The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-01-14

DoIlys return. an ipgssicusiy essless
sllusion 10 Psyche. Ia dns time BIS sos-
wer came l copy the single paragraph
tia, interested me.
SO you have scea a photo . Psyehe.
Fine creature. isn't shef And vtas deuce
Of progress these inventors ars making Of
late, 70 be sure. BY the vay, 49, Josss
the other day. etc. etc. etc.
was dumbfounded. This miserable
twsddls agaia Of inventors Whss eoold
II msAni What earthly soanecsseas what
possible thing 10 common soAh tbs
peerless being have With cog. vhssls.
pis,ons. steam engines ssd ihs htsi
Ths horrible thought crossed ~ mind
that Psyche was msiOly Artificial had
glass eyes, : rubber nose os vigl A
single glance u the picture bsnshed tho
thought No, II wAs imppesaiols that
thoss ssest eyes and girlish features were
anything but the cbsicsst hAadtwofk o.
nature.
| Meantime my nerves we're strung 70
the highest tension. ! felt il l did not
hnd the solution Of the mystery and mest
the girl herself I would worry myself
seriously i'll. Love. curiosity and sym-
pathy among them reduced me two pounds
day. But her poverty. her depsudenoe,
appealed TO me most OF all. The Cindsr-
ella OF lot OF blue nosed sisters when she
was by rights the princess Not even
possessed Of family name! ] determined
10 20 to Cincinnati st once and place mine
At her disposal. Psyche NORTH; Il did
not sound badly
1t ~ss not easy TO hoodwink Doll She
had become wary and preternaturally
suspicious Of late, and when told her
that pressing business would call me
South for week or more she looked at
me silently With knitted brows. She
would find it all out OF course, but vhst
did care after brought back sbs radi.
ant Psyche.
i I arrived at.Cincinnati early in The
morning, and spent the noon hour ar
ranging careful toilet. / wore my gray
check suit and delicate cream colored
tie. At 3 exactly took q cab for the
seminary. DIR. Slocum was the principal.
and had determined, ss pretext, to
consult him about Dollys studies. The
rest / left TO fate.
| Ialighted at the gate and entered the
broad hallway. A Young lady in white
llawu, descending the stairs, was the only
person visible. Iraised my hat and hes
'i.sted. Something shout her puzzled
twas Q moment tafore could tell
: :. Could this be Psyches
Ms.. M :. that vss Psyche's per-
'eyA anA Anparb
feet nose, but the gram. s.-sAas
contour OF the chin were wa. -.
Nevertheless there WAS an un.
rsssp- yes one that s.o~ m.
slusive and intangible the longer l Look /,
ed The nose was the only feature about ,
which there was no doubt II must be
ZONE relative, l thought to myself Per. i
haps Psyche was poor relation or re- b
ated in some way that people would not n
,are to own. That, maybe. was tue pys- |,
ery. r
stopped the girl with Psyche's nose
of course don't mean that stopped A
Ter with the nose itself, and politely !,
sked her the way to DR.. Slocum's Office II
'he gracefully led me down the hall. and .,
disappearing for moment informed me a
hat the doctor was busy with some 4
,embers Of the chemistry class. Would /,
wsitl Certainly would. That was /,
be very class Of which Psyche was q !,
lember. There might 1t that instant be ~
My partition between u.s. 4,
Meantime l could not keep my eyes II
4 Of my companion and made bold to a.
Itroduce myself as the brother OF Dolly =.
orth. That put us upon y pleasant be
oting at once. She told me, In rat an
ing monologne, that abe was Bessie ~
uglish and ever SO dear friend Of my y;
Veet sister; she was sure Dolly must IN
we spoken OF her, and they were in the
mo classes and their rooms were right A.
ross the hall. This and much else she \.
ID me while waited patiently to set : oo
,rd in edgswise
The first opportunity l bad told her il.
At was struck by her esemblance to . N,
otograph Dolly had shown me Of A.,
,oolmate. -,
Why. has Dolly one OF my pictures? his
, said. and then, apparently recollect- i
! something. she laughed quizzicslly !
exclaimed: Oh, you mean Psyche. oI;
o't your A.,
Yea, replied, delightedly, Psyche. Of ,
lrse. Do you know ber. ~.
)h, how sharp you sre. Mr. North, ar
cried. With . eoquettish little laugh b.;
7 it funnys II makes me feel 80 1
'ef' bot
seally. Miss English, I Istammsrsd. half Z i
tracted. snd doubling my sanity. I was no
aware that said anything very hu- =,
rous. Miss Psyche is member Of the +
ool. is she not? ~,
see you won't be serious. laughed Miss a..
ylish. You read that article in the ~,
'af.fc American. didn't you. ~.
What article? -
Vhy, about Psyche? A
Iiss English. have not the slightest fell
J what you are talkins about. der,
1hy, didn't Dolly tell you that tru,
1here is tho gentleman' interrupted q ami
p voice. and the por:ly form Of Dr.. bsel
'um appeared upon the threshold. / n