The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-10-02

fre9asslly svsiisd himself Of the pernis
sion.
I.ossiss. aissr lssvios the judges oiiics
vent directly 10 ~ osn. which vas 10 ar
other part u shs ssms building. Instsas
of busyipg hissslf sish The papers ,hs
lay sirewn upon ~ desk. be paced TO snt
fro sxcitsdly Tor several minutes. Ther
be at down ard f0s q least bali an Loul
stared very hard q nothing. or perhaps
at the sall Gould be have seen bis owr
face Just then bs would have been surpri,
ed II The change thst had come over Il,
There vss hopsIans. despsirirg cspres.
Zion shen which would have seemed quite
ines plicabls 70 my oi those Who knew him
bsst.
There's no other Wy; Ill have TO do il.
he suddsnly sSclsinsd. d the sams tims
risios abruptly. Tbsu he rus on hh bel
and csst. and vent ont and walked rapid
~ away.
The evening Of thst day fouui him Al
the house Of Judge Sharpe, sitting 10 the
library, apparently ensrossed in legal
volume. But ss be .sAd been stiring at the
same page for the past ten minutes. and
that page happened TO contain merely q
portion Of the index. ii 10 doubtful that
he YVES as deeply engrossed % be seemed
to be-
A light step fell upon the oarpeted floor
behind him. A young girl had entered the
room. A very pretty young girl she was.
and the glad smile that lighted up her face
when she saw the young man made her oil
the prettier. Walter Lossing had evident
ly not confined himself 10 Judge Shapes
library on his previous Visits. II be had,
ths judges daughter would not have been
so pleased to see him.
Por,ng over dry legal volumes. % usual.
! see; what perplsxios case rests heavily
on your mind nov. Walter? Why, what
ails you9 You look % slum as IT, You had
lost your last friend.
LOSING had turned and risen as the
young girl spoke, and the light. stream
ing upon his face. showed il to bs indeed
. mirror Of everything gloomy and disheart
ening.
II isn't law case that is troubling me;
/ would it were only that. he replied. with
9 sigh that was almost , groan.
What is it theuP Has any misfortune be.
fallen your
Yes. misfortune indeed; or at least II
seems to be, now. Doubtless it il oil for
The best.
What are you talking about' Why don't
you tell me what troubles your
came for thst purpose; ths. might
.ell you. After this evening ws must not
meet again.
Not meet : sgAina Nellie Sharpe re
peated the words. slowly. - II she could
not grasp their full meaning. The color
urged 10 her cheeks and then receded,
eaving her very pale
What do you mean. Walter? What bss
You cannot be in earnest.
But am in earnest; have brought my
elf TO this after the hardest mental strug
lie man could possible undergo. l must
10 in earnest about this; IL is my duty; l
'ould be dishonorable il ! did otherwise.
'ut am talking wildly. at random, I
ardly know what am saying or what 10
~ or how TO say 1t. Ihesrd some advice
0 day; It came from your father; am in
onor bound to follow 1t, This is what be
Did me-
Walter rather incoherently reoouuted
hat Judge Sharpe had told him Of tho
lse Of Lewis versus Lewis. and the oom.
tents hs made on the cass.
And 10 that sll9 asked Nellie when he
I'D finished. She smiled little - she
'ked the question. aud . close observer
ould have noticed that . sigh OF relief
assed her lips.
All? Is IL not too much? Knowing that ,
our father holds this view. can 1 do other
ise than give you up2 {
! thought you bad more pluck, said the
,ung girl. with just sue uegestion OF scorn .
J her voice.
1t is not mstter Of courage, but Of con
'ience, Of honor. Can / 60 to the man !
ho gives me such advice o. l have re-
lived. who tells me never TO marry . wo {
40 who is beyond my station financial
/, aud ask him to give to me bis daughter
bo ia dearer to him than ell else9 am :
,or; have none but the most problems. :
,sl prospects; while you we'll. I need .
i say more; you can readily see my pos. Q
Ion.
But l can't see IL iu The light 10 which /
N place it. Thought you had sufficient I
IT'D 10 me not 10 believe that ! would do q
that dreadful woman did Of whom my 4
lbsr told you. Your prospects are osr :
inly better than you represent them. /
ir.hermore. my father would yield 10 my 4
lsLes. :
do not lack faith 10 you. Heaven b
ows bow strong thst faith 10; Il IL be b
use would feel that had acted tSesoh 4
ously toward one Who has been my best r
end il | bad held you TO your--your /
omise. that hsvs decided 10 do that 4
,ich will take al happiness ont OF my b
e. II
Probably Il ntver occurred TO you that q
) bappiness oi any one else might suffer o
seems that am not considered st b
Yon will soon foreei;you will be happier u
an could ever make you o.
Obi certainly. vs women forget 20 easily o
IL only The men that reuem Der only The Il