The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-01-20

iat their sskss 10 remain tUr The ismily
gstherinss ususl duuus tho holiday
maotb. BY tins time Mrs Marriott
poulJ gladly have yielded 10 L3uls' sish
abe could GOT besf to ses bin 20 pnhsppJ
bat MI Mbrtot u@ immovshls. lie
waui DOT conuleasuce 40 unequal msr
rage
Oae day early 10 September telegraph
boy srryed At the Grange He brought
message from the lady dlreotesu Of The
French sct oil 20 the a ct that Miss
Ware sss dams, rously i'll aud not expect
ei to live. Bat she had 20 ernestly bess
ed that some one from the Grange would
20 over 10 Ler. that Il was thousbt better
to couuuui ste this Wish. il complied
+ With. not ST hour mutt be lott should her
friends desire TO see btr 10 lie,
/ My roor boy said Mrs. Msrriot, read
ins the t,lpgnm; aod then che banded II
10 LOUIS, who turned white 10 the lips
hen be turned tossrd bis father.
musG go, be said.
Certaisly' We will go together, said
Mr. Marriott IS be turned TO the timetable
which always had i've place among his
papers, and began studying 1t. II one OF
the girls can pack portmsntesu in ten
minutes, be added, We shall be able to
catch the neIt boat from Dover,
Ina quarter Of an hour father and son
Jumped iuto the dog cart which waited
TO take them to the station,
Three dave late, a letter bearing the
French poslmsrk was received ut the
Grange. 1t was from Mr. NJ uiot, and
only consisted OF few lines They had
found Wuiired extremely i'll he said. bnt
so pleased TO see them that she felt quite
touched. She had asked Tor some one st
the Grange for she had no other friends
Louis was behaving admirably 10 bis calm
sell control.
A second letter told rather mors' 1t
seemed that innnerz, bad made It's sr
pesrauce 10 the school, and Winnie was
not only one OF the ftst but one OF the
worst yictime. She had. however, got
over the attack but instead OF becoming
conveesuent she grew slarmlngly weak,
and the doctor spoke frankly OF her dan
ger. Some mental trouble was preying
ou the girls vitality, he decided and her
state was critical
When she heard that hope for her was
very small she seemed rather glad than
otherwise, and begged that some one
from the Grange might be summoned by
telegram. 10 this letter Mr., Marriott said
that her life was s i'll trembling in the bal
sDce. Tha mere fact OF surviving so long
was a sligbtly hopeful Sign, but be could
speak with more confidence 10 Q few days.
The next letter tell that the corner wss
turned; Winnie would live unless sny re
lapse occurred.
We cauno' leave hCr until her recovery
is quite certain. said Loni,' father lhi
time 1t seems such q comfort to her TO
know that we are uesr. And in a private
enclosure to his wife he added. The poor
child loves Louis as devctedly ss be loves
Der. She does not dream | snrmised her
secret She, like our brave boy, has
made q brave fight. Bot there is Ian
gusge Of The eyes which is not to be mis-
taksL.
The fourth letter made profound s3nsa
ton at the Grange 1t begged Mrs, Mar
not to have everything ready to receive
Winnie Ware as soon as she was able to
travel it might be iortnights time, or
at Longest three weeks.
We cannot leave her 10 place OF which
she seems weary when the doctor declares
that the change Of scene aud little
cheerful socety will DO more than medl
cine. wrote Mr.. MsrriUt. Communics
tions have passed between the girls
guardian and myself, aud have assured
own daughters, he willingly consents to
her leaving France.
Can your father have yielded2 said Mrs
Marriott. IN contultstlon With some OF
her children. But pol never on that
point Of marriage with those We know,
those who come Ola thoroughly English
home, and poor, desr Winnie, 10 spite OF
her sweet face and charming ways, be
longs to no one, rs may say, Yet tnis is
erpopIAg Louis to severe ordeal. ! can
not understand 1t HoEever, ell will be
explained when the travellers arrive.
We will soor make her strong at the
/ Grange, cried Ursula, and she at once
/ scrlbbled OF = cote to her friend, begging
her TO get well enough to. Syel ss soon
as possible.
Bat it was the last day Of February
when that party Of three reached Eng
/ lend.
Louis sprane !oyiully out oil the hired
closed carriage which conveyed them
from the station to the G'sDge. How
very glad and b,lsLt he looked How
chang from the grave. depressed msn
/ be had been for more than year. At the
sight Of him 1rs Mariot sksd herself
again II her husband bad yielded; bat her
knowledge OF lis cbsr.cter compelled
her to decide 20.
/ Il vss butsv.ry white snd feeble eIrI,
lookiog likes bundle cf shssls, who was
helped Toto the ball sud tn,n from the
hall to the drsStng room the little
ssnrtru" the rem a, b.rs1 50 veil.
Nothing bnl the bfOsu eyes remained
Of the once bfilhsni aud lovely Wiuiired
Ware, aud vet her isce wss sveeter.
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