The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-10-17
TO HER ADVANTAGE.


Barbara Reed sci down the paper viii
. little Jerk.
| wonder II that means me. she ssid
thougb,iuily. Ny grsndisiher's name Va.
Jsn,s landlord. certainly, and ! know
that be was . eurate. bu, did not know
that there v~ ever any money 10 ths
family.
II you think IL worth while 60 to Messr'
bod 4 Son and hnd ou, suggested 8 sharp
featured elderly lady who sat stitching st
The table between them.
/ shall. There may be Eve thousand
pounds waiting for ms.
Or FIVE pouuds, more likely. suggested
the stitcher.
Barbara laughed.
I'd rather think Of the thousands, Mrs.
, Stewart; they would be more to my ad
vantage
i know Of something that would be more
to your advantage than all the money you
are likely 10 get from advertisements II
yon had the sense TO see it, returned thai
lady significantly.
Barbara flushed as she left the room to
get her cloak and bonnet and set out for
home. She was the music mistress 10
Mrs. Stewart's school. aud had been one
OF the N ost promising pupils in 1t before
that; she was almost alone 10 the world,
except for distant aunt with whom she
lived. aud alter school days ended. it be-
Jog necessary that she should do some
thing towards keeping up the little house
hold. she had been very glad when Mrs,
Stewsrt's proposal to retain her for the
younger girls music lessons saved her
from applying to strangers Still. not
withstanding her obligations, there we're
times when Barbara felt strongly disposed
to protest against the ladys authority. for
it was pretty much as it had been in the
| days when she was q child.
She never seems to remembered that |
am grown up and ft to manage my own
business II does not follow that because
was her pupil once. she bas a right to in.
teriere with me now.
She was marching down the road, her
head we'll up, while she argued the matter
out, when some one quietly fell into step
beside her. The shadow vanished from
her brow like morning mist as she looked
around.
What are You IN such dreadful hurry
for2 inquired the new conner. / could
scarcely keep you in sight.
II was the subject OF Mrs Stewards sd.
monitions, her drawing master - clever
enough in his profession, but OF his indus.
try and general dependsbleness she had !
not the highest opinion. Not so Miss Bar
bsra. who was fast developing very warm !
sentiment for the fine looking young ar. q
tist 4
II am going home to deposit my music, @
and after that think Of making 8 journey i
into the city, to Kiog street.
That is an expedition! l
Isn't i'll but have some expectations Of /
coming into fortune. and that is the I
place am to apply to. O
Mr.. Lswrence's face showed such genu- h
Inc interest in the news that the girl speed
lily told him oil she knew, perhaps with q s
little unconscious exaggeration, by way Of |,
'ustifying her previous announcement I,
You will be sure to let me know the re- Ii
suit OF your eXpedition2 b
Oh, yes. il
shall be most anxious to hear, and no 81
one deserves such q fortune better than 4
yourself, said he earnestly. az with ling 8,
sring clasp Of the hand he left her. n
The dipgy, joltiug omnibus that convey. d
ID Barbara to the city that afternoon might
rave been a royal chariot for all she felt it. h
She was absorbed in bright visions Of her e,
coming greatness. No more long practis "
ng at Mrs. Stewards for herself. no draw W
ng lessons for some one else. Who could "a
ell but next May there might bs new b.
nember In the academy. new picture to
Ittract oil eyes? No man tied down to to
mere teaching could have q fair chance
The girls face glowed with the fancy that Of
m ight be her band that would set the g,
eitered genius free. m
The glow was still there when she turn. 10
d into King street and ran against plain
atber commonplace young man, coming II,
ut OF one OF the warehouses. An
Why. Barbara. it's not often you come b,
o this quarter. be said. as he held out a.
is hand.
II was 3 brown. upgloved hand, aud 81
,ore evident traces OF hard service. Bar q,
ara gave the tips OF her fingers rather ne
ooly contrasting it with the well-shsped ha
ellow .eloved one that had pressed hers q ha
tile beior In
came on some business, Mr.. Grant. m,
be said. believe there is legacy wait. v,
~ for me; II Was advertised in the pa 10,
ers, and ] sm going to see the solicitors th
bout il now. be
John Grant laughed. pe
Well. hope yon may get it. Miss B,r. 10
ara; for myself. l never bad much faith vi
J legacies since wasted twenty-five sbil.
ngs In advertising about one I'm
That may have been 3 very different thi
sitter from thus bad better not de,sin
% any longer. Mr.. Grspt ne,
Good afternoon. Miss Barbara. 81.
The girl bowed stiiiiy. Jol
Ard that 10 the man Mr Stewart thinks reu
ouh hall dozen OF Alfred Lawrence, inc
I'D she TO herself as she walked into the bal
,iici,ors' ofiice Il seems 10 be decided thu
r.ae in some peoples eyes to bsve coarse the
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