The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-14
THE swEETHEARrs


Wbai srplsnsiioa do Jon waaif hsv
told you wished To break oif tbs engage
meat brosnssit hss become irksome 10 ma
isn'i that enosgag
Tie yoaas nsa anerossed hi. legs. go
up, and reached for bis hat.
Seems strange, be said. asa yesfnin,
look came into bis eyes that the engage
mint dida't become irk.onr 10 you uatl
The oyster season WAS over
Mics PAnkey did DO, deisn any reply
snd Aissrnon Swackhsmmtr, With . lov
bow. turned upon ais heel snd walked
out.
When the door was closed upon bis re.
treating form she sank nervously Into
chair.
Ths stupid wretch. she exclaimed. hs
ought TO have bsd more sense than to have
taken me st my world
Suddenly she stopped TO ihs a1or. pick.
ed up small ivory tablet that had drop
ped from Algernons pocket, pressed it pas
sionstely to her lips. and bowed her head
upon her bands. aud sobbed aloud
Years had PASSED. The afternoon sun
was gliding the pretentious spires aud Gu.
polss Of an ambitious Western town. and
the soft, weird music OF the fish pedders
horn was heard in the street, when mid
die aged man With vslise in his hand
opened the gate in front Of modest bnt
neat and we'll built cottage, walked brisk :
Iy up the steps. and knocked at the door
A lady answered the knock, q lady well
but no longe, young,
The stranger barred bis head. His hair
vas beginning to turn gray. but time had
svidently dealt leniently with him and
,Are bad left no deep traces on his brow.
He spoke;
Is the gentleman OF the house Am
dreaming? Isn't this Cashmere PAnkey?
)I rather and be smiled -isn't this the
ady who was once Miss Cashmere Pan.
Iey2
Lam Miss Psnkey. she answered and
'ou are Algernon Swackhammer. rec
,gnizad you as soon as saw you. Won't
'ou come ii2
Well. we'll, said the middle aged travel
er. rs lie sat 10 an easy chair 10 the front
,arlor few moments later ard looked
Nth interest Ut the face OF the lady. Who
vould have thought OF meeting you here?
md you tell me you are still Miss Psnkey2
sn't this your homer
II is my brothers. He is . widower. |
eep house for him.
And you have never married.
No.
How have you prosperedS
/ Il have no reason for complaint. And
ou?
have had a great many hard knocks. Gas
lmere-- Missl Psnkey sipce We met last.
y the way we parted rather uncerimon.
,usly, didn't we9
The lady sighed.
An have always felt that owed you
nd apology. he continued. for not eend
lg your photograph back after you had
,turned mine; but the fact is, he went on
~kwardly, Ter couldn't and it. II
I'd got lost somehow.
Miss Psnkey sighed again.
That reminds me, pursued Mr.. Swsck
ammer, that lost little book slate the
st evening l was at your house. must
I'VE dropped it out OF my pocket in some
sy. 1t wasn't ofany particular value,
mt know when have thought Of it be.
re. but the recollection Of it happened
occur to me just now. II was little
sck book slate. with
thiuk it was an ivory tablet.
No I'm quite sure it vas little black
,ok slate.
! am quite positive it was white tab
Going to the msntrl she opened plust
led jewel casket and took ont little
ory tablet.
Here 1t Is. she said.
Aud you have kept it all these yesrsl ex
,imed Mr. s9ackhammer
Yes
| see | Was mistaken But TO change
0 subject. DO you consider yourself
fixed in future lifei Have you no
ANS for the iu,ure'
Why. l.
She paused, and her visitor proceeded: :
10 = sense. ] suppose, you are fxtnre
re-? Your brothers children sr. 10 some
len, dependent upon yon9
Df course. but
Then permit mt. Miss PAnkey. for tie
10 of old times said Mr.. Sssckhsmmer.
idly, ~ be opened bis vsliss and took {
number OF documents,.o TO call your st
iion TO the fact thst life is uncertain,
tsse and death stalk abroad 10 tho land u
II accidents may happen at any time, !
| II IL the part Of wisdom 10 provide
inst contingencies by securing those
0 are or may te dependent upon against
Ut. 10 the policies OF the Limpin.laz Y
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for which bsve travelled for the lssi 2
eu years, you will fnd the most per q
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