Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-03-14

IN Il - AlA the silently flow
PS- 81" ing river rising
ground richly wooded. over all the ra-
dance of brilliant June morning, tenn
pered by q silvery haze, which presagcd
glowing day
To and fro along low emhankmcnt,
against which the current of the stream
washed gently, two men paced side by
side.
The elder short and broad with wide
round shoulders, an honest red face and
sandy hair. The younger tall and
strongly built, much embrowned by the
sun and wind. with deep, dark eyes and
thick, wayy brown hair. Ills expression
was troubled, impatient, almost angry
His step was firm, his air distinguished.
Neither looked like civilian yet neither
had the stiff carriage Of a soldier
They had not spoken for II few seconds.
when the elder said
of you are going to make a clean
breast of it, Val, you have no time to
lose. must catch tie 0:lj train, and
you'll have no other chance
"Well, here goes said the other with
an effort. 81 do not know that it will
do much good, bat ! should like to hear
your opinion. lam in devil of = mess
Tracy.
"Ithought as much." calculated Tracy
just a toss up whether 20 to the
dogs or not am deeper in debt than
Won tLinl could n.r r,,--nnor,,. ,,.,r
rp-but | sbouId be- nnnnila.s nm, -
Won know. hopelo,sly in lovo--,v vorso
than ever If was y bad dav For mo
when met .Iul;a Vralo "
81 don't know uhout vour honoIoss-
ness intnrrirtod Tracy. .,ebo don,t coon,
inclined f., bn ,,ucI.
"It', nor that. bul on, drae, h.r do,,.,,
70 nrnur.vP"
"Bv love, she'll take caro- vou d,,,+
ooh ,no,v what rou tbi,l-, X,,',,,
unjust. Well in mis- dunmm. forcod
myself 10 osl; holm from NV r.,l,,r ,.,.
centric, co,sin lororin., o,,r ,,o,d No..
Bv hoave,l never thourbt co,,lI
brine MYSELF IN cat srrh dir, H., J.
gentleman thouch and smoke lin,1i,
enoueh PM unrortuu,t.lv ,.T r.,,,oi
he has set his heart on morrving mo 80
Norma He is devoted to i've, i, s,,i,n.
of his cold hard o,tario, sho i .,,,
know. sole G1lIC1Inr of hi. home. ,,l
heart There v.a... - ti,,o v.bo,, CHI, H,.t
left school. when sho,,lJ not L,,', .aiG
no. had not met Ju,ja tLan. Now
He threw ont hi, houJ with an ovnros.
siye gesture.
well" he resumed. ~ told hin, i,
was internally awkward | did NOT relish
the arrangement. that. in short. my heart
was gone in another direction uo
grinned-vou know his sarllouic Grim
and asked if were bound in honor
told the truth. that | was free but NV
own feelings bound me, He sncered n
little, and pressed me hard to ask Norma
promising that if she refused no would
consider me free and D9y my debts my
more, make fresh will and leave me =
slice of his property Still thourh am
pretty sure Norina voulI refuse co,,Il
not pretend to love her when | am crazy
about another wouan: besides. She i a.
keen as "A hawk. So | refused TINT foo
Clavering told me to take twentv-rour
hours to consider the question. and if
still declined, to pack up nv trans and
leave. for he would discuss the motter no
more. So I'll iOin Won tomorrow in
town and see what | can arrange. Lord
Charles promised me a berth in tbe ev.
petition that's going to re-enforce orr
fellows in Egypt III ioc his memory. "
"Val Hastings, YOU are an awful foolw
exclaimed Tracy. "You are throwin,,
away fortune. Here's an uncommon
nice girl and a lot of money to he had
for the taking. and Won. couobt NV n
will-o'-the- wisp, blinded and bedevilcd
won't put out your hand. Miss Clayerinr
may not be one of your REGULAR beouties
but she is the most graceful GIRL av.r
came across BY GEORGE, | 9dnira hor
soft paleness n deucod deoI moro than
tho bonora HE .IuIio,s bl,1o If coIor
Then what n nair of avns-tbav aro roal
deem blue-thev can tell nvcrv shodo
that crosses her mind nv and con road
YOURS too-thop if w,sn,t - corGr,,oI
drvsoItod bachelor Td fail j., lo,.o ,..itt'
thoso rich Iooso coilo 81 naIn o.,rIon
brown hoir Sho i oria, Iit r'L 60, &c.,
hrt thore,s cooI stu4 IL hor TN sn.,, ,'I,