The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-06-21


lhssds. "se never can he grateful enough
Tor The honor you think Of doing our Ger
sldies"
M Sou,bmsyei eat up little strAishs
er drew long breath. and looked down
st bis neatly trimmed Hnger nails, sith an
air OF conscious superiority.
''sbs's ,oaog," said Mr.. Sou,hmsyed.
"Eighlee1 neyt week. spologetlcally
remarked Mrs. 0ai~ood; 'but dear me.
cir. shes growing older every dag"
Your remarks madam. are characief-
ixed by truth, said Mr., Souihmsyed.
''She Is also Uniformed and inexperi
snccd. but time works wonders. am
willing TO undertake the responsibility.
As for this girlish fancy Of hers for youos
AppIessts :"
.'Bhs will gss over it." hurridly inter-
posed Mn. Outwood. Henry AppIsests
never can hsvs Tho audscity 70 stand m
your way. Mr.. Southmayed.
And When the fat elderly shipping mer
chant bad taken his departure, Mrs. out-
wood made haste 10 call Geraldine down
stairs and communicated 10 her the uneX
pected ray OF good fortune which had
besmei upon them.
Wants 70 marry me !" cried Geraldine
Outwood, be red lips apart, her soft. vel
vel brown eyes beaming unqualified sur
prise. "Whst. old Soutbmsyed 2"
"Mr. Southmsyed. corrected her moth.
or. Yes. Geraldine, be really and truly
hiss condescended 10 admire you.'
"But / don't admire him r ssucily re
marked the young beauty. bald beaded
long bearded would o. soon marry
the smoky old picture Of Moses Blessing
the Children OF Israel that hangs in the
back parlor.
Geraldine" quoth Mrs. Outwood. i'm.
pressively. "do you wsut to do fine sewing
and take 10 boarders for living, as have
done all my lifetime p
~ needn't do that. mamms," chirped
Geraldine, hopefully. Harry Apple.
gate"
There" curtly interrupted her mother;
II don't want to hear anything about Mr..
Applegate. Hereafter be will be nothing
10 you. nor you to him."
Mamma. how can that be when We are
engaged ?"
Engaged !" croaked Mrs. Outwood, in
voice like the cry Of an astounded raven.
Geraldine. il l hear any more Of this
boy and girl fol de rol shall be seriously
offended with you
"But. msmms-"
my dear, be has given me . Ave hun
dred dollar bill to get any little necessa-
ries, ss be generously expresses himself,
and We must 60 out at once.
Geraldine's eyes flashed. and her slen
der figure Strengthened itself.
I'VE are not beggars. mamma.
but for sll that, little ready money
may not be unacceptable; and only think
how much Of il will be. 1t your disposal
soon, if"
III ?" echoed Geraldine. Mamma,
never, never will consent to :"
Hold your tongue, miss !" sternly
commanded Mrs. Outwood, With bend
ing Of the brows which had quslled Ger
aldine many time during her childhood,
and had not entirely lost its efficacy yet
"You will consent, or will know the rea-
son Why. l am not one to allow you in
your mad folly 10 let this golden oppor.
tunity slip through your fingers. II
young Applegate makes any difficulty
send him to me. can fud ways and
means 10 settle his scruples. Mrs. South
mayed you shall be. before you are three
months older. SO put your things on ct
once and let us 60 out"
Geraldine obeyed in silence; but she
Was not entirely subdued, Is Mrs. Out
wood might have known BY the glitter be.
meath her eyelsshes. and the burning red
spots on ber cheeks. Mrs. Outwood was
. woman Of indomitable resolution, and
Geraldine was q true chip Of the old
block.
II won't marry him." Geraldine said 10
herself, mot II / smother him with pill
lox like Othello and Desdemona. Horrid
old wretch. what business has be TO come
prowling around after young wife. II
be wants TO marry any one it ought to be
mamma wont give Harry up for oil
the rich old baldheads 10 New York, SO
there"
II was the old story, written anew each
day upon the tablets Of life. Msmmon
versus scheming old age against two
warm heaats.
'.Oh. Geraldine, IL we're only rich"
sail Henry Applesate.
Nonsense" cried Geraldine. Rich
or poor. I'll marry no one but you. Hsr-
ry."
"And then Mr.. Southmsyed will come
down on your mother for that five thou
sand dollars he lent her to furnish the
house for bosrdsrs, and then :"
He won't do that. Harry"
"won't be My dear. innocen. little
Gerry. You have no idea Of the amount
Of vinjictiveness there ia 10 . purse proud
old monster like that"
''Oh. bat Harry. mean he himself
shall Ask TO be let of from the engage
ment
"You know that is simply impossible.
"Stsnger things have hsppened." ssid
aud away she tripped. singing;
Il won't be nun.
No. won't be nun"
Il wonder what that pretty little witch