The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-18

Come, Alan, you will take me to Car
ter's; it isn't too late, If we hurry"
She turned to Alan in painful eagerness,
and before Rob could comprehend it all
she was gone.
No one ever knew what she said TO
Eldridge Carter. Alan stayed in the
hall without at his boarding-house-but
he thought he never saw mean,r,
mere abasl ed looking fellt W than tie
ore who opened the door for the pa e.
stately young girl who swept out of the
room like prime IS. Carter follow d
them to the station-house, still subdued
and quiet.
An our later, r b was il his own
room at b, me. As Adelaide linger Il.
10th to leave him, he caught her by tie
arm. " I'm worthless fellow, A u;
you're worth six of such fellows ]
am, but l shall never forget this, newell
Oh, AIDE, if you C uld know all I've
suffered, the rack I've been oul I've
felt so bound to Carter, and l cau't be-
li1ve I'm free at last, and all through
you"
Adelaide lot ked into the changed frce
before her, frightened at the rare eni,-
ton Rob betrayed. But why did.'t
you conide in me, Rob, dear?" she
asked reproachfully.
81 knew, or thought l knew, Il at
you &C uidn't help me, and as If ,cu
didn't have enough already l said IT,
weak as was, wouldn t be that weak
to make you suffer for mc-and para
never has money, and papa never would
forgive or understand. But, oh, Ada,
how [ did want mammal but
quickly" you're just n, xt best Just
the best sister in the world" He b. ut
over and kissed her-when had Il b
done that before?
Wien Adelaide stood again in her
own room, sic could not realize b
much had happened since she had st .od
there before. She felt that ages lad
interviewed. Good-by to that leaui fil
time at Aunt Eleanor's, but Oh! r. b
was safe, and free from the evil gel lus
of his school year How earnestly she
prayed that she might be the onC to
meet Rob's needs al this incl Hjw
| inexperienced and alone she feltl
And then, hardest of all, the xt
day Aunt Eleanor II ust be written to at
once, asking her if the money could e
spent in way greatly ut eded inst, "a
of the promised visit, which she bid
just written would give her such pleas
ure. Days pissed in suspense, and
then came Aunt Eleanor's answ,
"My dear niece" it ran, "if YOU
choose to 81 end your own money j.
other ways than to visit your aunt.
have nothing to say; but it is your ow
fault that this is the last invitation
shall ever send to lie rejo cted. Aunt
E eanor."
Adelaide had a little cry over IL
note. yet 1 can't blame her." SAT
said.
Her father thought the giving up OF
postpOning of the visit was a gir',
freak, and worried no;more about it.
But Adelade's anxious heart grtw
lighter as s saw the change in Rob-
There was rev manliuess, different
atmosphere All ut the boy. After
school was ended, he beam, through
a friends influence, book keeper of the
large mills al Manchester. He had had
a bitter lesson, but he never wouli
forget it.
1t was just year ON t. e time that
Adelaide had given Carter her checi
that it was returned o her with interest
Then, for the first line, she told Rob, in
answer to his questions, how and VIII,
she came by it. RIB said but little, but
a week later came these few lines from
Aunt Eleanor to Adelaide:
The foolish boy has written me ~
about it. If you are one that can ftl
give people, come as soon as possibl
and visit your loving Aunt Eleanor"
Aud Adelaide went.-Daisy r. Camp.
bell, IN NeU York Observer.