The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-07-09

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= rharea to meet No possible risk ior her
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=, Voice assio Ja,t to NEE ber gsy eye
J o6os uots vitA the old frank emile II
g them that be kuev 70 sell
I No possible rikk - 20, be bad been Too
, and coward ever to think Of it. aud bis
J resolution to keep ont Of Der way - the re'
olution that be had thought so uise and so
GOOD VAS entirely foolish aud unneces
ssry. She peed never knos tie reason ot
! bis brief visit home. Why should not be
have business in Enslsnd as well as anoth
or m n, aud bow should she suspect the
mad desire to see her face once more that
had brought bin from the other side Of
the worId2
Thus thinEing III indeed the rpid
stream Of reoollections. suggestions snd re
assuring convictions that rushed through
bis mind oould rightly be dignihed with
the name OF thought 20 be strobe boldly out
into the corridor. noticeable figure emo
ugh from bis commanding stature and
grand breadth Of shoulder Many eyes fol
lowed bim as be passed between the banks
OF hlv,rs with which the wide corridor
was lined on either ii ie, and msny we're
the specustions as to who he was aud why
be was st the all. since be spoke to no
one and nobody seemed TO know him tBnt
be passed 90, unconscious alike OF admir-
lug eyes aud truitless speculation.
Meantime Maud had suffered her part
DER to lead her TO svide window seat at
the farther end OF the corridor from that
where her old friend was seeking her The |
girls face looked strangely pale now that
the h1sb dancing had brought TO it bad !
died away, and there was 40 expression Of
something very like despair 10 her wide
gray eyes as she listened to her oompsn
IONS eager words.
You know you promised me my snsw
er tonight, Maud, and we msyu't have
such a chance again. No one has found
out this corner yet but 1t won't escape the
observation OF the crowd long. I've wait
cd patiently and haven't bothered You
bit and now at last-time's up. You
won't ask me to wait any longer2 A look
OF sudden dismsy clouded the boyish
brightness Of his face as be spoke. but only
for a moment.
No, won't ask you to wait any longer
the girls words came slowly and with
sn evident effort -but-why do you want
me to say yes, when you know that !
don't care for your No. bear me out. as
he would have interrupted her 1 like you,
bot | don't care for you in that way and
never shall
Bot you will, Msudyou must when you
see how awiuly fond
No, | never shall. know. II you 10
'ist on marrying me. You shall at least
80 it with your eyes open, Mr.. Mel I
bourne c
Oh, don't speak to me like that G
Bat | feel to You like that. and must :
peak as feel. Feell with swift self 1
corn. What have to do with feeling at a
ll2 II | marry you, 1t will be to escape E
rom my present ife-to get away from v
myself from the everlasting, purposeless v
ound OF dances and dinners. / have told
'o1 this before, I
Yes, and have told you that love c
on. u
Add yet yod don't hesitste' u
For myself, no. He was silent mo a
nent, look OF most uuu usl indecso1 Il
N his face But You put things differ Il
ntly tonight, be SAID at length You o
sy you know you shall never care for me- Il
don't see how yoI can know that no Il
sss-
Unless she faced bin brsvely, though q
sudden fash showed she already grasp b
d bis mtsnIng. q
You care for some OF e else, be said very L
,lberstely, Doyou. Maud? a
Did theH 81
For momant be thought she was go 81
lg to break into indi nsnt denisls, then
II at once ber face roftened and changed
nd the light OF wonderful l1y flashed e'
ito it as she prtng to her feet eIclsim IN
lP:
DeLzill At lsetl b
Yonug Melbourne turned 10 astouisb "
leDt. Who WAS this stately looking man u
bat Maud should go to meet him With sc
ulstretched hands Of welcome snd bril- as
aut, rsptu,ous smie2 oil
No matter who be was, the boy ielt that IL
is question was answered He took bis "
quletly Bhd leit thsm "thout ~
ord, nor did any one see him again that
ight. sc
And Det zll2 Ok
40 the sight OF Msud's eager eyes and "
rect, we'll remembered smile, be iorgo. ~
4 his stern resolutions and carefully cul '"
vsted convictions He bad never even w
resued oi the possibility Of sucb a meet &c
2 ss this, and the glad recognition that y,
.ng 10 ber voice fairly swept him of is eO
vt, stfoug. self copt.insd man though be ~
as.
For she loved him. He sss it 10 her ,
-, besrd Il 10 ber voice, koeg II st last,
vel bigh impossible fact :,