Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-04-14

make my life burden over you any
longer If you prefer to be giddy and
foolish, let those take the responsibility
who have encouraged you to become so.
No one shall blame lnc."
"You know, Aunt Agnes, wish to be
nothing of the sort
Very well, then | propose to pass
the Summer in Europe, and it strikes me
as an excellent opportunity for you to
cut airift from the Objectionable asso-
Citations you have formed during the
past few months With fresh start,
and SURROUNDINGS calculated to inspire
in YOU a desire for self Improvement. it
will not be too late to hope for better
things. have every confidence in the
natural stability of your character if
you are once put upon the right track
I blame your advisers more than | blame
you
listened to her words with some dis
Quietude. ! had never crossed the At
lantic, and at any ordinary time would
have jumped at the chance. But | had
already other plans in store for the sum-
lnpr that did not feel prepared to re-
linnush, even for the pleasure of a trip
to Europe.
at is very kind of you to think Of
mo " I said
No, it isn't. It's only natural" she
.ns,,.orod obo-t,v won ,re M, hroth-
er's child, and let alone any affection
WOW, fro,,, l,,,,,, if con
,.yNl1, eIs, =, ,,oi,,,2, osl,ad or,+ &c
sboa,. cnv.ar1ira for had oIroodv r,o5a
nm INV mind 70 decline the invitat;on
f..ItyLa al.ag MIDI, IL ~ - %
WV o,,a h.s NOR loorned 70 +,.ova1 r.;,h
owl On escort il * ti,na she did I,rnn
,,oeo+bo+,s v.ha+ ,.o,,,re dri,,;noo+ woi
what do vor .ovg go or re,n,;r Of
bo,,o 90 vc,, like Only I shall rogord -
-. ,bo;co o,,ca md for all
uAr,+ A,,,,oe ), ons,,.arad With -,
o,1aoror ~ oy,,oss in NV +nro .,,d
,,,rror tha affection .nd or,tit,,do I
r.f, ~ tharb Won Win all nv baart for
,our blindness Whatever Won nav cav
i ,,.fra,naIr 1,ind Of ro,, r. &c. ~
t,l.e ms ,hroad With Won and 7 wish /
,.,.,Ia ,ro
"Nbat is there n prevent Won poing,,
h.i,,,,,ira1 .f,.,,,,
Jhe.itot,.d -, Instant .rd +bar bo1d,v
e,nla the truth tb,ngb I l,neyy Il wonl3
.n.rnta Iil.n 81 t,yn e17ad sword.
81 hova ALREADY promised to snend the
summer at Tinl,e1's Reuch with Amt
Helen and she wonld he dis,nn,intaa il
failed her Mt fine last moment for all
. n4r nlnns are ,n,de ON fiat understand
inn"
"Ahl That is it, she renlied with
! rittar c,lnress "Verv we'll disc1uim
all further resnonsibilitv Won net with
vnur ewes omen and mnst fake tbe CON.
seonences."
There was 60 mncb noin and concarr
in her ev,resxion that for an instant
Lasifatad and tbonrht of cbanoin,, -, u
mind went 70 her and l,ralt down
beside her chair
"Aunt AgnAs Won must not talk co
love Won as dearly rs love Amt Helen.
and if had not promised to spend the
summer with her | should be delighted
to go with you. Do not repulse me,
have so few relatives to care for me, and
shall be very unhappy If you so away
angry"
But she refused to be Modified. She
did not scold me, and she cOldly suffered
the to embrace her at parting; but her
mir was more grim than | had ever seen
it. and was conscious Of having wound
ed her deeply
Perhaps it is needless to say that Mr..
Dale was at the bottom of my decision.
A few weeks previous had contided to
kim that Aunt Helen had invited me to
spend the summer with her at her new
cottage at Tinker's Reach, He assured
me that there were few more charming
spots, that it Was "A favonte resort of his
own, and that be himself proposed to
pass his vacation there, Naturally, l
felt boand to II certain extent after this
to go to Tinker's Reach, Indeed, | was
eagerly looking forward to a conrinu-
pnce Of cur friendship under such happy
auspices
Whom had sroI,an to Mr. D,,e 20
r.,.7ir, bis b,,siriss bararlicd os Thor.
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