Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-12

Nothing" Frank reused himself and took
u cigar
''Nothingr said the curate. THAT means
everything"
"Well, then, everything"
"And everything, as l take it, means-tell
no what it means, Carruthers May wish
you joyw
There was q lump in Sylvanus throat, but
he cholod it down manfully Frank won
1ered at the curatc's quickness in guessing.
Men in love always wonder at the preternat-
ural gift of detection with which their friends
seem endowed
May wish you joyr' reiterated Mordlc.
"You may wish what you like but ths
truth is we are partners in misfortune"
"You have triedf'
"And failed." Frank rapped the words out
sharply. Mordle locked the picture of sur
prise. He held his hand out to his visitor.
"Hang tn said Frank. 'Tdon't want ply.
IL you bore it, suppose can"
"Our cases are different. You felt certain
If success"
did II II SO, it was only one of the delu-
sions natural to a man Of my age"
Explain
THE oder you grow the more liable you
arc to dc,usions. A man between thirty and
forty more easily deludes himself into be-
Loving That a woman loves him than boy of
twenty does"
"Haln said Morde. "All new to me, this.
Let me think it over The curate loved an
argument of this sort. Presently he looked
up
"That's all rot" he said. "Boy Of
twenty-modest and good-can't see any
reason for a woman's loving him. Man Of
thirty or forty-successful in life, say
measured his strength against his fellows
can't help feeling he's quite worth being
loved. See how fallacious your argumentf'
"Never mind" said Frank; lit doesn't
matter which way you take it,"
"Isay," continued Mordle, laying his hand
on Franks shoulder 'Lsten TO my advice.
| Don't you take NO for an answer
"I'll ask 10 woman twice to be my wife, VI
said Frank, with conclusion number three
fresh in his mind.
"You might ask this one twenty times and
feel happy if you got her then. But twenty
times won't be needed. She loves you now,
Carruthersn
"W Int folly you talkl'
81 DON'T never talk folly. have seer
you together. l have watched her rs closel y
as | watch one of my flock who leans toward:
dissent. | have seen what you haven't seen
and again L say, don't take No for an an
swer.n
"Let us talk Of something else, " said Frank
All the same tho old proverb about the LOCKER
on and the game came to his mind. Under
some circumstances there is much solace to b,
got out of proverbs.
They talked of something else but as it Away
does when man is in love, that something
else veered round ever to the one thing. A
last Frank threw the end of his cigar ava,
and babe the curate goodnight. Mordle'
emphatic CHEEKY assertion that he ought no
to despair had done him good, although h
still swore he would not grovel and asl
again.
His guest having left HIM Sylvanus drew
hiinsei up and patted his chest approvingly
sit was magnanimous, very magnanimous,
he said, ito help a rival like that But
am thoroughly cured, so could afford t
do it."
He always told himself he was cured. Pei
haps no was All the same the Rev. Sylvanu
Mordle il a bachelor to this day.
Frank went back to Lakewood House. an
apologi2ed for his strange absence as best b
could He had been seized with a spittin
headache and compelled to seek fresh all
Strange to say a splitting headache had ais
driven Hiss Clauson, rot into the fresh ali
but into her ROOM Thunder in the ar, Il
doubt, - said Herbert, the most unsuspciou
OF men.
About half past eleven the last of IL
guests departed. Mr.. Turner, believing Lor
Kelston's friend to BIO an aristocratic Chri
tian of the most orthodox type, babe him a
ELUSIVE goodnight little dreaming Of tt
insults he had been heeping upon his heat
Horace and Herbert gave sigh Of relief q
their Jew-hnting guest left the house. The
L,
for the mshap-they merely doubled the
civiity to the eminent Israelite. At la
every one had said goodbye, and the shu
ting up began.
Frank, in moody, sullen way, wacthe
Horace and Herbert as they went from Wi
5 dow to window trying shutters and bars ar
5 bolts. He did not smile even when Hora
, gravely and deliberately counted the forl
| and spoons in Whittaker's baskct-the ext
> plate given out for dinner parties viii
5 Herbert blended two half-emptied bottles
1 sherry and made one full one. The domeSt
duties were at last finished the bottles lock,
up, tho spoons and forks snugly tucked up
little chamois leather bags, ready to be p,
, to rest in the safe until again wante
Horace and Herbert looked at Frank.
'Shall we go to bed now, or would yt
like to stay up longer"
Frank started out of his reverie. He
not feel in the least inclined for bed
! ST you don't mind, he said, Il will
. into the library and write some letters. IT
fresh air has made me so wide awake that
sha'n't be able to sleep for a long time"
" They did mind, Of course; but were t
:, polite to say So Whitaker was ordered
n take the lamp into the library, and Fral
- babe his cousins good night.
. please turn the wick down low before "
:, blow it out" said Horace
- "And,n entreated Herbert 'would y
mind turning the hearthrug upside down VIII
: you leave the roomi 1t makes it last
:, much longer"
- Frank promised, wondering the while WI
= the constitution OF n hearthrlg was such tn
= the night and early morning air impaired
>, Then he sought the library, closed the doc
. and was alone with his own thoughts.
" There is no occasion to rccapitulate the
- We have had them all before, and they gre
!. no more cheerful. Even Mr.. Carruthers G
tired Of them at last, and TO break the me
otony made "A pretenco of writing letter
= n f,icp1 R1t tba sic-bt of NON and por