The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-10-21

that Ibey we're both Christian EadeaV
ere aud both 90 taGr wGY to the great oS
reslioa at SAD Fraucisca. II wss DOT
moeh qasrrfl ass falling oat s1d II
sluosi im possible 60 tell bos % starle,
H8serer, lt lld start sui from ies II
p.ueut vords advanced 10 ooIdnesI
sheu they sijfe sed each other IS Nj
kulsh. and Miss AttuoEle, instead {
Jack sud Louise, until u culmiuated /
their tot spesEIus to each Other al all.
Neither ialt the foil force Of the e
trsueemeni dutl8g the remainder Of th
journey, tor daring the Convention. b
zee there vas 60 mach to do, bat Wbe
they started ior home it seemed rstbe
strange to pass each other 90 the train, o
eat At tue same table vi bout so much e
the iormality Of mol Yet 1t vas con
melted upon that Miss Arbuokle was th,
lie Of her circle, aud Mr. Knight KEEP
his section OF the table on rosr and wa
the center Of attraction 10 the railway
oosch
They might have chosen dItisreut route'
for returning 10 the East bat that would
hsye looked like avoidance aud, IS Louise
told herself, there was no use OF that, bt
cause Jack could never be more than q
mere acquaintance to her henoeiotth, aud
there was no reason 10 make scene over
such trivial Sflair and Jack tried to won
der why be had ever supposed that she
would suit a man OF his temperament.
Both felt rather heroic over the falling
ont and spent some time recalling the mar
tyrs OF 6 rly days.
Ifthere had bad bsen mutual friend
10 the company or some wise old lady who
could have brought them together 90
some foreign topic from which they could
have drfted into - Bnt there wasn't aud
this dreadful state Of sfl ,irs continued IN
al the tram reached Colorado Springs,
where q section OF the tourists lay over for
one day to make the ascent OF Pixies
Peak
Louise hoped that Jack would have SO
mqeh business that he could not
spare the time to make the trip and Jack
felt reasonably certain tina, Louise would
be too tired for the venture, so that there
was mutual shrug Of disappointment
when each spied the other on the little
train.
However, Jack bid his anger very well
indeed by taking under bis special care
viyscious young LADY, and Louise was
deeply eugrossed in the compsny Of
pale young man who was studying for the
ministry,
don't mind a girl being lively, said
she to her companion. but there is q Ger
tain limit that should not be passed,
especially with new acquaintance.
Don't you think soP
Tue trend OF the conversation had not
been at all in that line and the pale young
man was at loss to express sn opinion.
am afraid you are hckle said Jack
Not that blame you for it you wouldn't
be q woman il you were constant and
true.
Some girls would have been offended at
such 30 analysis. but the yivaoious young
lady took it as compliment and struck
him lsughingly with her fan. by the
merest chance Miss Arbuckle happened to
be looking 10 that direction and the pale
young man was oil bat parslyz,d at the
snsppiness with which she answered his
next question.
am rirsid neither enjoyed the superb
view from the summit Of the Peak. With
the other they poked around the rocks,
examined what there was TO see OF the dis
msntled signal station and we're rather
glad than otherwise when preparations
we're made for the descent. Then Louise
gave her escort terrible shock by sn
uouncing that she intended to walk down
the trail
can t see any sense in that said the
pale young man,
Possibly not replied Miss Arbuokle, in
tone that implied that the pale young
man was not versed in the ways
OF the world. But am going sIl
the same,
Although pale he was not lacking in
sprt aud without further ado be started
of by her side. Here WAS another
Instance where a mutual friend or wise
old lady might have proved OF service.
It's easier 10 walk down mountain
than up It bat tbst is not saying much. !
There is constant tendency to run when
yon would m much rather walk, sni after
the hrst mile all the weight OF the body |
seems 10 crowd INTO the toes Of the shoes
which is a novel aud not at oil an sgrees
bic sensation. Still. when person is in
. certain miserable frame Of mind there is
satisfaction 10 punishiug the body, as the
Oll ltILllN lgAAu bpA lNbs hsHf hbI No
young adeavorer was now realizing
Bat the pale young man had nothing on
bis mind aud 10 very short time be re
sretted his chivAlry, especially H The
Young lady for whom be gS sacrificing
himself hardly deigned to look at him.
much less engage 10 cooversstion
" hen she did speak IT was to brosoh
the ridiculous ides Of vslkiug down the
railway track.
Whyi be naturally gWped,
Well. its shorter for one thing, she re
Piled, and Il will be great iun
don't zee coy sense 10 II, said he
thesis very polite, she ssii, iciIy,
Tbep. nsh silerthousht. Perhaps 700 .
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