The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-05-23

You need no. irovn. saw woman bay.
Ing youf photograph u the s,ereoscopic
the other day. Nov. you are caught in
own net. for you know you never admit
tha, women are foolish.
Bu, vhs, am TO do about Mrs. ysrnons
pisno'
Ny dear hdgsty professor. cannot i'm
agine yon climbing mp Mrs. veraon's stairs
kuockiog at Mrs. yernon's door. and beg
eing OF Mrs yeroon TO give up Chopin be.
cause be interrupts your scientific studies
II she happeus 10 be niee.iookine
Go on. th. professor breaks in. You
have the move.
Then .s he sbsently followed Mrs. Tees
dale's lead. be mnttered half aloud; Two
lives we're sbip~recked by Mr.. Chopin be
fore: st lsast mine was.
The game lasted barely ten minutes, and
the professor vas beaten. A poor victory,
said Mrs. Teesdale; ] believe You we're
thinking all the time OF Mrs Vernon and
her piano.
| was not thinking OF Mrs. Vernon. He
snapped the words out quite yiciously. and
presently bade his friends goodnight.
Standing in the open doorway, half IN
and half out. he spoke again. ! shall
send you my new address when move. he
said. know ii will come to that
There was work waiting for him when
be got home. but be was not In the mood
for work He opened some letters which
had como for him by the last post; gush
ing epistles. some OF them from women
who followed the fashion in running after
the cleyerest aud most attractive man OF
his day. Strange 10 say, these letters did
not make him angry. Gen.leness aud toll
GRAFTON for women seemed TO increase and |
multiply in him as his fame grew; but not
one OF the many fair ones who burnt 10
cense before him could fatter herself that
be was falling 10 love. He was charming
in every mood. and nearly always pleasant
OF speech. Nov and then came crushing
rebuke or . withering sarcasm, but imme
distely after followed the old sweet pleas
ant smile that each woman tried hard to
win him for herself. Whether 10 good
temper or bad. DR.. Gray was fascinating.
He was not very amisble, however, this
evening, for be was vexed at his inability
to work. Events in his life which he had
told himself we're dead aud buried came
themselves upon his well order.
cd brain. Memory played him fantastic
tricks. Imagination, more capricious than
filled his study with the sweet
est brightest pictures. and made his heart
beat as it had beaten ten years before
When
He took up books one after another and
lung them here and there about the room
'or, just as the mental picture was fairest
Ind most adorable Just as in immagina
ion he felt two soft arms around his neck
md saw two sweet eyes looking into bis
,wn, some one stirred in the room over
head, and Immediately one Of Chopin's
Wild wsltzes filed the air about him. The
'lsions conjured up by memory and fancy
led. and the professor. with an indescrib
Ible expression on his face leaned bis ell
BOWS on the table and propped mp his
read with cheek on either hand.
Five minutes-ten passed thus; then be A
,ot up quietly and looked at his watch. It
vas nearly half-past 10. 1t is rather late Z
o call on strange woman. he said. but l
lave no time by day, and il this goes on ! I
hall go mad. Why in the name Of all
hats distracting must she play her :
music?
He picked up the books that be had {
ung about; touched some articles upon
lis study table without knowing that he I
id 80. then went to the door, opened it {,
nd stood for second or two irresolute. 7
nth the sound Of Mrs. Vernon's piano I
till 10 bis ears. The next moment be '
'as out on the public staircase and had
egun the ascent TO the third floor.
To ring Mrs Vernon's bell TO be admit.
cd and to iiud himself at her drawing.
Dom door was the work OF few seconds.
lie got rid OF the sleepy looking servant
y saying that her mistress expected him; =
nd. as sbe disappeared down the passage. u
g knocked. A voice ssid Come 10, but u
he playing did not cease. He went 10. and =
till Mrs. Vernon played on.
She did not look around. She thought y
was the servant who hsd come TO fetch y
omething. =
The professor felt exceedingly uncom "
,rtable; when Mrs. Vernon told him TO u
ONE and ask her himself 10 arrange her v
rsctics for the hours he was sbsent. be =
new she did not mean him TO come st 8
0:30 p. IN. s
Madam, be began. allow me to apollo -
ize--.--~-
The lady ii the piano she had her bsck Y
, him, and the room was 80 dimly light =
J that she sat 10 deep shadow gave . y
art, but she did not look around. and o
,e did not stop playing. The professor y
Ut 80 obviously in the wrong that coort- y
", tact and temper deserted him at the u
.use moment. But he made frest sta,t. o
Madam. he repeated. ] do not inlrude g
pon your pleasure come because you .
fuse 10 ceive message, and l cannot o.
ait until to-monow. win you allow me o.
make my inquest aud be gone? Your q
nsic is distracting
With . clashing OF chords, aud . sud. v
en- sweep Of ber fingers over the keys. -
Ire. yerncn stopped d--ciosed the piano = V
res.ed her hands for moment 10 Ler '
IN pies. rose and faced her visitor. y
She vas beautiful woman ia the very V