Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-29

cruel years, rohbins her Of kith and kin,
drifting her from homo to home. always
with strangers \ melancholy shallow, u
ghost Of the bright, lovely Dosirec l.p Strange
was this word-wcary wuman--tbiS woman
who was 50 thoroughly changed in all but
name, that lie girls who cnvicd her in her
dazzling youth. and the men who ravcd about
her, passed her 10y without Il smile of rccog-
milton.
Unintereoting days crawling laggardly one
after the other; how sick She was of the
drudgcrv-thc thanklc%s Office of teaching
But she could not starNc-She dared not die;
and though life had been ono miserable mis-
take from the beginning, and all her brightest
hopes had been crushed, She plodded on at
her monotonolts duties in II dull, apathetic
way, which showed all energy and spirit had
died out Of her.
Ono dclicou, afternoon in May found
Desreo lie Strange at house in Harley
street, l>te>,ly turning the leaves of the
Battle-Ground books which told how COVER
nesSeS were wanted, very highly accom-
plished, for very small salaries
"A steady, conscientious lady, she read
presently, FOND of the country and quiet
life, wanted for two delicate girls of g. APP
ply Lady Vessels. Cranforth Grange, Wor-
cestershire.'
"Wessels! We,scls." murmured Dcsrce;
amy relation, | wonder, to the Daniel Wes-
sells | once knew and she at once mude,up
her mind to try for the situation.
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grante-blockod mansion, standing on a
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dealt with Daniel (Vn....l-. ,,.rr.,ti. h,,,,,,.
too he looked to-dny win tItn arms of his f,ir
haired twins t,yin.j nhnut his noel. and hi.
left hand RESTING ON his ,yif,'s sbouldar
ni. i'''',' t'si''9 VII u'S MnoH Sno"Icer'
D''i'e'' ~ ','o "''N6 '","' ""'C"''' inc Joy
GUS 'i.FtiIlH "e'"'." hu'oIi'l ana "lle' latilef
ton rise i'm her throat an odd sharp sick
enng pain seize her heart almost taking her
breath away. and prayed that She might not
faint TINT Sho ,pi.,bt unt ..,,nl,n , yraua