Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-29

fool to let.myself be stabbed to death
again. | vowed | would get over it, |
tried but il was stronger than |. never
shall get rid of 1t. And those last words,
/ kept thinking them over; and arguing
about them until | had frantic fancies. 1t
seems AS il. after all. ! didn't deserve
them. was in love with you and when
you seemed to dislike me so ! could not
give up. | couldn't help it, but that
wasn't contemPtible: Any man, who
to give up all hope. And so at last be
gan to think, perhaps. you had heard
something against me which was not
true. And if | could know | might eX-
plain it. 1t may seem like vanty-per-
haps it is vanity-but, great Heaven, if
You knew how ] have suffered :" Some
how he seemed so much at her mercy
she had never seen in any human face
such a panied, pleading look as there was
in hist seemed impossible that such
earnestness should cover such wrong.
II thought ! would come to your
mother" he said. "What ~
There was Il sofa just behind her. She
made one desperate effort to control her.
self-to look at him steadily and speak in
Il calm Voucher lips parted, but only to
CULVER She sank ON to- the sofa aud
dropping her face upon her arm burst
into tears.
He flung all caution to the winds then
az "O'"''''' Nil'N' WI - NV
,,ltnve said too nucb ~ no ctind In,
,,lot,i,',,Iy ,.Vns have Don't do MAT
don't. | never saw Il woman cry be
fore and to see you do it. only say one
thin'r o~"inst ,ne7-r
l.ho iitoi,r,ntad him,
"Vns y She said lyon shall know
you shall know--you might have spared
me the telling. DO you think Il man can
no .nrnno to lis foot
"Rase > ne almost shouted. Dishonor-
ed Tel me what YOU mean! What have
I dome Tn Inc dishoiiored | swear some
one ' has lied NsE your brotHrr-asE
Donald if | am such a scoundrel-''
N"U lifted her proud. tenr-swept face.
"It was Donald who told us" She said
"Donnld. " he cried with flashing ewes.
Donald against me -
And then the door opened and some one
else putercd-a tall. younu man. whose
Keen line ewes rennrd9d The scene throuph
his eyeglasses with an expression of some
Nell started from her sofa with a little
cry She made , movement toward him
6,;it .IarE Hnmijton was brl"r" her, ~
the new conner advanced he met INN hal
yav
Wrpu mo ,yhnt this means go he Ii.
manded towpriu.sto a magnificent h.i.Ut.
and if must be confessed Ycallu. som,
thin~ Of the manner. of "A LiuhVulu;n.
some one shnll tell me- She ,ty~ am.
dishnnornhlp .cnundrrl. that ain IA r.,.
villain"
xiv deor Mi " iutcrpo.,d hrr brotL,l.
mildiv "yhat Language ~
BtIi 'Tuck Hamilton 1ild not seem to lca.
him
"She saws YOU are against me. too" h.
want ON ..Gha .nvs Won told thrn nj.
=, -.
Donald Uuutiuulon's ewes lost their
smile lie began to look serious
81 > he evcInimed "there's n mistake
:"
lie walked over TO Nell and took her
trembling hand
"Zeli = he said "what is the matter
Don't be- So agitnted. What is it ~
Eellts heod fell unon his shoulder.
nnnod l' she Iu.i s "p ist me no can't
b..or II INV lonour Mamma will fell
Won >,
He WAS n charming fellow. Donald Hun
tingdon md he had ALWAYS been NeIIis
friend adviser and nrotector. lie mt his
arm mr. around her in kindlv caressing SIM
bort
NO " he said II won't LET Won
90 %ell untill this is explained Such
+hinos shouid ALWAYS be set right nj
once somebody has made a mistake,
I ,et ms find ont about Ii. When did |
uDNthinU AGAINST he best fellow | ever
K ne,vHthe felIow with the bipgest heart
and the most st1lpid habit of sacrificing
himself to those Who don't deserve If.
NAV have said he was an idiot. Nell: he
has heard me saw il himself: he is "A mis-
taken, laundering giant, but when i'll
Heavens name did | say anything else
against Will Hamilton p
She almost started out out Of his arms.
"Donald,' she cried. "Oh Donald -
eyes, he replied, patiently. THAT
means something of course, Nell, but it is
not exactly an answer"
I'VE thought she exclaimed in tones
of anguish and humiliation, which Wrung
the very soul of the injured hamilton
1--WE thought-wc thought he wis-the
other
Both Donald and Hamilton started then
"What :" cried Donald, you thought
he was the other. You thought he was
Jack Hamilton You saddled him with
lack IIamilton's sins and adorned him
with Jack HamlltOn's raScallteS. You
have been treating him as Jack Hamilton
deserved to be treated ?" He released her
from his arms II little and looked at his