The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-12-21

changes be had made to bic toilet sere ,hs
rer.orsl Of his sIeaeh be, and The sddiiior
Of rough ssck cost Bs. be y. nouiss
enbarr.ssea. he eefssl ly tslhed veil,
ssd 0rsce ssu ihs, Lsr islher .. greatly
taken sith him.
Robert weHi sssy early, knosins they
uere tired aud presumably sleepy. A The
SQUAD Of his iooist ps died on the srsvsl
vslk the c,pi,slist ttrsed to bis dsusb liter
Seems little din.rspi, doesn't hei be
sstsd.
D,Gsrsnt from shat. dsddyf
Why. iiom the sbole iiresome lot oi
eonvtnttousl youps men.
He does. she said lisb.ly.
4 There sss q psuse
Aten's you jas! little cory row you re
fused bimi chnekied the Old man.
Tbs isn't the man refused. ssid Grace
softly
The ten days Of their stay pss..s rapid
ly Thsnks to the preparations made by
Rob- RI for their coming the rougbpess OF
camp lille ~ss greatly soitened. He had
worked like Trti,r TO make them com
Portable. He had actually brought water
10 sluics Iipes fion sprios 10 the moun
tain eide aud fitted mp rude bat yery
servieesble bs,htub 10 the eotisse for the
use OF Grace. ln fact she heard oi bis en-
ergy and industry on every hand. And
she roiiced. too that her father leaned
upon bin more and more.
0nce sbe took ber parent TO task little
for absorbing so much Of Roberts l. ssure
time
The boy is foil Of business, said her
father, shortly. He's carrying big load
here aud there's no shifting il till Inser
soil comes back. I've been dong what !
can to tighten it little.
Whenever che saw Robert be vas 10 bis
rough and ready mining ssrb -etilwsit,
sunbnrnt, sinewy. He never alluded TO
his clothes, and Grace came 10 believe be
never thought Of them. H. was always Ut
ease in her preser &C. and yet strange to say
paid her no compliments, . fact which
seemed oil the mere remarkable when che
glanced 10 her little mirror and saw the
pleasing fiscts oi the pure mouutsin cir
and the simple wholesome diet
She couldn't understand it.
Had be had be ceased TO care for her
and she whispered this continuously with
a siuking heart Had she, like the ignorant
E.hiope. thrown away bef pesrli He'd
this splendid, unconventional fellow quite
outwcrn her earlier issc stionsp 1t sadly
looked like it.
Then came the day Of their departure.
and still Robert bad not spoken. But
along in the early morning he said to her
Shall we take farewell look together st
the hsppy vslley'
So they walked up the bill side path
short distance to . wooded plateau that
overlooked q e valley and i's fosming
stream for many mile. Robe.-sad made
little seat ju I within the thickef, and
tney eat down For mcmen. both were
silent Then Robert spoke.
Well, he quietly said, have you recon
sidered2
Grace locked up with . etsrt. There
was mastsrful air about him that isirly
psrslyzsd her tongue. She could only
stare and wonder.
Time is slipping by, said Robert ss be
consulted bis watch. must seizs the
first opportunity to speak to your father.
Grace tried to cay the cutting things
that surged 10 her mind. But when she
caught Roberts eye looking down upon
her with 9 tenderness Of expression that
altogether belied the business like form Of
bis speech she gave little gasp snd in
surrendered.
Fifteen minutes later Robert and the
capitalist clssped hands warmly.
All right, eb? queried the latter with
broad emile.
Yep, tir, replied Rob r.. It worked jast
ss You wrote me it would. But ii has been
, hsId part to play.
But you played TO win. 1t was the old
c othes aud the brusque manner snd above
Ill, the environment that served TO clincb
ler sffeciior, for I'm sure my little girl
,ss loved you for long time. my boy.
He took Roberts srm ffeciionstely and
walked With him TO the company's Office;
md Grace, watching at tie cottage win
low, and quite unconscious OF the plot
hat hsd brought ber happiness. knew
bat all vas we'll
I'm coming east ss soon as Mr. ingersoll
eturns, said Robert when IL came time
or the sdieus, and then | Gao enjoy the
uInry Of change Of wardrobe. he ws,ch
ID her smiIingly as be spoke.
She laughed softly.
IL learned to love you, dear, sbe mur
nured, 10 that gsrb. Bring il with you,
est forget.
II shall be my neeligee, be laughed.
md another thing, Robert.
Yes, Grace.
There musn't be spy rz1r.