The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-06-15


coiI se and scientincsily isnndsred.
Helsss E,usyne dnv ,hs hoser oui
from its hidips place snd surveyed q
With ptide % she weni dom the stairs.
Is. Determined 10 have Hand I've
got u, said she 70 berself The sirs and
erscrs these poor people take upon them
selves, 10 be surei Oh. DR.. Eielin. 10 II
youf Who voaid have thought OF meet
ira yen 10 snrh 30 on. Of the wsy place o.
tbi
Mis- Esmsyse blashed. hall 9Th em
bsrrsssmept. halt With gecnine pleasure,
IS the handsome youos doci.r With the
Greek features and large, dark eyes con
irou,ed her on the narrow stsirssy.
need not ask vbss brings you here,
he said. Doub less . mission Of charity.
Bot your carriage waits; ] sill not de;ain
you. Iuili see you q Miss Bcciins
hams tonight.
d, they exchanged adieuy snd parted.
Lacy Lee looked pp With 10 appseheu
slve air ~ the doctor entered.
IL II about little Benny. siri she Dried.
Is be worsef
Ny poor chill. 'be doctor suswered.
pityinely. you kIov be could not get bet
ter. would advise you to go to him 1t
orce.
He is dJinef,she gssFed.
Net quite thu. let us hope. bat, 10 any
event, he cannot be long With you.
Lucy had risen and was tying on her
bonne, with trembling fingers.
Poor b my. she murmured. and to
morrow was his birthday
Mechanically she turned TO the j,poni
cs bush in the window.
Gouel she cried. With . gasp. My
beautiful howtr is gone the flower raised
and tended Tor Benny Gone and that
woman hss stolen III
Was it q white japonica' asked DR..
Edelin, upconsciously symps,h'zing with
her sgony OF distsess. l met Miss Es
may ne on the stairs jutt now carrying one.
Did you not give it to her?
She wanted to buy IT OF me. fsltered
Lucy. but told her was keeping 1t for
the poor, dying child. She was angry
with me, and when my back was turned
she must have meanly stolen ii. Oh. how
could she9 She had money enough to
buy room!ul OF flowers. il she wished =
had only this one.
Lucy, said the doctor, gently. never
mind the h)wer. II has gone now. Re
membe Benny
True, sir, said the poor lace meoder.
With tesrs 10 her eyes / must hasten to
Benny. 1t is long walk and be may be
,alling for me.
My carriage is st the door, said Dr.
Edelin,. ! will take you there before I 60
,n 10 my other patients. Don't sob and
,ry so pitiiully, Lucy; it was resn and
,ruel hing 10, that rich eirl to do, but
,he will reap htr reward 10 besven's good
line. Do not fear.
Is it Aunt Lncy? Has she brought the
pretty white fl,wers she promised me?
Lucy Lees lips quiv, red IS tbs dim
,yes OF the lying child turned toward her.
No Benny. l have not brought it. bit
-~-
II has tot opened YETI Never mind,
luDty; | am going whers there are many,
many fowers. Only would have liked
o zee one. dreamed OF 1t last night.
Mother. kiss me, and you, too. Aunt
lucy, for think I'm going to sleep.
And $50 He gave His beloved sleep"
Mics Esmayne wore the white j'ponicA
o her hair st Miss Bnckinghsu's bali.
mt Dr. Eielin was not there TO mark Its
ff4c,s. He was st the bedside Of Lucy
zee, who bad broken down st last.
It's very strange. soliloquized Dr.. Ede
in TO himself ! didn't think l cared 10
n uch about the fragile little thing But
Lucy Lee dies shall have lost . suu
,esm ont OF my life.
Lucy Lee did not die. She recovered
md DR.. Edelin, msrri,d her.
And Helena Esmsype is just as general
, disgustcd with the world Q, ever.