The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-07-09
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IftE bhfAAp tuAAtE 20 thNt u atN@fAhta'A -
the ksleiioscortc eject produced by d
throsgs of hrIlsEtly dressed d.nefrs =
they wb,rIe3 roubd 10 I'll the induile '
rieiy and riolares3as ioeonsrai'y Of isbe
costume
Add yet d,spits I'll the iie aud oolol
there vac something 6aii zoos ABi Uures
10 the brilliant gsyety Of the pIctnrefqn
scene, Iast - To re vas 50 undertoue q
passionate paiu 10 Ibesweet music OF th
Nall7 stitch rang through the room, 81
undertone wticb seemed strsaelT out o
/ harmony With the supsrGcit epjoymen
+ ot tie erowd
( OfWas 1t only the look 10 girls 'sc'
that vas oat Of keeping aud seemed =
0uce to give the lie to all the hollow pr
tense Of pleasure around herr To ou'
uoobserved spectator this idea sudd,hl'
occurred With the force Of eobyiC
Iion
II vas beautiful lace. beautiful alike
10 regularity Of feature sud exquisite del
icscy # oolorng Bot the smile on the
sweet mouth vss forced aud foil OF unust
ursI esysly. while the great gray eyes had
q haunting look Of weariuess which gave
them sn uude cfibsbe psthos. The sirl
vas tall and slight, and the white dress
she wore, graceful though II was, seemed
almost too rich and elaborate for her slen
der figure.
She was yonog scarcely one and tven
ty - and looked even younger than ber
We r., and the man who was watching her
drew yet further back into the shadow OF
the heaviIy curtslned doorway as food
Of memories rushed over him memories
held in check till now by 40 iron will, but
released 10 moment by the sight Of the
besutliul. sad face that was all the world
to bin, though for four long years it bad
passed out Of bis lie. How he had missed
lerl Surely be bad never fully realized II
ilI now.
A chance remark arrested his attention.
Two men near were ts.kiDg together, com
nentlug sudibly enough on the scene be
ore them.
How charming Maud Carruthers is look
og tonight That girl grows prettier every
ime ! see her
Is it true that she's engaged to youna
Wants confirmation, should 50 He's
,srd bit and her people approve OF him
Isturslly. He's well connected and fsbu
ouely wealthy, but as to the fair Maud |
Iersef if she is engaged to him, she
night look a little more cheerful over
Yes, shouldn't feel hiltered in his
lace, the younger man ssseuted. She's
Ct bit like the other girls one meets
bout, don't know why, but she seems
ut Of it some how.
Well, her story is rather al odd one,you
now.
But don't know more, Where does
be oddness come iu, Her people are con
entional enough.
Yes, but she never saw them till she was
6 or II, for her mother married beneath
er and was cut out 10 consequence. The
Iarriage turned ont badly, | believe and
Irs. Curruthers died in Australia, where
er child was brought up by the people
ith whom she was staying at the time;
.ther rough snd ready bnngiDg up, |
ncy.
Then bow does she come to be here and
rgiveL2 ,
Oh, it oil came out somehoe' Csuu
lers died and then inquiries we're made
TO the chlds whereabouts, aud she was
over here; rather a change ,
ON her experiences 10 the bush. ,
An agreeable one, should think
I'm, that depends on how you look a,
NV from her point OF view we may /
little tame and commouT ace | don't
COW snything about II. mind you, but
= Just possible she may prefer primitive
,ture to oar epervsting and overdone
teenth century civilization, To my 4
ind the girl looks bored
Then # she msrries Melbourne
II will merely be escape from the pre- i
ut 20 ition Since her grandfather death .
year ugo she has found it NOR, wesri =.
me than ever, or I'm much mistaken, I,
De WAS really fond OF poor old Dray i,
.urt, but for the rest OF them II
v soul, I'm sorry for the glrll
The u usic ceased aud the speakers NOV
away as the long procession Of dancers =,
gan to rsce ont iao the cooler air OF the n
ug, flower decked corridor ii
But the man near them still kept bis
ace 10 the deep shadow OF TIE cuttsins ,
ID watched with eager eyes to see that
II, white robed figure pass through the e.,
otEsy, ,
But be wstched 10 vain. He bad lost
sht Of her just before the dance ended
"a she bad 20 doubt left the ballroom
some other door From the station be
a chosen be could command the whole q
ON, aud be soon saw that Msni Csrtu
...oa mn iappat thata
And tonight be held every moment vast
10 ~hicb she sss ont OF bis sight For
g last tiue--I, vas for the lsst time -
d already the ect9us moments were
piping rapidly away.
He mus, Dad her ag.iu. even though 10 e
der 10 DO 20 be nust risk discovery a
"a tecnst illon,
LtuIe ti.k tLsi she soUl recosoiza u
IN after iuuf years and 10 sueh Widely d
aerert suuounjingsi Ills dress. too. q