The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-11-27

Of Jour minds again. You're Welcome
fess look q the cur 'osisies any time, ios In,
one you von't bresh EN-.
ten Harold gave me queer glance. which
ignored. ! felt too miserable aud cowar.
10. ly 10 take bis hand; bnt. % mine hupg Ii
lessly down. ! fol. the comforting pressu
Of his warm little fngen
dy Sister. he ssked in q ~huper. did 20
hear II crr.acki
at. Her What crack? l inquired crossl,
Then. despisins myself. l sat down upo
iss the stone wall aud covered my face.
Too bad II got broke. sister.
be l didnt answer.
DO P.r.sps we'd better 90 back and tel
Miss Flanders il got broke.
ss Still 10 reply.
'p lts better 70 tell. It's slwsys bsttsr u
tell, 'cause. you know. she might1thiuL
.. somebody else did IL
!, Sill silent.
l. Coward girls don't tell. be went on, iu
i ssofs. persuasive voice. Brave girls tells,
1 Don't CRY. sister.
For bad quite forgotten my sixteen
Z years. Indeed. ws seemed TO have changed
, plsces completely.
You dear. little forgiving brother! Tex
} claimed, as remembered my severity to
him only an hour or so before. Put how
can 60 back and tell that woman? She'll
scold dresdfully,I know. and II will break
her heart. too, for she thinks so much Of
those boxes, How / wish I'd never seen
theml Obi don't know what she will do
when she finds II ouil
Of course you don't know, said Harold,
She didn't know herself. Don't you re.
member she said she didn't.
Icsn'ttell her I exclsimed. cant. /
can't CAN'T.
The very words which Harold bad used
to me 90 hour bsiore;and he gave me back
my own answer; but spoken. oh. 80 ten.
derlyi
My sister wouldn't like TO be . coward
girl. / shouldn't think she'd like to be- q
that
II it had only been somebody else. any.
body bnt Miss Deborsh Flsndersi
Harold had nothing 10 say.
Really, Harold, | fsltered. feeling quite :
Ikea criminal before judge,i will make =
her feel so drsadiulIy. IL WAS the last thing !
poor George brought her, you know, and
she may never see him sgaiu.
Will he get drowned? asked Harold. y
With solicitude.
Nobody Can tell. He's very likely to. - -
Perhaps. after slI Harry, it's Just Is we'll !
lot TO tell her. y
False. covardly reasoning. and I knew y
:, but allowed myself to be persuaded ~
or the moment. ~
Come. Harold. Well 20 home. -
Hs trotted along silently by my side. As ~ :.
'e neared our own gate, he said, half tim :,
lily ''
P.rsps pap.'d 60 with you to night to
,ll her. th'
The idea of taking papa with me upon yer
nchlan errand made me laugh in spite Of
'yself. sid
But Harold's face was very grave: As l Sill
'oked into 1t, l suddenly realized. as nev
before, the value Of little child's res. "a
cot and that. to keep il, one must chow :
mself worthy; also. that. il l gave wsy :. !:
~. 1t would be Q real loss. not only 10 ~.
yself, but also TO my little brother. "
His serious questioning gaze moved me -.
rsngely. 1t almost seemed Is il he we're ~. w..
oking at me with mothers eyes. -, -.
What would she think Of met exclaim a .
!. Then ! put my arms about Harold. dov
d hugged him 90 tightly that he almost 70 ,
resmed.
Sistsrlbas been coward girl, l cried. .or
i she 10 going to be tbrsvs now. We var
mt. wait for paps You shall 90 back von
th me. and help me confess. a
Brave girls tells. be remarked encour. h,r
,ngly, and not another word was said sua
Ill We reached Miss Fisnders's door. ova,
zen ho drew back II
Don't be afraid, Harry. She cant hurt n
II will soon be over. We're both 81
ave. aren't we2 ,i,.,
Y,e .; we're bo'h brave. But bis band am
lsped mine IrlvousIy, aud his It'll.
Ind lace took Oh look Of supreme
Eiety. H- was Hi1 sgain. and / az
W a'on' 'Apfct 10 see usso soon toga
'iu, did your ssked. Is Miss Fisnders and
sned the door. Chic
Well. no. cant SAY I did expect to be ip n
aembered twice 10 one day. Whist have little
Vs hsvent left anything Mis-, Flapders "a.
came back TO tell you that broke one tbs
hose little. boxes. when l wss putting sd =
N together again. ! ought to have told He :
then. but hsdn't the courage. euio,
poke rapidly. fearing to lose the little belp,
before the dreadful story vas face
J; but II was oil out now. | bresthed tr.s,
re freely. Harold studied her face 10 lar,
'ntly. c,.,t
'umPi "nicn one wasHf also
10 'ooA 'ns ooA. ana began the peeiine the II
ces. - she spoke. The
v@ : o'ue one 'ne siath from the by ss
'ide. think. Tn,r
es, here il II. She held il up 10 the Of m,
ing lights little frail shell OF wool. 49,,
eyed it critically. ,-
"a. ! s-e il. TsiL't much Of . breAk, M,,
Ugh. Oaly . crack. ~ small one at
. Tn glad ,oa told ms. for can IL.
thst one nos. ~hen take en- ont. 20
some ines. TO smn-e myself. Tb.
u very sorry. sad | psnitsntiy. I'm ship.