The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-08-04

n thought
y She had spent full hour turning ovel
= aud over again 10 he mind these terriibl,
'. questions when hsr reflections were inter
b rupted BY her husband burryins toto the
10 room. He held In his bspd psper which
10 be waved about 10 80 excited way.
Rosa, darling. he cried. Just look at this
y And he held the telegram out.
,' Rosa took IL and read =
Dnllity has resigned No time to be
e lost. Smith.
y Sr John Dullity was the sitting mem
Der for the division OF Doltshire for which
Charlie WAS Lib,ral cupji late, and Smith
y was Charles local agent
o Yes, said Boss. 10 vague way, when
. she bad read the Telegram.
Q They have tried TO take us by surprise.
!. Charlie vent on exctsdly. You know they
= gave IL out that Dullity would ratsin the
> sest ill the dissolution. But they u find
, we're ready for them.
} Yes, was again Ross's answer; she only
half reslised what was being said to her
} But. rs Smith says. there's no time to be
} lost. Charlie went on. | must leave for
Doltsbire tonight.
! Tonight repeated Rosa, with q start.
Yes, my dear, must: hut | don't want
to drag you OF With me, You know shall
want you to help, but you can follow when
convenient.
u Rosa reflected for moment. She thought
Of the missing diary and Capt de la Coup
and fear OF being lie II alone entered her
soul.
When can you come, dearf Charlie
asked.
Tonight. Charlie. replied his wife
Chsrlie looked surprised. But that
night Charlie and Rosa set ont together
for the western division OF Dolt,hire
Lord Edward Mcribund was the Con
servative candidate. and arrsyed on bis
side we're his fathers enormous territorial
influence and the influence of every squire
psrson and snob, male aud female, in the
division. Charles chief backing was bis
own energy. courage and ability, and q
thoroughly good backing they proved.
Working night aud day. speaking con
stantly. readily and well, facing aud over
coming the rowdyism of his opponents,
who being unable to answer his arguments
sought to drown them. what . brilliant
col trast be presented TO the dull, feeble,
supercilous Lord Edward Moribund.
For three v eeks the contest went on the
contest between energy, inertia. liability and
influence. At last the election came. and
the next morning Charlie Sronge was de
clsred the victor by narrow msj rity.
Through the struggle Rosa socompa'
Died her husband to every meeting and .
npon every journey. Aud day by day, as
sbs wstched him fighting dauutlessly and
brilliantly tor what he held to be the trnta 9
her old admiration Tor him was requick, o
ened She awoke to a truer sense OF his
OF human ambition and destiny. Aud when y
she thought further what that temporary U
altt ration might yet cost, how her passing U
folly might yet bring her misery and dis
grace, hsr apprehension for the future was u
as keen as her repentance for the past. y
Alter the declaration OF the poll Charlie ?
and Rosa returned to town. Parlisment
was sitting, Charlie at once took his seat. a
His party received him with vehement 40 p
it's chiefs congratulated him
on his triumph aud on the brilliant abIli.
lies which had secured II for him. A fort'
night later he made his maiden speech. Ii
Ross was in the gallery and listened to it Q.
bresthlessly. II was short. pointed and b,
vigorous When be aat down il was clear at
hat the House recognized in bin new OF
speaker OF the first order A great career III
was evidently opening before him, snd Sol "
,iety. observing that altered it's bearing N
owsris him. The man whom six mouths nc
'go it contemptuously neglected II now m
with kindness and stten tions, OF
Rosa was happy in her home She was ro
proud Of her husband and deeply 10 love IN
With him more deeply even then in those n
I'D days when he won her hefrt away in tr'
be green fields OF Doltshre.
Since the day on which she wrote her Ntl
liary she had seen or heard nothing of ar
Jayt de Ia Coup. What had become OF To
,im? When should she meet him again 60
)h. how she dreaded that meeting. Could "
Iotbing be done TO deliver herself out OF 60
lis hand? ne
AZ she mused her eye fell on this para pt
rsph in paper which lay on her knees: py
'he latest society scandal Yesterday Capt. ~
he Hon. Redvers de i. Coup was asssnlted NC
D the Row by Lord Swarm. His Lord VI
bip struck Capt de Ia Coup twice across mi
be face With bis riding whip, and the an
sptsin retslisted. 1t is said that the quar- oi
ell arose over some letters from lady,
elstive OF Lord Swsrin, which Capt. d. ~
, Coup refused to return. 1t is expected
bat tbe matter viii 6nd Its way into cour ~
Ghsstly pale and with sthrobbing besr, :.
Iosa dropped the newspaper And so -.
bis was the msp for whom she wished TO
bsndon Chsrliei ~
just then Charlie came into the room.
Alb. Ross. be began psyly, have to Of
u You my mo,t bum bic apologies.
Iudeed. murmnred Rosa family; Ia what
hsrlie7 Ma
Why. fr wickedly iutrrut ting your ios
terary lstors. bri
Ross looked at her husband 10 surprise cor
wild hope and fear began to struggle in 50,
or mind. She could not speak. len