The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-10-07
A WILL AND THE WAY

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uolttE putty. TIE lstter wss NFrl
very pretty -utlch - 60 nuoh NOR
charming than being very. very besuliiu
Bot Mrs G.ihtia sss mauied std Mia
Bradford 49, oct This came q tue lac
that MfE Gal st3u bsd si.iitd 1t Fur
prab.s aud hsd csrtarei 30 utH dse
Healeasrt by ns6oeuyrius sni miracle
and tbst Mics Bradford bad speBt b.
tssuty oue years 10 small Maine tosn.
Bye 10 the village bad been 10 lon
pith Bessie BfsdGrd bat che bad DO
been 10 love sitb them aud she had NOR
over. deoent appreciation Of her oWI
value sBd knew she vas far too good 10
such SIS they, There bad been cOllegi
Yunib. also. once, bat be and she hae
quarreled before the end Of bis summe
visit, Aud nos Bessie was one aud tvet
~ aud the family worried. II sor lei il
self into 8 state where even the raising O.
a mortgage 90 the home did not seem TO.
great = thing, II II would but insure ben
marriage, With the money thns ob,sined
she vas sent scross the continent with
Instructions TO get herself welded before
she came back She vas told to marry a
general II she could. II not-sng thing,
down to second lieutenant Bat rank
was to be the primary consideration, Miss
Bradford sgreed. She picked out a very
nice general, mentally, He would be
abont Eve and thirty aud handsome and
d9bing. Th.t years went with rank was
one Of the things the civilian novels OF
army lie she had read bad not Taught her.
Besides, she was romsntio-ss = very pret
ty girl should be. 50 she promised that
grade should govern her choice. Then
she departed TO visit her sister at the
Preside.
Lieutenant and Mr.. Gsllslin lived 10
the building known as the Corral" II
the Corral were 10 the city. 1t would be
called tenement But U4tls Sam does
not quarter his ri lers in tenements. The
Gallsnns we're crsmped for room very
crsmped They had three children aud
second lieutensnt pay. SO they we're
poor. Therefore, taking Miss Bradford 10
was not pleasure, Ii was duty,
Bnt Bessie felt the unpleassntness Of
the situation the very day OF her arrival,
Captain Soutter is going to take you to
the hop this evening Bees, Mrs. Gsllatin
said; Bessie was cutting paper bird cages
for her niece Mrs. G4llstin was mend
ing pinsiote.
I've promised to go with Mr Milford,
Miss Bradford, stopping and
looking up from tho scissors.
Mr.. wbo2
Mr., Milford, Colonel Miliord's son,
who lives 10 ST, Louis.
Where have you met him. The "iim'
warned Miss Bessie that she was running
on rocks.
On the tram, We gotscqusinted, He's
10 business in st, Louis and he's coming
to visit bis people because he's IN bad
health. He isa very nice man.
Mani Hemust be about twenty three.
A perfect boy, And bis business is being
a briefless bsrrister Now let me tell you
one thog. Bessie. You must learn from
the hrst that the civilian son Of an officer
ls nobody at ell in garrison. You will
hurt your chances badly with the officers
by going with him. How did he know
there was TO be hop?
Bessie finished opening the cage, gave
it to her niece with kiss, gathered The
scraps OF paper 10 her hand and threw
them into the waste basket, olasped her
,urly brown head and answered leisurely:
lie didn't know there was to be one to
night He asked me to go to the fret one
there should be after our arrival,
Mrs Gallstn thought bow very, very
pretty Bessie was and wondered il her
husband contrsstod them,
He probably will never think OF it
again. Captain Sou,ter is going to call to
.sk you, thi' afternoon and you'd better
accept.
Can you go with two men out here -
Don't be vulgar. You needn't consider
he Milford boy,
OBI bnt | must. Genevieve, You know.
promised, Miss Brsdio de big gray
,yes were euilelessly earnest.
I've no donbt that pose is taking With
be men. Bat you cant make your deyo
ion to promises succeed With me, dear
know you too we'll, can't remember
bat they worried you With the boys q,
lome.
This promise doesn't worry me. Not
title Bit
Well, should suggest that you take
ny advice spd be less fippsnt, Raoolect
bat you we're not sent way out here TO
lrt with penniless civilians and small
)oys
II | forget. remind me, will your I'll
make you little red silk flag, II yon like.
can mske faps made one Tor fair at
home. once. You might drss 1t ont OF
our bosom aud wave ii sLen you see me
.bout TO run of the track you have oil 20
Kindly aud storiously laid for me to ron
10. III ,esoh yon the signals Mr. Nil
ord and / studied them from the back Of
lur sleeper think there's tome one at
be door, sister desre.
/, vac Captain Syutter. come 10 formal
ze The hop arrangement BE w", oh
uously, very glad thsi be bad come. For
Mise Bradford vas pretty -eItrsordinsry