The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-09-10


saiius,l smile 90 b.. face shleh Ma1e
hoe dlinl remember to have seen ta''e
before.
! called you = ally little fool, the we
tm replied coolly You are, Why Try
10 buubus NE Aboat your seuite peet
wbo,e name is Challerleisb. as | could
have to'd you. My dear chili, 700 bsnni
el that poor mao, hattelils h,s vanity m
III be proposed to ven sad then you Kept
hin d.ashag on until he got inp'ient
snd wouldn't waltany longer OF course
/ SIN conceited enough to kuos that yon
rrcier me to hin, bat then / am not 40
eligible, aud you have inherited Sonr ialh
ers business eye to toe future. had TO
be dismissed, OF perhaps you would have
iouad me nuisance later on. Now
can you deny that every word ! ssy Is
true2
Madeline g.sped ae.iu. The light IRON
ical touch was more mefcilets than any
passionate reprosch could be. The latter
would have grstlhed her vanity the easy
surrender wounded it terribly.
You make aa accusation, she said, with
sorry attempt alpsthos and born misery
Insult me as you like, but prove yonr
words.
With pleasure. | am Chslterleigh's 3 ne
phew. Some day or other - unless YOU
blessed With family i shsll have the
titls, 1t would be worth oil my difappoint
ment should that very desirable event
come oil, to see you "a the role of the de
voted mother,
know who you are, Madeline cried. ]
ought to have guessed 1t before. You
must be Victor Vldsl. the author And
yet you allowed me TO think that you were
an intelligent rustic.
Parton laughed gently, He was enjoy
ing the scene immensely As for Madeline
her face turred deadly psleihen the sham
cd crimson overspread it She knew the
most brilliant author Of the day was Chat
teri, CHS nephew, but she had DO idea
what bis name really was. Aud lol when
she iondly dreamed that she was playing
q pleasant little comedy with simple heart
ed country gentleman, oil the time she
had been laying bGre the weak frivolity OF
her mind to the keenest, most merclless
critic OF human foolishness in the world
OF letters.
You have fooled NE, she said bitterly.
have been deceived
And what about me2 Parton asked
quietly, | suited you down to the ground
was not bad looking, and | could play
plalouics in the moonlight to perfection.
You thought was an apt pnpil, and that
my progress was inspired by the love
felt for YOU. BAH | have had more prsc
tlce at this kind Of lunaCy than you ever
beard Of BIty you did not know that You
thought | had fallen under the glamour
Of your beauty, and that you could throw
me on one side OF the end OF your holiday,
careless whether my heart was broken or
not, Bot not even my vanity 10 hurt 1t
has scarcely been touched. Great hesv
ensl could you think that | should be FOOL
enough to be deceived by pair OF shal
low blue eyes and pretty, exquisite little
face, with DO more soul lu 1t than that OF
doll? But bear no malice You have
afforded me SIX weeks wonderful amuse
ment.
The ready tears rose to Msdeline's eyes;
the disenchsntment was cruel. He had
never cared Tor her. He bad fooled her to
the top of her bent, and, as Madeline re
called some OF her own most foolish
speeches che felt inclined to cly with ve1
stio1 and wounded pride,
Then you never loved me at olIY she
said in q cboked voice.
Not l. my dear chilli. You we're simply
sn amu,iag analytical study Ct not very
bigh type Had you not been 70 dreadful
Iy vain you would have seen how | was
humbuggbg you. But my revenge will
not be 80 very terrible. shall let you
marry my noble kinsman,
Yes, know, Madeline said tea fully
and put me into horrid book,
Parton smiled amiibly. Really, be was
not in the least offended,
You have more discrimination than !
gave you credit for, be said. Asa matte'
OF TACT, came to my little place here TO
turn ont, new volume, and was looking
for type Of girl like yOu when fate
driited you n my way You can have no
conception what help our pls,onics have
been to me Let me see we have done
the friendly the soco'iriendly, the warm
regard. the distant sentimental, the close
and kindred. the pl iIosophlc spoony, the
assionate, and
Do1t, cried Madeline as che rose to
her feet and placed her hsods over her
ears. Pe merciinl, please Whist have
done 10 you that you should torture me
like this.
Parton paused 10 his cruel TRADE, His
victory VAS absolute.
Good by, be said, as be held out bic
hand pleasantly. have ribbed it in pro'
ty thick, and hope you'll remember 1t
III send you a copy OF my neIt book lit
will be 40 appropriate wedding pre-
sent
The Countess Of Chatterleigh site be
fore the FIRE 10 her bondoir, volume she
has ust finished oliucbed IA her hand
Her face is as red as al angry suDse,, her
lips are tightly clinchei together. Then
With a passionate gesture, she casts the