Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-14

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us; it reminds us that we, too, die like
others. What business he's it's pallor to
show itself against our ruddy checks?
"Ibcgyourpardon, whispered Augusta,
realizing something Of ell this in flash,
81 forgot; you do not know-you must be
shocked-forgive mcF
"Who is it, he said, gasping to get
back his breath.
My sister, sho answered. Ut was TO
try aud save her life that ! wanted the
money. when told her mat could not
get it she gave mp and died. Your uncle
killed her. Gomez!
Greatly shocked hc followed her back
INTO the sitting ROOM aud then-as soon
vs. he got his mposure-apologiAedl or
having intruded himself upon her Ill such
an hour OF desolatlon.
81 am glad to SEQ you she said, sim
ply; Il have seen NOBODY except the DOC
TOR once ana the undertaken tWlco IL Is
dreadful to SIT alone hour AFTER h9ur lace
to lace with the irrctrlevanle II had
not been SO ioollSn aus 10 enter lnto 'h3I
| agreement With MessrS' Ncva"h couId
! have got the money ny selling my new
! book easily enough, and | should have
! Dcen aOle 10 take Jeanne abroad ana
| believe that she would nave llvCd-at least
hoped SO: tUt now III IS hfiShed ana
cannot DC hclpcd
| Il WISH htd hnoWh' piuhGered E'iS-
tace. II cou;d have tent you me money;
nave E>>ndr'd ana lily POUNDS
You are very good Snc answered.
gently; Dut 1t Is no Use UalKllig ABOUT II
now 1t IS hnl'hed'
linen Eustace rose ana Went away ana
IL was not WI he louho hi'nselt III the
street That he remembered mat he had
never asked augusta WHAT her plans
were. indeed, the si9ht OF poor Jeanne
had put everything else out OF ms heaa'
however nc censored T, nli MN wiIh the
renectioh 'hac ne No''iu o'li uB"'n "ceA
or ten days after the funeral.
Two uayS later augusta ioiloWeu the
remains OF her dearly oeIoVeu SISTER 10
thelr iast resting place. ana then came
nome on 1901, lor she was the only
Hloulner; anu sat III her olach gown De
lore the llttio hrc ana Tenected upon ner
poSitloh. What was she TO u0t one
could not stay III these rooms IL MADE
nCr heart acne every tune that heT eyes
Iell upon inc empty SOFA opposite, dinueu
as 1t was with the accustomed weight OF
poor JEANNE S frame W here was she to
go, and what was she TO doF she might
get literary employment, put then her
agreement with Messrs Meeson stared
her III the lace. lEat agreement was
very widely drawn III bound her 10 of1er
all literary work OF any sort that might
come from her pen during the next hve
years to Messrs Meeson at the liked rate
of per cent. on the published price OBJ
vlously, as 1t seemed to her, though per
haps enormously, this clause might be
stretched to include even newspaper
article, and she knew the malignant nat
ure OF Mr.. Meeson well enough to be
quite certain that II possible, that would
be done. 1t was true she might manage
to make bare living out OF her work,
even at the beggarly pay OF per cent.
but Augusta was person OF spirit, and
she was Determined That she would raj her
starvo than that Meeson should again
make huge profits ont OF her labor This
avenue being closed to her, she turned
her mind elsewhere; but look where she
might, tho prospect was equally dark,
Augustus remarkable literary success
hai not been one OF much practical ad-
vantage TO her, Tor III inns country literary
success does not mean so much rs 1t does
IN some others AS matter OF iact' IN
deed, inc average bflton mas at he!ht Il
considerable contempt II not Tor htera-
lure al least Iof thoSe VINO produce IT,
literature. IN ms hlhtI' Is connected WIN
lhe idea OF SarretS ana extreme poverty;
MA therefore, haNlh5 'Ae ia'Ioi!lf * : T., :
loF money he IN secret' II not III p"oIN''
dcspiscs IT,
mus II was that' hot"i'hS'aN'lhS her
success. augusta haa nowhere 10 urn III
hCr oiihcuity' one iiid apSolutc'y no NJ,
criTy cohirictlon' NoOody h"" calleu
London and n few unknown nconle from
| different partS of the country and abroad