Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-18
natural to exist with a heart, and oonse-

natural to exist with heart, and conse-
quently It Is more graceful.
81 am doomed to ungainliness, then,
trouble that l will fling the rest after the
first part and live n life of unnatural,
inartstic, nightmarish ugliness. Pity my
fate. If only the sweet thief who has
stolen my heart would give it back to me
with her OWL think l could manage
to make myself satisfied wit exist
ence.
He was looking at the curtain, talking
to the curtain. The curtain became agi-
tated and swayed to and fro.
"Well, said the sister chaperon, 81
think you are too greedy. Two hearts be-
longing to one person is as unnatural as
! no heart"
"What shall I do? Persuade the thief
to exchange the booty and share it?''
THAT would be best, | think, she said
laughingly and looking in his eyes.
He flushed and stared at the now mo-
tionless curtain. Then he looked back at
her questioninRly. The young dame nod
ded her fair hoad slightly and picked up a
piece of needlework lying on a workbas-
ket. A light flashed into his eyes He put
the cup and saucer he had been holding in
his hands down on the tray and half rose
| from his chair The lady motioned him
to sit down
well, ears are artful things often and
all the task and discussion of them Is not
artless" she said. Let us be sensible -
"Are we ever sensible" he said stupidity
81 don't know l wonder if we are most
sensible when we are most senseless? They
say insane people always fancy themselves
sane and others insane. How queer If all
the lunatics are really sensible and all the
| sensible world-as we think ourselves-in-
sanel Isn't it "A grewsome idea? See what
comes of speaking Of impossibilties"
Are you sure we have been talking of
| Representatives,: he inquired anxiouslY.
"What is an mpossiblity-a future GER
/ tainty?"
81 hope So, said he.
81 am not perfectly sure. Who can be-
| But l think that is a right definition.
Still he looked at the curtain whose
strange inequalities were continually and
/ slowly shifting over it's velvet surface, and
! the sister said quickly:
! Dear ne, | have forgotten to give
Davis a most important orderl Please par
don me for one moment"
The agitation of the curtain amounted
/ almost to Il distinct shuddering among its
! folds Then II stiff stiffness ensued. The
sister chaperon was gone.
T He walked over to the curtain.
"Will you take my love and give me
| yours he said softly.
/ The curtaiH lluttered and instantly drew
itself tightly in II crouchng human shape.
Forgive mel Love that can laugh at
/ locks sees through curtain l love you,
| darling Will you take my love for yours
The curtain did not move.
"Do answer, my lovel If it is yes, lift
the curtain; if it is no, let it drop as if
was before
A second or two and then three white
fingers lifted a corner of the velvet
He dragged the curtain aside and lifted
up little kneeling figure with its hands
pressed over its face
"My beautiful one!" he said, claspinq
her to him. "What made you hide there:
1 Il don't know" said IA soft, niuflled
voice.
Il saw you at the window, did not,
love-"
eyes"
"Thcn why
The hands came down, and "A pretty
flushed childishly round face looked up
defantly SHY in its impetuous holiness
"Nhy, Anne laughed at me for blushinp
when saw you in the street and l said
woulGnt see you. l couldn get out, and
so l bid behind the curtain"
"But you love me. Say you love me. 4"
II never say what am hidden to say -
And her head went down again
Glow long is u moment asked the sis
ter, opening the door. AS short as joy, 81
he said happily.-In Town.