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

her bali8ay Ass m,ttef Of fact, Iiie "a
sll bo.iiay 10 her she being the obl'
daughter ois wesllhy mefehaui Sith -
cIetv lesuings After ihe season Mad
Hee sba her mother hsd come doru I,
..udsfnot for couple Of months re-
.BI aulelosss. utj,h they thoroughly er
.aye3,
Madeline ga, very beautiful sIrl, smsl
and srsoelul. With dainty, delicate lace
framed 10 wreath Of sol 'eu hair OF tht
ripe Tili'n bue
She wass fsvorite With men generally
she liked their society better than that o
her own SCI. The openings for pls,onic'
At ssndsf5ot we're very limited, but there
va. one nan there Sydney Parton, rs
tive or the place whose society suited
Madeline eIsclly.
/ He ws,ut one Of her set, she reeosnia
ed tbst He vas poor, because be liveu
very quietly 10 a cottage worth tSenty
pounds year, but be was handsome
msp. With hne square face, snd be could
sail bost better than sny Of the fishermen
il the bay, He had been tribe diff ient
at erst. bot afters little encouragement be
had t.ken quite naturally to the lessons 10
love which Madeline dlrec,ed with such
cousumuste skill.
Sydney was helplessly iu love. OF that
there was DO question, Never bad Made
liue goae 30 Tar before, but then Stan al
vays finds some mischief for idle hands to
do, The twain were always together, and
that tender, seductive moonlight Over the
sea had done the rest.
No thought OF the future troubled Mad
cline. 1t never occurred to her lhst she
had laid the lines Tor the destruction OF
good mans happiness.
She kuew that ii would be harder to
give Sydney Parton bis congo than 1t bad
ever been vi b sny unattached lover be
fore. and at the same time the idea OF car
rying the idyl beyond Ssndsioot was out
Of the question.
Ol, dearl Why cannot this lie go 90
iorever2 Madeline sighed, as she sat with
her back against the rock aud looked ont
over the restless sea.
There was not soul 10 sight, nobody
near her but Sidney, lying at her feet
81 -,
1t can. sydney replied 1t is entirely ID
your hands, Madeline, you are going
away 70 leave me now?
Madelne's eyes grew very sweet and
tender. 1t was in moments like these
that she felt a strong temptation to
to throw the world sside and driIt away
into the sheltered haven Of Il good mans
love
| am afraid that ell things must have
an ending, sgd, she murmured' as she
bent forward to play with bis crisp,
brown hair. have been very happy
here, and | shall be very. very sorry to go
away.
Madeline watched for the cloud which
she knew would come into Syd0eys eyes,
and she was not disappointed.
But why go away at sll2 be asked. You
love me. we love each other. Why not
stay with me altogether and become my
vile? Madeline. lever loved woman
before. You have come IKE sunshine into
nv life, and oil my heart is yours. /
know that lack worldly knowledge; that
sm PLAIN, simple sort OF fellow, and
not at all the kind OF man you have been
accustomed to; but none care for you as
do. My darling, you must not go
away
sydney spoke almost 6erce'y in bis pas
sion, He srasped Madeline by her hands
aud bent bis face over hers, as II trying
to read her very soul His glance almost
frightened her for moment, so wild was
it,
And suppose, she asked, that nust go
away Suppose | told you that we must
part never TO meet sgSinY
Don't. sydney said brokenly. cannot
bear to think OF 1t,
He half turned away. FROM her 80 that
she could not see the sadness in his eyes
Then his mood suddenly chsnged.
Madeline, be demanded almo't roughly,
Won are ooncesling something from me. Is
there some ore else go some other map---
He could not continue; something seem
ed to choke him. He leaned down and
lad his quiverins lips upon her tiny ,deWy
mouth.
Pardon. he murmured, forgive me for
doubling you. Hw could look in'o
those trut fol, beautiful eyes and ask such
a questiop1
NJ .deline smiled sveetly IN reply as she
gave the speakers arm loving little pres
sure. Asa mstter OF fact. she was crate
fol that sydney had not pressed the ques
tion. which she could not bsve avoided
without telling a deliberate lie, Six more
days temtiled Of her stay at Ssndsioot,
and she bad 30 ides OF sacrificing the pless
ure OF the lat week Cut Ct sny psltry
.cruples for the truth. Naturally there
was another man, who, 10 sIl probability,
would clsim Madeline 10 the future, bat
be was 10 10 hurry. Neither was she,
n, the simple reascn that there was Iust
the cf chance Of soUething better turn
iae up. An aged peer With asooi rent
roll il 10, 70 be despised. bot then a
vouas one with corresponding sdvanla
ses il better Add II the Younger dIt
rot pat 10 50 appearance before the
.pf.ps c.rs ,ouud. Madeline vas ire
pared 10 Gecept the ID yiisblo With due
phIlasopAy