The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-08-04

sni M.ia C.nsroa resented fIlsnd'
haste.
issy. FsrlsHd. be pro,ssiid. slos up
What 10 yoar huuys You will not ss
dirner before retreat, sr, way.
Little The iisnisna1i feckea of Sisesr
Blu. he obliged himself 10 walk more ~
soo.bly. Msjor Cameron talked Of ths
scout and iis outcome. Fsrlsnd triad "a
listen sna TO answer. 10 bis joyous sDsic
patton be iorgo. thai be vsa sorry look
ing sight 10 60 wocics, that bis lace VA
tarued, bis more pesiing. cad bic han
hall cut. and his sclothes ragged and dusty.
Seltcousoiousnes vas not one OF his
faults. The msior broks ofi suddsoly 10
the midst OF TRADE Asainst Irdisn
sgents. those pet aversions Of the line.
suppose yoa are about worn ou'. be
said.
No. Sid Farland; not 10 shs least
Whyf
You appear not to BE- able TO keep your
mind on anything. You have no notion
Of what said lsst.
You said 'Mescsleros' last
Bat you have no idss whslsvsr what !
said about the the Mssoaieros.
am afraid that's 90. FArlsni admitted.
Aud over there st the coral you answer
Cd three question that l never asked.
Fsrlsnd spolosizsd civilly, Bat be
had seen through the window. Miss Cam
sron standing with olaspsd hands and
head thrown back, before the open nre.
1t was isvorise pose with her, and 1t 70
,slled 50 much. The msjor might -
we'll have addressed his concluding 10
marks to the flagstaff.
They went into the hall. and the oom
nsndsnt opened the door. There 10
Glare, he said; believe you know esch
,ther. will 60 and get Mrs. Cameron.
He went swsy and closed the door again.
Fsrl-nd wss not demonstrativs. But
,either was be one TO delay 10 carrying
,ut resolve. He took the hand that the
,irl held out to him, and then vent to the
REPLACE and rested bis arm on the msntel
md looked ct her speculstivsly.
am going to be very rash and very
ash. be said and very prsoipitats.
She smiled iDcredulously. How unlike
'oul she said,
Perhaps; but il is not unlike ne TO 60
traight to the point. think.
She vouohsaisd NO encouragement. II
Z is not, was oil be answered. She had
ong since determined that she WAS On nm
6ut-worse than that, indeed,
eosuse he made more pretensious than
,ost men. Now. when she looked into
is keen gray eyes, that consoling fiction
snishsd. She wondered why be did not
peak 1t onoe Of the that might reasonably
e expected TO be OF interest Ito herself.
least. But she folded he hands in
'ont Of her again. and stood very erect.
When saw you last in the hop room u
Irsnt, le said, | was to oil intsnts and
urposes upon half pay. My mother vas
live then and l was supporting her.
She looked st him. puzzled. Why
aould be tell her this now3 While there
I'd yet been time he had been ohary
,ough Of bis condolences. While there
I'd yet been time, She looked at
i'm ss be stood there before the fire,
oung and strong. with bis pistol belt
,owing beneath his faded blouse. the
srcbisi knotted around his neck, the
asty boots with their spurred heels. bis
ce so sbsurdly sun and wind burned,
owing with blonde redness in the fire
sht. While there had yet been time.
,e checked IN inclination 10 throw ont
" arms and cry aloud.
That is Why, be went op, ! did not feel
stified 10 telling you though You might.
should think, have ssen-that ! loved I
"a.
She went up to him and put Der hand ]
his shoulder, and tried TO spssk. q
Well, whsif he asked. he WAS submit
ng duly to some blow which he saw. 10 Z
Z hardening eyes, was going to iall.
l she was forcing the words ir.m her Z
rost with harsh, dry sound Il married '
ptsin Whitcomb thee weeks ago. be
use did not know.
Fsrlsnd turned away and drew . chair '
Or TO the FIRE. Tbs movement was quite b
tursl. quite free from any gssture Of .
I3edy. He Was too stunned TO feel feel
. pain at onos. Tbst would come after
nd. and stay through many ysars. He
down in the chair and vstohed the
ming mesquite root. II vas . little
I'd for him TO draw his bresth. and the
in was beginning nov. too !,
Glare stood upon the other side OF the
srth. and looked duly shsad Of her. :,
ZEN che drew her hsnd slowly soross her :
es. !,
| must 60 home. she said.
FMlsnd did not answer her and she j.
ut out and closed the door. !,
siips Of the Tongue. "
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