Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-11-30

believe what be saw. Yet that was Cres-
~ Mchinstry his pupil Had he ever
ISaliA seen her Dil he know her now
small wonder that all eyes were beut upon
her, that a murmur Of unspoken admira-
t'on, or sui more intense hush of silence
moved the people around him. He glanced
hurtlediy at them, and was oddly relieved
10y lhlS evident participation III his emo
tiOus.
She was dancing now. and with that
| sane pale restraint and curious quiet that
hAu affected him SO strongly. She had
| not even looked in his direction, yet he
was aware by the same instinct that had
at hrst possessed him that she knew that
ne was present. His desire to catch her
| eye was becoming mingled with certain
/ uIcad, as II III a single Interchange of
Glances, the Illusions OF the moment would
elyher vanish utterly or become irrevoca-
| Oly fixed. lie forced himself, when the
/ SCI was finished, to turn away, partly 10
avoid contact with some acquaintance
VINO mad drilted before him, and whom
pO!itcnCss wuulS nave obliged him to ask
To dance and partly to collect his thoughts.
lie determined to make u tour OF the
rooms and then 70 quietly home. Those
WAJ recognized MN made way for him
/ With passive curiosity the middle-aged
ana older adding confidential sympathy
and equality that positively irritated hin.
For 3n Instant lie had an idea of seeking
out Mrs. 'iriDp and claiming her as a part
uer, merely To- show her tuat he danced
lie md nearly made the circuit Of the
room when be WAS surprised by the first
4 strains u q waltz Waiting was not II
n1riir ~ 30 h,L ~ - iJ,
don,,is - ~ - 80 .f,t,,
6ofre tJ ip' IL III 8
/ md ,a,ti, tG,t H. S-o,,,i', VA ,s,t got
/ mastered lis difficulties. When he yield
,I(o,s M, ft,,J ,ot 81 49, ~. fo,1
ConnIas hod Iea,, hniG edi,c,f 70 toln ~
F .I,,, Er.1a,, NfIt-iy,y+r,, 20 tor tor,,1n,
n9It1 ,vr, ana NJ tbo}, In iit ITeean
eHgit1,ion- ba vac NOT aet,,ishnd 70 tind
. tLnt 'b, ~ 1870. ''i'l1i ~. ~, 80
/ IN her l1ta -isit anJ ~ ,,ou5 f,,ait1ing
/ vim tniet ,g..1a md nr.rieion bnt he
/ vac .73.t,.is.I hot ~, tt,artnaJ v,oe fur
/ from Gein,, ,ouaIIv ,errert an1 thar nftar
I a fely fIi.ns sne .tInned and smilingiv dis.
/ euJaged her lrnis. frnn his ann = she
/ ltTnu,d harl- eb. trrned r,i+b I,nerrin q in =
stirtt 10 fhat nsrt nf tbe room where the
u,a.ter st5od .,ud raiesd her e,as through
the 1n,1ltifiiGe ~ adn,irint, f1Ces 70 bis
Thpi,, eves maj in an isoistion AZ sunreine
ms If tIev had been alone II was IN Mt
+ trnrtion Tba mora Tremendous bara1ee rn
/ torInuIetnd :, nosseeei0n witbont nrevious
. nledge urnn,ise ar cen intantion-a love
Thar 9iid nor reG,,ira 70 ha t.noadeu
lie nnnroachsd ber ni,ietiv and even
more cooIlv than he thnugb+ nossihla
"Nil Won allow mo a trial y, he asked
40 lFfl .4lfr hi fafn and bl htlf
NOT heard IN. nnes,ion hnt was foIinwing
/ her own thought said az kuty Won wonId
come | saw Won when Won first came in. y
/ Without anotber word sht. mt her hand
/ i'm his and ~ If II ,yara n mart of an in .
/ gtinativo octio,, of dro vim, cIoser to him
! can0ht with her advancing foot the nc
| cent of the UaItz and the nevt moment
! fro roo,, Canned 10 eIin auav from, than
/ INTO yvhiriing enace
The whole thing had passed so rapidlv
! from the moment he snnrnached her to
| tbe frst C,racefnI sulinc, ~ be,, All ei,;rt
! NJ his side tbaf if esaneeG 70 him almost
/ like tbe eI3hrace of - lovers; Jnaating He
! had often been as near her before had
| stood at her side ST school and even lean.
ed over her desk Int sI,yav Ss'i VIII an irri-
| tated instinct of reserve that had enually
affected her and which he now nnder
stood With her conscious Int male face
! so near his own With tha faint odor of
her baIr clingin9 70 her and With the
sweet confusion of the haIf.lingering
haif withheld contact Of her hand and
arn, oil bad cbonrad He Ala not dare 70
reflect that he could never again approach
her eycent with This feeling He did NOT
dare 70 KIM If onVtbing. he ahandnned
himself to the sense that had heInn with
III, invasion If her hair hound myrtle in
tbe eii ,nhooi roon1 and seanad 70 bova
et last lei bar to Sia arme Thev were
movinG now in such nerfsct rhvtbm and
nnisnn tbat tbev elarneJ scarcely con.
sr I' Of notion Once When thev nIeared
he onen window he can~ht a DIimnse of
Tho NINA noon risinCt ahoya ~ eoIemn
haietbts If The onnosite shore and felt The
cool b~asth Of ,ponntoin and rivar swean
HE cheak and mincla a few escaned
rhreads of bar fair bair vim bie own
Win tbot l1Iit,nSa and that eaneation rho
,,ni1+aritV and 10 teyudrineSs Of thar srr
romTdint,s tbe enrtterino canSiee in tbeir
eooncas 70 ~ h,,dprre ffrres The ,nmaen
inc, faca,e saemad tn he phirIad Far into
dittant .naca Tbev wera eiona win
ni9tbt ond mati,ra If IVA" tbav ,ybo ,verd
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