
their romantic meeting and subsequsn
friendship, and OF his intentions and svi
dent regard for her, she had learned will
surprise that he and her adopted uncl'
were related.
Soon after. feeling dissolution near. ani
wishing to try Guys disintersstednsss o
purpose and nobility Of character, the oil
gentleman had made 1T seem his escsn
trio will.
A week later Guy starts for England t
visit, for the first time, his late relative
home and his own prospective inhsritsncs
and to make the acquaintance Of the younl
lady who already figures in his mind .
the future Mrs Guy Harrington.
His destination reached, his eyes dilat
as they take in the extent and magnifi
csncs Of his late relatives home.
| A pompous butler leads him througl
The wide tiled hall, to the drawing rssm
| A lady rises as he enters
For once in his life Hartingtons sell
possession deserts him, and we'll it ma
for in the graceful form and sweet face q
the beautiful girl before him. whose sys
met his SO coldly and hsughtily, he rssoG
nizss Daisy Weston.
She meets him calmly. 1t is Guy upo
whose crimsoned face chagrin and en-
barrsssment sit plainly visible.
His punishment for his nsrcsnar
spirit has truely been swift, and Guy
only tso glad to escape ~ soon as he CO
the scsrnful glance Of these lovely, candi
eyes. without the slightsst attempt at 81
tsnuation or apology. which he know
would be futile.
But il he expects to find . sympathiz'
in his friend, Harsld North, hs rscker
: wrongly.
, "You say fortune has played you
1 ssurvy trick? Isay she has served 20
I rightw he sxclsims. "Ysu throw away
-prizs to gain one Of her glittsriug bubble
!. and, lol it melted into thin air."
h keep ysur moralizlng, says Guy in
. patiently.
: A few days later the two part con
pauy.
1t is four years before Guy again lsav
!. biz. nstivs soil. He has changed since '
last saw him, both outwardly and inwar
lly.
!. Once more he is in Englaaa;in Londo
: its queen city. One day in an art CALLER
!. whittier be had gone to while away d
:. time, be ovsrhears the following:
. "Havs you seen tho picture every o.
is raying about by the new American !
;, tist?"
II "No; where is i'm
There, where the crowd is. II IL Il
portrait Of his young wife. / can assu
you she is queen Of beauty and grae
Come and see it.
). His curiosity aroused. Guy follows
their wake, to find himself before 1
painted semblaDss OF the one being whs
i lsvsliness hsa been so indslibly Impress
!. upon his mind and heart, that no sndea
= or has ever has sufiicsd to drive away
haunting memory.
1t Il Daisy herself. purely fair a
: beautiful, and attirsd in her lacs-drsp
!. satin robes Of bride Al, yes, some o
:. said this was the picture OF the artis
a young wife. Who is tho fortunate m
who has won what be, 10 his eternal
4 grst had lest?
Of Stooping, Guy Harrington reads IN u
sharastsrs upon one corner Of the can,
) the name, "HAreld Nsrth."
10 Another 81. Louis Girl