The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-10-01

Oa 4 silence eosusd for shout 81
b minutes, bee the man rolled over, A.
p.antiug his elbows 10 the heather, leo
e Cd up de'elmluedly iato bis sompspion
b face Az iukling OF the truth hsd fcsche
: hn brain
, Bath. mu.i tuos. It j, Only fsir tb'
, You should tell me Why you are change
; so to ms7 Dead silence The girl loo
. Cd swsy and made DO atlemrt to reply
3 Won't !ol tell mel be ssid, slstiully ilo'
are mskiug me very miserable. dear HI
voice Was quite sad spd pleading It touoI
O. the sifl in spite Of herself.
smf On, MARX The tears almos
came into her eyes, bat sLe smiled instesJ
How c,n | make you unhsppyf
Because | love yoa, Ruth aud car
Dot bear this something that has risen NJ
between rs, it drives me mad Rnlh
my dear little girl, don't you know how
l love you, and that want you to be
something very, very much oearsr than a
iuendY
| The smile died away from her face, she
grew very pale, and her fingers tremhlsd
a little as she played with the heather, bnt
she spoke calmly, almost coldly. Did
not know 1t was me that you loved, ,h,
said
have never loved any one else, not
With o real love, suoh as have for you
| may have admired others yes, and per
hsps thought myself in love with them for
time, bat this is all so different, you
know 1t Is.
Yes, think | know, she said, bat II
might happen sgaip.
do not think it would, he said serions
Iy. never knew Until came back this
time and and began to feel that might
lose you, how mnoh loved you, dear.
He wondered then why she fmil-d 20 odd
Iy. iJu must have seen it, Kuth2
But, Marx. how about that other girl, !
that lrlsh glrIS Aren't you don't you
care for her?
PooL SAID the man, with uuieigned |
scorD, Care Tor hr2 never did. One
may Glrt with a girl like that, but az to
loving her, or marrying ber well, pity
The poor fool who doee. She tlIrts abom
nably.
Then the girl smiled again. trium
phsnt little smile, quite uuinteligbIe to
he mnu. She knew that her course OF
had been successful; the cure
vas complete,
Why do you smile9 .,ked the msu per
.le1ed.
Because Oh h-- because am 80 hap
".
HappyH Do you mean that2 catching
ne OF her hands and kissing it passionate
y. lhen it is tc be-may tell the old
olks that 1t has all come about as they
,ished2 Look at me. child and tell me
ou really mean 1t, that you do care,
Sull she looked away, intent on tearing
p the unfortunate heather by her side.
he man wa cned her in silent dismay;
g could not understand her in this vsria
le mood.
You do rot care, he said, at last when 1t
le silence had become unbearable. You
0 not care. and you cannot make your
II. There was great sadness in bis u
,ice, his face seemed in moment to have u
,ed and grown bsggard, He turned over e
ID propped himself on ono elbow, with u
s face well away from her al
Something was laid on his bowed head, 81
was Ruth's little hand. Marx, shc said,
fly,
What is ii, Ruth2 VI
Look mp; | want TO tell you come !" "
ing,
He obeyed her. and turned a very mis -
able pair OF eyes toward her Never >"
Dd, little woman, he said, bravely; | -
ow you cart care He stopped, some ~ "
ing IN her. face making him forget w
Ist be was saying
Her eyes we're busht and sbiaing, del w
te flush crept over her cheeks. You w.
2 making q mistake, | do care very. -
" much, sbe said, earnestly. 1t is ali ~
ht now, and leaning toward him, abe -"
X bis face bstweel her two hands and
sed him gently on ,be forehead. ~
on dear little SOUL be cried, astonish
at tbjs unu,usl ouiburst on her part. w
t she had buried her face in her VI"
ads to hide the crimson that dyed her :"
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